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278 Smith Street

105Records
9City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate

105 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 39 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 24 311 service requests, 11 DOB job filings.

BoroughBrooklyn 11231
Built1931
Floors2
Res. units1
ClassS1
Owner (PLUTO)JIANG'S INC.
BBL3004210042
BIN3006844

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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
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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

6 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2) · Illegal Parking (1) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1) · Street Sign (1) · Cannabis Retailer (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 (1931)
NoSix or more residential units (1)
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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,995,000 $119,700
2026$2,270,000 $136,200
2027$2,218,000 $133,080

The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
ThaismThaiAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 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 6 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

2 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2015 (0 in the last three years).

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 · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Smith St / Union St — B57 · 250 ft
Citi BikeDegraw St & Smith St · 200 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

278 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

6 311 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: $693,279 on 2019-11-06 (lender: Cathay Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2019-11-06AL&R $1,200,000 — from JIANG'S INC. to CATHAY BANK $1,200,000
2019-11-06Mortgage $693,280 — from JIANG'S INC. to CATHAY BANK $693,280
2019-11-06Agreement $1,200,000 — from JIANG'S INC. to CATHAY BANK $1,200,000
2014-06-09AL&R $615,000 — from JIANG'S INC. to CROSS RIVER BANK $615,000
2014-06-09Agreement $615,000 — from JIANG'S INC. to CROSS RIVER BANK $615,000
2014-06-09Mortgage $336,571 — from JIANG'S INC. $336,571
2006-04-07AL&R $471,000 — from FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB to JIANG'S INC. $471,000
2006-03-16Deed $1,175,000 — from FELDMAN, ALEXANDER; WEXLER, ALEXANDER to JIANG'S INC. $1,175,000
2006-03-16Mortgage $471,000 — from JIANG'S INC. to FLUSHING SAVINGS BANK, FSB $471,000
2003-12-02Mortgage $225,000 — from FELDMAN, ALEXANDER; WEXLER, ALEXANDER to MERS $225,000
2001-07-20Mortgage $214,900 — from FELDMAN, ALEXANDER; WEXLER, ALEXANDER to WALL STREET MORTGAGEBANKER LTD; POWER EXPRESS $214,900
1999-12-17Mortgage $205,900 — from GONZALEZ, ROSA to COLUMBIA EQUITIES LTD $205,900
1989-12-04Mortgage $9,950 — from MARGARITO, CARMEN; MARGARITO, DIANA to OXFORD CREDIT CORP $9,950

Ten-year activity

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201802204
201902305
202012205
202102002
202202002
202301023
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202504059
202601001
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The full timeline

Construction 22Enforcement 11Housing & tenants 24Ownership & money 39Health & systems 9

Every one of the 105 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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