350 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 146 311 service requests, 35 HPD complaints, 31 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 75% 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 5. In ZIP 10014, 69% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
32 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (14) · Air Quality (4) · Residential Disposal Complaint (4) · Commercial Disposal Complaint (2) · Street Light Condition (2) · Food Poisoning (1).
$203,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (7 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 (14) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 31 CORNELIA PROPERTIES CORP. |
| Head officer | MARTIN BLUM |
| Managing agent | ISAAC BENISHAI |
| Last registered | 2026-07-27 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,535,000 | $1,140,750 |
| 2026 | $2,967,000 | $1,335,150 |
| 2027 | $2,874,000 | $1,293,300 |
The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bombay Bistro | Indian | B | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2021 (0 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | W 4 St-Wash Sq — A B C D E F M · 300 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Christopher St-Stonewall — 1 · 700 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 6 Av / W 3 St — M55 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | 7 Ave S & Bleecker St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 003 Charrette School Middle: M.S. 297. 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 Cornelia Street
| 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 |
32 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $318,387 on 2018-11-30 (lender: Capital One, National Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-11-30 | Mortgage $318,388 — from 31 CORNELIA PROPERTIES CORP. to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $318,388 | |
| 2018-11-30 | AL&R $2,180,000 — from 31 CORNELIA PROPERTIES CORP. to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $2,180,000 | |
| 2018-11-30 | Agreement $2,180,000 — from 31 CORNELIA PROPERTIES CORP. to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $2,180,000 | |
| 2012-11-05 | Agreement $2,125,000 — from 31 CORNELIA PROPERTIES CORP. to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $2,125,000 | |
| 2012-11-05 | AL&R $2,125,000 — from 31 CORNELIA PROPERTIES CORP. to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $2,125,000 | |
| 2012-11-05 | Mortgage $71,165 — from 31 CORNELIA PROPERTIES CORP. to CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $71,165 | |
| 2008-12-18 | RPTT&RET $3,600,000 — from LEMMA , CHARLES; LEMMA , JOSEPH to WASSERMAN , MARK; WASSERMAN , ALAN; WASSERMAN , ELLEN; WASSERMAN , NEIL; BERGER , RIVKA; W | $3,600,000 | |
| 2008-12-18 | Mortgage $1,485,613 — from LEMMA REALTY CORP to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. | $1,485,613 | |
| 2008-12-18 | Agreement $2,100,000 — from LEMMA REALTY CORP to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. | $2,100,000 | |
| 2008-12-18 | AL&R $2,100,000 — from LEMMA REALTY CORP. to CAPITAL ONE, N.A. | $2,100,000 | |
| 2002-06-03 | Mortgage $387,060 — from LEMMA REALTY CORP. to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK | $387,060 | |
| 1989-04-13 | Mortgage $20,000 — from LEMMA REALTY CORP to HOME SAVINGS AMERICA | $20,000 | |
| 1989-04-13 | Mortgage $100,000 — from LEMMA REALTY CORP to HOME SAVINGS AMERICA | $100,000 | |
| 1989-01-19 | Mortgage $380,000 — from LEMMA REALTY CORP to LUBIN, PHYLLIS; TOBIAS, E JUDITH | $380,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 26 |
| 2018 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 17 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 2020 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 36 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 24 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 27 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
Every one of the 350 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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