NYC Building Records · BBL 3016750067
247 DECATUR STREET
Brooklyn · Block 1675 · Lot 67 · Walk-up apartment (Class C0)
Owner of record
HAWES, LAVERNE
HPD-registered head officer: LaVERNE HAWES
HPD registered contacts
People legally accountable to HPD for conditions at this building, in registration-priority order:
- Head OfficerLaVERNE HAWES
- Corporate OwnerWARD FAMILY TRUST
- Managing AgentARTHURLYN HAWES
Most recent deed
Last transferred on May 23, 2025 to HAWES, LAVERNE.
Previous owner: DWAYNE JOHNSON AS CO-TRUSTEE; LAVERNE HAWES AS CO-TRUSTEE; WARD FAMILY TRUST
Cash sale: no recorded mortgage tied to this transfer.
🔒 See full deed history for this building →Recent ACRIS documents (last 2)
DateTypeAmountParties
May 23, 2025DEEDNot disclosedParties redacted — full names in MetroDeeds Scout+
Jun 2, 2015DEEDNot disclosedParties redacted — full names in MetroDeeds Scout+
🔒 Unlock party names + multi-decade history →Building stats
Units
3
Year built
1886
Class
C0
Borough
Brooklyn
- Zoning:
- R6B
- Lot size:
- 2,000 sqft
- Building area:
- 3,096 sqft
- Floors:
- 3
- Assessed value:
- $128K
- Community district:
- 303
- Council district:
- 36
HPD violations
0 open
No open violations on record. Source: NYC HPD.
🔒 See full violation history →Recent HPD violation details
Most recent 5 violations issued by NYC HPD at this address:
- Class IInspected Dec 4, 2024§27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE…
- Class IInspected Nov 28, 2023§27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE…
- Class IInspected Nov 17, 2022§27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE…
- Class IInspected Mar 16, 2022§27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE…
- Class IInspected Apr 21, 2021§27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE…
Recent ACRIS activity
2 documents in the last 5 years (most recent May 23, 2025).
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- 263 MADISON STREET28 violations
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