204 recorded events, 1975–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 77 311 service requests, 33 DOB permits, 26 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.
Full record, year by year Support this site
The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. More recorded distress than 77% 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 1.3. In ZIP 11231, 56% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
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.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
26 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (10) · Noise (6) · Homeless Person Assistance (3) · Food Establishment (2) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1) · New Tree Request (1).
$217,120 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (14 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1931) |
| No | Six or more residential units (4) |
| No | 421-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).
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,072,400 | $932,580 |
| 2026 | $2,209,000 | $994,050 |
| 2027 | $2,501,000 | $1,125,450 |
The city's market estimate has risen 21% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cotton Bean | Coffee/Tea | A | — |
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, Kitchen/Food Prep Area) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.
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.
| Subway | Carroll St — F G · 450 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Smith St / Union St — B57 · 150 ft |
| Citi Bike | Degraw St & Smith St · 300 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| Bike facility | Painted 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.
285 Smith Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
26 311 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.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $701,787 on 2020-11-18 (lender: Bcb Community Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-11-18 | AL&R $2,249,000 — from CHEN, BI-TAO to BCB COMMUNITY BANK | $2,249,000 | |
| 2020-11-18 | Agreement $2,249,000 — from CHEN, BI-TAO to BCB COMMUNITY BANK | $2,249,000 | |
| 2020-11-18 | Mortgage $701,787 — from CHEN, BI-TAO to BCB COMMUNITY BANK | $701,787 | |
| 2016-02-25 | AL&R $1,690,000 — from CHEN, BI-TAO to BCB COMMUNITY BANK | $1,690,000 | |
| 2016-02-25 | Agreement $1,690,000 — from CHEN, BI-TAO to BCB COMMUNITY BANK | $1,690,000 | |
| 2016-02-25 | Mortgage $683,021 — from CHEN, BI-TAO to BCB COMMUNITY BANK | $683,021 | |
| 2009-03-10 | Mortgage $1,100,000 — from CHEN, BI-TAO to MILES, JEFFREY; MILES, MARIANNE | $1,100,000 | |
| 2009-03-10 | Deed $2,000,000 — from MILES, MARIANNE; MILES, JEFFREY to CHEN, BI-TAO | $2,000,000 | |
| 2007-05-04 | AL&R $900,000 — from MILES, MARIANNE; MILES, JEFFREY to COMMERCE BANK, N.A. | $900,000 | |
| 2007-05-04 | Mortgage $900,000 — from MILES, JEFFREY; MILES, MARIANNE to COMMERCE BANK, N.A. | $900,000 | |
| 2007-05-04 | Deed $1,655,000 — from PARKER, MARY MARGARET to MILES, MARIANNE; MILES, JEFFREY | $1,655,000 | |
| 1993-08-11 | Mortgage $150,000 — from PARKER, MARY MARGARET to GREEN POINT SAVINGSBANK | $150,000 | |
| 1984-08-13 | Mortgage $108,750 — from PARKER, MARY M; TOLIMIERI, RICHARD; SMITH, FRED A/K/A; MARRANCA, GERALD J to CITIBANK N A | $108,750 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 2021 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| 2022 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Every one of the 204 recorded events, 1975–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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