245 Lewis Avenue
A 4-story building with 132 apartments, built in 1971, in Brooklyn, NY 11221.
Addresses on the lot: 708 to 720 Gates Avenue, 722 to 740 Gates Avenue, 750 Gates Avenue.
HPD records as of October 24, 2026
245 Lewis Avenue has 19 open HPD violations, 1 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 33 complaints to HPD in the past year, 14 about heat or hot water. It is registered to OHSG HTC LESSEE LLC.
Does 245 Lewis Avenue have open violations?
Yes: 19 open violations as of October 24, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 1 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 17 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 1 |
It has an open class C violation, as 56% of NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments do. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 27 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 33 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to October 24, 2026, 14 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
Among NYC buildings with 100 or more apartments, 72% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 57% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 245 Lewis Avenue?
245 Lewis Avenue is registered with HPD to OHSG HTC LESSEE LLC. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.
At least 50 other buildings are registered to the same company name, with 0 open violations between them.
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
HPD’s record shows no housing court cases over conditions or harassment at this building.
City marshals carried out 1 eviction here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 5% of residential buildings in 11221 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 245 Lewis Avenue rent stabilized?
No rent-stabilized apartments were registered here from 2018 to 2023. That doesn’t prove there are none: some owners don’t register them.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
Scores out of ten, from today’s records
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HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of October 24, 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 3-01635-0003.