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220 Water Street

853Records
16City systems
1Open violations
0.1Penalty rate

853 recorded events, 1974–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 455 311 service requests, 70 DOB violations, 69 ACRIS deeds & mortgages.

BoroughBrooklyn 11201
Built1900
Floors7
Res. units135
ClassD7
Owner (PLUTO)HAWTHORNE VILLAGE LLC
BBL3000410017
BIN3000095

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 95% of 100+-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 100+-unit residential buildings is 3.7 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0.1. In ZIP 11201, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 4,677 100+-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2006-10-30.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

104 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Blocked Driveway (38) · Noise (36) · Illegal Parking (10) · Street Condition (5) · Dirty Condition (3) · SAFETY (2).

Filed construction activity

$1,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (1 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1900)
YesSix or more residential units (135)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

3 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)Hawthorne Village, LLC
Head officerMaribeth McCauley
Managing agentGDC Properties, LLC
Last registered2025-08-05

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$55,079,000 $24,785,550
2026$59,502,000 $26,775,900
2027$59,849,000 $26,932,050

The city's market estimate has risen 9% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Building systems

Energy grade (LL33)D — ENERGY STAR score 33/100, posted at the entrance by law (2022 disclosure cycle)
Heating fuelNATURALGAS

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 4 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayYork St — F · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
High St — A C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about an 8-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: York St / Jay St — B67 · 500 ft
Citi BikeBridge St & Front St · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 307 Daniel Hale Williams. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

220 Water Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

104 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

The landlord's report card

Managed by GDC PROPERTIES, LLC — 3 buildings, 215 units. Grades across the portfolio: A3. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
220 Water Street BK135 A
385 Union Avenue BK47 A
74 South 4 Street BK33 A

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $4,983,086 on 2018-09-06 (lender: Santander Bank, N.A. and Sovereign Bank). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2018-09-06Agreement $52,000,000 — from HAWTHORNE VILLAGE, LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK; SANTANDER BANK, N.A. $52,000,000
2018-09-06Mortgage $4,983,086 — from HAWTHORNE VILLAGE, LLC to SANTANDER BANK, N.A.; SOVEREIGN BANK $4,983,086
2018-08-09RPTT&RET $1,826,974 — from GARNET LIHTC FUND XXX, LLC to 220 WATER STREET MANAGER LLC $1,826,974
2012-11-14Agreement $52,000,000 — from HAWETHORNE VILLAGE LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK NA $52,000,000
2012-11-14Mortgage $7,321,594 — from HAWETHORNE VILLAGE LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK NA $7,321,594
2011-01-06AL&R $22,600,000 — from HAWTHORNE VILLAGE, LLC to HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $22,600,000
2011-01-06Agreement $22,600,000 — from HAWTHORNE VILLAGE, LLC to HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $22,600,000
2011-01-06Mortgage $16,125,364 — from HAWTHORNE VILLAGE, LLC to HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $16,125,364
2011-01-06AL&R $16,125,364 — from HAWTHORNE VILLAGE, LLC to HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $16,125,364
2011-01-06Mortgage $6,274,636 — from HAWTHORNE VILLAGE, LLC to HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $6,274,636
2011-01-06AL&R $6,274,636 — from HAWTHORNE VILLAGE, LLC to HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $6,274,636
2005-09-08Deed $22,912,500 — from PRINCE, MARTIN to HAWTHORNE VILLAGE LLC $22,912,500
2005-09-08Agreement $22,600,000 — from HAWTHORNE VILLAGE, LLC to HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $22,600,000
2005-09-08AL&R $22,600,000 — from HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION to HAWTHORNE VILLAGE, LLC $22,600,000
2005-09-08Mortgage $20,840,580 — from HAWTHORNE VILLAGE, LLC to HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $20,840,580

Ten-year activity

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2021
2022
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201704150322
201824284442
201901380443
202002231329
202146450358
202201420346
202302700476
202402320539
202502350441
202601340439
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The full timeline

Construction 103Enforcement 155Housing & tenants 485Ownership & money 69Health & systems 41

Every one of the 853 recorded events, 1974–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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