245 Front Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201BBL 3-00042-0037Map
Owner of record: Donna E Zakowski
245 Front Street is a walk-up apartment building built in 1855 in Brooklyn, 11201. It has 3 residential units across 3 floors. The owner of record is Donna E Zakowski. HPD has recorded 18 housing violations here, most recently on May 4, 2026. 11 of the 18 most recent violations are still open.
- HPD violations
- 18
- DOB violations
- 1
- ECB violations
- 2
- HPD complaints
- 0
What to know
No open immediately-hazardous violations among recent records.
Date of the most recent HPD inspection that found a problem.
No balance due on recent ECB violations.
Rent stabilization
No rent-stabilized units in 2018–2024 tax bills
Violations
Most recent first. Showing up to 50 per agency.
HPD housing violations · 18
- ANon-hazardous
File annual bedbug report in accordance with hpd rule as described on the back of this notice of violation or as described on hpds website, www.nyc.gov\hpd, search bed bugs.
May 4, 2026
Open — Nov sent out - ANon-hazardous
File annual bedbug report in accordance with hpd rule as described on the back of this notice of violation or as described on hpds website, www.nyc.gov\hpd, search bed bugs.
Jun 9, 2025
Open — Nov sent out - IInformation / order
And is therefore subject to civil penalties, prohibited from certifying violations, and denied the right to recover possession of premises for nonpayment of rent until a valid registration statement is filed.
Nov 25, 2024
Closed — Violation dismissed - ANon-hazardous
File annual bedbug report in accordance with hpd rule as described on the back of this notice of violation or as described on hpds website, www.nyc.gov\hpd, search bed bugs.
Apr 10, 2024
Open — Nov sent out - IInformation / order
And is therefore subject to civil penalties, prohibited from certifying violations, and denied the right to recover possession of premises for nonpayment of rent until a valid registration statement is filed.
Nov 17, 2023
Closed — Violation dismissed - ANon-hazardous
File annual bedbug report in accordance with hpd rule as described on the back of this notice of violation or as described on hpds website, www.nyc.gov\hpd, search bed bugs.
Mar 22, 2023
Open — Nov sent out - IInformation / order
And is therefore subject to civil penalties, prohibited from certifying violations, and denied the right to recover possession of premises for nonpayment of rent until a valid registration statement is filed.
Nov 4, 2022
Closed — Violation dismissed - ANon-hazardous
File annual bedbug report in accordance with hpd rule as described on the back of this notice of violation or as described on hpds website, www.nyc.gov\hpd, search bed bugs.
Feb 24, 2022
Open — Nov sent out - IInformation / order
And is therefore subject to civil penalties, prohibited from certifying violations, and denied the right to recover possession of premises for nonpayment of rent until a valid registration statement is filed.
Feb 24, 2022
Closed — Violation dismissed - ANon-hazardous
File annual bedbug report in accordance with hpd rule as described on the back of this notice of violation or as described on hpds website, www.nyc.gov\hpd, search bed bugs.
Apr 8, 2021
Open — Nov sent out
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- IInformation / order
And is therefore subject to civil penalties, prohibited from certifying violations, and denied the right to recover possession of premises for nonpayment of rent until a valid registration statement is filed.
Apr 8, 2021
Closed — Violation dismissed - IInformation / order
And is therefore subject to civil penalties, prohibited from certifying violations, and denied the right to recover possession of premises for nonpayment of rent until a valid registration statement is filed.
Oct 17, 2018
Closed — Violation dismissed - IInformation / order
And is therefore subject to civil penalties, prohibited from certifying violations, and denied the right to recover possession of premises for nonpayment of rent until a valid registration statement is filed.
Oct 9, 2015
Closed — Violation dismissed - BHazardous
Provide adequate lighting at or near the outside of the front entranceway of the building and keep same burning from sunset every day to sunrise on the day following a minimum of 100 watts required.
Oct 8, 2009
Open — Nov sent out - ANon-hazardous
D26-10.01 adm code replace with new the missing balusters front stoop.
May 31, 1985
Open — Nov sent out - ANon-hazardous
D26-10.01 adm code properly repair the broken or defective brownstone work over entrance door street to vestibule.
May 31, 1985
Open — Nov sent out - ANon-hazardous
D26-10.01 adm code properly repair the broken or defective fence front.
May 31, 1985
Open — Nov sent out - BHazardous
D26-10.01 adm code properly repair with similar material the broken or defective brownstone exterior walls basement & over window 2 & 3 sty front.
May 31, 1985
Open — Nov sent out
DOB building violations · 1
- Fail to certify class 1 none
Failure to certify correction on immediately hazardous (class 1) ecb violation
Oct 14, 2020
Dob violation - dismissed
ECB violations · 2
- Class - 1
Work without a permit.at time of inspection observe pipe scafold erected about 30ft height and supported on an existing side walk shed 15ft height the permit issued for the sidewalk shed is b00357348.i1-5h ther
Jul 8, 2020
Resolve - Non-hazardous
Failure to maintain exterior building wall. note: parapet wall at s/w corner of building adjacent to 243 front st is crack apprx. 1 1/2" wide and bulging. remedy: maintain exterior building wall forthwith
Apr 18, 2005
Resolve
Complaints
No HPD complaints in our records
Sales history
No recorded sales in our data
Building details
- Building type
- Walk-up apartment building (C0)
- Year built
- 1855
- Floors
- 3
- Residential units
- 3
- Building area
- 4,500 ft²
- Lot area
- 2,500 ft²
- Zoning
- R6B
- Community board
- 302
- Council district
- 33
- Block / lot
- 42 / 37
- Assessed value
- $398,460
- Landmark / historic district
- Vinegar Hill Historic District
HPD registration #358977, last renewed Oct 22, 2025.
Questions about 245 Front Street
Who owns 245 Front Street?
The owner of record in NYC Department of City Planning PLUTO data is Donna E Zakowski.
Does 245 Front Street have violations?
Yes. NYC HPD has recorded 18 housing violations at this property.
Is 245 Front Street rent stabilized?
No rent-stabilized units appear in its 2018–2024 tax bills. Individual apartments can still be regulated, so request the rent history from NYS Homes and Community Renewal if unsure.
When was 245 Front Street built?
City records list 1855 as the year it was built.
How many apartments are in 245 Front Street?
It has 3 residential units.
Source: NYC Open Data (DCP PLUTO, HPD, DOB, ECB/OATH, DOF). Records can lag the city's systems. Data refreshed weekly.