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40-12 31 Avenue

383Records
16City systems
6Open violations
472.4Penalty rate

383 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 162 HPD housing violations, 101 311 service requests, 62 HPD complaints.

BoroughQueens 11103
Built1914
Floors4
Res. units7
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)CHM REALTY LLC
BBL4006780043
BIN4011123

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 97% 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 472.4. In ZIP 11103, 72% of residential buildings hold an A and 4% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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 violations6 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 3 class A. Oldest open since 1989-06-28.

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

47 service requests in the last three years. Most common: PAINT/PLASTER (10) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (8) · DOOR/WINDOW (6) · Noise (5) · PLUMBING (4) · WATER LEAK (3).

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 (1914)
YesSix or more residential units (7)
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)CHM LLC
Head officerRENEE HARTOFELIS
Managing agentHORIZON REAL ESTATE
Last registered2025-08-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,561,000 $702,450
2026$1,568,000 $705,600
2027$1,799,000 $809,550

The city's market estimate has risen 15% 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.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (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.

Getting around

SubwaySteinway St — M R · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Steinway St / 31 Av — Q101 · 200 ft
Citi Bike31 Ave & Steinway St · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 070
Middle: Albert Shanker School for Visual and Performing Arts. 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

40-12 31 Avenue

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

47 311 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 HORIZON REAL ESTATE PARTNERS CORP — 25 buildings, 229 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B7 · C2 · D1 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2406 Lorillard Place BX26 B
223 East 89 Street MN20 B
527 Court Street BK16 A
141 Essex Street MN14 A
1816 Edison Avenue BX12 B
43-24 208 Street QN12 A
56-15 Catalpa Avenue QN10 A
309 East 92 Street MN10 A
16 Stanhope Street BK8 B
33-12 29 Street QN8 C
149-15 Northern Boulevard QN8 A
282 Nassau Avenue BK7 A
282A Nassau Avenue BK7 A
338 Tompkins Avenue BK7 B
40-12 31 Avenue QN7 D
197 St Marks Avenue BK6 B
138 Union Street BK6 A
911 Jefferson Avenue BK6 A
890 Jefferson Avenue BK6 A
475 Chauncey Street BK6 A
1739 Cornelia Street QN6 A
471 Chauncey Street BK6 A
718 Lorimer Street BK5 B
131 5 Avenue BK5 F
225 East 81 Street MN5 C

Ten-year activity

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2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
126
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170101
20180314
201908715
20200011
2021051152
2022122326
20230729
202411232126
2025024125
2026027229
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The full timeline

Construction 4Enforcement 8Housing & tenants 334Ownership & money 14Health & systems 23

Every one of the 383 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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