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343 Smith Street

160Records
9City systems
0Open violations
10Penalty rate

160 recorded events, 1973–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 96 311 service requests, 23 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 11 DOB permits.

BoroughBrooklyn 11231
Built1873
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassS2
Owner (PLUTO)343 A SMITH STREET, LLC
BBL3004430001
BIN3007378

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GRADE B

A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 82% 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 10. 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.

$1,250 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.

What 311 hears from this address

44 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Parking (18) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (12) · Encampment (2) · Abandoned Bike (2) · Water System (1) · Sidewalk Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$60,000 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 (1873)
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$3,809,000 $228,540
2026$4,822,000 $289,320
2027$5,027,000 $301,620

The city's market estimate has risen 32% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Hungry Ghost CoffeeCoffee/TeaAMice 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).

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 · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Smith St / 2 St — B57 · 250 ft
Citi BikeCarroll St & Smith St · 150 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

343 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

44 311 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: $85,781 on 2014-03-28 (lender: Maspeth Federal Savings And Loan Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-06-25Agreement $768,692 — from 343 A SMITH STREET, LLC; 343 B SMITH STREET, LLC to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $768,692
2014-03-28Mortgage $85,782 — from 343 A SMITH STREET, LLC; 343 B SMITH STREET, LLC to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $85,782
2014-03-28Agreement $1,000,000 — from 343 B SMITH STREET, LLC; 343 A SMITH STREET, LLC to MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA $1,000,000
2014-03-28AL&R $1,000,000 — from 343 A SMITH STREET, LLC; 343 B SMITH STREET, LLC $1,000,000
2010-09-13Deed $2,238,500 — from WALKER, JOSEPH A; WALKER, NANCY to 343 A SMITH STREET, LLC; 343 B SMITH STREET, LLC $2,238,500
2010-09-13AL&R $1,000,000 — from 343 B SMITH STREET, LLC; 343 A SMITH STREET, LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK $1,000,000
2010-09-13Mortgage $1,000,000 — from 343 B SMITH STREET, LLC; 343 A SMITH STREET, LLC to CROSS RIVER BANK $1,000,000
1990-10-12Mortgage $138,833 — from SBLENDORIO, DOMENICK; SBLENDORIO, ANTOINETTE to INDEPENDENCE SAVS BANK $138,833
1982-03-03Mortgage $49,474 — from PENELOPE KARAGIAS RTY CP to INDEPENDENCE SAVS BANK $49,474

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017036009
20184430011
2019135009
2020008008
2021010001
2022013015
202301280130
202412140118
202500110112
2026005106
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The full timeline

Construction 18Enforcement 19Housing & tenants 96Ownership & money 23Health & systems 4

Every one of the 160 recorded events, 1973–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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