A two-unit Smith Street building where winter heat calls and ground-floor commercial activity dominate the record.
A 1920 two-unit residential building sitting directly above the Smith Street commercial strip in Boerum Hill. While operational filings against the house itself are thin, winter heating issues and ground-floor commercial exposure are key factors. Three things to know:
Winter heating calls repeat in the building's log. Three heat and hot water calls were logged against the building between December 2025 and May 2026. In a two-unit house, repeated winter heating complaints point to system distribution problems or shared controls with the commercial level.
Ground-floor food service exposes residential units to exhaust and odor risks. Within three blocks, 13 food establishment complaints were filed over the last 12 months, including a consumer complaint lodged against the ground-floor space in September 2025. Kitchen venting and exhaust bleed can impact upstairs living spaces.
Curb and delivery friction stays active along the commercial strip. Within three blocks, 404 illegal parking calls were logged over the last year—mostly hydrants and blocked lanes—alongside 74 noise complaints tied to early construction and equipment. Commercial deliveries and street traffic create steady front-facing disruption.
Quieter signals on this building and the blocks around it:
136 Smith Street is a 2-unit building in Brooklyn, New York City (BBL 3001930024). This building is associated with Irrr 136 Smith LLC. Brix tracks 1 open HPD violations for this property, along with inspection history, DOB filings, tenant complaints, and rent stabilization status.
Built in 1920, this mixed-use building sits in Brooklyn and is tracked by Brix using public NYC records from HPD, DOB, ACRIS, and 311.
Tenants have filed 6 HPD complaints about this building over the last five years, most often about heat/hot water.
What tenants have called the city about here over the last five years:
The most recent complaint on this building was filed May 28, 2026.
Conditions cited on open violations at this address:
The building last changed hands on September 21, 2006, according to recorded deeds.
Brix score: 41/100. View the Building Report on Brix.
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