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720 East 31 Street

828Records
18City systems
121Open violations
5.7Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11210 · Neighborhood: Flatbush
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828 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 377 311 service requests, 145 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 126 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11210
Built1963
Floors6
Res. units62
ClassD4
Owner (PLUTO)720 OWNERS CORPORATION
BBL3075580063
BIN3205927

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 72% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 5.7. In ZIP 11210, 88% of residential buildings hold an A and 3% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations121 total — 12 class C (immediately hazardous), 72 class B, 37 class A. Oldest open since 1989-10-12.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’24–25
2
’25–26

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

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

72 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (57) · Derelict Vehicles (4) · Street Sweeping Complaint (2) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Abandoned Vehicle (1) · Illegal Dumping (1).

Filed construction activity

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.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1963)
YesSix or more residential units (62)
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)720 OWNERS CORP
Head officerBETTY FORDE
Managing agentVINAGE REAL ESTATE
Last registered2023-09-01

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,626,000 $1,631,700
2026$3,873,000 $1,742,850
2027$4,099,000 $1,844,550

The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this co-op as if it were a rental building. Its 2022 estimate: gross income $922,461 a year ($21.38 per sq ft), operating expenses $481,941 ($11.17 per sq ft), net operating income $440,521. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 28/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNO2FUEL
Facade (Local Law 11)SWARMP — "Safe With A Repair and Maintenance Program": known facade conditions that must be repaired (cycle 8)

Flood exposure

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.

Getting around

SubwayFlatbush Av-Brooklyn College — 2 5 · 250 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Glenwood Rd / Nostrand Av — B6 · 250 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 361 East Flatbush Early Childhood School
Middle: 14, 234, 278. 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

720 East 31 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

72 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by VINTAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES — 20 buildings, 1,972 units. Grades across the portfolio: A10 · B8 · C1 · D1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
3020 Avenue Y BK357 B
661 East 181 Street BX281 C
140 Cadman Plaza West BK250 A
485 Lenox Avenue MN160 A
1950 Hutchinson Rvr Py E BX158 B
2659 West 36 Street BK157 B
323 2 Avenue MN105 B
1250 Ocean Parkway BK95 A
420 East 58 Street MN75 A
1200 Gravesend Neck Road BK69 B
720 East 31 Street BK62 A
332 West 86 Street MN45 A
344 West 23 Street MN44 A
162 West 22 Street MN42 A
140 West 10 Street MN38 A
249 East 52 Street MN15 A
671-05 Burns Street QN5 B
67-107 Burns Street QN5 B
67-109 Burns Street QN5 B
142 West 10 Street MN4 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $150,000 on 1998-12-10 (lender: Ncb Capital Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-05-10RPTT&RET $240,000 — from THE ESTATE OF LLOYD KNIGHT; BRIAN KNIGHT, AS EXECUTOR to BLACKLOW, BEATRICE; BLACKLOW, MARK $240,000
2024-05-10RPTT&RET $240,000 — from 720 OWNERS CORP to KIM, ELIZABETH $240,000
2024-05-07Sold for $240,000 $240,000 $3,871
2024-04-25Sold for $240,000 $240,000 $3,871
2023-11-14RPTT&RET $255,000 — from RODRIGUEZ, JEAN CLAUDE to ALBERT, DEBORAH LOUIS $255,000
2023-11-03Sold for $255,000 $255,000 $4,113
2023-06-13RPTT&RET $245,000 — from CASANOVA WHITAKER, ANN to SLATON, SHANNON; SLATON, MOLLIE $245,000
2023-06-06Sold for $245,000 $245,000 $3,952
2023-03-06RPTT&RET $112,000 — from 720 OWNERS CORP. to 720 OWNERS CORP. $112,000
2023-02-17Sold for $112,000 $112,000 $1,806
2022-11-15RPTT&RET $300,000 — from ALTEMA, SHERLEY; ALTEMA-MOMPLAISIR, MARIE J; MOMPLAISIR, JEAN GUERLIN to THOMAS, DOROTHY $300,000
2022-11-09Sold for $300,000 $300,000 $4,839
2022-09-07RPTT&RET $285,000 — from ROSEN, BENJAMIN; HEISS, ANDREA to GILLINGHAM, ALLISON $285,000
2022-08-23Sold for $285,000 $285,000 $4,597
2022-01-12RPTT&RET $230,000 — from COLTER, RONALD to WAGSTAFFE, KENYA M $230,000

Ten-year activity

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EnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20174178029
2018280212
2019111023116
2020110352111
20212476257
20220295135
20232166125
20241304136
20251360138
20260172120
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The full timeline

Construction 4Enforcement 44Housing & tenants 593Ownership & money 169Health & systems 18

Every one of the 828 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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