Brooklyn • Elevator Apartment

170 Hawthorne St

Brooklyn, NY 11225Company-ownedBBL 3050460028BIN 3115700

Updated Aug 1, 2026 · 16 sources

Year Built1941
Floors6
Units78
Building Area88,237 sqft
ZoningR6
ClassD1
Market Value$3.6M

170 HAWTHORNE ST is a property located at 170 HAWTHORNE ST, Brooklyn, NY 11225. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof. The building was constructed in 1941. It has 6 floors and 78 units. The building area is 88,237 square feet on a 20,157 sqft lot. The property is zoned R6. The assessed market value is $3.6M. Public records list the property as company-owned. There are 3 building permits on record (0 active). There are 1834 violations on record (157 currently open). 11 docketed judgments carrying $2,375 in open balances are on record with OATH. Data sourced from NYC Department of Buildings (DOB), Housing Preservation & Development (HPD), Department of Finance (DOF), and other government agencies.

A RegWatch Dossier

7,655records on file
63Energy Star

Completed in 1941, 170 Hawthorne St rises 6 stories over Kings. Public records put it at 78 units and 88,237 square feet of floor area, on land zoned R6. It is carried on the public rolls at a market value of $3.6M, and assessed for tax at $1.6M. In the 87 years its record reaches back, the lot has drawn 7,655 separate government filings — a paper trail nearly as tall as the building itself.

The documentary life of the address leans hard toward complaint: 5,666 of its 7,655 records, fully 74%, fall under that one heading. Violation (1,834) and enforcement (47) trail well behind. 157 violations stand open against it today.

The pace is anything but even. The early decades pass in near silence; the filings cluster heavily in recent years, peaking in 2016.

On the environmental ledger, the building posts an Energy Star score of 63, with a site energy-use intensity of 74.6 kBtu per square foot. Its operations answer for roughly 435 metric tons of CO2-equivalent a year.

Read together — 74% complaint, 87 years of accumulation, a parcel of Kings — these scattered records compose a portrait of the address that no single page sets out to draw.

74% of every record here performs the same act: complaint.

Property Details

Address170 HAWTHORNE ST, Brooklyn, NY 11225
Building TypeElevator Apartment - Semi-Fireproof
D1
Year Built1941
Floors6
Total Units78
Building Area88,237 sqft
Lot Size20,157 sqft
ZoningR6
ConditionAverage
3050460028
3115700
OwnershipCompany-owned

Assessment & Sales

$3.6M
$1.6M
$227K

Building Permits

3 on record
Cats Certificate To OperateOther
CURRENT
Filed Oct 16, 2024Job #437147
Cats Certificate To OperateOther
CANCELLED
Filed Dec 8, 2020Job #317399
Dec Bulk StorageOther
IN SERVICE
Filed Jan 1, 1940Job #PBS:2-284920:001:#2 FUEL OIL (ON-SITE CONSUMPTION)

Violations

1834 on record · 157 open
Open judgment balance — docketed OATH judgments$2,375
Judgments · 11 docketed
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jun 30, 2021Balance $625Ticket #035513561L
FAIL TO COMPLY W COMMISSIONER ORDER TO FILE CERT OF CORRECTION W DOB
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Jun 30, 2021Balance $1,250Ticket #039011891J
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Oct 31, 2020Balance $500Ticket #035386246M
WORK WITHOUT A PERMIT
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Oct 31, 2020Ticket #035386247Y
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE-COMPLIANT MANNER
DOB summons (OATH)JUDGMENT DOCKETED
Docketed Apr 30, 2012Ticket #038218561Z
FAIL TO COMPLY W COMMISSIONER ORDER TO FILE CERT OF CORRECTION W DOB

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HPDClass C
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Jun 26, 2026#19041323

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 3D, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

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HPDClass C
NOV CERTIFIED ON TIME
Issued Jun 26, 2026#19041326

HMC ADM CODE: § 27-2017.4 ABATE THE INFESTATION CONSISTING OF ROACHES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3D, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Jun 26, 2026#19041329

§ 27-2026 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CONNECTION WASTE PIPE AT SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 3D, 3rd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Jun 26, 2026#19041330

§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REMOVE THE TORN AND/OR LOOSE FLOOR COVERING VINYL FLOOR WALKING AREA AT PUBLIC HALL, 3rd STORY

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HPDClass B
NOV SENT OUT
Issued Jun 26, 2026#19041334

§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE AND DEPT. RULES AND REGULATIONS. REMOVE THE ENCUMBRANCE OBSTRUCTING EGRESS FROM FIRE ESCAPES CONSISTING OF FLOWER POTS A 2ND STORY BALCONY EAST FIRE ESCAPE AT BUILDING FRONT

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was 170 HAWTHORNE ST, Brooklyn built?

The building at 170 HAWTHORNE ST, Brooklyn, NY 11225 was constructed in 1941. It is classified as a elevator apartment - semi-fireproof with 6 floors and 78 units. The building area is 88,237 sqft.

Are there building permits at 170 HAWTHORNE ST, Brooklyn?

Yes. 170 HAWTHORNE ST, Brooklyn, NY 11225 has 3 building permits on record, with 0 currently active. Permits are sourced from the NYC Department of Buildings (DOB Legacy and DOB NOW systems). The most recent permit is a Cats Certificate To Operate (CURRENT) filed Oct 16, 2024.

Does 170 HAWTHORNE ST, Brooklyn have violations?

Yes. 170 HAWTHORNE ST, Brooklyn, NY 11225 has 1834 violations on record, with 157 currently open. Breakdown: 35 DOB, 49 ECB, 1750 HPD. Sources: NYC DOB, HPD, and ECB/OATH.

Does 170 HAWTHORNE ST, Brooklyn have docketed judgments?

Yes. 170 HAWTHORNE ST, Brooklyn, NY 11225 has 11 docketed judgments on record with the NYC Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), with an open balance of $2,375. A docketed judgment is an enforceable money judgment entered by OATH after a hearing on a summons issued at this property; where the respondent is the property owner it can attach to the property as a lien.

What is the property tax assessment for 170 HAWTHORNE ST?

170 HAWTHORNE ST, Brooklyn, NY 11225 has an assessed market value of $3.6M and a total assessed value of $1.6M (land: $227K). Assessment data is from the NYC Department of Finance (DOF).

What is the zoning for 170 HAWTHORNE ST?

170 HAWTHORNE ST, Brooklyn, NY 11225 is zoned R6. Zoning data is from the NYC Department of City Planning (DCP). For detailed FAR, overlays, and development rights, view the full property report on RegWatch.

Who owns 170 HAWTHORNE ST?

170 HAWTHORNE ST, Brooklyn, NY 11225 is company-owned according to public records. Ownership data is from NYC Department of Finance assessment rolls. View the current owner of record and registered contacts in the full property report on RegWatch.

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