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128 West 31 Street

2,123Records
18City systems
0Open violations
—Penalty rate

2,123 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 635 DOB permits, 571 DOB job filings, 458 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10001
Built1925
Floors17
Res. units0
ClassO6
Owner (PLUTO)VBGO PENN PLAZA FEE LLC
BBL1008060058
BIN1015171

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Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

167 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (41) · Obstruction (30) · Illegal Parking (15) · Dirty Condition (9) · Illegal Dumping (9) · Street Condition (9).

Filed construction activity

$52,294,758 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (192 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.

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$122,350,000 $55,057,500
2026$130,279,000 $58,625,550
2027$134,314,000 $60,441,300

The city's market estimate has risen 10% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 50/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS
Facade (Local Law 11)SAFE (cycle 10)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
IchiranJapaneseA—
Pennsylvania 6AmericanA—
Suram - SeranoFusionA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

3 restaurants · 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), shared by 3 restaurants
3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contains Foreign Object, Pet/Animal, Toxic Chemical/Material), shared by 3 restaurants · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2016 (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.

Getting around

Subway34 St-Penn Station — 1 2 3 · 500 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
34 St-Herald Sq — B D F M N Q R W · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: W 32 St / 7 Av — Q32 · 350 ft
Citi BikeW 31 St & 7 Ave · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 033 Chelsea Prep
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.

Report a problem to 311

128 West 31 Street

Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

167 311 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $939,219 on 2005-07-07 (lender: Manufacturers And Traders Trust Company). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-01-24Deed $31,000,000 — from 132 WEST 31ST STREET REALTY CORPORATION to VBGO PENN PLAZA FEE LLC $31,000,000
2018-01-24M&CON $168,400,000 — from VBGO PENN PLAZA FEE LLC; VBGO PENN PLAZA LLC to MORGAN STANLEY BANK NA $168,400,000
2018-01-11Sold for $31,000,000 $31,000,000 $659,574
2015-10-08Agreement $4,000,000 — from 132 WEST 31ST STREET REALTY CORPORATION to MANUFACTURES AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY $4,000,000
2015-08-18ASSTO $264,700,000 — from 132 WEST 31ST STREET BUILDING INVESTORS to VBGO PENN PLAZA LLC $264,700,000
2015-08-18ASPM $140,500,000 — from SAVANNA REAL ESTATE (PIV) FUND II, L.P.; SAVANNA REAL ESTATE (AIV) FUND II, L.P.; SAVANNA to MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A. $140,500,000
2014-10-29M&CON $140,500,000 — from 132 WEST 31ST STREET BUILDING INVESTORS to MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A. $140,500,000
2011-09-26ASPM $89,750,000 — from 132 WEST 31ST STREET BUILDING INVESTORS to U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASOCIATION, AS TRUSTE; J.P. MORGAN CHASE COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SE $89,750,000
2011-09-26LEAS $130,000,000 — from PENN TOWER, LLC, A DELAWARE LLC to 132 WEST 31ST STREET BUILDING INVESTORS $130,000,000
2011-09-22RPTT&RET $1,000,000 — from 132 WEST 31ST STREET REALTY CORP. to 132 WEST 31ST STREET BUILDING INVESTORS $1,000,000
2008-01-17RPTT $503,904 — from 24/7 REAL MEDIA, INC. to YOUNG & RUBICAM, INC. $503,904
2008-01-17RPTT $250,706 — from 24/7 REAL MEDIA, INC. to YOUNG & RUBICAM, INC. $250,706
2006-05-11AL&R $89,000,000 — from GMAC COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE BANK; GMAC COMMERICAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION to PENN TOWER, LLC $89,000,000
2006-05-11M&CON $89,750,000 — from PENN TOWER, LLC to GMAC COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE BANK; GMAC COMMERICAL MORTGAGE CORPORATION $89,750,000
2005-07-07AL&R $4,000,000 — from MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY to 132 WEST 31ST STREET REALTY CORPORATION $4,000,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201767173201117
201866207066168
20194610251890
202019150025
202150200126
2022250180144
20233586135112
20245036008121
2025361480388
2026361220665
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The full timeline

Construction 1,270Enforcement 248Housing & tenants 459Ownership & money 100Health & systems 46

Every one of the 2,123 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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