1,071 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 18 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 664 311 service requests, 119 HPD complaints, 48 DOB job filings.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 51% 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 25.2. In ZIP 11101, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 16 total — 3 class C (immediately hazardous), 8 class B, 5 class A. Oldest open since 2015-01-18. |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
63 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 20 · winter 2024–25: 14 · winter 2025–26: 29). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$2,500 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
128 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (41) · HEAT/HOT WATER (30) · Derelict Vehicles (14) · Blocked Driveway (10) · Dirty Condition (7) · Noise (6).
$88,840 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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.
| No | Built before 1974 (2010) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (80) |
| Yes | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | ALMA TOWER, LLC |
| Head officer | EFSTATHIOS VALIOTIS |
| Managing agent | ALMA REALTY CORP |
| Last registered | 2026-07-17 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $13,743,000 | $6,184,350 |
| 2026 | $14,966,000 | $6,734,700 |
| 2027 | $15,209,000 | $6,844,050 |
The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 15 YR CAP
| Energy grade (LL33) | A — ENERGY STAR score 94/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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 2023 (0 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.
| Subway | 39 Av-Dutch Kills — N W · 700 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 31 St / 37 Av — Q102 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | 38 Ave & 29 St · 750 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 166 Henry Gradstein Middle: I.S. 204 Oliver W. Holmes. 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.
37-21 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 |
128 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 30 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 ALMA REALTY CORP — 155 buildings, 7,629 units. Grades across the portfolio: A38 · B64 · C45 · D7 · F1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 155 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,663,015 on 2025-11-12 (lender: Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-12 | Agreement $24,000,000 — from ALMA TOWER LLC to DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS | $24,000,000 | |
| 2025-11-12 | Mortgage $1,663,016 — from ALMA TOWER LLC to DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS | $1,663,016 | |
| 2025-11-12 | AL&R $24,000,000 — from ALMA TOWER LLC to DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS | $24,000,000 | |
| 2019-11-21 | M&CON $2,812,153 — from ALMA TOWER LLC to MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY | $2,812,153 | |
| 2014-10-30 | Mortgage $24,900,000 — from ALMA TOWER LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK | $24,900,000 | |
| 2005-09-14 | Deed $12,000,000 — from FIESTA REALTY, INC. to HARCOR FAIR REALTY, LLC; TRUMBULL EQUITIES, LLC | $12,000,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 69 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 2 | 62 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 2 | 2 | 49 |
| 2020 | 0 | 6 | 47 | 0 | 4 | 57 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 0 | 2 | 52 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 0 | 3 | 88 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 0 | 2 | 52 |
| 2024 | 0 | 4 | 87 | 0 | 4 | 95 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 46 | 4 | 2 | 55 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 0 | 2 | 50 |
Every one of the 1,071 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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