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253 Smith Street

55Records
8City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate

55 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 8 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 27 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 10 311 service requests, 4 restaurant inspections.

BoroughBrooklyn 11231
Built1931
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)329 SMITH ST LLC
BBL3004150006
BIN3006696

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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 100% 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 0. 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.

What 311 hears from this address

2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2).

Filed construction activity

$41,000 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)329 SMITH STREET LLC
Head officerALAN MEYER
Managing agentTRUE MANAGEMENT
Last registered2025-09-02

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,674,000 $160,440
2026$3,040,000 $182,400
2027$2,648,000 $158,880

The city's market estimate has fallen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
CPW5817 CORPNot yet graded—
East Wind Snack ShopChineseAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

2 restaurants · 1 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 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 · 900 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 · 200 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

253 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

2 311 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 TRUE MANAGEMENT — 154 buildings, 691 units. Grades across the portfolio: A78 · B33 · C19 · D21 · F2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
275 South 1 Street BK25 A
881 Lexington Avenue BK24 A
2299 Adam C Powell Blvd MN20 B
227 Hancock Street BK16 C
14 Maujer Street BK16 B
552 Lafayette Avenue BK15 A
120 1 Place BK15 A
203 North 7 Street BK10 A
490A Jefferson Avenue BK9 A
232 Lincoln Place BK9 A
83 North Henry Street BK8 A
223 Ralph Avenue BK8 B
247 Nassau Avenue BK8 B
215 Ralph Avenue BK8 B
213 Ralph Avenue BK8 B
211 Jefferson Avenue BK8 B
606 Kosciuszko Street BK8 A
103 India Street BK7 A
444 Grand Avenue BK7 A
423 Marcus Garvey Blvd BK6 A
1450 Gates Avenue BK6 C
195 7 Avenue BK6 A
179 Meserole Avenue BK6 A
176 Skillman Avenue BK6 B
125 McGuinness Boulevard BK6 A
1444 Gates Avenue BK6 A
133 Lafayette Avenue BK6 D
262 Withers Street BK6 A
77 Irving Avenue BK6 A
524 Putnam Avenue BK6 A
37 Driggs Avenue BK6 C
304 Leonard Street BK6 B
233 Calyer Street BK6 C
59-23 Woodbine Street QN6 B
262 Malcolm X Boulevard BK6 A
606 Humboldt Street BK6 A
264 Linden Street BK6 A
1720 Madison Street QN6 B
193 7 Avenue BK6 A
986 Manhattan Avenue BK6 A
128 Guernsey Street BK6 B
1158 Gates Avenue BK6 B
187 Lenox Avenue MN5 D
526 Graham Avenue BK5 A
126 Alexander Avenue BX5 A
204 Freeman Street BK5 A
155 Bedford Avenue BK4 C
186 Nassau Avenue BK4 A
614 Lorimer Street BK4 D
760 Union Street BK4 A
100 Bergen Street BK4 A
319 South 5 Street BK4 A
931 Manhattan Avenue BK4 C
594 St Marks Avenue BK4 A
316 South 4 Street BK4 A
120 Kent Street BK4 A
135 South 1 Street BK4 A
445 Graham Avenue BK4 A
366A Manhattan Avenue BK4 D
426 Bainbridge Street BK4 B

showing 60 of 154 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $125,000 on 2010-01-22 (lender: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2016-10-04Deed $2,500,000 — from LOPEZ, JENNIFER to 329 SMITH ST II LLC; 329 SMITH ST LLC $2,500,000
2016-09-27Sold for $2,500,000 $2,500,000 $1,250,000
2010-01-22Mortgage $125,000 — from LOPEZ, JENNIFER to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $125,000
2007-07-27Mortgage $152,300 — from LOPEZ, JENNIFER to MERS $152,300
1997-05-28Mortgage $161,500 — from LOPEZ, JENNIFER to ALLIANCE MORTGAGE BANKING CORP $161,500
1994-12-21Mortgage $150,000 — from LOPEZ, WILFREDO to COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SERVICES $150,000
1993-04-28Mortgage $100,000 — from LOPEZ, WILFREDO; LOPEZ, NANCY M to NYC SOCIAL SERVICES $100,000
1989-11-01Mortgage $66,000 — from LOPEZ, WILFREDO; LOPEZ, NANCY M to DELTA FUNDING CORP $66,000
1984-04-13Mortgage $30,000 — from LOPEZ, NANCY; LOPEZ, WILFREDO to MONEY STORE/EMPIRE STATE $30,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201701001
201831105
201902002
202000000
202101001
202201012
202313015
202402013
202512003
202601001
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The full timeline

Construction 8Enforcement 1Housing & tenants 14Ownership & money 28Health & systems 4

Every one of the 55 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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