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244 Hawthorne Street · Brooklyn · BBL 3050470018 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP1
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 86% of 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 6-24-unit residential buildings is 16.3 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 1.4. In ZIP 11225, 70% of residential buildings hold an A and 6% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
B
C

Among 46,798 6-24-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

2 heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years (winter 2025–26: 2).

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

What 311 hears from this address

4 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (1) · Illegal Parking (1) · HEAT/HOT WATER (1) · Drinking (1).

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

NoBuilt before 1974 (2016)
YesSix or more residential units (7)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 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)EPSILON HAWTHORNE LLC
Head officerMICHAEL NIAMONITAKIS
Managing agentMERIDIAN PROPERTIES LLC
Last registered2026-07-22

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

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,453,000 $653,850
2026$1,623,000 $730,350
2027$1,947,000 $876,150

The city's market estimate has risen 34% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: 421A 15 YR CAP

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 · 600 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Rogers Av / Winthrop St — B49 · 300 ft
Citi BikeWinthrop St & Rogers Ave · 400 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.

Report a problem to 311

244 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

4 311 service requests from this address in the last three years — 1 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.

The landlord's report card

Managed by MERIDIAN PROPERTIES LLC — 99 buildings, 3,747 units. Grades across the portfolio: A22 · B42 · C27 · D7 · F1. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
2835 Ocean Avenue BK200 B
160 Parkside Avenue BK158 C
621 Lefferts Avenue BK122 D
441 Caton Avenue BK84 B
101 Lincoln Road BK83 C
715 St Marks Avenue BK83 C
115 Lincoln Road BK82 B
1901 84 Street BK79 B
245 Hawthorne Street BK78 D
222 East 17 Street BK76 C
36 Crooke Avenue BK71 A
145 Lincoln Road BK71 B
675 86 Street BK65 A
114 Albemarle Road BK65 C
1270 East 18 Street BK65 C
1054 Rogers Avenue BK64 C
500 Ocean Avenue BK64 A
537 Ovington Avenue BK62 C
720 St Marks Avenue BK60 B
200 East 17 Street BK60 B
1745 Caton Avenue BK58 B
1281 Union Street BK54 B
291 Sterling Street BK54 A
556 Lefferts Avenue BK54 A
1550 East 13 Street BK54 B
649 Empire Boulevard BK52 C
7920 19 Avenue BK48 A
9937 Shore Road BK48 B
570 Lefferts Avenue BK48 B
160 Fenimore Street BK48 B
866 Coney Island Avenue BK47 C
218 74 Street BK46 A
597 Ocean Parkway BK44 C
8501 3 Avenue BK42 A
682 Ocean Parkway BK41 A
353 Bay Ridge Parkway BK41 A
6902 Ridge Boulevard BK40 F
255 Ocean Avenue BK40 B
354 93 Street BK40 B
392 St Johns Place BK39 D
7100 Ridge Boulevard BK39 C
743 Empire Boulevard BK39 B
288 Maple Street BK36 C
571 Ovington Avenue BK35 A
295 Maple Street BK33 C
5201 Snyder Avenue BK32 B
285 St Johns Place BK32 B
2015 East 7 Street BK31 C
170 Parkside Avenue BK30 B
101 Marine Avenue BK30 B
269 Prospect Place BK29 A
403 St Johns Place BK27 C
1 Parade Place BK27 B
5 St Pauls Place BK25 C
558 11 Street BK24 B
783 Lenox Road BK24 D
152 Parkside Avenue BK24 B
115 Parkside Avenue BK23 B
148 Parkside Avenue BK23 B
121 Parkside Avenue BK23 B

showing 60 of 99 buildings

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $1,500,000 on 2016-12-07 (lender: S III Capital Group LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2020-01-13AL&R $4,575,000 — from SONOMA HAWTHORNE LLC; HIOS HAWTHORNE LLC; EPSILON HAWTHORNE LLC to INVESTORS BANK $4,575,000
2019-11-26Agreement $4,575,000 — from EPSILON HAWTHORNE LLC; SONOMA HAWTHORNE LLC; HIOS HAWTHORNE LLC to INVESTORS BANK $4,575,000
2019-11-26Deed $6,100,000 — from 244 HAWTHORNE LLC to EPSILON HAWTHORNE LLC; SONOMA HAWTHORNE LLC; HIOS HAWTHORNE LLC $6,100,000
2019-10-30Sold for $6,100,000 $6,100,000 $871,429
2018-11-20AL&R $5,000,000 — from 244 HAWTHORNE LLC to BETHPAGE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $5,000,000
2018-11-20M&CON $5,000,000 — from 244 HAWTHORNE LLC to BETHPAGE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION $5,000,000
2016-12-07Agreement $1,500,000 — from 244 HAWTHORNE LLC to S III CAPITAL GROUP LLC $1,500,000
2016-12-07AL&R $1,500,000 — from 244 HAWTHORNE LLC to S III CAPITAL GROUP LLC $1,500,000
2016-12-07Mortgage $1,500,000 — from 244 HAWTHORNE LLC to S III CAPITAL GROUP LLC $1,500,000
2016-12-07AL&R $1,500,000 — from 244 HAWTHORNE LLC to S III CAPITAL GROUP LLC $1,500,000
2016-12-07Mortgage $550,000 — from 244 HAWTHORNE LLC to S III CAPITAL GROUP LLC $550,000
2015-10-21Deed $1,450,000 — from GAMOTO ENTERPRISES LLC to 244 HAWTHORNE LLC $1,450,000
2015-10-21Mortgage $950,000 — from 244 HAWTHORNE LLC to EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT FOUNDATION, INC. $950,000
2015-10-21Mortgage $500,000 — from 244 HAWTHORNE LLC to EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT FOUNDATION, INC. $500,000
2015-10-21AL&R $950,000 — from 244 HAWTHORNE LLC to EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT FOUNDATION, INC. $950,000

Ten-year activity

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2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201771370027
201811110013
20194025112
2020003104
2021004004
2022001001
2023001001
2024002002
2025002002
2026003003
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The last 12 months — 4 records

DateRecord
2026-04-16311: Drinking — In Public
2026-03-30311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-03-30Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025-12-03Bedbug filing: 0 infested units

The full timeline

2026
2026-04-16311: Drinking — In Public
2026-03-30311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2026-03-30Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2025
2025-12-03Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-08-04311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Vehicle
2024
2024-12-05Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-07-21311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2023
2023-12-05Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2022
2022-12-12Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021
2021-12-03Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-06-28311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2021-04-21Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2021-04-20HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2020
2020-06-16311: Illegal Fireworks — N/A
2020-04-23311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2020-04-15311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2020-01-13AL&R $4,575,000 — from SONOMA HAWTHORNE LLC; HIOS HAWTHORNE LLC; EPSILON HAWTHORNE LLC to INVESTORS BANK$4,575,000
2019
2019-11-26Mortgage assigned — from BETHPAGE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION to INVESTORS BANK
2019-11-26TL&R — from BETHPAGE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION to 244 HAWTHORNE LLC
2019-11-26Agreement $4,575,000 — from EPSILON HAWTHORNE LLC; SONOMA HAWTHORNE LLC; HIOS HAWTHORNE LLC to INVESTORS BANK$4,575,000
2019-11-26Deed $6,100,000 — from 244 HAWTHORNE LLC to EPSILON HAWTHORNE LLC; SONOMA HAWTHORNE LLC; HIOS HAWTHORNE LLC$6,100,000
2019-10-30Sold for $6,100,000$6,100,000
2019-08-13311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2019-07-03311: Other Enforcement — E2A Storage Of Receptacles
2019-04-22Certificate of occupancy Final
2019-04-04Rodent inspection: Passed
2019-03-20Certificate of occupancy Temporary
2019-03-13Permit PL — ISSUED
2019-03-11Permit PL — ISSUED
2018
2018-11-20AL&R $5,000,000 — from 244 HAWTHORNE LLC to BETHPAGE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION$5,000,000
2018-11-20M&CON $5,000,000 — from 244 HAWTHORNE LLC to BETHPAGE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION$5,000,000
2018-11-20Mortgage assigned — from S3 RE FUNDING III LLC to BETHPAGE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
2018-11-20Mortgage assigned — from S3 RE FUNDING III LLC to BETHPAGE FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
2018-11-20TL&R — from S3 RE FUNDING III LLC to 244 HAWTHORNE LLC
2018-11-20TL&R — from S3 RE FUNDING III LLC to 244 HAWTHORNE LLC
2018-10-26Certificate of occupancy Temporary
2018-09-04Mortgage assigned — from S III CAPITAL GROUP LLC to S3 RE FUNDING III LLC
2018-09-04Mortgage assigned — from S III CAPITAL GROUP LLC to S3 RE FUNDING III LLC
2018-09-04AALR — from S III CAPITAL GROUP LLC to S3 RE FUNDING III LLC
2018-09-04AALR — from S III CAPITAL GROUP LLC to S3 RE FUNDING III LLC
2018-08-09311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Vehicle
2018-06-28FDNY inspection (RISK)
2017
2017-12-06311: General Construction/Plumbing — Sidewalk Shed/Pipe Scafford - Inadequate Defective/None
2017-12-06DOB complaint, category ?
2017-10-17Permit PL — RE-ISSUED
2017-10-14DOB violation P: THE DOB INTENDS TO REVOKE ALL APPROVALS AND PERMITS UNDER PLUMBING APP #321163511 DUE TO SUSPENSION OF LICENSE. STOP ALL PLUMBI
2017-10-04311: Plumbing — Plumbing-Defective/Leaking/Not Maintained
2017-10-04DOB complaint, category ?
2017-09-20DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2017-09-20DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2017-09-20DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2017-09-07Permit EQ — ISSUED
2017-09-07Permit NB — ISSUED
2017-07-19311: Sidewalk Condition — Sidewalk Collapsed
2017-06-29311: Construction Safety Enforcement — Best - Low-Rise Tracking Complaint
2017-06-29311: General Construction/Plumbing — Adjacent Buildings Not Protected
2017-06-29DOB complaint, category ?
2017-06-29DOB complaint, category ?
2017-06-29DOB violation C:
2017-06-29ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE HOUSEKEEPING. AT TIME OF INSPECTION OF A 4 STORY NB AT ROOF LEVEL INSTALLING CML AND FOAM FOR STUCCO $800
2017-06-29ECB CLASS - 1 violation: BC28-103.8/MATTERS OF A CATCH ALL PLYWOOD OVERHEAD PROTECTION DESIGN.AT TIME OF INSPECTION OF A 4 STORY NB AT ROOF LEVEL DOING CMU$1,000
2017-06-29ECB CLASS - 1 violation: BC3309.1/ROOF PROTECTION FOR ADJOINING PROPERTY.AT TIME OF INSPECTION OF 4 STORY NB AT ROOF LEVEL DOING CMU I OBSERVED AND ROOF PR$1,600
2017-06-21Permit EQ — ISSUED
2017-06-19Job filed: INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY PIPE SCAFFOLD AS PER PLAN SUBMITTED. WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH 2014 BUILDING CODES CHAPTER 33. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCU
2017-05-24Permit PL — ISSUED
2017-03-30311: Sidewalk Condition — Blocked - Construction
2017-02-16311: Emergency Response Team (ERT) — After Hours Work - Illegal
2017-02-16DOB complaint, category ?
2017-01-10Permit EQ — ISSUED
2016
2016-12-29Job filed: INSTALLATION OF TEMPORARY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLAN SUBMITTED. WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH 2014 BUILDING CODES CHAPTER 33. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS OR OCCU
2016-12-07Agreement $1,500,000 — from 244 HAWTHORNE LLC to S III CAPITAL GROUP LLC$1,500,000
2016-12-07AL&R $1,500,000 — from 244 HAWTHORNE LLC to S III CAPITAL GROUP LLC$1,500,000
2016-12-07Mortgage $1,500,000 — from 244 HAWTHORNE LLC to S III CAPITAL GROUP LLC$1,500,000
2016-12-07TL&R — from EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT FOUNDATION, INC.
2016-12-07Mortgage satisfied — from 244 HAWHORNE LLC to EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT FOUNDATION, INC.
2016-12-07AL&R $1,500,000 — from 244 HAWTHORNE LLC to S III CAPITAL GROUP LLC$1,500,000
2016-12-07Mortgage assigned — from EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT FOUNDATION, INC. to S III CAPITAL GROUP LLC
2016-12-07Mortgage $550,000 — from 244 HAWTHORNE LLC to S III CAPITAL GROUP LLC$550,000
2016-09-27Permit NB — ISSUED
2016-09-27Permit EQ — ISSUED
2016-02-02DOB complaint, category ?
2016-02-02Permit DM — ISSUED
2016-02-02Permit EQ — ISSUED
2016-01-27311: BEST/Site Safety — Demolition Notification Received
2016-01-27DOB complaint, category ?
2016-01-05Permit DM — ISSUED
2015
2015-12-30Permit EQ — ISSUED
2015-12-28Permit NB — ISSUED
2015-12-28Permit EQ — ISSUED
2015-12-23Permit EQ — ISSUED
2015-12-18Job filed: SUBSEQUENT FILING FOR MECHANICAL WORK
2015-12-16Job filed: INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION. LIVE LOAD 300 PER SQUARE FEET. S
2015-12-16Job filed: INSTALLATION OF HEAVY DUTY SIDEWALK SHED AS PER PLANS. NO CHANGE IN USE, EGRESS, OR OCCUPANCY UNDER THIS APPLICATION. LIVE LOAD 300 PER SQUARE FEET. S
2015-12-15CERT — from RIDGE ABSTRACT CORP
2015-12-15ZONE — from 244 HAWTHORNE LLC
2015-12-14CERT — from RIDGE ABSTRACT CORP
2015-12-14ZONE — from 244 HAWTHORNE LLC
2015-12-09Job filed: INSTALLATION OF SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN CONJUNCTION WITH NB
2015-12-09Job filed: SUBSEQUENT FILING FOR STRUCTURAL WORK.
2015-12-09Job filed: BNP #
2015-12-09Job filed: SUBSEQUENT FILING FOR STRUCTURAL WORK.
2015-12-09Job filed: INSTALLATION OF AUTOMATIC SMOKE DETECTION AND SPRINKLER FA SYSTEM IN CONJUNCTION WITH NB APPLICATION # 321163511$1,000
2015-12-09Job filed: INSTALLATION OF SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN CONJUNCTION WITH NB
2015-11-10Job filed: DEMOLITION OF A 2 STORY HOUSE
2015-11-10Job filed: DEMOLITION OF A GARAGE
2015-11-10Job filed: DEMOLITION OF A GARAGE
2015-11-10Job filed: DEMOLITION OF A 2 STORY HOUSE
2015-11-05Job filed: NB
2015-11-05Job filed: NB
2015-10-21Deed $1,450,000 — from GAMOTO ENTERPRISES LLC to 244 HAWTHORNE LLC$1,450,000
2015-10-21Mortgage $950,000 — from 244 HAWTHORNE LLC to EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT FOUNDATION, INC.$950,000
2015-10-21Mortgage $500,000 — from 244 HAWTHORNE LLC to EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT FOUNDATION, INC.$500,000
2015-10-21AL&R $950,000 — from 244 HAWTHORNE LLC to EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT FOUNDATION, INC.$950,000
2015-05-13311: Water Conservation — Water Meter Broken/Leaking - Private Residence (CMR)
2014
2014-10-18311: Noise — Noise: Construction Equipment (NC1)
2014-10-18311: Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
2014-05-30Permit PL — ISSUED
2014-03-11Permit EW — ISSUED
2014-01-23Job filed: A2$56,000
2014-01-23Job filed: A2$56,000
2013
2013-09-04DOB complaint, category ?
2013-09-03ECB CLASS - 2 violation: WORK W/O A PERMIT. WORK NOTED: ERECTED NEW WOOD DECK & EXPOSURES 1 & 4. NEW WOOD FLOOR JOIST W/CONCRETE FOOTINGS. ALSO AT EXPOSURE$800
2013-08-01311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2012
2012-11-12DOB complaint, category ?
2012-08-14Deed $475,000 — from THE ESTATE OF MARY DIXON; BRUCE L. STEIN, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR to GAMOTO ENTERPRISES, INC.$475,000
2012-07-20Mortgage satisfied — from DIXON, MARY W to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
1979
1979-09-25Mortgage assigned — from OXFORD RESOURCES CORP to THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK (NA)
1979-07-27Mortgage — from DIXON MARY W to OXFORD RESOURCES CORP
1979-07-16Deed — from DIXON MARY W to DIXON MARY W
1978
1978-11-15Deed — from BENINATO VINCENT DECD ADMINISTRATOR OF to DIXON MARY W; NEWSOME BEVERLY

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