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31 Locust Street

380Records
11City systems
1Open violations
19.2Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11206 · Neighborhood: Bushwick (West)
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380 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 11 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 268 311 service requests, 37 rodent inspections, 26 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11206
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units5
ClassS5
Owner (PLUTO)DOV ZELIG, LLC
BBL3031340035
BIN3071753

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 19.2. In ZIP 11206, 43% of residential buildings hold an A and 17% 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 violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2026-10-04.

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

159 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (127) · Non (10) · Illegal Parking (9) · Abandoned Vehicle (6) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (3) · Bike/Roller/Skate Chronic (1).

Filed construction activity

$535,000 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 (1931)
NoSix or more residential units (5)
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)DOV ZELLG LLC; MICHAEL GREENFELD
Head officerMICHAEL GREENFELD
Managing agentBLUE ELM INC
Last registered2025-07-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$842,000 $378,900
2026$1,010,000 $454,500
2027$1,120,000 $504,000

The city's market estimate has risen 33% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

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.

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2026 (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

SubwayFlushing Av — J M · 750 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Myrtle Av — J M Z · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Broadway / Park Av — B46 B47 · 400 ft
Citi BikeBushwick Ave & Forrest St · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 120 Carlos Tapia. 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 Locust Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

159 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by BLUE ELM INC — 26 buildings, 150 units. Grades across the portfolio: A10 · B7 · C5 · D3 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
37 South 10 Street BK21 B
1319 East New York Avenue BK11 B
Amboy Street BK9 C
156 Skillman Street BK8 A
158 Rutledge Street BK8 A
158 Skillman Street BK8 A
231 Chester Street BK7 A
997 Clarkson Avenue BK7 A
1259 51 Street BK7 A
280 Mac Dougal Street BK6 A
1833 Park Place BK6 A
275 Milford Street BK6 B
127 Miller Avenue BK6 B
31 Locust Street BK5 C
876 Kent Avenue BK4 B
490 Marion Street BK3 D
678 Jamaica Avenue BK3 A
492 Marion Street BK3 D
680 Jamaica Avenue BK3 C
221 Quincy Street BK3 F
1200 Myrtle Avenue BK3 B
589 Hart Street BK3 C
51 Lee Avenue BK3 A
1234 Myrtle Avenue BK3 D
92 Pilling Street BK2 C
1077 Halsey Street BK2 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,040,436 on 2019-01-08 (lender: TD Bank, N.A., Isaoa). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-01-08Mortgage $1,040,436 — from DOV ZELIG LLC to TD BANK, N.A., ISAOA $1,040,436
2019-01-08Agreement $1,500,000 — from DOV ZELIG LLC to TD BANK, N.A., ISAOA $1,500,000
2019-01-08AL&R $1,500,000 — from DOV ZELIG LLC to TD BANK, N.A., ISAOA $1,500,000
2013-08-27Agreement $510,266 — from DOV ZELIG LLC to FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK $510,266
2008-07-17M&CON $550,000 — from DOV ZELIG LLC to MADISON NATIONAL BANK $550,000
2008-07-17AL&R $550,000 — from DOV ZELIG LLC to MADISON NATIONAL BANK $550,000
2005-04-06Mortgage $375,000 — from DOV ZELIG LLC to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA $375,000
2004-11-09Deed $255,000 — from JIMENEZ, JUAN to DOV ZELIG, LLC $255,000
1994-06-10Mortgage $16,000 — from JIMENEZ, JUAN to CEDENO, DOMINGO $16,000
1988-02-26Mortgage $8,000 — from JIMINEZ, JUAN to ORAPALLO, ANTHONY; IESU, FRANK; SANTASIERE, MARGARET; CAPONI, THOMAS A $8,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20176110311
2018003238
20190124310
2020003014
202100150116
202200410344
202301460249
202401620366
202500580361
202600330235
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The full timeline

Construction 8Enforcement 12Housing & tenants 296Ownership & money 26Health & systems 38

Every one of the 380 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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