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131 East 31 Street · Brooklyn · BBL 3049020057 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP118.8
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE F

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

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 violations38 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

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

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).

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 (1920)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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)Mary Downes
Managing agentCarollo Management
Last registered2025-11-07

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed 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.

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.

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

SubwayBeverly Rd — 2 5 · 950 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: New York Av / Tilden Av — B44 · 500 ft
Citi BikeTilden 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.

Report a problem to 311

131 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

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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by CAROLLO MANAGEMENT — 88 buildings, 298 units. Grades across the portfolio: A22 · B18 · C37 · D6 · F5. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
20-49 Elk Drive QN53 A
83-17 Broadway QN14 C
30-68 45 Street QN9 C
3633 Kingsbridge Avenue BX9 A
3220 Holland Avenue BX9 A
31-46 35 Street QN6 A
22-65 27 Street QN6 A
505 Woodward Avenue QN6 A
71-06 34 Avenue QN6 A
81-63 Jackie Robinson Pkwy QN6 A
10-45 115 Street QN6 A
562 Seneca Avenue QN5 D
545 Rogers Avenue BK5 C
57-31 108 Street QN5 F
71-10 Grand Avenue QN4 C
18-48 124 Street QN4 B
108 Bainbridge Street BK4 D
20-44 48 Street QN3 C
832 East 218 Street BX3 C
131 East 31 Street BK3 F
73-40 70 Street QN3 D
149-57 Willets Point Blvd QN3 C
147-17 Sanford Avenue QN3 C
196-60 45 Avenue QN3 F
72-32 Caldwell Avenue QN3 B
150-20 89 Street QN3 C
57-40 Waldron Street QN3 D
95-24 102 Street QN3 A
33-24 58 Street QN3 A
830 East 218 Street BX3 C
57-42 Waldron Street QN3 C
57-33 Waldron Street QN3 C
15-72 149 Street QN3 C
123-09 20 Avenue QN3 B
58-43 Penrod Street QN3 F
82-30 Parsons Boulevard QN3 A
23-11 143 Street QN3 B
34-66 110 Street QN2 B
99-20 Albert Road QN2 F
146-52 28 Avenue QN2 B
10-03 147 Street QN2 A
200-01 34 Avenue QN2 C
21-48 Francis Lewis Blvd QN2 C
194-20 56 Avenue QN2 C
15-59 208 Place QN2 B
59-25 70 Street QN2 C
150-56 20 Road QN2 B
146-48 28 Avenue QN2 C
4011 Ely Avenue BX2 D
70-28 68 Place QN2 A
59-29 70 Avenue QN2 C
115-61 Lincoln Street QN2 C
124-08 20 Avenue QN2 B
86-14 77 Street QN2 A
1631 Norman Street QN2 B
149-23 14 Avenue QN2 C
69-31 222 Street QN2 C
194-09 122 Avenue QN2 B
143-35 22 Road QN2 C
108-36 164 Place QN2 C

showing 60 of 88 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

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.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-07-05Mortgage $220,000 — from DOWNES, MARY JOYCE to MUNICIPAL CREDIT UNION $220,000
1989-12-26Mortgage $11,500 — from DOWNES, MARY JOYCE to HARRIS, ALEXANDER E $11,500

Ten-year activity

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2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
47
2024
2025
2026
EnforcementHousing & tenants
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsTotal
2017000
2018000
2019022
2020000
2021088
202221214
2023033
202404747
2025033
2026000
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The full timeline

2025
2025-08-31311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2025-08-28311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2025-08-08311: Abandoned Vehicle — With License Plate
2024
2024-12-11311: Water System — Dirty Water (WE)
2024-07-26HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING, 1st CLOSET FROM SOUTH AT WE
2024-07-26HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADMIN. CODE: PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE 1st RADIATOR FROM EAST AT SOUTH WALL, 1st R
2024-07-26HPD class B: § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STOR
2024-07-26HPD class B: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GAP OPENING ABOVE WINDOW FRAME, 2ND FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL IN THE 5th ROO
2024-07-26HPD class B: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF MICE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM N
2024-07-26HPD class C: § 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIO
2024-07-26HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE METAL ESCUTCHEON PLATE FOR STEAM RISER AT CEILING IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATE
2024-07-26HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PAINT METAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPT. REGULATION THE 1st RADIATOR FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT SOU
2024-07-26HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD CASING DOOR FRAME (INSIDE) AT SOUTH CLOSET IN THE
2024-07-26HPD class C: § 27-2056.7, 27-2056.8, 27-2056.9 ADM CODE -CERTIFY COMPLIANCE WITH LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD CONTROL REQUIREMENTS DURING PERIOD OF UNIT VACAN
2024-07-26HPD class B: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GAP OPENING ABOVE WINDOW FRAME, 1ST FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL IN THE 4th ROO
2024-07-26HPD class B: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL OUTLET AT WEST WALL IN THE 4th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 1,
2024-07-26HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADMIN. CODE: PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE 1st RADIATOR FROM NORTH AT EAST WALL IN THE
2024-07-26HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR THE 1st CLOSET FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL W
2024-07-26HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT N
2024-07-26HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING, CEILING IN THE 3rd ROOM FRO
2024-07-26HPD class C: § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT EAST WALL, CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT NO
2024-07-26HPD class B: HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st APARTMENT FRO
2024-07-26HPD class C: § 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIO
2024-07-26HPD class C: § 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIO
2024-07-26HPD class C: § 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIO
2024-07-26HPD class C: § 27-2056.6 ADM CODE - CORRECT THE LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD - PAINT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR LEAD CONTENT AND THAT IS PEELING OR ON A DETERIO
2024-07-26HPD class C: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOCKING DEVICE ON DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY, 1st AP
2024-07-26HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADMIN. CODE: PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE 1st RADIATOR FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL, 1st R
2024-07-26HPD class B: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GAP OPENING ABOVE WINDOW FRAME, 2ND FROM WEST AT NORTH WALL IN THE 4th ROO
2024-07-26HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADMIN. CODE: PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL PEELING PAINT SURFACES IN THE PRIVATE HALLW
2024-07-26HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE 1st CLOSET FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL WAL
2024-07-26HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT A
2024-07-26HPD class B: § 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE GAP OPENING ABOVE WINDOW FRAME, 1ST FROM SOUTH AT WEST WALL IN THE 5th ROO
2024-07-24HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD SOFFIT AT PORCH
2024-07-24HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADMIN. CODE: PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE SOFFIT AT PORCH
2024-07-11311: OUTSIDE BUILDING — PORCH/BALCONY
2024-07-11311: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2024-07-11311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2024-07-11311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2024-07-11311: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2024-07-11311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2024-07-11311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2024-07-11Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2024-07-11Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2024-07-11Tenant complaint: OUTSIDE BUILDING — PORCH/BALCONY
2024-07-11Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2024-07-11Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2024-07-11Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2024-07-11Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2024-04-26311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2023
2023-11-28HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2023-06-16311: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2023-06-16Tenant complaint: GENERAL — COOKING GAS
2022
2022-11-01311: Curb Condition — Broken Curb
2022-09-20311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2022-09-20DOB complaint, category ?
2022-09-03311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2022-09-03311: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW FRAME
2022-09-03311: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2022-09-03Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW FRAME
2022-09-03Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2022-09-03Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — PESTS
2022-04-27311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Permit - None
2022-04-27DOB complaint, category ?
2022-01-27311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-01-27Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2022-01-05311: Curb Condition — Broken Curb
2021
2021-09-21311: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2021-09-21311: GENERAL — BELL/BUZZER/INTERCOM
2021-09-21311: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2021-09-21311: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2021-09-21Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2021-09-21Tenant complaint: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2021-09-21Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2021-09-21Tenant complaint: GENERAL — BELL/BUZZER/INTERCOM
2019
2019-11-05311: Electronics Waste Appointment — Ewaste appointment
2019-09-27311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2016
2016-07-05Mortgage $220,000 — from DOWNES, MARY JOYCE to MUNICIPAL CREDIT UNION$220,000
2013
2013-05-10311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2012
2012-11-19311: Sanitation Condition — 12 Dead Animals
2006
2006-06-18HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY SECURE THE LOOSE WOOD TREAD 14TH UP FROM BOTTOM AT PUBLIC HALL STAIRS, 1st STORY
2006-06-18HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADMIN. CODE: PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT STEAM RISER IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2NDF
2006-06-18HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR WEST WALL IN THE 4th ROOM FROM EAST AT S
2006-06-18HPD class B: § 27-2046.1, 2046.2 HMC: PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW A
2006-06-18HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CERAMIC TILE AT NORTH WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT A
2006-06-18HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED A
2006-06-18HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE COUNTERBALANCES [9] AT LOWER WINDOW SASHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT
2006-05-12Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2006-05-12Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2006-05-12Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2006-05-12Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2006-05-12Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2006-05-12Tenant complaint: GENERAL — FLOOR
2006-05-12Tenant complaint: GENERAL — STAIRS
2006-05-12Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2006-05-12Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — RADIATOR
2006-05-12Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER-LEAKS
2006-05-12Tenant complaint: GENERAL — WINDOWS
2006-05-09Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2006-05-09Tenant complaint: GENERAL — FLOOR
2006-05-09Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — RADIATOR
2006-05-09Tenant complaint: GENERAL — WINDOWS
2006-05-09Tenant complaint: GENERAL — WINDOWS
2006-05-09Tenant complaint: GENERAL — WINDOWS
2006-01-25Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
1995
1995-05-19Mortgage satisfied — from HARCOURT, ARGYLE A/K/A; DOWNES, JOYCE MARY; (A/K/A ARGYLE H.); (A/K/A ARGLYE H.) DOWNES to UNITED INSTITUTIONALSERVICE CORP.
1991
1991-07-30Mortgage satisfied — from DOWNES, MARY JOYCE to HARRIS, ALEXANDER E
1990
1990-04-27Mortgage assigned — from HARRIS, ALEXANDER E to GUMBS, ROMA
1989
1989-12-26Mortgage $11,500 — from DOWNES, MARY JOYCE to HARRIS, ALEXANDER E$11,500
1971
1971-01-12Deed — from DOWNES ARGYLE H; DOWNES MARY J to DOWNES MARY J
1970
1970-10-02Mortgage assigned — from UNITED INSTITUTIONAL SERVICING CORP to FEDL NATL MTGE ASSN
1970-09-16Mortgage — from DOWNES JOYCE M; HARCOURT ARGYLE; DOWNES ARGYLE H to UNITED INSTITUTIONAL SERVICING CORP
1970-09-16Deed — from HOFFMAN TILLIE to DOWNET ARGYLE; DOWNET JOYCE M

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