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170 Smith Street

190Records
10City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate

190 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 50 311 service requests, 33 DOB complaints, 31 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11201
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)JONEM, INC.
BBL3003900042
BIN3006060

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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 100% 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 0. 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

10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (3) · Water System (3) · Noise (2) · Illegal Parking (1) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$68,600 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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 (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$3,883,000 $232,980
2026$4,103,000 $246,180
2027$4,382,000 $262,920

The city's market estimate has risen 13% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
SsamKoreanA—

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: Letter Grading) · 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 · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Hoyt-Schermerhorn Sts — A C G · 0.4 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Smith St / Warren St — B57 · 100 ft
Citi BikeWarren 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

170 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

10 311 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: $70,525 on 2014-12-29 (lender: Flushing Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2014-12-29Mortgage $70,526 — from JONEM INC. to FLUSHING BANK $70,526
2014-12-29AL&R $1,240,000 — from JONEM INC. to FLUSHING BANK $1,240,000
2014-12-29Agreement $1,240,000 — from JONEM INC. to FLUSHING BANK $1,240,000
2009-07-10Mortgage $1,300,000 — from JONEM INC. to INDUS AMERICAN BANK $1,300,000
2009-07-10AL&R $1,300,000 — from JONEM INC. to INDUS AMERICAN BANK $1,300,000
2008-02-05Deed $1,750,000 — from BROOKLYN HERITAGE, LLC to JONEM, INC. $1,750,000
2006-02-16AL&R $975,000 — from THE PARK AVENUE BANK to BROOKLYN HERITAGE LLC $975,000
2006-02-16SPRD $1,200,000 — from THE PARK AVENUE BANK to BROOKLYN HERITAGE LLC $1,200,000
2006-02-16Mortgage $675,000 — from BROOKLYN HERITAGE LLC to THE PARK AVENUE BANK $675,000
2006-02-16Agreement $975,000 — from BROOKLYN HERITAGE LLC to THE PARK AVENUE BANK $975,000
2006-01-10Mortgage $525,000 — from BROOKLYN RENAISSANCE, LLC; BROOKLYN HERITAGE LLC to THE PARK AVENUE BANK $525,000
2005-12-06AL&R $300,000 — from PARK AVENUE FUNDING, LLC to BROOKLYN HERITAGE, LLC $300,000
2005-12-06Mortgage $300,000 — from BROOKLYN HERITAGE, LLC to PARK AVENUE FUNDING, LLC $300,000
2005-12-06Deed $1,350,000 — from MIRANDA, RENE to BROOKLYN HERITAGE, LLC $1,350,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017513009
2018008008
2019003003
2020001001
2021000000
2022003003
2023002013
2024005229
2025003014
2026000011
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The full timeline

Construction 42Enforcement 61Housing & tenants 51Ownership & money 31Health & systems 5

Every one of the 190 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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