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315 Smith Street · Brooklyn · BBL 3004360005 · 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

9 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Outdoor Dining (2) · Noise (2) · New Tree Request (1) · Consumer Complaint (1) · Missed Collection (1) · Illegal Parking (1).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1870)
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$3,581,000 $214,860
2026$4,534,000 $272,040
2027$3,977,000 $238,620

The city's market estimate has risen 11% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Liz's Book BarAmericanA—

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).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

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

SubwayCarroll St — F G · 100 ft straight-line (about a 1-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Smith St / Union St — B57 · 250 ft
Citi BikeCarroll St & Smith St · 300 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. 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

315 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

9 311 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: $65,000 on 1986-09-03 (lender: Second Commercial Fd/ny). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
1986-09-03Mortgage $65,000 — from ROMANO, ANNA; ROMANO, ANTONIO to SECOND COMMERCIAL FD/NY $65,000
1985-08-29Mortgage $55,000 — from ROMANO, ANNA; ROMANO, ANTONIO to ALLIANCE FUNDING CO $55,000
1982-11-24Mortgage $20,000 — from LANZA, LEONARD A to EISENSTADT, ROBERT; EISENSTADT, ARTHUR $20,000

Ten-year activity

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2026
EnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systems
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YearEnforcementHousing & tenantsHealth & systemsTotal
20170011
20180213
20191012
20200011
20210202
20220000
20232114
20240123
20250628
20262215
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The last 12 months — 8 records

DateRecord
2026-09-02311: Encampment — N/A
2026-08-11311: Noise - Vehicle — Engine Idling
2026-06-18FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2026-06-18FDNY inspection (RISK)
2026-01-07Boiler inspection
2025-12-18311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025-12-17311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-12-16Restaurant inspection: LIZ'S BOOK BAR — grade A

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-02311: Encampment — N/A
2026-08-11311: Noise - Vehicle — Engine Idling
2026-06-18FDNY inspection (COM_OCPCY)
2026-06-18FDNY inspection (RISK)
2026-01-07Boiler inspection
2025
2025-12-18311: Illegal Parking — Blocked Bike Lane
2025-12-17311: Noise - Helicopter — Other
2025-12-16Restaurant inspection: LIZ'S BOOK BAR — grade A
2025-08-10311: Missed Collection — Bulky Recycling
2025-08-01311: Consumer Complaint — Other Store (Non-Food)
2025-06-02Boiler inspection
2025-05-21311: Outdoor Dining — Sidewalk Zone Blocked
2025-05-11311: Outdoor Dining — Unauthorized Restaurant
2024
2024-10-23311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2024-10-01Boiler inspection
2024-06-17Restaurant inspection: LIZ'S BOOK BAR
2023
2023-07-18Boiler inspection
2023-06-30DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2021 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2023-05-26311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2023-04-25DOB violation LBLVIO: VIOLATION ISSUED-FAILURE TO FILE 2022 EXTERNAL LOW PRESSURE INSPECTION
2021
2021-12-05311: Noise — Noise: Alarms (NR3)
2021-10-25311: Broken Parking Meter — Out of Order
2020
2020-07-29Boiler inspection
2019
2019-09-04DOB complaint, category ?
2019-08-20Boiler inspection
2018
2018-10-31311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-10-11Boiler inspection
2018-06-04311: Street Light Condition — Lamppost Base Door/Cover Open
2017
2017-07-19Boiler inspection
2016
2016-11-23311: Broken Muni Meter — Out of Order
2016-09-23311: Broken Muni Meter — No Receipt
2016-06-04311: Broken Muni Meter — Coin or Card Did Not Register
2016-05-26311: Broken Muni Meter — Out of Order
2014
2014-10-17FDNY inspection (RISK)
2014-05-20DEED, LE — from ROMANO, ANTONIO; ROMANO (DECEASED), ANNA to ROMANO, MARGARET; ROMANO, SANTO
2013
2013-04-23311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2012
2012-03-08311: Street Condition — Pothole
2010
2010-05-06311: General Construction/Plumbing — Site Conditions Endangering Workers
2010-05-06DOB complaint, category ?
2008
2008-09-05DOB violation LANDMK:
2008-09-05DOB violation LANDMK:
2008-09-05DOB violation LANDMK:
2008-09-05DOB violation LANDMK:
2005
2005-02-10DEED COR — from LANZA, LEONARD A to ROMANO, ANTONIO; ROMANO, ANNA
2005-01-12Permit EW — ISSUED
2004
2004-12-21Job filed: INSTALLATION OF KITCHEN FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM NO CHANAGE IN USE EGRESS OR OCCUPANCY$3,000
1995
1995-08-29DOB violation LL6291:
1994
1994-07-26Mortgage satisfied — from ROMANO, ANNA; ROMAN, ANTONIO to SECOND COMMERCIAL FUND OF NY INC
1993
1993-05-21DOB complaint, category ?
1991
1991-07-11DOB violation LANDMK:
1991-07-11DOB violation LANDMRK:
1990
1990-06-15Mortgage assigned — from MANUFACTURERS HANV BANK to INDEPENDENCE ONE FINANCI
1988
1988-09-15DOB violation LANDMK:
1988-05-12Mortgage assigned — from SECOND COMMERIAL FUND to MANUFACTURERS HAN.BK
1987
1987-11-27DOB violation LANDMK:
1986
1986-12-29Mortgage satisfied — from ROMANO, ANTONIO; ROMANO, ANN to ALLIANCE FUNDING COMPANY
1986-09-03Mortgage $65,000 — from ROMANO, ANNA; ROMANO, ANTONIO to SECOND COMMERCIAL FD/NY$65,000
1986-05-02Mortgage assigned — from ALLIANCE FUNDING CO to FIRST JERSEY BANK
1985
1985-08-29Mortgage $55,000 — from ROMANO, ANNA; ROMANO, ANTONIO to ALLIANCE FUNDING CO$55,000
1984
1984-07-10VAC — from CITY OF NEW YORK to VACATE ORDER
1983
1983-10-25Mortgage satisfied — from G.H.H.W. REALTY CORP to GUZZI, EDNA
1983-09-08Deed — from COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE to NEW YORK CITY
1983-09-07Deed — from LANZA, LEONARD A to ROMANO, ANTONIO; ROMANO, ANNA
1983-09-07Mortgage satisfied — from LANZA, LEONARD A to EISENSTADT, ARTHUR; EISENSTADT, ROBERT
1982
1982-11-24Mortgage $20,000 — from LANZA, LEONARD A to EISENSTADT, ROBERT; EISENSTADT, ARTHUR$20,000
1978
1978-04-14Deed — from G H H W REALTY CORP to LANZA LEONARD A
1974
1974-01-21Mortgage — from G H H W REALTY CORP to GUZZI EDNA
1974-01-21Deed — from GUZZI EDNA to G H H W REALTY CORP
1973
1973-12-19LDMK — from CITY OF NEW YORK
1973-05-14LDMK — from CITY OF NY

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