276 Smith Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231

The three-story two-family house at 276 Smith Street in Carroll Gardens, owned by 217 Hancock Corp, was constructed in 1931 and has experienced several notable issues over recent years. Most concerning are the recurring heat and hot water problems reported in June 2019 and December 2020, which affected the entire building and fell under emergency category complaints; in all instances, inspectors were unable to gain access to the apartments for verification.

More recently, the building has faced compliance issues related to its boiler system, with active violations for failure to file the 2022 and 2023 external low-pressure inspections (issued in April and September 2024 respectively), though a previous violation from November 2019 regarding the 2017 boiler inspection was dismissed in March 2022. The building has also been subject to Department of Health and Mental Hygiene investigations in late 2023 and early 2025 regarding food poisoning complaints, though both incidents were determined to be isolated.

In 2024, there was an inspection related to an illegal/improper vent/exhaust complaint, but again, inspectors were unable to gain access during their attempts. It's worth noting that while multiple heat and hot water complaints were filed in 2019, these issues appear to have diminished in frequency, with no similar complaints recorded since 2020. The property is classified as a two-family house, typical of the Carroll Gardens neighborhood, and shows the common pattern of older buildings needing to address both building systems maintenance and health regulation compliance.