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255 Smith Street · Brooklyn · BBL 3004150005 · 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 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.

What 311 hears from this address

3 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Sidewalk Condition (1) · Water System (1) · Street Light Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$75,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (10 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$2,674,000 $160,440
2026$3,040,000 $182,400
2027$2,648,000 $158,880

The city's market estimate has fallen 1% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Karazishi BotanJapaneseAMice 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).

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 2015 (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 · 850 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Smith St / Douglass St — B57 · 250 ft
Citi BikeDegraw St & Smith St · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
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

255 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

3 311 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.

Ten-year activity

1050
2017
9
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017020002
2018009009
2019500005
2020601007
2021201003
2022002013
2023000011
2024001304
2025011013
2026001001
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The last 12 months — 1 records

DateRecord
2026-05-15311: Street Light Condition — Street Light Out

The full timeline

2026
2026-05-15311: Street Light Condition — Street Light Out
2025
2025-07-31FDNY inspection (RISK)
2025-06-11Restaurant inspection: KARAZISHI BOTAN — grade A
2025-04-02311: Water System — Dirty Water (WE)
2024
2024-12-26311: Sidewalk Condition — Blocked - Construction
2024-09-12Deed — from 255 SMITH STREET, LLC to ASR 255 LLC
2024-09-08Deed transfer (nominal price)
2024-07-29RPTT&RET — from RUSSO, JANET M to VORVOLAKOS, THERESA R
2023
2023-03-09Restaurant inspection: KARAZISHI BOTAN — grade A
2022
2022-11-07311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2022-11-04Restaurant inspection: KARAZISHI BOTAN · mice evidence
2022-09-25311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2021
2021-06-02Permit General Construction — Signed-off
2021-05-18Job filed: INSTALL NON-ILLUMINATED BUSINESS ACCESSORY STOREFRONT RETRACTABLE AWNING WITH MAX. 12" HEIGHT & MAX. 12 SQ.FT. OF LETTERING "BOTAN" ON EXTERIOR WALL. $3,000
2021-04-21311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020
2020-07-22Job filed: REPLACEMENT OF EXHAUST DUCT WITH FAN AND S/S HOOD. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY AND MEANS OF EGRESS IS INVOLVED UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$8,000
2020-07-09Job filed: INSTALLATION OF COOKING EQUIPMENT.$8,000
2020-05-22Job filed: INSTALLATION OF COOKING EQUIPMENT.$8,000
2020-02-28Job filed: INSTALLATION OF COOKING EQUIPMENT.$8,000
2020-02-19Job filed: INSTALLATION OF COOKING EQUIPMENT.$8,000
2020-02-10Job filed: INSTALLATION OF COOKING EQUIPMENT.$8,000
2020-02-02311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2019
2019-12-27Permit Mechanical Systems — Signed-off
2019-12-26Job filed: INSTALLATION OF COOKING EQUIPMENT.$8,000
2019-12-12Permit Plumbing — Signed-off
2019-12-03Job filed: INSTALLATION OF COOKING EQUIPMENT.$8,000
2019-12-03Job filed: REPLACEMENT OF EXHAUST DUCT WITH FAN AND S/S HOOD. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY AND MEANS OF EGRESS IS INVOLVED UNDER THIS APPLICATION.$8,000
2018
2018-01-13311: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2018-01-13311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2018-01-13311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2018-01-13Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2018-01-13Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2018-01-13Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2018-01-12311: Water System — No Water (WNW)
2018-01-12311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2018-01-10311: Water System — No Water (WNW)
2017
2017-04-12DOB complaint, category ?
2017-02-24DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED FOR FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL BOILER 2015 INSPECTION REPORT
2016
2016-11-27311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2016-01-14311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2015
2015-11-19311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2014
2014-02-19311: Snow — E9 Snow / Icy Sidewalk
2013
2013-04-24Deed — from JANET M. RUSSO, AS TRUSTEE; THERESA J. RUSSO, AS TRUSTEE; ANTHONY S. AND THERESA J. RUSSO to 255 SMITH STREET LLC
2011
2011-08-18Permit EW — ISSUED
2011-08-16Job filed: FILING FOR MODIFICATION OF EXIST. KITCHEN RANGEHOOD FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN CONJUNCTION WITH JOB#320340234, AS SHOWN ON PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, OC$3,000
2011-07-21Job filed: RENOVATE EATING AND DRINKING PLACE (U.G.6) NO CHANGE TO EGRESS OCCUPANCY OR USE.$67,755
2010
2010-10-07Permit EW — ISSUED
2010-10-04Job filed: A2$1,000
2010-10-04Job filed: A2$1,000
2010-08-23Permit PL — ISSUED
2010-07-16Permit EW — ISSUED
2010-06-29Job filed: FILING FOR MODIFICATION OF KITCHEN FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM, AS SHOWN ON PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY, OR EGRESS.$3,000
2010-06-29Job filed: FILING FOR MODIFICATION OF KITCHEN FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM, AS SHOWN ON PLAN. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY, OR EGRESS.$3,000
2010-05-28311: Drinking — Underage - Licensed Est
2010-02-21311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2009
2009-12-31DOB violation LBLVIO:
2009-11-20DOB complaint, category ?
2009-06-18Permit EW — ISSUED
2009-06-08Permit PL — ISSUED
2008
2008-07-15DOB complaint, category ?
2004
2004-01-07DOB complaint, category ?
2002
2002-11-07Permit EW — ISSUED
2002-10-21Job filed: INSTALLATION OF KITCHEN FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGR S OR OCCUPANCY.$3,000
2000
2000-03-29Deed — from RUSSO, THERESA; RUSSO, ANTHONY to RUSSO, THERESA; RUSSO, ANTHONY S
1999
1999-10-21Permit EW — ISSUED
1980
1980-11-20Deed — from RUSSO VITO DECD; RUSSO JACK to RUSSO VITO DECD; RUSSO THERESA; RUSSO ANTHONY S JR; RUSSO ANTHONY S SR
1980-11-20Deed — from LAGANA JEAN SR; RUSSO VITO DECD to RUSSO VITO DECD; RUSSO ANTHONY S; RUSSO THERESA
1980-11-20Deed — from LEVANTI STEPHANIE; RUSSO VITO DECD to RUSSO ANTHONY S SR; RUSSO ANTHONY S; RUSSO THERESA; RUSSO VITO DECD
1980-11-20Deed — from RUSSO VITO DECD; RUSSO JOSEPH SR to RUSSO ANTHONY S; RUSSO VITO DECD; RUSSO THERESA; RUSSO ANTHONY S SR
1980-11-20Deed — from RUSSO BERNADETTE SR; RUSSO VITO DECD to RUSSO THERESA; RUSSO VITO DECD; RUSSO ANTHONY S; RUSSO ANTHONY S SR
1980-11-20Deed — from RUSSO VITO DECD; RUSSO PAUL SR to RUSSO ANTHONY S; RUSSO ANTHONY S SR; RUSSO VITO DECD; RUSSO THERESA

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