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23 West 31 Street

630Records
17City systems
61Open violations
266Penalty rate

630 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 150 HPD complaints, 147 311 service requests, 141 HPD housing violations.

BoroughManhattan 10001
Built1925
Floors5
Res. units4
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)UD 31ST STREET LLC
BBL1008330027
BIN1015810

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 266. In ZIP 10001, 68% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations61 total — 14 class C (immediately hazardous), 24 class B, 23 class A. Oldest open since 2016-07-12.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 4).

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

What 311 hears from this address

38 service requests in the last three years. Most common: DOOR/WINDOW (8) · PLUMBING (5) · GENERAL (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) (2) · Water System (2).

Filed construction activity

$2,166,183 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (21 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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1925)
NoSix or more residential units (4)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)UD 31st Street LLC
Head officerDAEJIN HWANG
Managing agentMxP LLC
Last registered2026-03-19

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,884,000 $2,197,800
2026$5,210,000 $2,344,500
2027$5,493,000 $2,471,850

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
K Sushi & BarJapaneseA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

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.

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.

Getting around

Subway34 St-Herald Sq — B D F M N Q R W · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: W 32 St / Broadway — Q32 · 300 ft
Citi Bike5 Ave & E 30 St · 500 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

23 West 31 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

38 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,200,000 on 2015-07-10 (lender: Newbank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-12-11Agreement $2,205,470 — from UD 31ST STREET LLC to SHINHAN BANK AMERICA $2,205,470
2018-12-11AL&R $2,205,470 — from UD 31ST STREET LLC to SHINHAN BANK AMERICA $2,205,470
2015-07-10AL&R $1,200,000 — from UD 31ST STREET LLC to NEWBANK $1,200,000
2015-07-10Mortgage $1,200,000 — from UD 31ST STREET LLC to NEWBANK $1,200,000
2014-01-30AL&R $4,000,000 — from UD 31ST STREET LLC to WOORI AMERICA BANK $4,000,000
2014-01-30CORRM $4,000,000 — from UD 31ST STREET LLC to WOORI AMERICA BANK $4,000,000
2013-07-22Mortgage $4,000,000 — from UD 31ST STREET LLC to WOORI AMERICA BANK $4,000,000
2013-07-19Deed $4,000,000 — from F.R.J.D. CORP. to UD 31ST STREET LLC $4,000,000
2013-07-19RPTT&RET $1,850,000 — from BST 18 NYC LLC to UD 31ST STREET LLC $1,850,000
2005-03-30AL&R $150,000 — from EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION to F.R.J.D. CORP. $150,000
2005-03-30Mortgage $150,000 — from F.R.J.D. CORP. to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $150,000
1996-04-15Mortgage $520,000 — from F.R.J.D. CORP. to NEW JERSEY MORTGAGEAND INVESTMENT CORP. $520,000
1990-05-18Mortgage $499,000 — from JAL EQUITIES INC to DE SANTIS, VINCENT J. $499,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201737480159
201814117242103
201903120217
202027850195
202102190021
202211080120
20231370213
202412232129
202532220229
202610430044
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The full timeline

Construction 62Enforcement 59Housing & tenants 453Ownership & money 40Health & systems 16

Every one of the 630 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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