415 Hawthorne Street, Brooklyn, NY 11203

The three-unit, two-story building at 415 Hawthorne Street in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens, owned by Frederica Smith, has experienced significant issues with heating and hot water systems in the past year. Most notably, during December 2024, there were multiple heat/hot water complaints, with the majority being duplicates of a building-wide issue reported by multiple tenants. The Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) conducted several inspections during this period, with some units showing no housing law violations, while others indicated that conditions had been corrected.

The building currently has several open Class B and C violations as of December 2024, primarily relating to security and safety issues in the basement area, including improper locks on basement doors and defective self-closing doors. The property has maintained compliance with bedbug reporting requirements, with the most recent filing for 2024-2025 showing no infested units. Previous bedbug violations from 2022-2023 were marked as closed.

A safety inspection regarding egress issues was conducted in February 2025, but access could not be gained for verification. Notably, the building passed a rodent inspection in December 2018. The combination of recent heating system issues, security concerns in the basement, and an accessible egress problem noted in 2025 suggests ongoing maintenance and safety challenges, though the building has generally met housing code requirements in other areas, such as bedbug reporting and basic habitation standards.