1,450 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 20 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 460 HPD housing violations, 367 311 service requests, 350 HPD complaints.
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The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 61% 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 12.7. 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 | 2 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 2 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2021-07-08. |
| Active vacate order | 3 unit(s) under an unrescinded HPD vacate order |
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
20 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2023–24: 12 · winter 2024–25: 2 · winter 2025–26: 6). Repeated winter clusters suggest a chronic heating problem.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
44 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (11) · HEAT/HOT WATER (10) · PLUMBING (7) · Illegal Fireworks (4) · Blocked Driveway (2) · Elevator (2).
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.
| Yes | Built before 1974 (1963) |
| Yes | Six or more residential units (71) |
| No | 421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll |
2 of 3 signals present. This is the classic profile of a rent-stabilized building (pre-1974, 6+ units) — many units in such buildings remain stabilized. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
| Registered owner(s) | 265 HAWTHORNE STREET HDFC |
| Head officer | Donald Moore |
| Managing agent | Harlem Property Management |
| Last registered | 2025-11-26 |
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,727,000 | $2,127,150 |
| 2026 | $4,908,000 | $2,208,600 |
| 2027 | $5,125,000 | $2,306,250 |
The city's market estimate has risen 8% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Tax exemptions on the roll: ARTICLE XI
| Energy grade (LL33) | F — did not submit required benchmarking data, posted at the entrance by law (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 · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: Nostrand Av / Hawthorne St — B44 · 400 ft |
| Citi Bike | Winthrop St & Nostrand Ave · 550 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 397 Foster-Laurie 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.
265 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 |
44 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 10 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 HARLEM PROPERTY MANAGEMENT — 74 buildings, 1,852 units. Grades across the portfolio: A41 · B17 · C10 · D4 · F1. See the whole portfolio
showing 60 of 74 buildings
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $6,356,175 on 2010-07-15 (lender: Low Income Investment Fund). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-06-26 | RPTT&RET $2,500 — from 265 HAWTHORNE OWNERS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to EVERING, ALVIN; EVERING, ROSEMARIE | $2,500 | |
| 2018-05-21 | RPTT&RET $2,500 — from 265 HAWTHORNE OWNERS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to JACKSON, TAURI | $2,500 | |
| 2018-05-21 | RPTT&RET $2,500 — from 265 HAWTHORNE OWNERS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to WILLIAMS, EVELYN | $2,500 | |
| 2018-05-21 | RPTT&RET $2,500 — from 265 HAWTHORNE OWNERS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to NESBITT, NATALEA | $2,500 | |
| 2018-05-21 | RPTT&RET $2,500 — from 265 HAWTHORNE OWNERS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to BARNETT, ENA | $2,500 | |
| 2018-05-21 | RPTT&RET $2,500 — from 265 HAWTHORNE OWNERS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to NOEL, IRMA | $2,500 | |
| 2018-05-21 | RPTT&RET $2,500 — from 265 HAWTHORNE OWNERS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to MOORE, VANESSA | $2,500 | |
| 2018-05-21 | RPTT&RET $2,500 — from 265 HAWTHORNE OWNERS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to MEAD, SUSAN; MEAD, NICHOLAS | $2,500 | |
| 2018-05-21 | RPTT&RET $2,500 — from 265 HAWTHORNE OWNERS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to KLASS, ANDREA | $2,500 | |
| 2018-05-21 | RPTT&RET $2,500 — from 265 HAWTHORNE OWNERS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to GREEN, LUCILLE | $2,500 | |
| 2018-05-21 | RPTT&RET $2,500 — from 265 HAWTHORNE OWNERS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to CHARLES, NYGELL | $2,500 | |
| 2018-05-21 | RPTT&RET $2,500 — from 265 HAWTHORNE OWNERS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to BATTLE, ELAINE | $2,500 | |
| 2018-05-21 | RPTT&RET $2,500 — from 265 HAWTHORNE OWNERS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to HUTTO, BRENDA; LUCAS, FELIX | $2,500 | |
| 2018-05-21 | RPTT&RET $2,500 — from 265 HAWTHORNE OWNERS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to SEVERE, MELISSA | $2,500 | |
| 2018-05-21 | RPTT&RET $2,500 — from 265 HAWTHORNE OWNERS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT to ANDREWS, THURSTON; ANDREWS, MARLENE | $2,500 |
| Year | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 22 |
| 2018 | 1 | 20 | 61 | 2 | 84 |
| 2019 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 23 |
| 2020 | 6 | 71 | 0 | 3 | 80 |
| 2021 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 37 |
| 2022 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 33 |
| 2023 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 26 |
| 2024 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 30 |
| 2025 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 22 |
| 2026 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 32 |
Every one of the 1,450 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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