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478 Smith Street

74Records
9City systems
6Open violations
20Penalty rate

74 recorded events, 2006–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 37 311 service requests, 12 HPD housing violations, 10 DOB job filings.

BoroughBrooklyn 11231
Built2009
Floors4
Res. units3
ClassRM
Owner (PLUTO)478 SMITH LLC
BBL3004787504
BIN—

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% 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 20. In ZIP 11231, 56% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

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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

Open HPD violations6 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 6 class A. Oldest open since 2021-04-19.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

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

10 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Illegal Dumping (3) · Food Establishment (2) · Dirty Condition (2) · Residential Disposal Complaint (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · Cannabis Retailer (1).

Filed construction activity

$5,040 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (2 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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2009)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

0 of 3 signals present. None of the common signals are present — stabilization is unlikely (though never impossible). 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)CJM BUILDING ASSOCIATES,LLC
Head officerCHRISTOPHER J MERONE
Managing agentCHRISTOPHER J MERONE
Last registered2025-07-08

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,676,400 $754,380
2026$1,968,000 $885,600
2027$2,307,000 $1,038,150

The city's market estimate has risen 38% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Atelier ArianaBakery Products/DessertsA—

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: Pet/Animal, Rodents/Insects/Garbage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

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

Hurricane evacuation zone 2 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.

Getting around

SubwaySmith-9 Sts — F G · 200 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Smith St / W 9 St — B57 · 100 ft
Citi BikeSmith St & 9 St · 50 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
Bike facilityProtected bike path mapped within 75 ft
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 058 The Carroll. 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

478 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

10 311 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

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2011-09-13Deed $1,700,000 — from 478 SMITH LLC to CJM BUILDING ASSOCIATES,LLC $1,700,000
2011-09-13Deed $1,700,000 — from 478 SMITH LLC to CJM BUILDING ASSOCIATES,LLC $1,700,000

Ten-year activity

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YearConstructionHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
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20210202
20220303
2023015015
202448113
20250213
20260314
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The full timeline

Construction 13Enforcement 2Housing & tenants 50Ownership & money 6Health & systems 3

Every one of the 74 recorded events, 2006–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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