245 Hawthorne Street
A 6-story building with 78 apartments, built in 1941, in Brooklyn, NY 11225.
HPD records as of November 5, 2026
245 Hawthorne Street has 151 open HPD violations, 63 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 127 complaints to HPD in the past year, 63 about heat or hot water. It is registered to M & M HAWTHORNE REALTY, LLC. 77 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 245 Hawthorne Street have open violations?
Yes: 151 open violations as of November 5, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 63 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 64 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 24 |
It has an open class C violation, as 70% of NYC buildings with 50 to 99 apartments do. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 255 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 127 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to November 5, 2026, 63 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
Among NYC buildings with 50 to 99 apartments, 77% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 65% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 245 Hawthorne Street?
245 Hawthorne Street is registered with HPD to M & M HAWTHORNE REALTY, LLC. The registration also names a head officer, the person HPD contacts about the building.
The registration on HPD Online ↗ · The owner’s other buildings, on Who Owns What ↗ · Deeds and mortgages (ACRIS) ↗ · How to find who owns a building
Housing court and evictions
The latest housing court case over conditions or harassment opened in November 2025. HPD’s record has 29 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.
The building is in HPD’s Alternative Enforcement Program, which takes on the city’s worst-maintained buildings.
City marshals carried out 1 eviction here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 7% of residential buildings in 11225 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 245 Hawthorne Street rent stabilized?
77 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, down from 78 in 2018. That’s 77 of the building’s 78 apartments. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
Scores out of ten, from today’s records
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Buildings nearby
- 265 Hawthorne Street71 apartments, built 1963
- 250 Hawthorne Street39 apartments, built 1927
- 260 Hawthorne Street27 apartments, built 1927
- 271 Hawthorne Street82 apartments, built 1927
- 315 Fenimore Street24 apartments, built 1931
- 293 Hawthorne Street20 apartments, built 2015
HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of November 5, 2026; evictions and rent-stabilized counts as of May 30, 2026; size and age from the city’s PLUTO. All from NYC Open Data. Public records, not legal advice. Tax lot 3-05044-0068.