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170 31 Street

830Records
15City systems
42Open violations
138.3Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11232 · Neighborhood: Sunset Park (West)
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830 recorded events, 1983–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 623 311 service requests, 75 HPD housing violations, 60 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11232
Built1916
Floors4
Res. units19
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)170 31ST ST REAL ESTINC
BBL3006770006
BIN3010017

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 138.3. In ZIP 11232, 65% of residential buildings hold an A and 8% grade D or F. How grades work

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A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations42 total — 19 class C (immediately hazardous), 19 class B, 4 class A. Oldest open since 2015-11-20.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

88 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 13 · winter 2024–25: 16 · winter 2025–26: 59). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
16
’24–25
59
’25–26

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

What 311 hears from this address

428 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Drinking (316) · HEAT/HOT WATER (43) · Illegal Parking (23) · Dirty Condition (9) · Food Establishment (6) · Consumer Complaint (6).

Filed construction activity

$5,500 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 (1916)
YesSix or more residential units (19)
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)170 31st street real estate inc.
Head officervincent truncali
Managing agentvincent truncali
Last registered2025-08-30

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,372,000 $617,400
2026$1,584,000 $712,800
2027$1,453,000 $653,850

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

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
La Parada IiLatin AmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

6 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food, Letter Grading, Food Contaminated) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

7 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2015 (1 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

Subway36 St — D N R · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: 5 Av / 30 St — B63 · 750 ft
Citi Bike30 St & 4 Ave · 350 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityProtected bike path mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 172 Beacon School of Excellence. 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

170 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

428 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 43 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: $25,504 on 1990-12-11 (lender: NYC Hpd). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2015-07-08Mortgage $700,000 — from 170 31ST ST. REAL ESTATE INC. to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $700,000
2015-07-08AL&R $700,000 — from 170 31ST ST. REAL ESTATE INC. to THE DIME SAVINGS BANK OF WILLIAMSBURGH $700,000
1990-12-11Mortgage $25,504 — from 170 31ST ST REAL ESTINC to NYC HPD $25,504
1983-07-15Mortgage $350,000 — from 170 31ST ST RL EST INC; 171-173 29TH ST RL EST; TRUNCALI, VINCENT; SINDONI, PAOLO to SIDMAN, JOSEPH $350,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170014115
201800819
20190112114
20202333139
20210012113
20220113115
20230155157
2024011793183
2025022024208
2026001332135
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The full timeline

Construction 18Enforcement 13Housing & tenants 772Ownership & money 8Health & systems 19

Every one of the 830 recorded events, 1983–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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