280 Hawthorne Street, Brooklyn, NY 11225

The three-unit, three-story building at 280 Hawthorne Street in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens, owned by Derek Brown and constructed in 2013, has experienced several notable issues over the past three years that warrant attention.

Most significantly, there was a heat and hot water outage affecting the entire building in January 2022, though these services were reportedly restored within four days following intervention by the Department of Housing Preservation and Development. The building is currently facing multiple open violations related to bedbug reporting requirements, with inspections in 2022, 2023, and most recently in April 2024 all documenting the same violation under Housing Maintenance Code § HMC, requiring the filing of annual bedbug reports in accordance with HPD regulations.

While these violations are classified as Class A (potentially hazardous) issues, it's important to note that they primarily relate to administrative compliance rather than immediate health or safety concerns. The building's relatively recent construction (2013) suggests it should generally meet modern building standards, though the recurring nature of the bedbug reporting violations and the 2022 heating system failure indicate some potential ongoing maintenance challenges.