37-01 31 Avenue

Queens, NY

BBL 4-00659-0008BIN 4010553

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

014 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 7 apartments
021 of those issued in the last 3 years
031 open rent-impairing violation(s)
041 active DOB violation(s)

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

The owner registered 5 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 7 apartments.

2018 — 6 units registered2023 — 5

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

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Rent regulation

The building

1920

Built

Floors

Residential units

Walk-up apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building16 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

Open now

119

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 2026-01-20

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

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 4FIssued 2019-08-155+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 4F, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 4LIssued 2019-07-175+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2017.3 HMC: TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE VISIBLE MOLD CONDITION... APPROX 80 SQUARE FEET AT ALL WALLS AND CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 4L, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSApt 4LIssued 2017-03-225+ YRS OLD

§ 27-2005 HMC:TRACE AND REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE NUISANCE CONSISTING OF MOLD ... APPROX 24 SQUARE FEET CEILING, APPROX 4 SQUARE FEET SOUTH WALL, APPROX 8 SQUARE FEET NORTH WALL, APPROX 10 SQUARE FEET WEST WALL IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 4L, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST

Status: HPD couldn't get in to re-inspect

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

All time

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water9

Water Leak2

Appliance1

Paint/Plaster1

Unsanitary Condition1

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Much higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

937

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential544

Vehicle170

Street/Sidewalk100

Commercial74

Unspecified47

Helicopter2

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about noise from inside buildings — neighbors, not the street. 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

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

284

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony78

Misdemeanor164

Violation42

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 5 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 · LBLVIO-LOW PRESSURE BOILER BOILER REQUIRED2019-11-08

VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2017 INSPECTION REPORT

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 2016-03-01

Tenant action

CLOSEDOpened 2009-01-07

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2008-10-10

Comprehensive

CLOSEDOpened 2007-05-02

Heat / hot water

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

37-01 31 AVE REALTY CORP.

Head officer

GINA ARGENTO

Managing agent

37-01 31 AVE REALTY CORP

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

14-23 30 DRIVEQUEENS 14-55 BROADWAYQUEENS 20-72 STEINWAY STREETQUEENS 25-06 47 STREETQUEENS 25-59 STEINWAY STREETQUEENS

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.

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale1993-05-27 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2013-01-18 · $529,674.13

Mortgage2013-01-18$529,674.13

borrower 37-01 31 AVENUE REALTY CORP. · lender SIGNATURE BANK

Mortgage2010-03-17$648,821.24

borrower 37-01 31 AVENUE REALTY CORP. · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2004-12-13$525,635.97

borrower 37-01 31 AVENUE REALTY CORP · lender NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK

Mortgage2002-07-11$250,000

borrower GRECH, RAYMOND · lender MARATHON NAT'L BANK

Mortgage1993-06-30$255,000

borrower GRECH, RAYMOND · lender CHEMICAL BANK

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

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