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317 Smith Street

96Records
10City systems
0Open violations
30Penalty rate

96 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 10 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 32 311 service requests, 30 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 8 boiler inspections.

BoroughBrooklyn 11231
Built1870
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)FOURTH ON THE SMITH LLC
BBL3004360004
BIN3007262

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 90% 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 30. 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

11 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (3) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (2) · Noise (2) · New Tree Request (1) · General Construction/Plumbing (1) · Encampment (1).

Filed construction activity

$48,500 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 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 (1870)
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)FOURTH ON THE SMITH LLC
Head officerSang KWAK
Managing agentGENERATION PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC
Last registered2025-12-16

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,082,000 $184,920
2026$3,902,000 $234,120
2027$3,460,000 $207,600

The city's market estimate has risen 12% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

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 · 100 ft straight-line (under a minute) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Smith St / Union St — B57 · 250 ft
Citi BikeCarroll St & Smith St · 300 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

317 Smith Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

11 311 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 GENERATION PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC — 2 buildings, 8 units. Grades across the portfolio: B1 · C1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
71 2 Avenue MN6 B
317 Smith Street BK2 C

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $121,017 on 2023-05-11 (lender: Modern Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2023-12-13Agreement $17,250,000 — from JEDSS GROUP, LLC; THE KWAK LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; FOURTH ON THE SMITH LLC; DJ INTERNATIONAL to BANKUNITED, N.A. $17,250,000
2023-05-11Mortgage $1,278,982 — from DJ INTERNATIONAL REALTY LLC; JEDSS GROUP LLC; THE KWAK LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; FOURTH ON THE to BANK UNITED, N.A. $1,278,982
2023-05-11AL&R $1,400,000 — from FOURTH ON THE SMITH LLC to MODERN BANK, N.A. $1,400,000
2023-05-11Agreement $1,400,000 — from FOURTH ON THE SMITH LLC to MODERN BANK, N.A. $1,400,000
2023-05-11Mortgage $121,018 — from FOURTH ON THE SMITH LLC to MODERN BANK, N.A. $121,018
2023-05-09Mortgage $4,320,736 — from THE KWAK LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; JEDSS GROUP LLC; DJ INTERNATIONAL REALTY LLC; FOURTH ON THE to BANK UNITED, N.A. $4,320,736
2023-05-09Mortgage $6,460,505 — from JEDSS GROUP LLC; FOURTH ON THE SMITH LLC; DJ INTERNATIONAL REALTY LLC; THE KWAK LIMITED PA to BANK UNITED, N.A. $6,460,505
2023-05-05Mortgage $4,105,000 — from DJ INTERNATIONAL REALTY LLC; FOURTH ON THE SMITH LLC; JEDSS GROUP LLC; THE KWAK LIMITED PA to BANKUNITED, N.A. $4,105,000
2023-05-05Agreement $17,250,000 — from FOURTH ON THE SMITH LLC; DJ INTERNATIONAL REALTY LLC; THE KWAK LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; JEDSS to BANKUNITED, N.A. $17,250,000
2018-11-02AL&R $17,250,000 — from JEDSS GROUP LLC; FOURTH ON THE SMITH LLC; DJ INTERNATIONAL REALTY LLC; THE KWAK LIMITED PA to BANKUNITED, N.A. $17,250,000
2018-11-02Agreement $17,250,000 — from THE KWAK LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; FOURTH ON THE SMITH LLC; DJ INTERNATIONAL REALTY LLC; JEDSS to BANKUNITED, N.A. $17,250,000
2018-11-02Mortgage $4,166,700 — from FOURTH ON THE SMITH LLC; THE KWAK LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; DJ INTERNATIONAL REALTY LLC; JEDSS to BANKUNITED, N.A. $4,166,700
2016-04-05Deed $2,700,000 — from NARDI, GIUSEPPE to FOURTH ON THE SMITH LLC $2,700,000
2016-04-05Mortgage $1,800,000 — from JEDSS GROUP LLC; THE KWAK LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; DJ INTERNATIONAL REALTY LLC; FOURTH ON THE to BANKUNITED, N.A. $1,800,000
2016-04-05AL&R $1,800,000 — from JEDSS GROUP LLC; DJ INTERNATIONAL REALTY LLC; THE KWAK LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; FOURTH ON THE to BANKUNITED, N.A. $1,800,000

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017000000
2018005319
2019005016
2020001012
2021004015
2022002013
202360515127
202411100113
2025002002
2026022015
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The full timeline

Construction 7Enforcement 11Housing & tenants 40Ownership & money 30Health & systems 8

Every one of the 96 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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