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288 Smith Street

137Records
12City systems
0Open violations
21.3Penalty rate

137 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 39 311 service requests, 34 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 23 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11231
Built1900
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)WAGONWHEEL CAMPGROUND & COTTAGES, INC.
BBL3004280035
BIN3007029

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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.

What 311 hears from this address

17 service requests in the last three years. Most common: UNSANITARY CONDITION (4) · SAFETY (3) · DOOR/WINDOW (3) · FLOORING/STAIRS (3) · PLUMBING (2) · GENERAL (1).

Filed construction activity

$34,500 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 (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).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,740,000 $164,400
2026$3,191,000 $191,460
2027$3,152,000 $189,120

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
The ScionCoffee/TeaA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

Flood exposure

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

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

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 · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Smith St / Union St — B57 · 150 ft
Citi BikeDegraw St & Smith St · 350 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

288 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

17 311 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: $535,000 on 2023-04-28 (lender: Cross River Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-04-28AL&R $535,000 — from WAGONWHEEL CAMPGROUND & COTTAGES, INC. to CROSS RIVER BANK $535,000
2023-04-28Mortgage $535,000 — from WAGONWHEEL CAMPGROUND & COTTAGES, INC. to CROSS RIVER BANK $535,000
2023-04-28Deed $2,500,000 — from 288 LONGEVITY LLC to WAGONWHEEL CAMPGROUND & COTTAGES, INC. $2,500,000
2023-04-14Sold for $2,500,000 $2,500,000 $1,250,000
2004-02-12Mortgage $585,000 — from 288 LONGEVITY LLC to NORTH FORK BANK $585,000
2004-02-12DEEDO $780,000 — from PELLEGRINO, ANTHONY; BURGARELLA, FRANCES; BURGARELLA, STEFANO; PELLEGRINO, CARMEL to 288 LONGEVITY LLC $780,000
1990-07-10Mortgage $51,371 — from PELLEGRINO, ANTHONY; PELLEGRINO, CARMEL; BURGARELLA, STEFANO; BURGARELLA, FRANCES to INDEPENDENCE SAVINGSBK $51,371
1985-03-04Mortgage $75,000 — from PELLEGRINO, CARMEL; BURGARELLA, FRANCES; BURGARELLA, STEFANO; PELLEGRINO, ANTHONY to INDEPENDENCE SAVS BK $75,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017015208
2018003014
2019012014
2020003014
2021006017
2022000011
202330325141
2024100023
2025001023
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The full timeline

Construction 20Enforcement 8Housing & tenants 62Ownership & money 35Health & systems 12

Every one of the 137 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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