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637 Hawthorne Street

945Records
9City systems
175Open violations
2020Penalty rate

945 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 9 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 305 311 service requests, 305 HPD housing violations, 272 HPD complaints.

BoroughBrooklyn 11203
Built1940
Floors2
Res. units3
ClassC0
Owner (PLUTO)PIERRE, VERONICA
BBL3048180069
BIN3107384

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GRADE F

A sustained record of distress well beyond its peers. More recorded distress than 99% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 2020. In ZIP 11203, 76% of residential buildings hold an A and 7% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations175 total — 19 class C (immediately hazardous), 130 class B, 26 class A. Oldest open since 2013-11-17.
Pending HPD litigation1 case(s) pending in housing court

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

70 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 40 · winter 2024–25: 10 · winter 2025–26: 12 · winter 2026–27: 2). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.

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’23–24
10
’24–25
12
’25–26
2
’26–27

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

What 311 hears from this address

129 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (35) · PLUMBING (18) · Illegal Parking (15) · ELECTRIC (15) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (12) · Blocked Driveway (12).

Filed construction activity

No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. 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 (1940)
NoSix or more residential units (3)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. 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)VERONICA PIERRE
Last registered2017-03-24

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,033,000 $61,980
2026$1,198,000 $71,880
2027$1,186,000 $71,160

The city's market estimate has risen 15% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Flood exposure

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

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

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

SubwayWinthrop St — 2 5 · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 15-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Albany Av / Hawthorne St — B12 · 150 ft
Citi BikeWinthrop St & Albany Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 091 The Albany Avenue School
Middle: New Heights Middle School. 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

637 Hawthorne 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

129 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 35 of them about heat or hot water.

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.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $19,498 on 2024-04-12 (lender: Secretary Of Housing And Urban Development). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-01-06Agreement $586,367 — from PIERRE, VERONICA to NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC $586,367
2024-04-12Mortgage $19,499 — from PIERRE, VERONICA to SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPME $19,499
2024-04-12M&CON $501,587 — from PIERRE, VERONICA to NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC $501,587
2022-04-22M&CON $445,771 — from PIERRE, VERONICA to NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A MR. COOPER $445,771
2022-04-15Mortgage $97,494 — from PIERRE, VERONICA to SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPME $97,494
2009-11-12Deed $461,100 — from HUGH JOHNSON, DECEASED; JOHNSON, AS EXECUTRIX, NOVELLA to PIERRE, VERONICA $461,100
2009-11-12Mortgage $452,747 — from PIERRE, VERONICA to CONTOUR MORTGAGE CORPORATION $452,747
2007-02-05Mortgage $97,344 — from JOHNSON, HUGH B to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS $97,344
1991-12-02Mortgage $55,000 — from JOHNSON, HUGH B to EDISON FUNDING/DBA; A TO Z FUNDING CORP $55,000
1990-01-02Mortgage $135,000 — from JOHNSON, HUGH B to CITIBANK NA $135,000
1986-12-11Mortgage $50,000 — from JOHNSON, HUGH B to EDISON FUNDING DBA; A TO Z FUNDING CORP $50,000
1982-11-08Mortgage $33,500 — from JOHNSON, HUGH B to MONEY STORE FINAN.SRV CP $33,500

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20180181019
20190150116
20200260026
20210670067
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2023317100174
2024017720179
20250371038
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The full timeline

Enforcement 6Housing & tenants 910Ownership & money 26Health & systems 3

Every one of the 945 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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