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257 Smith Street

211Records
14City systems
2Open violations
11.3Penalty rate

211 recorded events, 1982–2026, from 14 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 152 311 service requests, 10 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 10 boiler inspections.

BoroughBrooklyn 11231
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)CHRISTINE I. HAUGERUD TRUST DATED 12/10/ 2019
BBL3004150004
BIN3006694

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 84% 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 11.3. 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

Open HPD violations2 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2001-01-31.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

45 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (37) · Food Establishment (2) · Plumbing (2) · Smoking (1) · PLUMBING (1) · Food Poisoning (1).

Filed construction activity

$155,940 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)CHRISTINE HAUGERUD
Last registered2024-08-05

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,702,000 $162,120
2026$1,753,000 $105,180
2027$2,305,000 $138,300

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Barely DisfiguredTapasA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 food-poisoning report to 311 at this address in the last three years (0 with three or more people sick)
2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · 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

SubwayCarroll St — F G · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Smith St / Douglass St — B57 · 300 ft
Citi BikeDegraw St & Smith St · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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

257 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

45 311 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: $350,000 on 2014-06-06 (lender: Maspeth Federal Savings And Loan Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2014-06-06Mortgage $350,000 — from TONNESON, CHRISTINE; HAUGERUD, CHRISTINE to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $350,000
1987-06-05Mortgage $75,000 — from GARCIA, LUZ N; GARCIA, REINALDO to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK $75,000
1982-05-20Mortgage $23,000 — from GARCIA, REINALDO; GARCIA, LUZ N to EMMANUELLI, INES TORRES $23,000

Ten-year activity

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2020
2021
2022
53
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017304018
2018005016
20190092112
2020008019
202100130114
202210350238
202320480353
202420100315
202500120214
2026023016
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The full timeline

Construction 14Enforcement 9Housing & tenants 160Ownership & money 11Health & systems 17

Every one of the 211 recorded events, 1982–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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