Building health · BROOKLYN, NY

187 Smith St

built 1900 · 4 stories · 3 apartments
Also known as 321 Warren St — one building, several doors.
Registered with the city: 187 SMITH STREET LLC

Structure and facade

Issues on record
What has happened here
2026 Jan
Construction class - 2 · DOB violation
2023 Sep
General construction permit
2021 Jun
General construction permit
2003 Feb
Scaffold permit, General construction permit
  • Facade ratingnot requiredNot required: facade inspections apply only to buildings taller than 6 stories
  • Sidewalk shed and scaffoldingfoundNo active shed permit; permits since Sep 2018, last expired Jan 2022
  • Landmark statusno recordNot in a historic district on record

Flooding

Issues on record
FEMA flood zone

Outside FEMA's 1% annual-chance flood zone: X

FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 2026-10-20
What this counts

Effective FIRM zones touching the building footprint

Stormwater flooding

Extreme storm, 2080 sea levels: Nuisance flooding (4 in. to 1 ft); Moderate storm, 2050 sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Moderate storm, today's sea levels: Not in mapped flooding; Limited storm, today's sea levels: Not loaded (file format unreadable)

NYC Stormwater Flood Maps, as of 2024-07-03
What this counts

Mapped ponding touching the building footprint

BasementWhole tax lot

Partially below grade

PLUTO (tax lot data), as of 2026-08-24

Heat and hot water

Issues on record, most recently 2023
What has happened here
2024 Jan
Heat or hot water complaint
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation
2023 Jun
Low Pressure Boiler DOB violation
2022 Jun
Boiler permit
2003 Mar
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed · DOB violation
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2002 Mar
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed · DOB violation
2000 Feb
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed · DOB violation
1999 Mar
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed · DOB violation
1998 May
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed · DOB violation
1997 Sep
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed · DOB violation
1995 Aug
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed · DOB violation
1994 Jun
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed · DOB violation
1993 Aug
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed · DOB violation
1993 Jun
Local Law 62/91 - Boilers never closed · DOB violation
Boiler inspection filings

Latest accepted inspection Sep 2017, defects reported: no

DOB NOW: Safety Boiler, as of 2026-10-19 · See the boiler filings at DOB →
What this counts

Accepted annual boiler inspection filings, any date

Boiler work permits

Latest boiler work permit 2022 (5 on record)

DOB Permit Issuance (BIS), as of 2026-10-19
What this counts

DOB boiler permits (BIS and DOB NOW); a permit dates work, not the boiler's age

  • Heat sourceno recordNo boiler registration or district steam on record
  • Heat and hot water complaintsfound0 heat or hot water complaints

Water and pipes

No issues on record
What has happened here
2023 Jul
Plumbing permit
2021 Sep
Plumbing permit
Water service line

Non-Lead (field inspection)

Lead Service Line Location Coordinates, as of 2026-01-30

Pests and cleanliness

2 resolved since 2024
What has happened here
2026 May
Pests class A · paperwork · closed · HPD violation
2024 Apr
Pests class A · paperwork · closed · HPD violation

Fire and safety

No issues on record
What has happened here
2001 Dec
Fire protection permit

General condition and all records

Permit history

16 permits since 1990

2023 Sep
Mechanical systems permit, General construction permit
2023 Jul
Plumbing permit
2022 Jun
Boiler permit, Plumbing permit, General construction permit
2018 Sep
Supported scaffold permit
2003 Feb
Scaffold permit, General construction permit
2001 Dec
Fire protection permit
and 10 more at the source
DOB NOW: Build – Approved Permits, as of 2026-10-19 · See every permit at DOB →
What this counts

DOB permits issued (DOB NOW and legacy BIS), one per job and work type; excludes sheds

Everything else on record
2023 Sep
Mechanical systems permit
2018 Sep
Supported scaffold permit
  • HPD violationsfound0 open. 2 further violations from 2024–2026 were closed. 40 violations on record in all, 1987–2026 — the 2 most recent are listed here
  • Resident complaints to the cityfoundno complaints. None in the last 2 years, but 1 earlier complaint on record from 2024

Nothing on record

Gasno record
  • Gas pipingno recordNo open gas piping filing violations. Inspection results themselves are not published
Energyno record
  • Energynot requiredNot required: energy reporting applies to buildings over 25,000 sq ft
ElevatorsNot applicable
  • Elevatorsnot requiredNo elevators registered to this building
Rent and tenancyNot applicable
  • Rent stabilizationnot requiredNot on the state's list. Rent stabilization generally applies to buildings with 6 or more apartments

Sources

23 datasets

FEMA

NYC DCP

NYC DEP

NYC DEP / Mayor's Office

NYC DOB

NYC DOB / Mayor's Office

NYC HPD

NYC OTI

NYC Rent Guidelines Board / NYS HCR

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