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421 Smith Street

405Records
17City systems
1Open violations
178.2Penalty rate

405 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 17 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 121 311 service requests, 88 HPD complaints, 57 HPD housing violations.

BoroughBrooklyn 11231
Built1931
Floors4
Res. units8
ClassC1
Owner (PLUTO)FAC RENAISSANCE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORP.
BBL3004680002
BIN3008043

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 89% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 178.2. In ZIP 11231, 56% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

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C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2026-09-17.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

50 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 33 · winter 2024–25: 5 · winter 2025–26: 4). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

33
’23–24
5
’24–25
4
’25–26

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

38 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (21) · PLUMBING (4) · Noise (4) · Illegal Parking (3) · Real Time Enforcement (2) · Homeless Person Assistance (2).

Filed construction activity

$1,249,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (8 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 (1931)
YesSix or more residential units (8)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. 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)FAC RENAISSANCE HDFC
Head officerANGEL RODRIGUEZ
Managing agentFIFTH AVE COMMITTEE
Last registered2025-09-10

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,381,000 $1,071,450
2026$2,857,000 $1,285,650
2027$3,428,000 $1,542,600

The city's market estimate has risen 44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 420C

Building systems

Heating fuelNO2FUEL

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

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

1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2020 (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 · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Court St / 3 Pl — B57 · 600 ft
Citi BikeSmith St & 3 St · 450 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

421 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

38 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 21 of them about heat or hot water.

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 FIFTH AVENUE COMMITTEE INC — 45 buildings, 607 units. Grades across the portfolio: A14 · B18 · C9 · D3 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
416 63rd Street BK84 A
551 Warren Street BK68 A
5108 4th Avenue BK50 A
575 5 Avenue BK49 A
329 50 Street BK48 A
588 Park Place BK20 A
594 Park Place BK20 C
15 Strong Place BK16 D
573 Warren Street BK14 C
322 Bergen Street BK12 B
680 Union Street BK10 A
579 Warren Street BK8 A
4707 4 Avenue BK8 B
332 Bergen Street BK8 B
130 29 Street BK8 B
254 6 Street BK8 B
439 13 Street BK8 B
571 Warren Street BK8 A
231 5 Avenue BK8 C
141 5 Avenue BK8 A
677 Union Street BK8 B
219 50 Street BK8 B
421 Smith Street BK8 C
217 50 Street BK8 C
258 Bergen Street BK7 B
148 4 Avenue BK7 C
254 Bergen Street BK7 B
93 3 Avenue BK7 A
172 5 Avenue BK6 A
257 3 Avenue BK6 B
129 23 Street BK6 B
76 5 Avenue BK6 B
249 5 Avenue BK6 B
147 5 Avenue BK6 A
451 48 Street BK6 A
237 5 Avenue BK6 C
666 6 Avenue BK6 C
445 Baltic Street BK5 B
690 Sackett Street BK4 F
670 6 Avenue BK4 C
115 Columbia Street BK4 B
190 Butler Street BK4 D
31 St Marks Place BK3 B
320 Bergen Street BK3 D
258 51 Street BK3 B

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,417,500 on 2016-08-09 (lender: Fifth Avenue Committee, INC.), covering 13 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-01-20Agreement $1,417,500 — from FAC RENAISSANCE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to HSBC BANK USA $1,417,500
2021-01-20Agreement $2,931,385 — from FAC RENAISSANCE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to CITY OF NEW YORK (THE) $2,931,385
2021-01-20Agreement $3,406,138 — from FAC RENAISSANCE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D; CITY OF NEW YORK (THE) $3,406,138
2021-01-20AL&R $5,469,061 — from FAC RENAISSANCE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION $5,469,061
2021-01-20Agreement $5,469,061 — from FAC RENAISSANCE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION $5,469,061
2021-01-20Agreement $5,469,061 — from FAC RENAISSANCE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION $5,469,061
2021-01-20Mortgage $200,000 — from FAC RENAISSANCE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION $200,000
2021-01-20Agreement $1,695,551 — from FAC RENAISSANCE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION AND D; CITY OF NEW YORK (THE) $1,695,551
2016-08-09AL&R $8,675,199 — from FAC RENAISSANCE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND to LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION $8,675,199
2016-08-09Mortgage $5,269,061 — from FAC RENAISSANCE HOUSING DEV. FUND CORPOR to LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION $5,269,061
2016-08-09Mortgage $1,417,500 — from FAC RENAISSANCE HOUSING DEV. FUND CORPOR to FIFTH AVENUE COMMITTEE, INC. $1,417,500
2016-08-09Mortgage $1,695,551 — from FAC RENAISSANCE HOUSING DEV. FUND CORPOR to THE CITY OF NEW YORK $1,695,551
2016-08-09Agreement $2,931,385 — from FAC RENAISSANCE HOUSING DEV. FUND CORPOR to NEW YORK CITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPOR $2,931,385
2016-08-09Mortgage $3,406,138 — from FAC RENAISSANCE HOUSING DEV. FUND CORPOR to LOCAL INITIATIVES SUPPORT CORPORATION $3,406,138
2016-07-19RPTT&RET $3,281,573 — from NEW YORK EQUITY FUND 1995 LIMITED PARTNE to FAC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATION $3,281,573

Ten-year activity

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2021
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
20175351014
201821230127
201930140118
202001100112
2021001114227
202200840185
202320450148
202413370142
20250090110
202600180119
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The full timeline

Construction 33Enforcement 29Housing & tenants 283Ownership & money 49Health & systems 11

Every one of the 405 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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