432 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 120 311 service requests, 79 HPD complaints, 60 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
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A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 92% 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 244.3. In ZIP 10016, 71% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 17 total — 4 class C (immediately hazardous), 13 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2005-12-16. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
80 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 16 · winter 2024–25: 24 · winter 2025–26: 38). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
60 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (38) · DOOR/WINDOW (5) · Boilers (2) · Residential Disposal Complaint (2) · WATER LEAK (2) · Emergency Response Team (ERT) (1).
$11,000 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1910) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (8) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | 116-118 EAST 31ST PARTNERS LLC |
| Head officer | RAMIEL B BENYEHUDA |
| Managing agent | BRIGHTON MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2026-06-25 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,745,000 | $1,235,250 |
| 2026 | $3,294,000 | $1,482,300 |
| 2027 | $3,472,000 | $1,562,400 |
The city's market estimate has risen 26% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cka Ka Qellue | Mediterranean | A | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
1 restaurant · 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) · 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 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.
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.
| Subway | 33 St — 6 · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Lexington Av / E 31 St — M101 M102 M103 · 200 ft |
| Citi Bike | E 30 St & Park Ave S · 300 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.
118 East 31 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 |
60 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 38 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.
Managed by BRIGHTON MANAGEMENT — 43 buildings, 930 units. Grades across the portfolio: A15 · B20 · C6 · D1 · F1. See the whole portfolio
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,437,500 on 2023-01-06 (lender: Dime Community Bank), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-06 | Mortgage $1,437,500 — from GG EAST 31 LLC; 116-118 E 31ST PARTNERS LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK | $1,437,500 | |
| 2023-01-06 | AL&R $5,000,000 — from GG EAST 31 LLC; 116-118 E 31ST PARTNERS LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK | $5,000,000 | |
| 2023-01-06 | Agreement $5,000,000 — from GG EAST 31 LLC; 116-118 E 31ST PARTNERS LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK | $5,000,000 | |
| 2021-04-20 | Deed $4,750,000 — from 116 E. 31ST STREET REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC to 116-118 E 31ST PARTNERS LLC; GG EAST 31 LLC | $4,750,000 | |
| 2021-04-20 | AL&R $3,562,500 — from GG EAST 31 LLC; 116-118 E. 31ST PARTNERS LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $3,562,500 | |
| 2021-04-20 | Agreement $3,562,500 — from 116-118 E. 31ST PARTNERS LLC; GG EAST 31 LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $3,562,500 | |
| 2021-04-20 | Mortgage $1,058,432 — from GG EAST 31 LLC; 116-118 E. 31ST PARTNERS LLC to INVESTORS BANK | $1,058,432 | |
| 2021-04-07 | Sold for $4,750,000 | $4,750,000 | $593,750 |
| 2013-09-10 | Mortgage $972,111 — from 116 E. 31ST STREET REALTY ASSOCIATES, LL to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $972,111 | |
| 2005-05-31 | Deed $3,325,000 — from 116-118 EAST 31ST STREET LLC; C/O KINSEY CORPORATION to 116 E. 31ST STREET REALTY ASSOCIATES, LL | $3,325,000 | |
| 2005-05-31 | Mortgage $1,174,261 — from 116 E. 31ST STREET REALTY ASSOCIATES, LL to CITIBANK, N.A. | $1,174,261 | |
| 2005-05-31 | AL&R $2,400,000 — from 116 E. 31ST STREET REALTY ASSOCIATES, LL to CITIBANK, N.A. | $2,400,000 | |
| 2005-05-31 | Agreement $2,400,000 — from 116 E. 31ST STREET REALTY ASSOCIATES, LL to CITIBANK, N.A. | $2,400,000 | |
| 2003-11-10 | Mortgage $112,779 — from 116-118 EAST 31ST STREET LLC to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH | $112,779 | |
| 2001-04-20 | Mortgage $489,155 — from 116-118 EAST 31ST STREET LLC to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFWILLIAMSBURGH | $489,155 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 24 |
| 2021 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 11 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 33 |
| 2024 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 42 |
| 2025 | 3 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 73 |
| 2026 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 29 |
Every one of the 432 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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