1,269 recorded events, 1981–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 427 311 service requests, 369 HPD complaints, 207 HPD housing violations.
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A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 66% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 36. In ZIP 10003, 67% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 9 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 6 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2013-08-19. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
14 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 10 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
65 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (22) · HEAT/HOT WATER (7) · WATER LEAK (7) · GENERAL (4) · Non (4) · Consumer Complaint (2).
$170,070 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (6 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1900) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (16) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | Samario LLC |
| Head officer | Nurul Ahia |
| Managing agent | Tristar Management Associates LLC |
| Last registered | 2025-09-18 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,893,000 | $1,751,850 |
| 2026 | $4,398,000 | $1,979,100 |
| 2027 | $4,074,000 | $1,833,300 |
The city's market estimate has risen 5% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kimura | Japanese | Not yet graded | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | Astor Pl — 6 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none 8 St-NYU — R W · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Saint Marks Pl / 2 Av — M8 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | St Marks Pl & 2 Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. Confirm with the DOE's school search. |
Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.
31 St Marks Place
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
65 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 7 of them about heat or hot water.
311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.
Managed by TRISTAR MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES LLC — 78 buildings, 1,020 units. Grades across the portfolio: A11 · B21 · C27 · D17 · F2. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 78 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,079,553 on 2020-04-30 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-10-13 | AL&R $7,606,000 — from SAMARIO LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $7,606,000 | |
| 2020-04-30 | Agreement $7,606,000 — from SAMARIO LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $7,606,000 | |
| 2020-04-30 | Mortgage $4,079,553 — from SAMARIO LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $4,079,553 | |
| 2014-07-22 | Agreement $3,800,000 — from SAMARIO LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $3,800,000 | |
| 2014-07-22 | Mortgage $794,771 — from SAMARIO LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $794,771 | |
| 2011-07-13 | AL&R $3,150,000 — from SAMARIO LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $3,150,000 | |
| 2011-07-13 | Agreement $3,150,000 — from SAMARIO LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $3,150,000 | |
| 2011-07-13 | Mortgage $2,369,781 — from SAMARIO LLC to SIGNATURE BANK | $2,369,781 | |
| 2011-07-13 | Deed $4,663,000 — from 31 ST. MARKS PLACE REALTY LLC to SAMARIO LLC | $4,663,000 | |
| 2004-09-14 | M&CON $950,000 — from 31 ST. MARKS PLACE REALTY LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $950,000 | |
| 2004-09-14 | AL&R $950,000 — from 31 ST. MARKS PLACE REALTY LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $950,000 | |
| 2000-03-24 | Mortgage $316,196 — from WONG, ELEBEN YAU-MEI; SUN, YUEH-HSING to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATI | $316,196 | |
| 1997-09-11 | Mortgage $700,000 — from SUN, YUEH-HSING; WONG, ELEBEN YAU MEI to CHINA TRUST BANK OFNEW YORK | $700,000 | |
| 1987-04-03 | Mortgage $370,000 — from WONG, ELEBEN YAU-MIE; SUN, YUEH-HSING to CHINATOWN FDRL SVGSBK | $370,000 | |
| 1983-07-25 | Mortgage $275,000 — from YEH, STEPHEN JU-TIUN; KO, YIU-MEI; HSIEH, CHING-TIEN to KAY, GRACE; KAY, GEORGE | $275,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 38 |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 7 | 58 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 113 | 0 | 3 | 119 |
| 2020 | 0 | 5 | 46 | 3 | 2 | 56 |
| 2021 | 0 | 5 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 45 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 23 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 0 | 4 | 113 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 24 |
| 2025 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 5 | 43 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 3 | 57 |
Every one of the 1,269 recorded events, 1981–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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