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268 Smith Street

87Records
15City systems
1Open violations
0Penalty rate

87 recorded events, 1980–2026, from 15 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 29 311 service requests, 16 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 10 boiler inspections.

BoroughBrooklyn 11231
Built1931
Floors4
Res. units3
ClassS3
Owner (PLUTO)268 SMITH OWNER LLC
BBL3004210037
BIN3006839

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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

Open HPD violations1 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2017-12-06.

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

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (2) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (2) · Food Establishment (2) · Snow or Ice (1).

Filed construction activity

$99,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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 (3)
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)268 SMITH OWNER LLC
Head officerSAMUEL CHARNEY
Managing agentSAMUEL CHARNEY
Last registered2026-06-18

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,367,000 $1,065,150
2026$2,423,000 $1,090,350
2027$2,840,000 $1,278,000

The city's market estimate has risen 20% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Malai Ice CreamFrozen DessertsA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

2 Food Establishment complaints to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Food Contaminated, Pet/Animal) · 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 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 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Smith St / Union St — B57 · 350 ft
Citi BikeDegraw St & Smith St · 100 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

268 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

7 311 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: $900,000 on 2018-08-14 (lender: Dime Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-08-14Mortgage $900,000 — from 268 SMITH OWNER LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $900,000
2018-08-14Agreement $2,850,000 — from 268 SMITH OWNER LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $2,850,000
2018-08-14AL&R $2,850,000 — from 268 SMITH OWNER LLC to DIME COMMUNITY BANK $2,850,000
2017-05-25AL&R $1,950,000 — from 268 SMITH OWNER LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $1,950,000
2017-05-25Mortgage $1,950,000 — from 268 SMITH OWNER LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $1,950,000
2017-05-25Deed $3,100,000 — from ESTRADA, CARMEN to 268 SMITH OWNER LLC $3,100,000
2017-05-18Sold for $3,100,000 $3,100,000 $1,033,333
1992-01-24Mortgage $5,000 — from ESTRADA, CARMEN; ESTRADA, MELVIN to BELL FIN SCVS CO INC $5,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017004408
20184017113
2019114028
2020004015
2021006017
2022002013
2023005027
2024006028
2025012036
2026001012
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The full timeline

Construction 8Enforcement 6Housing & tenants 42Ownership & money 17Health & systems 14

Every one of the 87 recorded events, 1980–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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