15 East 31 Street

Manhattan, NY

BBL 1-00861-7501BIN 1016986

Concern level3 of 4

High

016 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous)
022 open rent-impairing violation(s)
0310 active DOB violation(s)
041 DOB fine lost by default (unpaid)

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

On the NYC DHCR 2024 registered rent-stabilized building list. This official list records the building, not a per-year unit count.

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1925

Built

Floors

Condominium

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building5 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

215

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2022-09-07

§ 27-2005, 2006, 2037 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR AND ABATE UNSAFE ELECTRIC WIRING CONDITION CONSISTING OF EXPOSED ELECTRICAL WIRING WITH SWITCH FROM HEAT CONTROL UNIT TO THE BOILER AT CELLAR

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2022-09-07

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING METAL CHIMNEY FROM BOILER TO ROOF

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2022-09-07

§ 27-2033 ADM CODE PROVIDE READY ACCESS TO BUILDINGS HEATING SYSTEM BASEMENT DOOR LOCKED AT BOILER ROOM

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 4Issued 2022-09-07RENT-IMPAIRING

§ 27-2070 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF GAS TO THE FIXTURES AT COOKING RANGE IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 4, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

145

All time

Last 12 months

General28

Heat/Hot Water27

Plumbing18

Unsanitary Condition17

Paint/Plaster16

Electric15

Flooring/Stairs12

Elevator5

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

752

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Street/Sidewalk274

Residential205

Unspecified122

Commercial98

Vehicle50

Helicopter3

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about outdoor noise (mostly street/sidewalk) — street life and traffic more than neighbors. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

717

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony235

Misdemeanor377

Violation105

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

No bedbugs reported

The owner filed 6 annual bedbug reports and reported no infested units. Filing with zero infestations is the compliant, reassuring case.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · EVCAT5-NON-RESIDENTIAL ELEVATOR PERIODIC INSPECTION/TEST ELEVATORREQUIRED2019-05-20

FAILURE TO PERFORM CATEGORY 5 INSPECTION

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2019-01-07

BORO COMMISSIONER HAS ISSUED A SWO UNDER APPL.#121985771 DUE TO CONTRACTOR WITHDRAWAL. UNABLE TO DETERMINE % OF WORK COMPLETED. STOP ALL WORK IMMEDIATELY & MAKE SITE SAFE REMEDY: PROVIDE ALL REQUIRED INFORMATION TO THE BORO COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE IMMEDIATLEY

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2019-01-07

BORO COMMISSIONER HAS ISSUED A SWO DUE TO CONTRACTOR WITHDRAWAL UNDER APPL.#122986536. UNABLE TO DETERMINE % OF WORK COMPLETED. STOP ALL WORK IMMEDIATELY & MAKE SITE SAFE REMEDY: PROVIDE ALL REQUIRED INFORMATION TO THE BORO COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE IMMEDIATELY

DOB building violations

Evictions

No executed evictions on record for this building.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSEDOpened 2021-09-20

Access Warrant - Non-Lead

CLOSEDOpened 2021-03-12

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2018-12-31

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2018-02-02

Heat / hot water

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

BR 31 LLC

Head officer

AARON SHIRAZI

Managing agent

BUILDING EQUITY MGMT LLC

5 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

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Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

ConstructionClass 12018-05-02$2,500 penalty

ConstructionClass 22018-03-05$830 penalty

DEFAULTConstructionClass 12015-03-27$6,000 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

No recorded sales or mortgages found in ACRIS for this lot.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Not on the city's tax-lien sale list (2019–2025). The owner has not fallen far enough behind on property tax or water charges to be flagged for a lien sale.

City debt & tax-lien sale