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103 Smith Street

447Records
17City systems
8Open violations
15.2Penalty rate

447 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 204 311 service requests, 47 HPD complaints, 34 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11201
Built1900
Floors4
Res. units24
ClassC7
Owner (PLUTO)103-109 SMITH RESIDENCES, LLC
BBL3001820057
BIN3325940, 3325941, 3325942, 3325943

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 51% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 15.2. In ZIP 11201, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
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B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations8 total — 7 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 1 class A. Oldest open since 2019-12-07.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

27 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 7 · winter 2025–26: 20). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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5 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

88 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (34) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (21) · HEAT/HOT WATER (13) · PLUMBING (3) · Water Maintenance (3) · Noise (2).

Filed construction activity

$319,206 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1900)
YesSix or more residential units (24)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)103-109 SMITH RESIDENCES, LLC
Head officerSCOTT CASTELLANO
Managing agentTri-Hill Management
Last registered2025-08-28

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$4,395,000 $1,977,750
2026$5,985,000 $2,693,250
2027$5,483,000 $2,467,350

The city's market estimate has risen 25% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Insomnia CookiesBakery Products/DessertsA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Worker Activity) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayBergen St — F G · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Hoyt-Schermerhorn Sts — A C G · 1,000 ft straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Atlantic Av / Smith St — B63 B65 · 150 ft
Citi BikePacific St & Smith St · 100 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityPainted bike lane mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 261 Zipporiah Mills. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

103 Smith Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

88 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 13 of them about heat or hot water.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

The landlord's report card

Managed by TRI-HILL MANAGEMENT — 29 buildings, 390 units. Grades across the portfolio: A13 · B13 · C3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
315 Seigel Street BK51 A
563 West 140 Street MN26 B
103 Smith Street BK24 A
2419 Adam C Powell Blvd MN22 C
173 West 141 Street MN21 C
212 East 25 Street MN20 B
1043 Sterling Place BK17 A
28 East 125 Street MN16 C
352 St Johns Place BK16 B
542 West 147 Street MN15 B
126 West 139 Street MN15 A
932 Eastern Parkway BK12 B
938 Eastern Parkway BK12 B
300 Lincoln Road BK12 B
101 Grove Street BK8 A
137 Mac Donough Street BK8 A
285 Mac Donough Street BK8 B
103 Grove Street BK8 A
99 Grove Street BK8 B
144 Mac Donough Street BK8 B
293 Stuyvesant Avenue BK8 A
24 Cedar Street BK8 A
3 Mac Donough Street BK8 A
820 Washington Avenue BK7 B
836 Washington Avenue BK7 A
824 Washington Avenue BK7 B
278 Albany Avenue BK6 A
531 83 Street BK6 A
4110 4 Avenue BK6 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,609,001 on 2021-08-23 (lender: New York Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2024-09-30Sold for $1,450,000 $1,450,000 $60,417
2021-08-23Mortgage $1,609,002 — from 103-109 SMITH RESIDENCES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $1,609,002
2021-08-23Agreement $8,300,000 — from 103-109 SMITH RESIDENCES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $8,300,000
2021-08-23AL&R $8,300,000 — from 103-109 SMITH RESIDENCES LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $8,300,000
2018-04-05Deed $15,000,000 — from STERNA CORP.; STERNA CORPORATION to 103-109 SMITH RESIDENCES, LLC $15,000,000
2018-04-05Mortgage $4,613,016 — from 103-109 SMITH RESIDENCES, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $4,613,016
2018-04-05Agreement $7,000,000 — from 103-109 SMITH RESIDENCES, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $7,000,000
2018-04-05AL&R $7,000,000 — from 103-109 SMITH RESIDENCES, LLC to NEW YORK COMMUNITY BANK $7,000,000
2018-03-29Sold for $15,000,000 $15,000,000 $625,000
2013-08-01Mortgage $2,650,000 — from STERNA CORPORATION to FLUSHING BANK $2,650,000
2013-08-01AL&R $2,650,000 — from STERNA CORPORATION to FLUSHING BANK $2,650,000
1984-03-22Mortgage $140,000 — from COSTA, ANDY to FISH, MERLE $140,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20171080413
201831119428
201922310338
202004170324
20215063317
202243510361
202302400446
202400367447
202586350352
202600300535
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The full timeline

Construction 52Enforcement 32Housing & tenants 290Ownership & money 36Health & systems 37

Every one of the 447 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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