245 Hawthorne Street

Brooklyn, NY

BBL 3-05044-0068BIN 3115633

Concern level4 of 4

Severe

01On HPD's Alternative Enforcement Program — the city's most-distressed-buildings list
0271 open class-C HPD violations (immediately hazardous) across 78 apartments
0365 of those issued in the last 3 years
048 open rent-impairing violation(s)
056 active DOB violation(s)
062 evictions executed in the last 3 years
07$5,000 in unpaid DOB fines

How this is set: open hazardous violations measured against the building's size, then raised by strong distress signals — HPD's enforcement program, court harassment findings, recent evictions, unpaid DOB fines, open housing-court cases, and a sold tax lien. Neighborhood noise and crime are not part of it. It describes the public record, not the condition of any one apartment, and a quiet record is not proof of a good building.

HPD enforcement

On the Alternative Enforcement Program

HPD placed this building in its Alternative Enforcement Program (AEP Round 19), active since 2026-02-02. AEP is the city's response to its most distressed buildings — it had 2,227 open B/C violations at selection.

Rent regulation

Likely rent-stabilized

The owner registered 77 stabilized units with New York State for 2023 — of about 78 apartments.

2018 — 78 units registered2023 — 77

No public data says which specific apartment is stabilized.

Registration counts apply to the building, not to unit numbers. To confirm your own apartment, request your rent history from New York State Homes and Community Renewal — it is free and takes a few weeks.

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Rent regulation

The building

1941

Built

Floors

Residential units

Elevator apartments

Type

The building

This building and the landlord's others

This building97 others linked to the same owner

HPD housing-maintenance violations

159

Open now

2222

On record

Open Class C

Open Class B

Open Class A

Class C is immediately hazardous, Class B is hazardous, Class A is non-hazardous. A violation stays open until HPD certifies the repair, so some open items may already be fixed.

CLASS I · NON-HAZARDOUS

§27-2153 ADM CODE THE PREMISES HAS BEEN SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ALTERNATIVE ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM WHICH MAY RESULT IN BUILDING-WIDE INSPECTIONS, FEES, AND EXTENSIVE REPAIR WORK TO CORRECT VIOLATIONS AND UNDERLYING CONDITIONS. CHARGES FOR REPAIR WORK DONE PURSUANT TO THIS ORDER, IF NOT PAID, WILL BECOME LIENS ON THE PROPERTY

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-09-16

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE METAL LINTELS AT 5TH, 6TH, 7TH AND 8TH WINDOW(S) FROM EAST , 3rd STORY, SECTION ''REAR''

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-09-16

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PAVING CONCRETE YARD, 1st STORY, SECTION ''EAST''

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

CLASS C · IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUSIssued 2026-09-16

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BRICK AND CEMENT MORTAR JOINTS AT EXTERIOR WALL , 3rd STORY, SECTION ''REAR''

Status: Notice issued, not yet certified

HPD housing-maintenance violations

311 complaints from tenants

601

All time

150

Last 12 months

Heat/Hot Water367

Paint/Plaster57

Water Leak50

Unsanitary Condition36

Plumbing32

Door/Window19

General14

Flooring/Stairs13

Complaints record what a tenant reported, not a finding by the city. "Closed" often means the inspector could not gain access.

311 complaints from tenants

Neighborhood noise

Higher than averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

768

Noise reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

% from neighbors

Residential393

Commercial185

Street/Sidewalk107

Unspecified64

Vehicle18

Park1

311 noise complaints within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year. Most reports here are about noise from inside buildings — neighbors, not the street. This counts how often people call 311, which tracks how densely populated and busy an area is as much as how loud it is — it is not a sound measurement.

Neighborhood noise

Neighborhood crime

About averagevs. NYC apartment blocks

270

NYPD reports · last 12 mo

≈ per month

Felony60

Misdemeanor156

Violation54

NYPD complaints reported within about 1,000 ft (a few blocks) in the last year, by severity. This reflects what gets reported and where police are active as much as actual safety, and busier, denser, higher-foot-traffic blocks log more. Locations are approximate — the NYPD shifts each report to the nearest corner for privacy — so read this as rough context, not a safety score.

Neighborhood crime

Bedbug history

Infested, latest filing

Annual filings

2024–20250 infested · 0 eradicated

2023–20240 infested · 0 eradicated

2022–20230 infested · 0 eradicated

Self-reported by the owner for the year ending each filing. Counts are building-wide and do not say which apartment was affected.

Bedbug history

DOB building violations

Active

On record

Active, last 3 yrs

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2025-09-09

FAILURE TO MAINTAIN.DAMAGED BY FIRE ON 9/8/25.ROOF OPEN.ROOF FRAMING IN PARTIALLY SEVERELY CHARRED.SEVERE WATER DAMAGE@11,12,&14 FLOOR UNITS.MISSING WINDOWS.EVALUATE BUILDING UNDER PERMIT.OBTAIN PERMIT BY 10/1/25 COMPLETE REPAIRS BY 12/1/25

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2025-09-09

EMERGENCY WORK.DAMAGED BY FIRE ON 9/8/25.ROOF COCKLOFT SEVERELY DAMAGED OVER LINES 11,12,&14 ROOF SHEATHING MISSING&FRAMING CHARRED ROF OPEN.IMMED INSTALL TEMP ROOF UNDER DIRECT&CONTINUOUS SUPERVISION OF PE.SUBMIT REPORT TO XCELO@BUILDINGS.NYC.GOV W/IN 48 HRS

ACTIVE · C-CONSTRUCTION OTHER OPTIONAL2025-09-08

STRUCTURE RENDERED NON-COMPLIANT DUE TO FIRE. AS PER FIRE MARSHALLS INDIVIDUAL WAS PERFORMING WORK ON ROOF WITH OPEN FLAME AND NO FIREGUARD PRESENT. FIRE HAS LEFT ROOF OPEN TO THE ELEMENTS AFFECTING APT'S #11, 12, AND 14 FROM F TO A AND ALSO APT#9F AND 10F.

DOB building violations

Evictions

Executed, all time

Last 3 years

2026-09-14Apt #B8residential

2024-12-20Apt E9residential

Executed by a city marshal. An eviction can be lawful; a high or rising count is a displacement signal, not proof of wrongdoing.

Evictions

Housing court

Cases on record

Open now

Tenant-brought

Harassment found

With a judgment

Most cases are tenants taking the owner to court to force repairs. A case is not proof of wrongdoing; a harassment finding or judgment is a court ruling against the owner.

CLOSED

Comp Supplemental Cases

CLOSEDOpened 2025-11-19

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2025-03-07

Heat / hot water

CLOSEDOpened 2025-02-24

Tenant action

Housing court

Landlord and related buildings

Registered owner

M & M HAWTHORNE REALTY, LLC

Head officer

JAMES DIMITRIADES

Managing agent

MERIDIAN PROPERTIES LLC

97 other buildings share this owner's registration contacts. Shared contacts suggest common control, but they are not proof of ownership.

1 PARADE PLACEBROOKLYN 101 LINCOLN ROADBROOKLYN 101 MARINE AVENUEBROOKLYN 1047 ROGERS AVENUEBROOKLYN 1103 CARROLL STREETBROOKLYN

Landlord and related buildings

Unpaid city fines

$5,000

Balance due (active)

Active violations

Lost by default

DOB violations adjudicated by OATH carry money penalties. "Lost by default" means the owner never appeared at the hearing. An unpaid balance is a stronger "ignoring the city" signal than a raw violation count.

PlumbingClass 12026-09-14$2,500 due

ConstructionClass 22026-09-14$1,250 due

ConstructionClass 32017-03-25$200 penalty

Unpaid city fines

Ownership & money

Recorded sales

Mortgages / refinances

Last recorded sale2022-04-28 · no recorded price

Most recent mortgage2022-04-28 · $671,181.8

Mortgage2022-04-28$671,181.8

borrower ATENA ESTATES LLC, JMATE ESTATES LLC, EPSILON 245 LLC, HIOS 245 LLC, M&M HAWTHORNE · lender INVESTORS BANK

Sale2022-04-28no recorded price

EPSILON HOLDINGS, LTD. → EPSILON 245 LLC

Sale2022-04-28no recorded price

HIOS HOLDINGS, LTD. → HIOS 245 LLC

Sale2017-06-28no recorded price

ATENA ESTATES LLC → JMATE ESTATES LLC

Sale2011-09-27$6,100,000

EL-SO REALTY LLC → EPSILON HOLDINGS LTD, HIOS HOLDINGS LTD, ATENA ESTATES LLC, M&M HAWTHORNE REALTY LLC

From ACRIS recorded documents. Amounts are often $0 or nominal for transfers between related parties, and LLCs can obscure who is really involved — treat this as public-record context, not a valuation.

Ownership & money

City debt & tax-lien sale

Flagged for the 2025 tax-lien sale

The owner owes enough in water and sewer charges to be listed for the city's tax-lien sale (most recently a 10-day notice). A listing can still be cured by paying or entering a payment plan.

Years listed

2025

Most recent

10-day noticewater/sewer only2025-05-01

30-day noticewater/sewer only2025-04-01

60-day noticewater/sewer only2025-03-01

90-day noticewater/sewer only2025-02-01

From DOF lien-sale lists (2019–2025). Financial distress is not proof of neglect, but owners behind on what they owe the city more often let repairs slide. Debt may since have been paid.

City debt & tax-lien sale