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216 Smith Street

142Records
12City systems
0Open violations
1.3Penalty rate

142 recorded events, 1966–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 94 311 service requests, 10 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 10 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11201
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)PPPW HOLDINGS LLC
BBL3004020045
BIN3006408

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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 77% 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 1.3. 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

31 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (16) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (9) · Water Conservation (2) · Homeless Person Assistance (1) · Noise (1) · Water System (1).

Filed construction activity

$604,360 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 (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).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)PPPW HOLDINGS LLC
Head officerSerge Rosenberg
Managing agentSerge Rosenberg
Last registered2025-07-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,730,000 $223,800
2026$3,988,000 $239,280
2027$4,298,000 $257,880

The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Verde Cafe & LoungeItalianA—

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
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

216 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

31 311 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: $110,000 on 1986-05-29 (lender: Brooklyn Jenapo Fedcr U). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2025-05-30Deed $2,750,000 — from BERNSTEIN FAMILY TRUST; ROZA SHTELMAKHER, AS TRUSTEE to PPPW HOLDINGS LLC $2,750,000
2025-05-14Sold for $2,750,000 $2,750,000 $1,375,000
1986-05-29Mortgage $110,000 — from BERNSTEIN, ESTHER; BERNSTEIN, DAVID; BERNSHTEYN, DAVID/AKA; BERNSHTEYN, FIRA/AKA to BROOKLYN JENAPO FEDCR U $110,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701001
201807007
201913004
20200160016
202108019
20220130013
20230240125
20240160117
2025543214
202614005
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The full timeline

Construction 17Enforcement 10Housing & tenants 99Ownership & money 11Health & systems 5

Every one of the 142 recorded events, 1966–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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