113 recorded events, 1970–2025, from 5 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 39 HPD housing violations, 34 HPD complaints, 29 311 service requests.
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A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% 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 396. In ZIP 11226, 60% of residential buildings hold an A and 10% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 38 total — 8 class C (immediately hazardous), 23 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2006-06-18. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · Blocked Driveway (2) · New Tree Request (1) · WATER LEAK (1) · DOOR/WINDOW (1) · OUTSIDE BUILDING (1).
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1920) |
| No | Six or more residential units (3) |
| No | 421-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 owner(s) | Mary Downes |
| Managing agent | Carollo Management |
| Last registered | 2025-11-07 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $941,000 | $56,460 |
| 2026 | $984,000 | $59,040 |
| 2027 | $1,293,000 | $77,580 |
The city's market estimate has risen 37% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
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.
| Subway | Beverly Rd — 2 5 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: New York Av / Tilden Av — B44 · 500 ft |
| Citi Bike | Tilden Ave & Nostrand Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 181 Brooklyn Middle: M.S. 246 Walt Whitman. 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.
131 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 |
| Anything else | Anything 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.
Managed by CAROLLO MANAGEMENT — 88 buildings, 298 units. Grades across the portfolio: A22 · B18 · C37 · D6 · F5. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 88 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $220,000 on 2016-07-05 (lender: Municipal Credit Union). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-07-05 | Mortgage $220,000 — from DOWNES, MARY JOYCE to MUNICIPAL CREDIT UNION | $220,000 | |
| 1989-12-26 | Mortgage $11,500 — from DOWNES, MARY JOYCE to HARRIS, ALEXANDER E | $11,500 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2022 | 2 | 12 | 14 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 0 | 47 | 47 |
| 2025 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Every one of the 113 recorded events, 1970–2025, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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