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116 Smith Street · Brooklyn · BBL 3001870024 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP7.6
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 56% 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 12.7. In ZIP 11201, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
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 violations2 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2019-09-16.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

6 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2024–25: 6).

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: HEAT/HOT WATER (3) · Food Establishment (1) · Lead (1) · PLUMBING (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (1).

Filed construction activity

$108,000 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 (1920)
YesSix or more residential units (6)
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)PHILIPPE PAUL
Last registered2025-07-18

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$2,720,400 $1,224,180
2026$2,333,000 $1,049,850
2027$2,677,000 $1,204,650

The city's market estimate has fallen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Building systems

Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Ten Ichi MartJapaneseNot yet graded—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: 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 5 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

SubwayBergen St — F G · 400 ft straight-line (about a 2-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Hoyt-Schermerhorn Sts — A C G · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Smith St / Bergen St — B57 B65 · 300 ft
Citi BikePacific St & Smith St · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 261 Zipporiah Mills. 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

116 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

11 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 3 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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $136,500 on 1997-02-03 (lender: Greenpoint Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1997-02-03Mortgage $136,500 — from PAUL, PHILIPPE to GREENPOINT BANK $136,500
1994-10-20Mortgage $120,253 — from DEFONTE, EILEEN; DEFONTE, NICHOLAS to NATIONSCREDIT FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP OF $120,253
1987-11-05Mortgage $173,420 — from PARK SLOPE ASSOC to 116 SMITH ST ASSOC $173,420

Ten-year activity

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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
201700505
2018718117
20190120122
202000516
202100415
202223218
202300213
202400415
20250018422
202600213
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The last 12 months — 11 records

DateRecord
2026-06-24Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-05-05HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2026-04-08Boiler inspection
2025-11-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-11-10Tenant complaint: SAFETY — FIRE ESCAPE
2025-11-10Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2025-11-10Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW FRAME
2025-11-10311: SAFETY — FIRE ESCAPE
2025-11-10311: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW FRAME
2025-11-10311: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2025-10-30Restaurant inspection: TEN ICHI MART — grade N

The full timeline

2026
2026-06-24Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-05-05HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2026-04-08Boiler inspection
2025
2025-11-26Rodent inspection: Passed
2025-11-10Tenant complaint: SAFETY — FIRE ESCAPE
2025-11-10Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2025-11-10Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW FRAME
2025-11-10311: SAFETY — FIRE ESCAPE
2025-11-10311: DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW FRAME
2025-11-10311: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2025-10-30Restaurant inspection: TEN ICHI MART — grade N
2025-10-14Restaurant inspection: TEN ICHI MART
2025-07-22Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-06-10HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2025-05-02311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2025-05-02311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025-04-09Boiler inspection
2025-02-13Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2025-02-13Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-02-13Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-02-13Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-02-13311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2025-02-13311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-02-13311: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2025-02-13311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2024
2024-11-19311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2024-07-25311: Food Establishment — Rodents/Insects/Garbage
2024-04-24Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-04-11HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2024-02-28Boiler inspection
2023
2023-04-29Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2023-04-07Boiler inspection
2023-03-24HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2022
2022-10-26Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2022-09-06Job filed: Remove a 20' W X 30' D X 20' H wooden shed in the rear yard and restore to prior legal condition. This application is filed to resolve ECB violation 3$5,000
2022-08-22ECB CLASS - 3 violation: ELECTRICAL WORK WITHOUT PERMIT. AT TIME OF INSPECTION OF ILLEGAL SHED AT REAR YARD OF SUBJECT PREMISES, OBSERVED ELECTRICAL SWITCH$400
2022-08-22ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK WITHOUT PERMIT. AT TIME OF INSPECTION, OBSERVED AT EXPOSURE #3, WOODEN SHED APPROXIMATELY 20FT IN WIDE X 30FT DEPTH X 10FT HE$625
2022-05-24311: Building/Use — No Certificate Of Occupancy/Illegal/Contrary To CO
2022-05-24DOB complaint, category ?
2022-03-28Boiler inspection
2022-03-02HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2021
2021-07-10311: ELECTRIC — NO LIGHTING
2021-07-09Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — NO LIGHTING
2021-05-26Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-04-13HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2021-03-09Boiler inspection
2020
2020-10-01311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2020-09-03311: Derelict Bicycle — 14B Derelict Bicycle
2020-08-25311: Derelict Bicycle — 14B Derelict Bicycle
2020-07-16311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-05-22311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-02-13Boiler inspection
2019
2019-12-07311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019-10-04HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE ROTTED WOOD FLOOR IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 4R, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM
2019-10-04HPD class A: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE VINYL TILES AT FLOOR IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 4R, 4th
2019-10-04HPD class B: § 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE LEAKY AND/OR DEFECTIVE FAUCETS AT BATHTUB IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 4R, 4th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOU
2019-09-30Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — WALL
2019-09-30Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2019-09-30Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — LIGHTING
2019-09-30Tenant complaint: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2019-09-30Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — RADIATOR
2019-09-26HPD litigation: Tenant Action
2019-09-16HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD SUB FLOOR IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 4R, 4th STORY
2019-09-16HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR UNDER RADIATOR AT WEST WALL IN THE KITCHEN LOCAT
2019-09-13Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2019-09-13Tenant complaint: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2019-09-13Tenant complaint: PAINT/PLASTER — CEILING
2019-09-13Tenant complaint: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2019-09-13311: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2019-08-07311: General Construction/Plumbing — Egress - Doors Locked/Blocked/Improper/No Secondary Means
2019-08-07DOB complaint, category ?
2019-06-18311: Noise — Noise: air condition/ventilation equipment (NV1)
2019-02-21HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE ARRANGE AND MAKE SELF-CLOSING THE DOORS BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR , 1st STORY
2019-02-05Boiler inspection
2018
2018-12-11HPD class A: § 26-1103 ADMIN. CODE: POST AND MAINTAIN A PROPER NOTICE ON WALL OF THE ENTRANCE STORY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE AGE
2018-12-11HPD class A: § 27-2005 HMC: POST, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND MAINTAIN A NOTICE IN A COMMON AREA OF THE BUILDING REGARDING THE PROCEDURES
2018-12-11HPD class A: § 27-2046.1 HMC: POST A PROPER NOTICE OF CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE REQUIREMENTS, IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN A COMMON
2018-12-10Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2018-12-10311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2018-07-03Boiler inspection
2018-04-30Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2018-04-30311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2018-04-04Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-03-14311: Emergency Response Team (ERT) — After Hours Work - Illegal
2018-03-14DOB complaint, category ?
2018-02-22Job filed: INSTALL AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN CONJUNCTION WITH JOB NO#321714123. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS AND OCCUPANCY.$5,000
2018-01-23Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-01-23Permit EW — ISSUED
2018-01-11Permit PL — ISSUED
2018-01-10Job filed: INTERIOR RENOVATION FOR RESTAURANT ON 1ST FLOOR AND MONOR PARTITION WORK IN CE LLAR. PARTITION MECHANICAL AND PLUMBING WORK INVOLVED. NO CHANGE IN USE$98,000
2018-01-10Permit EW — ISSUED
2017
2017-10-31Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-10-31311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-03-25311: Dirty Conditions — E3 Dirty Sidewalk
2017-01-15Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2017-01-15311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2016
2016-04-15311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2015
2015-12-19Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2015-12-19311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014
2014-11-26311: Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Grating - Defective
2014-11-25311: Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Grating - Defective
2014-11-08Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014-11-08311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2014-10-02Permit PL — ISSUED
2014-09-24Permit EW — ISSUED
2014-09-24Permit EQ — ISSUED
2014-09-24Permit EW — ISSUED
2014-09-08Job filed: APPLICATION IS FILED FOR THE INTERIOR RENOVATION OF THE CELLAR & FIRST FLOORS AT AN EXISTING FOUR STORY MIXED USE RESIDENCE. NO CHANGE IN, USE, EG$129,500
2014-07-09Permit EW — ISSUED
2014-06-30Job filed: REMOVAL OF INTERIOR PARTITIONS, CEILING AND FLOOR AT 1ST FLOOR AND CELLAR. WORK TO INCLUDE PLUMBING AND STORE FRONT RENOVATION. INSTALLATION OF CONST.$100,000
2014-06-25Job filed: INFILL WINDOW OPENING AT BACK FA?ADE, AND ENLARGE DOOR OPENING AT BACK FACADE, AND CREATE STAIR OPENING AT 1ST FLOOR TO BASEMENT$3,000
2014-06-03Job filed: REMOVAL OF INTERIOR PARTITIONS, CEILING AND FLOOR AT 1ST FLOOR AND CELLAR. WORK INCLUDE MECHANICAL, PLUMBING, AND STOREFRONT RENOVATION. INSTALLATION $125,000
2014-06-02Job filed: INTERIOR REMOVAL OF FINISHES, NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY$20,000
2014-05-30Job filed: INTERIOR REMOVAL OF FINISHES; NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY$20,000
2014-05-30Job filed: INTERIOR REMOVAL OF FINISHES; NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY$20,000
2014-05-30Job filed: INTERIOR REMOVAL OF FINISHES; NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY$20,000
2013
2013-11-20Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2013-11-20311: HEATING — HEAT
2013-07-16311: Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Grating - Defective
2012
2012-11-24Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2012-11-24311: HEATING — HEAT
2012-07-30311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2012-06-25311: Other Enforcement — E10 Obstruction (Street/Sidewalk)
2011
2011-10-28Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2011-10-28311: HEATING — HEAT
2007
2007-02-12Mortgage satisfied — from PAUL, PHILLIPPE to GREENPOINT BANK; NORTH FORK BANK
2007-02-12TL&R — from PAUL, PHILLIPPE to NORTH FORK BANK; GREENPOINT BANK
2005
2005-03-28Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-03-11Job filed: INSTALL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM ONLY NO CHANGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANC Y$3,000
2005-02-17Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-02-17Permit EW — ISSUED
2005-02-14Job filed: Minor interior renovation of an existing restaurant on the 1st floor. No change the use, egress and occupancy.$20,000
2003
2003-11-13Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
2003-11-08Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
1997
1997-05-22Mortgage satisfied — from DEFONTE, NICHOLAS; DEFONTE, EILEEN to NATIONSCREDIT FINANCIAL SERVCIES CORP OF
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1997-02-03Mortgage $136,500 — from PAUL, PHILIPPE to GREENPOINT BANK$136,500
1997-02-03Mortgage assigned — from PAUL, PHILIPPE to GREENPOINT BANK
1997-02-03Deed — from DEFONTE, EILEEN; DE FONTE, NICHOLAS to PAUL, PHILIPPE
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-12-01Mortgage assigned — from DEFONTE, NICHOLAS; DEFONTE, EILEEN to NATIONSCREDIT FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP OF
1994-10-20Mortgage $120,253 — from DEFONTE, EILEEN; DEFONTE, NICHOLAS to NATIONSCREDIT FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP OF$120,253
1994-10-17Deed — from PARK SLOPE ASSOCIATES to NATIONSCREDIT FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP
1994-10-17Deed — from NATIONSCREDIT FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP to DEFONTE, NICHOLAS; DEFONTE, EILEEN
1994-07-25DOB violation LL6291:
1994-04-20Mortgage assigned — from CHRYSLER FIRST FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP O to NATIONSCREDIT FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP
1992
1992-04-13Air permit (REGISTRATION), fuel: NATURALGAS
1991
1991-12-09Permit PL — ISSUED
1991-12-09Permit PL — ISSUED
1991-11-21Permit EW — ISSUED
1991-11-12Permit PL — ISSUED
1991-10-21Permit EW — ISSUED
1991-10-21Permit EQ — ISSUED
1987
1987-11-05Mortgage $173,420 — from PARK SLOPE ASSOC to 116 SMITH ST ASSOC$173,420
1987-11-05Deed — from 116 SMITH ST ASSOC to PARK SLOPE ASSOC
1983
1983-04-20Mortgage satisfied — from SALGADO, GUILLERMO; O'CONNOR, BESSIE to PITTARI, MARGARET P
1983-04-19Deed — from SALGADO, GUILLERMO; O'CONNOR, BESSIE to 116 SMITH ST ASSOCIATES
1981
1981-08-12Mortgage — from SALGADO GUILLERMO; O CONNOR BESSIE to PITTARI MARGARET PATRICIA
1981-08-12Deed — from PITTARI BARTOLOMEO A DECD; PITTARI MARGARET PATRICIA EXEC to O CONNOR BESSIE; SALGADO GUILLERMO
1967
1967-06-15Deed — from MALARA MARY A B to PITTARI BARNEY A; PITTARI BARTOLOMEO A
1966
1966-07-11Deed — from MALARA MARIA; PITTANI JOSEPH T; MALARA MARIA HEIRS OF; MALARA BARTOLOMEO J; PITTANI BARTOL to PITTARI BARTOLOMEO A; PITTARI BARNEY A
1966-07-11Deed — from PITTARI GIUSEPPINA EXR OF to PITTANI BARNEY; PITTANI BARTOLOMEO; PITTANI JOSEPH T; MALARA MARIA

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