253 Smith Street · Brooklyn · BBL 3004150006 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE
| Component | What it covers | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Housing code | HPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP | 0 |
| Structural & safety | DOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class | 0 |
| Pests | Bedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s | 0 |
| Displacement | Marshal evictions executed | 0 |
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
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
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.
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
2 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (2).
$41,000 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1931) |
| No | Six or more residential units (2) |
| No | 421-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).
| Registered owner(s) | 329 SMITH STREET LLC |
| Head officer | ALAN MEYER |
| Managing agent | TRUE MANAGEMENT |
| Last registered | 2025-09-02 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed 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.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPW5817 CORP | Not yet graded | — | |
| East Wind Snack Shop | Chinese | A | Mice evidence |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
2 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
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.
| Subway | Carroll St — F G · 900 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Smith St / Douglass St — B57 · 250 ft |
| Citi Bike | Degraw St & Smith St · 200 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.
253 Smith Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
2 311 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.
Managed by TRUE MANAGEMENT — 154 buildings, 691 units. Grades across the portfolio: A78 · B33 · C19 · D21 · F2. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 154 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $125,000 on 2010-01-22 (lender: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-10-04 | Deed $2,500,000 — from LOPEZ, JENNIFER to 329 SMITH ST II LLC; 329 SMITH ST LLC | $2,500,000 | |
| 2016-09-27 | Sold for $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | $1,250,000 |
| 2010-01-22 | Mortgage $125,000 — from LOPEZ, JENNIFER to WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | $125,000 | |
| 2007-07-27 | Mortgage $152,300 — from LOPEZ, JENNIFER to MERS | $152,300 | |
| 1997-05-28 | Mortgage $161,500 — from LOPEZ, JENNIFER to ALLIANCE MORTGAGE BANKING CORP | $161,500 | |
| 1994-12-21 | Mortgage $150,000 — from LOPEZ, WILFREDO to COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SERVICES | $150,000 | |
| 1993-04-28 | Mortgage $100,000 — from LOPEZ, WILFREDO; LOPEZ, NANCY M to NYC SOCIAL SERVICES | $100,000 | |
| 1989-11-01 | Mortgage $66,000 — from LOPEZ, WILFREDO; LOPEZ, NANCY M to DELTA FUNDING CORP | $66,000 | |
| 1984-04-13 | Mortgage $30,000 — from LOPEZ, NANCY; LOPEZ, WILFREDO to MONEY STORE/EMPIRE STATE | $30,000 |
| Year | Construction | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | Record | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-07 | 311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking | |
| 2025-12-11 | Permit General Construction — Signed-off | |
| 2025-12-04 | Bedbug filing: 0 infested units |