Which neighborhood does 285 Hawthorne Street, Brooklyn, NY 11225 fall under?

In the neighborhood Prospect Lefferts Gardens, New York

Does 285 Hawthorne Street, Brooklyn, NY 11225 have any open violations?

This building has 51 open violations

In the past year, did any apartments in 285 Hawthorne Street, Brooklyn, NY 11225 have bedbug infestations?

In the past year, this building had no reports of bedbug infestations

NYC buildings Brooklyn Prospect Lefferts Gardens285 Hawthorne Street

285 Hawthorne Street

Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn, NY 11225

82 units·6 floors·Built in 1927

2.8

5 reviews

Rent-stabilized apartments

This building has apartments that entitle you to a renewal and limited rent increases.

Good cause building

This building guarantees a renewal and capped rent increases, if you follow your lease terms.

Highlights

Evictions

Open violations

Litigation cases

Bedbug history

Renter recommendations

Renters recommend this building

Renters approve of the building's owners

Review summary

Summarized from anonymous rental reviews on Openigloo.

Recent reviews for 285 Hawthorne Street reveal a mixed living experience. Tenants appreciate the spacious apartments, solid water pressure, elevator access, and generally quiet environment with friendly neighbors. The building benefits from good garbage management in parts and efforts toward improving community spaces. However, significant concerns include poor cleanliness, pest infestations (particularly roaches and ants), and persistent maintenance issues like water leaks and occasional ceiling collapses. Heating can be inconsistent, and tenant safety worries arise due to occasional violent incidents nearby. Management responsiveness is frequently criticized for being slow or unhelpful, with calls for better upkeep and staff. Overall, tenants advise improvements in maintenance and pest control to enhance livability.

Reviews

Former tenant·Over 1 year ago

Old but decent apartment

Pros

The people, the area, the spaciousness of the apartment, use of an elevator

Cons

It’s old, super is not always responsive, packages can go missing

Former tenant·Over 1 year ago

Great for Price

Pros

Very quiet walls are super thick, super is very helpful and its worth it to build a relationship with him, management company is unresponsive typically, hallways are decently clean outside the typical nyc grime, courtyard is being fixed up and looks like it should be a great community garden soon.

Cons

VERY hot in summer months, pests, I see roaches almost daily, ant infestation in spring, but both can we taken care of with regular pest management and the exterminator comes through regularly, minor cosmetic issues like caulking in bathrooms shotty, and the ceiling did leak once.

Advice to the owners

Fix the simple things

Building ratings

Cleanliness

Trash management

Pest control

Water pressure

Heat

Neighbors

Noise levels

Owner responsiveness

Cleanliness

Trash management

Pest control

Water pressure

Heat

Neighbors

Noise levels

Owner responsiveness

Rents and deposits

Renters received their security deposits back

Electronic rent payments

Open violations

From past 10 years · Updated 7 days ago

Average violations per unit in this building is better than the city average.

Building average0.62Violations per unit

NYC average0.81Violations per unit

23Class C

Immediately hazardous

Rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts

18Class B

Hazardous

Smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways

10Class A

Non-hazardous

No peephole on a door, no street number on the building, unlawful keeping of animals

0Class I

Missing info

Missing or non-compliant with administrative information orders or filings

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Old but decent apartment

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Great for Price

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