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175 Smith Street · Brooklyn · BBL 3003910007 · 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, AEP0
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 100% 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 0. In ZIP 11201, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% 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

18 service requests in the last three years. Most common: For Hire Vehicle Complaint (7) · Illegal Parking (6) · Noise (3) · Lead (1) · For Hire Vehicle Report (1).

Filed construction activity

$9,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 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)
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$4,070,000 $244,200
2026$4,542,000 $272,520
2027$4,541,000 $272,460

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

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
BoatAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

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

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.

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 · 150 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
Hoyt-Schermerhorn Sts — A C G · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Smith St / Warren St — B57 · 50 ft
Citi BikeWarren 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. 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

175 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

18 311 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: $950,000 on 2016-10-19 (lender: Emigrant Funding Corporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2021-03-18Deed $2,100,000 — from R&T MCDONALD LLC to 175 SMITH PROPERTY LLC $2,100,000
2021-02-12Sold for $2,100,000 $2,100,000 $1,050,000
2016-10-19AL&R $950,000 — from R & T MCDONALD, LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $950,000
2016-10-19Mortgage $950,000 — from R & T MCDONALD, LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION $950,000
2000-08-10Mortgage $118,076 — from MCDONALD, ROBERT; MCDONALD, TRACY to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK $118,076
1997-07-14Mortgage $187,000 — from MCDONALD, TRACY; MCDONALD, ROBERT to INDEPENDENCE SAVINGSBANK $187,000

Ten-year activity

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2021
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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017002002
2018005005
2019004004
2020001001
2021002406
202220120216
2023024006
2024003014
202500110011
2026003014
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The last 12 months — 4 records

DateRecord
2026-08-28311: For Hire Vehicle Report — Driver Report - Non Passenger
2026-03-30Restaurant inspection: BOAT — grade A
2026-01-23311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2026-01-23311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane

The full timeline

2026
2026-08-28311: For Hire Vehicle Report — Driver Report - Non Passenger
2026-03-30Restaurant inspection: BOAT — grade A
2026-01-23311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2026-01-23311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025
2025-10-02311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2025-08-11311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2025-08-11311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025-08-11311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2025-07-18311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2025-07-18311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025-06-04311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2025-03-22311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2025-03-22311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025-03-12311: For Hire Vehicle Complaint — Driver Complaint - Non Passenger
2025-03-12311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2024
2024-07-29311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2024-07-03311: Illegal Parking — License Plate Obscured
2024-05-03Restaurant inspection: BOAT — grade A
2024-05-03311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2023
2023-12-07311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2023-09-14DOB violation C: VIO23-50291
2023-09-14DOB complaint, category ?
2023-04-19311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2023-02-13311: Lead — Lead Kit Request (Residential) (L10)
2023-01-11311: Broken Parking Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2022
2022-12-13Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-12-06311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2022-12-06311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2022-11-01Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2022-10-14Job filed: Application filed to propose the installation of two (2) 3-Ton (36,000 BTU) Daikin Electric Mini-Split System on roof and two (2) wall mounted inverte$9,000
2022-10-08311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2022-09-08311: Missed Collection — Trash
2022-09-08311: Missed Collection — Recycling - Paper/Metal/Glass/Rigid Plastic
2022-09-02Rodent inspection: Passed
2022-09-02311: Broken Parking Meter — No Receipt
2022-08-05311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2022-08-05311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2022-06-20311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2022-06-20311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2022-06-17311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2022-05-30311: Rodent — Rat Sighting
2021
2021-06-24311: Missed Collection (All Materials) — 1RG Missed Recycling Paper
2021-03-18Deed $2,100,000 — from R&T MCDONALD LLC to 175 SMITH PROPERTY LLC$2,100,000
2021-03-09Mortgage satisfied — from R & T MCDONALD LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION
2021-03-09TL&R — from R & T MCDONALD LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION
2021-02-12Sold for $2,100,000$2,100,000
2021-01-04311: Broken Parking Meter — Out of Order
2020
2020-03-05311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2019
2019-05-25311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2019-05-09311: Broken Parking Meter — Out of Order
2019-05-04311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2019-02-06311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2018
2018-10-30311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2018-07-08311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2018-06-09311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2018-05-17311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-03-13311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2017
2017-11-12311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2017-02-22311: Street Sign - Dangling — Street Cleaning - ASP
2016
2016-10-19Mortgage satisfied — from MCDONALD, TRACY; MCDONALD, ROBERT to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK; SANTANDER BANK, N.A.; INDEPENDENCE SAVINGS BANK; SOVEREIGN BA
2016-10-19AL&R $950,000 — from R & T MCDONALD, LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION$950,000
2016-10-19Mortgage $950,000 — from R & T MCDONALD, LLC to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION$950,000
2014
2014-11-10DOB complaint, category ?
2014-07-14Permit EQ — ISSUED
2014-07-10Job filed: PROPOSED INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED FILED FOR REMEDIAL REPAIRS AS PER PLANS. LIVE LOAD 300 PER SQUARE FEET. SIDEWALK SHED SHALL COMPLY W
2014-06-17DOB complaint, category ?
2013
2013-06-20Deed — from MCDONALD, TRACY; MCDONALD, ROBERT to R & T MCDONALD LLC
2013-05-29311: Street Condition — Pothole
2012
2012-03-05311: Electrical — Electrical Wiring Defective/Exposed
2012-03-05DOB complaint, category ?
2012-01-11311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2010
2010-07-17311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2002
2002-03-26DOB violation LL6291:
2002-03-21Permit EW — ISSUED
2001
2001-08-08Job filed: legalize wood decks at main roof and second floor extension roof. no change to use, egress or occupancy$2,500
2001-08-08Job filed: legalize wood decks at main roof and second floor extension roof. no change to use, egress or occupancy$2,500
2001-07-17Permit EW — ISSUED
2001-06-15DOB violation C: WORK WITHOUT PERMIT. NOTED: CONSTRUCTED A WOOD DECK ON TOP OF 1ST FLOO R EXTENSION AT REAR, APPROX 12'X20'
2001-06-15ECB Non-Hazardous violation: WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT :WORK NOTED CONSTRUCTED A WOOD DECK ON TOP OF ST FL. EXTENSION AT REAR APRX 12 FT X 20 FT. REMEDY: OBTAIN P$500
2001-06-07Job filed: REPLACE AC UNITS, NO CHANGE TO EGRESS, O CCUPANCY OR USE$2,000
2001-06-07Job filed: REPLACE AC UNITS, NO CHANGE TO EGRESS, O CCUPANCY OR USE$2,000
2001-04-30DOB complaint, category ?
2001-02-27DOB violation LL6291:
2000
2000-08-10Mortgage $118,076 — from MCDONALD, ROBERT; MCDONALD, TRACY to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK$118,076
2000-08-10Agreement — from INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK; INDEPENDENCE SAVINGSBANK to MCDONALD, ROBERT; MCDONALD, TRACY
2000-04-07Permit EW — ISSUED
2000-02-18Permit EW — ISSUED
2000-02-07DOB violation LL6291:
2000-01-27Job filed: Remove existing storefront, suspended ceiling, and bathroom. Install new storef ront, new fire rated sound insulated ceiling, gypsum board partitions$9,000
2000-01-27Job filed: Remove existing storefront, suspended ceiling, and bathroom. Install new storef ront, new fire rated sound insulated ceiling, gypsum board partitions$9,000
2000-01-27Job filed: Remove existing storefront, suspended ceiling, and bathroom. Install new storef ront, new fire rated sound insulated ceiling, gypsum board partitions$9,000
1999
1999-03-16DOB violation LL6291:
1998
1998-05-04DOB violation LL6291:
1997
1997-09-16DOB violation LL6291:
1997-07-14Deed — from KURTZ BROS. REALTY CO INC to MCDONALD, TRACY; MCDONALD, ROBERT
1997-07-14Mortgage $187,000 — from MCDONALD, TRACY; MCDONALD, ROBERT to INDEPENDENCE SAVINGSBANK$187,000
1997-02-10DOB violation LL6291:
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-06-01DOB violation LL6291:
1993
1993-08-16DOB violation LL6291:
1989
1989-12-20DOB violation B: 36
1985
1985-04-19Deed — from KURTZ, JOHN D to WYCKOFF HOUSE ASSOC

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