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115 Smith Street

183Records
13City systems
35Open violations
132.7Penalty rate

183 recorded events, 1972–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 53 311 service requests, 44 HPD complaints, 37 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11201
Built1910
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)VOUGIOUKAS, COSTAS
BBL3001880009
BIN3001068

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GRADE D

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 98% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 132.7. In ZIP 11201, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations35 total — 12 class C (immediately hazardous), 17 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2005-07-18.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

4 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

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

What 311 hears from this address

23 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Obstruction (3) · HEAT/HOT WATER (2) · Non (2) · Illegal Dumping (2) · DOOR/WINDOW (2) · GENERAL (1).

Filed construction activity

$35,200 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 (1910)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,019,000 $181,140
2026$3,553,000 $213,180
2027$3,803,000 $228,180

The city's market estimate has risen 26% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Dastaan Indian KitchenIndianA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

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 · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Hoyt-Schermerhorn Sts — A C G · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 5-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Atlantic Av / Smith St — B63 B65 · 300 ft
Citi BikePacific St & Smith St · 50 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

115 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

23 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 2 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: $200,000 on 2005-02-24 (lender: Marathon National Bank Of New York). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2005-02-24AL&R $200,000 — from MARATHON NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK to VOUGIOUKAS, COSTAS; VOUGIOUKAS, MARIA $200,000
2005-02-24Mortgage $200,000 — from VOUGIOUKAS, COSTAS; VOUGIOUKAS, MARIA to MARATHON NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK $200,000

Ten-year activity

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2018003003
2019002013
2020004206
2021001012
2022000000
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202401230024
2025100180129
2026003003
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The full timeline

Construction 22Enforcement 9Housing & tenants 137Ownership & money 10Health & systems 5

Every one of the 183 recorded events, 1972–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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