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173 Smith Street

1,728Records
17City systems
0Open violations
1.9Penalty rate

1,728 recorded events, 1986–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,272 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 95 DOB permits, 76 DOB violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11201
Built1905
Floors6
Res. units42
ClassRM
Owner (PLUTO)WYCKOFF HOUSE CONDOMINIUM
BBL3003917501
BIN3006148

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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 84% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 1.9. In ZIP 11201, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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Among 17,252 25-99-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

20 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (5) · Noise (3) · Residential Disposal Complaint (2) · Curb Condition (2) · Dirty Condition (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1).

Filed construction activity

$958,135 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (30 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 (1905)
YesSix or more residential units (42)
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)THE WYCKOFF HOUSE CONDOMINIUM
Head officerJEAN S SARDE
Managing agentHABITAT MANAGEMENT, LLC
Last registered2025-08-29

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$168,402 $75,781
2026$194,714 $87,621
2027$171,520 $77,184

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

Tax exemptions on the roll: COLD WAR VETERAN - DISABILITY · SENIOR CITIZEN HOMEOWNER

For property tax, the Department of Finance values this condo as if it were a rental building. Its 2021 estimate: gross income $1,655,174 a year ($33.31 per sq ft), operating expenses $419,881 ($8.45 per sq ft), net operating income $1,235,293. These are the city's estimates from comparable rentals, not the building's actual budget, rents or maintenance charges.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

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 · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Hoyt-Schermerhorn Sts — A C G · 0.3 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

173 Smith Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

20 311 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by HABITAT MANAGEMENT, LLC — 57 buildings, 1,597 units. Grades across the portfolio: A54 · B2 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
50 Lefferts Avenue BK93 A
5-19 Borden Avenue QN76 A
27-49 Jackson Avenue QN74 A
37-29 31st Street QN70 A
26-46 4th Street QN69 A
155 Terrace Place BK55 A
38-09 28 Street QN50 A
715 Fox Street BX50 A
41-12 47 Avenue QN48 A
166 16 Street BK45 A
10-55 47 Avenue QN43 A
4620 11 Street QN42 A
173 Smith Street BK42 A
24-15 Queens Plaza North QN39 A
375 Lincoln Place BK39 A
892 Bergen Street BK38 A
11-35 45 Avenue QN38 A
198 16 Street BK32 A
137 Jackson Street BK32 A
345 Carroll Street BK32 A
150 North 5 Street BK31 A
28-18 Astoria Boulevard QN28 A
328 Sterling Place BK25 A
1735 Caton Avenue BK25 A
529 Court Street BK24 A
11-30 45 Road QN24 A
58 Strong Place BK23 A
21 Butler Place BK23 A
195 Prospect Park West BK21 A
147 Lafayette Avenue BK21 A
15 Butler Place BK20 A
134 Powers Street BK20 A
147 South Oxford Street BK20 A
328 Bergen Street BK20 A
468 17 Street BK20 A
422 State Street BK20 A
957 Utica Avenue BK18 C
195 Spencer Street BK18 B
191 Spencer Street BK18 A
201 Spencer Street BK18 A
197 Spencer Street BK18 A
1671 11 Avenue BK15 A
80 Adelphi Street BK14 A
31 Washington Street BK13 A
488 4th Avenue BK10 A
152 Withers Street BK9 A
315 Clinton Avenue BK9 A
149 Skillman Avenue BK9 A
223 Maujer Street BK8 A
2 Roebling Street BK8 A
227 Maujer Street BK8 A
117 South 3 Street BK8 A
225 Maujer Street BK8 A
223 North 11 Street BK4 B
221 North 11 Street BK4 A
217 North 11 Street BK4 A
215 North 11 Street BK4 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-09-03Mortgage $237,000 — from COHEN, RACHEL to TD BANK NA $237,000
2026-03-30Deed $3,562,870 — from RK SMITH ST., LLC; PK SMITH ST., LLC; PACIFIC PREMIER TRUST; COLUMBIA PRIVATE TRUST to AJ SMITH 169, LLC $3,562,870
2026-03-30Deed $3,562,870 — from RK SMITH ST., LLC; PK SMITH ST., LLC; PACIFIC PREMIER TRUST; COLUMBIA PRIVATE TRUST to AJ SMITH 169, LLC $3,562,870
2026-03-18Sold for $3,562,870 $3,562,870 $84,830
2026-03-18Sold for $3,562,870 $3,562,870 $84,830
2026-02-11Deed $1,300,000 — from BROOKS, SOPHIE; BROOKS, SOPHIE ANNE to RAKOWER, LAUREN HANNAH $1,300,000
2026-02-11Mortgage $1,040,000 — from RAKOWER, LAUREN HANNAH to CITIBANK, N.A.; MERS $1,040,000
2026-01-29Sold for $1,300,000 $1,300,000 $30,952
2026-01-23Mortgage $500,000 — from FAZIO, CYNTHIA L; FAZIO, JEFFREY R to BANK OF AMERICA, NA $500,000
2024-05-01Deed $1,200,000 — from GUILLERMO, NICOLAS DANIEL to KLEINMAN, RACHEL LEE $1,200,000
2024-04-11Sold for $1,200,000 $1,200,000 $28,571
2023-08-03Deed $1,100,000 — from SATLIN, LEAH to CHEN, TIANGE; MIAO, JINGNAN $1,100,000
2023-07-25Sold for $1,100,000 $1,100,000 $26,190
2022-12-20Mortgage $840,000 — from KAGAN, JEFFREY HERBERT to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; CITIBANK N.A. $840,000
2022-12-20Deed $1,050,000 — from MARCUS, ERICA to KAGAN, JEFFREY HERBERT $1,050,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017536221551
2018978261767
2019812217544
202082228545
202188335458
2022801126954
20234366423
20246385022
20256451521
202600714021
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The full timeline

Construction 164Enforcement 112Housing & tenants 82Ownership & money 1,304Health & systems 66

Every one of the 1,728 recorded events, 1986–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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