Winter heating outages hit the building every cold season, while indoor air quality complaints and food venting cluster on the surrounding blocks.
This eight-unit pre-war building carries two open violations for missing or defective smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. Inside, heating drops dominate the complaint history, while street-level air quality and commercial exhaust calls cluster nearby. Three things to know:
The central boiler struggles when cold weather hits. 31 heat and hot water complaints have been logged against the building, peaking in December 2025 with whole-building outages and additional reports in late spring. Two separate filings specifically note boiler issues, pointing to a central plant that struggles during cold weather spells.
Commercial exhaust and air quality calls cluster nearby. 25 food establishment calls and 8 indoor air quality reports were logged within three blocks over the last year. Commercial exhaust and chemical vapor complaints indicate potential HVAC or shaft bleed from nearby storefronts that can affect upper units.
Street outreach calls concentrate within three blocks. 227 encampment calls and 146 homeless assistance requests were recorded within three blocks over the trailing 12 months. High street-level outreach activity concentrated along this stretch creates visible sidewalk presence along the blockface.
Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:
118 East 31st Street is a 8-unit building in Manhattan, New York City (BBL 1008860077). This building is associated with Ramiel Benyehuda. Brix tracks 2 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.
Built in 1910, this walk-up apartment building sits in Manhattan and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.
Tenants have filed 92 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about heat/hot water.
What tenants have called the city about here over the last five years:
The most recent complaint on this building was filed September 13, 2026.
Conditions cited on open violations at this address:
The building last changed hands on April 7, 2021 for $4,750,000, according to recorded deeds.
Brix score: 25/100. View the Building Report on Brix.
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