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245 Hawthorne Street
Prospect Lefferts Gardens

245 Hawthorne Street,
Brooklyn, NY 11225

78 Units

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Built in 1941

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6 Floors

2.2(3)
Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 1
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Unknown
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    -- of renters approve of this owner
    Review Summary for 245 Hawthorne Street
    Summarized from anonymous rental reviews on openigloo.
    Recent reviews for 245 Hawthorne Street in Brooklyn indicate mixed feedback. Tenants appreciate the spacious, pet-friendly, and rent-stabilized units, along with courteous neighbors. However, concerns include insufficient heat, pest issues, noisy neighbors, and poor garbage management. Some residents highlight friendly repair staff but lament inadequate maintenance and cleanliness. Suggestions include improved pest control, better garbage handling, and addressing heating issues promptly. While some tenants approve of the owner's responsiveness, overall, there's caution advised for potential renters due to recurring issues with pests, cleanliness, and noise levels within the building.

    Reviews (3)

    6 months ago
    prepare to be cold
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    neighbors are almost all wonderful, courteous management staff over the phone especially repair department, trash well-maintained, skilled professional repair contractors, building allows pets, rent stabilized and spacious units
    Cons:
    INSUFFICIENT HEAT AND HOT WATER!!! improper mold remediation and frequent water leaks, displeased with overall services by live-in superintendent. pests and insufficient pest prevention, noisy neighbors late hours of the night (often but not daily). no recycling option for trash, let alone compost.
    Advice to owner:
    propery owner owns 94 buildings, many with thousands of 311 complaints. seems overstretched and understaffed, unable or unwilling to provide basics for habiltability like heat during heating season
    Over 1 year ago
    Steer clear at all costs
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Not a damn thing
    Cons:
    Horrible management
    Roaches
    Bedbugs
    Water damage/ceiling collapsing
    Horrifying basement/laundry room
    loud musics
    Advice to owner:
    Listen to your tenants when they complain about damage, and don’t wait after a ceiling collapses to take action

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    Rents and Deposits

    -- of renters received their security deposits back
    It dummy text been reported if this building dummy electronic rent payments.
    Open Violations
    Only open violations from the last 10 years.
    Data last updated a day ago.
    The average number of violations per unit at 245 Hawthorne Street is worse than the city .
    BUILDING AVERAGE:
    4.44 violations per unit
    NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
    0.81 violation per unit
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    Non-hazardous
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    class A
    i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
    MOST RECENT:
    Dec 16, 2025: § 27-2005 adm code repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at north wall in the foyer located at apt e2, 5th story, 1st apartment from south at west , section ''north''
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    Hazardous
    176
    class B
    i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
    MOST RECENT:
    Dec 16, 2025: § 27-2026, 2027 hmc: properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at ceiling in the private hallway located at apt e2, 5th story, 1st apartment from south at west , section ''north''
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    Immediately hazardous
    112
    class C
    i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
    MOST RECENT:
    Dec 16, 2025: hmc adm code: § 27-2017.4 abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartment located at apt e7, 5th story, 1st apartment from north at east , section ''north''
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    Missing information/filings
    9
    class I
    Missing or non-compliant with administrative information orders or filings
    MOST RECENT:
    Sep 22, 2025: § 27-2142 adm code apts have been vacated by this department and cannot be reoccupied until so ordered after proof of compliance for apts e14 under vacate#259875 in the entire apartment located at apt, 5th story, 1st apartment from west at north
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    Property Owners and Associates
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    Alert:
    One of owners and associates from this building was on the Worst Landlord Watchlist
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    James Dimitriades
    3.1(76)
    Head Officer•
    58 Properties•2021 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 71
    M
    Michael Niamonitakis
    3.1(116)
    Worst Landlord•
    Officer•
    75 Properties•2846 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 96
    M
    Meridian Properties LLC
    3.1(141)
    Corporate Owner•
    101 Properties•3691 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 129
    M
    M & M Hawthorne Realty, LLC
    2.2(3)
    Corporate Owner•
    1 Property•78 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 1

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