191 31st Street, Brooklyn

Curb friction and food establishment activity shape the immediate block context around this Greenwood Heights two-family townhouse.

A 1920 two-family townhouse in Greenwood Heights where decades of internal family transfers dominate the title, while street-level activity focuses heavily on curb space and local food establishment venting. Three main signals define the address:

Nearby food establishment calls point to localized exhaust or odor drift. Three food establishment complaints were filed within three blocks over the last year, highlighting potential kitchen exhaust or odor drift from nearby commercial spaces. Smell and air-quality friction like this typically tracks ground-floor venting or shared utility shafts.

Curb enforcement leads street-level activity across the surrounding three blocks. 253 illegal parking calls occurred within three blocks over the last 12 months, driven by 108 blocked hydrants and 71 posted sign violations rather than long-term stored cars. Another 46 calls reported blocked driveways, showing active competition for curb space outside.

Title records trace long multi-generational family ownership. Deed transfers trace a long history of family holds, passing through the Orlando, Martinez, and Torigian families across multiple decades. Decadal holds between related parties are standard for two-family structures maintained as multi-generational assets.

Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:

• 83 public drinking reports logged within three blocks over 12 months, almost entirely street-level calls.
• 35 water system and 25 plumbing reports logged within three blocks in the last year.

191 31st Street is a two-family home in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3006730053). This building is associated with Catherine Torigian. Brix does not yet have a current violation read for this property (not enough recent data), along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.

Built in 1920, this two-family home sits in Brooklyn and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.

The building last changed hands on March 27, 2002, according to recorded deeds.

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