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148 Smith Street

288Records
12City systems
0Open violations
10Penalty rate

288 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 133 311 service requests, 36 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 33 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11201
Built1931
Floors4
Res. units3
ClassS3
Owner (PLUTO)148 SMITH ST ASSOC
BBL3003840041
BIN3005742

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 10. 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

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

No 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

48 service requests in the last three years. Most common: For Hire Vehicle Complaint (13) · Illegal Parking (11) · Panhandling (4) · Homeless Person Assistance (4) · Dirty Condition (4) · Food Establishment (3).

Filed construction activity

$71,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (1931)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)148 SMITH ST ASSOC LLC
Head officerDAVID BRODLIE
Managing agentDAVID BRODLIE
Last registered2026-04-09

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,794,000 $1,257,300
2026$2,919,000 $1,313,550
2027$3,422,000 $1,539,900

The city's market estimate has risen 22% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Dunkin' / 'Baskin-RobbinsDonutsA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

3 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Bare Hands in Contact w/ Food, Food Spoiled, 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 4 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 · under 50 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: none
Hoyt-Schermerhorn Sts — A C G · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Smith St / Bergen St — B57 B65 · 200 ft
Citi BikeBergen St & Smith St · under 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

148 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

48 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

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: $975,186 on 2021-11-18 (lender: Modern Bank, N.A.), covering 2 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-11-18Agreement $3,800,000 — from 148 SMITH ST. ASSOC., LLC; 185 SMITH ST. ASSOC., LLC to MODERN BANK, N.A. $3,800,000
2021-11-18AL&R $3,800,000 — from 148 SMITH ST. ASSOC., LLC; 185 SMITH ST. ASSOC., LLC to MODERN BANK, N.A. $3,800,000
2021-11-18Mortgage $975,187 — from 185 SMITH ST. ASSOC., LLC; 148 SMITH ST. ASSOC., LLC to MODERN BANK, N.A. $975,187
2017-07-18AL&R $1,706,000 — from 148 SMITH ST. ASSOC., LLC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA $1,706,000
2017-07-18Agreement $1,760,000 — from 148 SMITH ST. ASSOC., LLC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA $1,760,000
2017-07-18Mortgage $575,026 — from 148 SMITH ST. ASSOC., LLC to BANCO POPULAR NORTH AMERICA $575,026
2012-08-21Mortgage $311,481 — from 148 SMITH ST. ASSOC., LLC to INTERVEST NATIONAL BANK $311,481
2012-08-21Agreement $1,350,000 — from 148 SMITH ST. ASSOC., LLC to INTERVEST NATIONAL BANK $1,350,000
2009-05-22Agreement $1,650,000 — from 185 SMITH ST. ASSOC., LLC; 148 SMITH ST. ASSOC., LLC to INTERVEST NATIONAL BANK $1,650,000
2009-05-22Agreement $1,650,000 — from 148 SMITH ST. ASSOC., LLC; 185 SMITH ST. ASSOC., LLC; BOERUM ASSOCIATES, INC. to INTERVEST NATIONAL BANK $1,650,000
2009-05-15SMTG $1,100,000 — from 148 SMITH ST. ASSOC., LLC to INTERVEST NATIONAL BANK $1,100,000
2006-04-24RPTT $548,823 — from ALLIED DOMECQ NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION to DUNKIN' BRANDS ACQUISITION, INC. $548,823
2005-04-13Mortgage $400,000 — from 185 SMITH ST. ASSOC., LLC; 148 SMITH ST. ASSOC., LLC; BOERUM ASSOCIATES, INC. to INTERVEST NATIONAL BANK $400,000
2005-04-13Agreement $2,182,828 — from 148 SMITH ST. ASSOC., LLC; BOERUM ASSOCIATES, INC.; 185 SMITH ST. ASSOC., LLC to INTERVEST NATIONAL BANK $2,182,828
2005-04-13SPRD $1,782,828 — from 185 SMITH ST. ASSOC., LLC; 148 SMITH ST. ASSOC., LLC; BOERUM ASSOCIATES, INC. to INTERVEST NATIONAL BANK $1,782,828

Ten-year activity

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2019
2020
2021
2022
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2023
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20170424010
201812100013
2019017008
2020008019
20210275014
202201171019
202300390241
202401240227
202500120214
2026007018
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The full timeline

Construction 55Enforcement 41Housing & tenants 147Ownership & money 36Health & systems 9

Every one of the 288 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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