31 Union Square
A 16-story building with 82 apartments, built in 1902, in Manhattan, NY 10003.
Addresses on the lot: 19 East 16th Street, 31 Union Square.
HPD records as of November 1, 2026
31 Union Square has 24 open HPD violations, 1 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made no complaints to HPD in the past year. It is registered to DAVID ELLIS REAL ESTATE LP. 10 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 31 Union Square have open violations?
Yes: 24 open violations as of November 1, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 1 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 9 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 14 |
It has an open class C violation, as 70% of NYC buildings with 50 to 99 apartments do. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 2 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made no complaints to HPD in the 12 months to November 1, 2026.
Among NYC buildings with 50 to 99 apartments, 77% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 65% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 31 Union Square?
31 Union Square is registered with HPD to DAVID ELLIS REAL ESTATE LP. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.
The registration on HPD Online ↗ · The owner’s other buildings, on Who Owns What ↗ · Deeds and mortgages (ACRIS) ↗ · How to find who owns a building
Housing court and evictions
None in the past five years. HPD’s record has 2 older cases, the latest from 2017.
City marshals carried out no evictions here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 7% of residential buildings in 10003 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 31 Union Square rent stabilized?
10 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, down from 11 in 2019. That’s 10 of the building’s 82 apartments. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
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Buildings nearby
- 33 Union Square20 apartments, built 1893
- 15 Union Square West34 apartments, built 1900
- 75 5th Avenue72 apartments, built 1983
- 97 5th Avenue28 apartments, built 1898
- 105 5th Avenue41 apartments, built 1902
- 874 Broadway23 apartments, built 1892
HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of November 1, 2026; evictions and rent-stabilized counts as of May 30, 2026; size and age from the city’s PLUTO. All from NYC Open Data. Public records, not legal advice. Tax lot 1-00844-0017.