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17 East 31 Street

220Records
14City systems
35Open violations
128.7Penalty rate

220 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 59 311 service requests, 42 HPD housing violations, 32 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughManhattan 10016
Built1920
Floors6
Res. units2
ClassO5
Owner (PLUTO)SEJAAN REALTY CORP
BBL1008610013
BIN1016987

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% 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 128.7. In ZIP 10016, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% 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 violations35 total — 5 class C (immediately hazardous), 15 class B, 15 class A. Oldest open since 2018-10-16.

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.

What 311 hears from this address

12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (7) · General Construction/Plumbing (2) · Air Quality (2) · Water System (1).

Filed construction activity

$35,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1920)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,202,000 $540,900
2026$1,219,000 $548,550
2027$1,420,000 $639,000

The city's market estimate has risen 18% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Her Name Is HanKoreanA—

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

Subway33 St — 6 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: E 32 St / 5 Av — M4 · 250 ft
Citi Bike5 Ave & E 30 St · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 116 Mary Lindley Murray
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

17 East 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

12 311 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: $31,716 on 1999-04-27 (lender: Astoria Federal Savings And Loan Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2008-07-23Agreement $17,139,852 — from APSD EAST 31ST STREET LLC; APOLLO REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT FUND V, L.; SCHWEBEL, KEITH JAY; to WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $17,139,852
2008-03-24SPRD $17,139,852 — from APSD EAST 31ST STREET LLC to WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $17,139,852
2007-08-29SPRD $17,139,852 — from APSD EAST 31ST STREET LLC to WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $17,139,852
2007-07-31DEVR $2,080,804 — from SEJAAN REALTY CORP. to APSD EAST 31ST STREET LLC $2,080,804
1999-04-27Mortgage $31,717 — from SEJAAN REALTY CORP. to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $31,717
1983-10-26Mortgage $259,000 — from SEJAAN REALTY CORP. to AREGE, MARY LOU $259,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017011204
201801270028
201903290133
2020006006
2021011002
2022027009
2023003003
202400200121
20250280010
2026103015
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The full timeline

Construction 15Enforcement 37Housing & tenants 130Ownership & money 32Health & systems 6

Every one of the 220 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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