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252 Smith Street

131Records
13City systems
0Open violations
21.3Penalty rate

131 recorded events, 1971–2026, from 13 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 38 DOB permits, 24 311 service requests, 20 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11231
Built1900
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS9
Owner (PLUTO)HOLY FAMILY HOLDINGS, LLC
BBL3004140039
BIN3006670

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% 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 21.3. In ZIP 11231, 56% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% 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.

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

8 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (3) · Water System (2) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1) · Noise (1) · PLUMBING (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 (1900)
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)HOLY FAMILY HOLDING LLC
Head officerFRANK CASTELLANA
Managing agentFRANK CASTELLANA
Last registered2025-06-12

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$954,000 $429,300
2026$1,145,000 $515,250
2027$1,374,000 $618,300

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 6 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

SubwayCarroll St — F G · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Smith St / Douglass St — B57 · 250 ft
Citi BikeDegraw St & Smith St · 150 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

252 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

8 311 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 FRANK CASTELLANA — 3 buildings, 26 units. Grades across the portfolio: A1 · B1 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
387 Broome Street MN20 A
254 Smith Street BK4 B
252 Smith Street BK2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2009-01-21Deed $3,450,000 — from ESTATE OF CONCETTA SCOTTO; THERESA RUSSO AS ADMINISTRATRIX to HOLY FAMILY HOLDINGS, LLC $3,450,000

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
7
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201730003
201830407
201920103
202000101
202100101
202200404
202301506
202431105
202500516
202600606
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The full timeline

Construction 42Enforcement 26Housing & tenants 58Ownership & money 4Health & systems 1

Every one of the 131 recorded events, 1971–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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