71 Smith Street
Brooklyn · 11201 · BBL 3001707501
71 Smith Street is a mixed residential and commercial building in Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, ZIP 11201. City records date it to 2014 and count 128 residential units of 132 total. The city's property file lists the owner of record as Unavailable Owner. Its most recent total assessed value is $53M.
What the eviction record shows
No executed eviction is on record at 71 Smith Street in the citywide marshal file, which runs from April 2024.
Rent stabilization at this address
No DHCR rent-stabilization registration is on file for 71 Smith Street in the years PulseCities holds. Absence is not proof: an owner who stops registering leaves the same gap as a building that never had stabilized units. Checking your own apartment starts with the free rent history. How to check rent-stabilized status →
Open violations
HPD and DOB inspectors have written 2 violations against this building, of which 1 remains unresolved. The most serious open grade here is non-hazardous, with 1 open violation.
Classes run A (non-hazardous) to C (immediately hazardous); DOB class I carries a vacate order. Source: NYC HPD violations, current through August 26, 2026.
Homes proposed for removal
A filing dated November 17, 2025 proposes taking this building from 324 homes to 323 homes, 1 home fewer. The job is valued at $200,000. The filed description reads: HEREBY FILING TO COMBINE EXISTING APARTMENTS 1402 AND 1403 LOCATED ONT THE 14TH FLOOR. NO CHANGE TO USE OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS..
Dwelling counts come from the applicant, not from an inspection, and they are only recorded in DOB NOW filings, so nothing here covers work filed before 2021. Source: NYC DOB job filings, current through August 26, 2026.
Building permits
| Work | Filed | Type |
|---|---|---|
| GCRENOVATION OF RETAIL SPACE. NO CHANGE TO USE, OCCUPANCY OR EGRESS. | Aug 7, 2026 | AL |
| GCRENOVATION OF APARTMENT 1904 ON THE 19TH FLOOR. NO CHANGE IN USE, OCCUPANCY, OR | Mar 20, 2026 | AL |
| GCPropose interior renovation of unit #1601. Removal and installation of non load | Dec 22, 2025 | AL |
| GCHEREBY FILING TO COMBINE EXISTING APARTMENTS 1402 AND 1403 LOCATED ONT THE 14TH | Nov 17, 2025 | AL |
DOB job filings on this lot, past 12 months. Source: NYC DOB job filings, current through August 26, 2026.
311 housing complaints
50 complaints in the past 12 months
NYC 311 housing and building complaints logged for this address. Source: NYC 311, current through August 26, 2026.
How 71 Smith Street compares in 11201
PulseCities tracks 3,322 lots in 11201, of which 72 carry an executed eviction from the marshal record, which starts in April 2024, and 163 carry a deed from the shorter ACRIS window. 11201 scores 24.6 out of 100 for displacement pressure, 122 of 177 scored NYC ZIP codes. The full signal breakdown for Brooklyn Heights →
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Questions about 71 Smith Street
Who owns 71 Smith Street?
The most recent deed on file for 71 Smith Street names Unavailable Owner. Deeds record the party that took title, which is often a holding company rather than the operator managing the building.
Has 71 Smith Street changed hands recently?
No deed for 71 Smith Street appears in the ACRIS records PulseCities holds. That means no transfer has been published for this lot in the current window, not that the building has never been sold.
Have there been evictions at 71 Smith Street?
No executed eviction at 71 Smith Street appears in the NYC evictions dataset, which PulseCities holds from April 2024 forward. Executed evictions are the end of the process, so a building with none may still have active housing court cases.
Is 71 Smith Street rent stabilized?
No DHCR registration for 71 Smith Street appears in the years PulseCities holds. That is a gap in the registration record rather than an answer about any apartment, and the free rent history from NYS Homes and Community Renewal is what settles it.
What is the displacement risk around 71 Smith Street?
11201 (Brooklyn Heights) scores 24.6 out of 100 on the PulseCities displacement index. The score reads five ZIP-level signals: eviction rate, LLC acquisition rate, permit intensity, assessment spikes, and 311 complaint volume. It describes the area around the building, not the building itself.
Sourced from NYC public records: ACRIS deeds, DOB permits, the NYC evictions dataset, and 311. Records reflect what agencies have published and can lag events.