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31 Union Square

1,157Records
18City systems
24Open violations
2.3Penalty rate

1,157 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 450 311 service requests, 165 DOB permits, 130 DOB job filings.

BoroughManhattan 10003
Built1902
Floors16
Res. units82
ClassD6
Owner (PLUTO)DAVID ELLIS REAL ESTATE, L.P.
BBL1008440017
BIN1078690, 1078701

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 82% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 2.3. In ZIP 10003, 67% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations24 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 9 class B, 14 class A. Oldest open since 1980-08-26.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

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

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

$625 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

203 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (128) · Illegal Parking (34) · Encampment (8) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (6) · Water System (4) · Rodent (3).

Filed construction activity

$8,936,968 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (62 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 (1902)
YesSix or more residential units (82)
No421-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 with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)DAVID ELLIS REAL ESTATE LP
Head officerARI ELLIS
Managing agentDAVID ELLIS REAL ESTATE, L.P.
Last registered2026-07-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$41,627,000 $18,732,150
2026$38,067,000 $17,130,150
2027$39,273,000 $17,672,850

The city's market estimate has fallen 6% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)C — ENERGY STAR score 57/100 (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 9)

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Flight Club DartsNot yet graded—
Tsuru Ton TanJapaneseAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 1 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 2 restaurants
3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Dishwashing/Utensils, Sign), shared by 2 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.

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

Subway14 St-Union Sq — 4 5 6 L N Q R W · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: partial
14 St — 1 2 3 F L M · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / W 17 St — M1 M2 M3 M55 · 500 ft
Citi BikeE 17 St & Broadway · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityShared bike route mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Sixth Avenue Elementary School
Middle: J.H.S. 104 Simon Baruch. 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

31 Union Square

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

203 311 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: $860,000 on 1987-11-09 (lender: Ellis, Abraham). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2007-03-23RPTT $425,000 — from HANSON, STEPHEN P; FELDMAN , ANDREW; ORECK, MARY; SILVER, THOMAS; VASSILAROS, JOHN; DUGAN, to ELEVENSEVEN HOLDINGS, LLC $425,000
1987-11-09Mortgage $860,000 — from ELLIS, DAVID to ELLIS, ABRAHAM $860,000

Ten-year activity

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114
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20171940050
20184527137
20195747261
20205037345
20210033336
20223035442
202318326552
202421186510114
2025121916110
202629252083
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The full timeline

Construction 295Enforcement 202Housing & tenants 589Ownership & money 27Health & systems 44

Every one of the 1,157 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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