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31-16 Buell Street

QUEENS, NY 11369 BBL 4016760014 3 units · 1 floors · 1920

Both historical records and our model suggest a low risk of maintenance failures in the coming year.

HPD violations vs. neighborhood
Class B/C violations on record vs. a typical building in East Elmhurst
Above average
avg 4.7
5
Fewer violations More violations

This building has 5 recorded HPD violations, above the East Elmhurst average of 4.7.

Rent & eviction protection

Is 31-16 Buell Street rent-stabilized?

Rent stabilization caps how much your rent can rise and protects your right to renew. Here's how this building scores on the four signals that usually point to it.

Built before 1974
Built 1920
6 or more units
3 units
Registered with RGB
Not found
421-A / J-51 abatement
None found
Likely not rent stabilized. This building doesn't show the typical signals — but confirm with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) if you suspect otherwise.

Based on public NYC records. Not legal advice — verify with the DHCR (Division of Housing and Community Renewal) at apps.hcr.ny.gov.

Augrented Insights
AI summary · updated June 2026

The three-unit residential property at 31-16 Buell Street in East Elmhurst, owned by Dorothy Braithwaite, has maintained its building classification as a HERETOFORE CONVERTED CLASS A structure since its 1920 construction. The building's recent history shows consistent compliance with bedbug reporting requirements from 2020 through 2024, with all three annual reports (2022-2023, 2021-2022, and 2020-2021) documenting zero infested dwelling units, zero eradicated units, and zero re-infested units. While the property experienced a rat sighting complaint in September 2022, this incident was investigated by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and resulted in no violations being found. Additionally, a rodent inspection conducted in October 2022 passed without any noted concerns.

The building has received three Housing Maintenance Code violations related to bedbug reporting requirements between 2021 and 2024, though these violations appear to correspond with the transitional period to compliance with the bedbug reporting rule rather than indicating ongoing infestation issues. Notably, all violations and complaints have been resolved or closed, and the most recent bedbug report filing for the period 2022-2023 confirms continued compliance with city health regulations. The property's documented history suggests that while there were initial compliance requirements to be addressed, the management has since maintained proper reporting and inspection requirements regarding both bedbugs and rodent issues, with no recorded violations or infestation problems in recent years.

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How we score buildings

How 31-16 Buell Street's risk score is calculated

We trained a model on 7 years of city inspection data — HPD violation filings, tenant complaints, and owner track records across their entire portfolio. It estimates the probability that HPD inspectors will find serious or dangerous violations at this address in the next 12 months. Lower % = safer.

What the score means for you

Neighborhood percentile
87th percentile

Out of 924 buildings in this neighborhood, 804 have a higher predicted risk.

RiskiestSafest
Predicted violation outcome
92.5%
No serious
violations
5.5%
Some violations
(1–9)
2.0%
Many violations
(10+)
Risk factors

What's driving this score

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Neighborhood location

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Building age

Older buildings tend to have more maintenance challenges, particularly pre-war construction without modern infrastructure.

Minor violations, property manager's portfolio

Minor HPD violations across all buildings under this property manager over 7 years.

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What's in the 31-16 Buell Street report

Building characteristics
Total units3
Floors1
Year built1920
Gross area2,551 sq ft
Building class
Tax abatementNone
Issue trend & model projection

Violations & complaints per year — solid line is historical record, dashed line is AI projection.

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Included addresses

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31-16 Buell St, New York, NY 11369
31-16 Garage Buell St, New York, NY 11369
Who's behind the building

31-16 Buell Street's landlord & ownership

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Individual Owner

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Name
Dorothy Braithwaite
Address
31-16 Buell Street
East Elmhurst, NY 11369
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31-16 Buell Street event timeline

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2026
HPD Violation May 07
Class A violation
(A) § Hmc:File Annual Bedbug Report In Accordance With Hpd Rule As Described On The Back Of This Notice Of Violation Or As Described On Hpd…

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