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214 Smith Street

105Records
12City systems
2Open violations
4.7Penalty rate

105 recorded events, 1976–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 38 311 service requests, 23 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 13 boiler inspections.

BoroughBrooklyn 11201
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)RAMCHAND GOPIE
BBL3004020044
BIN3006407

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 80% 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 4.7. In ZIP 11201, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

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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 violations2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2008-09-23.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Food Establishment (3) · Noise (2) · WATER LEAK (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Water System (1) · Lead (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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$3,595,000 $215,700
2026$3,794,000 $227,640
2027$4,105,000 $246,300

The city's market estimate has risen 14% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Cafe LulucAmericanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 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: Rodents/Insects/Garbage, Food Contaminated) · 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 · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Smith St / Douglass St — B57 · 250 ft
Citi BikeWarren St & Smith St · 450 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. 032 Samuel Mills Sprole. 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

214 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

12 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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: $81,936 on 2005-03-23 (lender: Flushing Savings Bank, FSB). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2005-03-23AL&R $300,000 — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB to GOPIE, RAMCHAND $300,000
2005-03-23Agreement $300,000 — from GOPIE, RAMCHAND to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $300,000
2005-03-23Mortgage $81,937 — from GOPIE, RAMCHAND to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $81,937
2001-07-30Mortgage $250,000 — from GOPIE, RAMCHAND to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $250,000
1997-05-14Mortgage $120,250 — from GOPIE, RAMCHAND to CAPITAL QUEST LLC $120,250
1986-05-29Mortgage $180,000 — from 214 SMITH ST RLTY CORP to CHINESE AMERIC/FED CRE U $180,000
1985-11-22Mortgage $90,000 — from LEE, MORTON; LEE, MARGIE to ABACUS FEDL SAVS BANK $90,000

Ten-year activity

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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
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201803025
201903014
202023016
202107018
202202013
2023070310
202404026
202503047
202601236
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The full timeline

Construction 13Enforcement 5Housing & tenants 45Ownership & money 24Health & systems 18

Every one of the 105 recorded events, 1976–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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