248 Hewes Street
Brooklyn · South Williamsburg, NY 11211
248 Hewes Street is a 34-apartment building in South Williamsburg, built in 1910, managed by 248 Hewes LLC. The City has 62 open housing-code violations on file for it, 22 of them immediately hazardous — about 1.8 per apartment, roughly three times the neighborhood norm for a building this size (HPD, as of 26 August 2026). Tenants filed 4 complaints with 311 in the past year, which the City closed in a median of 18 days (311, as of 26 August 2026). No tenant has reviewed it here yet — everything above comes from the City's own records.
Managed by 248 Hewes LLC
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The City’s record below shows what inspectors found. It can’t tell anyone whether the heat actually works, how long the super takes, or whether management picks up the phone. Only someone who lived here can.
- Units
- 34
- Year built
- 1910
- Neighborhood
- South Williamsburg
- Borough
- Brooklyn
This building’s record with the City
Complaints tenants filed with 311, and repairs a City inspector has asked for. Most repairs are routine maintenance. Both describe the building rather than the people in it, and often predate the current management.
4tenant complaints
Filed with 311 in the past year
Typically closed in 18 days · neighborhood median is 4
62open repairs
Outstanding with HPD · about 1.8 per apartment
- Immediately hazardous
- 22
- Hazardous
- 36
- Non-hazardous
- 4
What the open repairs are about
- Doors, windows and locks26
- Paint and plaster12
- Stairs, floors and ceilings8
- Other repairs5
- Smoke and CO alarms4
- Electrical3
Source: NYC 311 and Housing Preservation & Development. Look this building up · updated Aug 2026
What tenants say
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