3,569 recorded events, 1900–2026, from 19 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 1,391 311 service requests, 1,284 HPD complaints, 630 HPD housing violations.
Full record, year by year Support this site
A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 74% of 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 25-99-unit residential buildings is 23.6 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 79.8. In ZIP 11225, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work
Among 17,252 25-99-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
| Open HPD violations | 57 total — 24 class C (immediately hazardous), 26 class B, 7 class A. Oldest open since 2018-03-22. |
| Pending HPD litigation | 1 case(s) pending in housing court |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
179 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 30 · winter 2024–25: 108 · winter 2025–26: 41). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
2 bedbug-infested unit(s) reported in filings over the last three years.
201 service requests in the last three years. Most common: HEAT/HOT WATER (89) · UNSANITARY CONDITION (18) · PLUMBING (13) · PAINT/PLASTER (10) · Noise (9) · GENERAL (8).
$447,863 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (9 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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1941) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (59) |
| Yes | 421-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 owner(s) | ARBERN HAWTHORNE, LLC |
| Head officer | LAWRENCE BERNSTEIN |
| Managing agent | JONAS EQUITIES INC |
| Last registered | 2025-07-30 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,635,000 | $2,085,750 |
| 2026 | $5,226,000 | $2,351,700 |
| 2027 | $4,820,000 | $2,169,000 |
The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: J51
| Energy grade (LL33) | C — ENERGY STAR score 59/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NATURALGAS |
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.
| Subway | Winthrop St — 2 5 · 0.2 mi straight-line (about a 6-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Rogers Av / Winthrop St — B49 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | Winthrop St & Rogers Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 092 Adrian Hegeman Middle: Parkside Preparatory Academy. 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.
181 Hawthorne Street
| Heat or hot water | Heat or hot water |
| Apartment maintenance | Apartment maintenance |
| Bed bugs | Bed bugs |
| Residential pests | Residential pests |
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Anything else | Anything else |
201 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 89 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.
Managed by JONAS EQUITIES INC — 15 buildings, 1,160 units. Grades across the portfolio: A4 · B10 · C1. See the whole portfolio
| Building | Borough | Units | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 217 East 7 Street | BK | 174 | B |
| 465 East 7 Street | BK | 125 | B |
| 2355 East 12 Street | BK | 121 | C |
| 115 Ocean Avenue | BK | 99 | B |
| 214 East 8 Street | BK | 91 | A |
| 315 Ocean Parkway | BK | 90 | A |
| 1600 Caton Avenue | BK | 79 | A |
| 714 East 27 Street | BK | 71 | B |
| 297 Lenox Road | BK | 66 | B |
| 181 Hawthorne Street | BK | 59 | B |
| 134 Ocean Parkway | BK | 54 | B |
| 175 Ocean Parkway | BK | 43 | A |
| 2742 East 13 Street | BK | 37 | B |
| 1620 Caton Avenue | BK | 31 | B |
| 147 Ocean Avenue | BK | 20 | B |
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $113,787 on 2021-04-19 (lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-19 | Mortgage $113,788 — from ARBERN HAWTHORNE LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | $113,788 | |
| 2021-04-19 | Agreement $8,800,000 — from JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. to ARBERN HAWTHORNE LLC | $8,800,000 | |
| 2016-04-13 | Mortgage $4,967,967 — from ARBERN HAWTHORNE LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. | $4,967,967 | |
| 2016-04-13 | Agreement $9,100,000 — from ARBERN HAWTHORNE LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. | $9,100,000 | |
| 2016-04-13 | AL&R $9,100,000 — from ARBERN HAWTHORNE LLC to BANKUNITED, N.A. | $9,100,000 | |
| 2012-11-19 | Mortgage $1,099,715 — from ARBERN HAWTHORNE LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $1,099,715 | |
| 2012-11-19 | Agreement $4,300,000 — from ARBERN HAWTHORNE LLC to ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIA | $4,300,000 | |
| 2007-11-26 | Agreement $3,425,000 — from ARBERN HAWTHORNE LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK | $3,425,000 | |
| 2007-11-26 | Mortgage $1,492,707 — from ARBERN HAWTHORNE LLC to SOVEREIGN BANK | $1,492,707 | |
| 2007-11-13 | Deed $6,000,000 — from 181 HAWTHORNE ASSOCIATES, LLC to ARBERN HAWTHORNE LLC | $6,000,000 | |
| 2004-12-15 | AL&R $2,000,000 — from 181 REALTY ASSOCIATES to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $2,000,000 | |
| 2004-12-15 | Mortgage $987,394 — from 181 REALTY ASSOCIATES to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $987,394 | |
| 2004-12-15 | Agreement $2,000,000 — from 181 REALTY ASSOCIATES to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $2,000,000 | |
| 1999-04-21 | Mortgage $562,857 — from 181 REALTY ASSOCIATES to INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY BANK | $562,857 | |
| 1993-12-08 | Mortgage $30,695 — from 181 REALTY ASSOCIATES to INDEPENDENCE SAVS BANK | $30,695 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | 161 | 0 | 0 | 166 |
| 2018 | 8 | 4 | 479 | 0 | 1 | 492 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 239 | 0 | 1 | 240 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 138 | 0 | 2 | 142 |
| 2021 | 2 | 9 | 344 | 4 | 1 | 360 |
| 2022 | 2 | 3 | 213 | 0 | 1 | 219 |
| 2023 | 0 | 4 | 178 | 0 | 2 | 184 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 149 | 0 | 2 | 153 |
| 2025 | 5 | 6 | 161 | 0 | 8 | 180 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 118 | 0 | 1 | 121 |
Every one of the 3,569 recorded events, 1900–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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