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116 Smith Street

162Records
15City systems
2Open violations
12.7Penalty rate

162 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 39 311 service requests, 28 HPD complaints, 20 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11201
Built1920
Floors4
Res. units6
ClassS5
Owner (PLUTO)PAUL, PHILIPPE
BBL3001870024
BIN3001042

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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 56% 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 12.7. In ZIP 11201, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations2 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2019-09-16.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 6).

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Food Establishment (1) · Lead (1) · PLUMBING (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$108,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (3 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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
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)PHILIPPE PAUL
Last registered2025-07-18

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,720,400 $1,224,180
2026$2,333,000 $1,049,850
2027$2,677,000 $1,204,650

The city's market estimate has fallen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Ten Ichi MartJapaneseNot yet graded—

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: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · 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 5 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 · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Hoyt-Schermerhorn Sts — A C G · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Smith St / Bergen St — B57 B65 · 300 ft
Citi BikePacific St & Smith St · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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

116 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

11 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $136,500 on 1997-02-03 (lender: Greenpoint Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1997-02-03Mortgage $136,500 — from PAUL, PHILIPPE to GREENPOINT BANK $136,500
1994-10-20Mortgage $120,253 — from DEFONTE, EILEEN; DEFONTE, NICHOLAS to NATIONSCREDIT FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP OF $120,253
1987-11-05Mortgage $173,420 — from PARK SLOPE ASSOC to 116 SMITH ST ASSOC $173,420

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700505
2018718117
20190120122
202000516
202100415
202223218
202300213
202400415
20250018422
202600213
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The full timeline

Construction 33Enforcement 8Housing & tenants 88Ownership & money 20Health & systems 13

Every one of the 162 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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