557 Union Street,Brooklyn, NY 11215
4 Units
•Built in 1920
•3 Floors
•Pet Friendly: No
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Renters Recommendations
-- of renters recommend this building
-- of renters approve of this owner
Reviews (2)
2.25 stars
Over 1 year ago
Perfect management, far from perfect.
Former Tenant
Pros:
The backyard is nice
Cons:
the backyard is not accessible to everyone, the apt has leaks, the trash is never handled correctly, and the management company takes forever to respond
Advice to owner:
Take better care of your apt building before there is a catastrophic problem...
2.75 stars
Over 2 years ago
Good location, terrible management
Former Tenant
Pros:
Good location, nice backyard and roof access, good light in the rooms
Cons:
Perfect Management, consisting of Sarah and Kay, are absolutely useless.
Trash didn’t get taken out for over a month. It piled up until it blocked out our downstairs neighbor’s windows. Rats everywhere. Reported them to the city. The only thing that got a response was all the tenants organizing not to pay rent until it was fixed.
Our ceiling has been leaking on and off for over a year. There’s black mold growing around the leak. Again, they only really respond when we withhold rent.
The lights are some LED fixture that you can’t change yourself, so if they go out, you’re stuck waiting for the landlord. I had to shower with a flashlight for a few weeks until they fixed them.
They rented to us for $1100/room. They’re asking for $1475/room now, which is an absolute scam even in this market. Don’t pay it.
Trash didn’t get taken out for over a month. It piled up until it blocked out our downstairs neighbor’s windows. Rats everywhere. Reported them to the city. The only thing that got a response was all the tenants organizing not to pay rent until it was fixed.
Our ceiling has been leaking on and off for over a year. There’s black mold growing around the leak. Again, they only really respond when we withhold rent.
The lights are some LED fixture that you can’t change yourself, so if they go out, you’re stuck waiting for the landlord. I had to shower with a flashlight for a few weeks until they fixed them.
They rented to us for $1100/room. They’re asking for $1475/room now, which is an absolute scam even in this market. Don’t pay it.
Advice to owner:
Do your job, or don’t be surprised when other tenants withhold rent. Fire Sarah and give Albert a raise. Sarah is incompetent and unkind, and should not be working with you.
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Rents and Deposits
-- of renters received their security deposits back
It dummy text been reported if this building dummy electronic rent payments.
Open Violations
Only open violations from the last 10 years.
The average number of violations per unit at 557 Union Street is worse than the city .
BUILDING AVERAGE:
0 violations per unit
NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
Less than 0.01 violation per unit
Non-hazardous
0
class A
i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
MOST RECENT:
No violation found...
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Hazardous
0
class B
i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
MOST RECENT:
No violation found...
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Immediately hazardous
0
class C
i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
MOST RECENT:
No violation found...
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Missing information/filings
0
class I
Missing or non-compliant with administrative information orders or filings
MOST RECENT:
No violation found...
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Property Owners and Associates
U
Union Residence LLC
3.1(6)
Owner•
Corporate Owner•
3 Properties•14 UnitsLitigation History: No
Evictions: 0
J
Joel Lefkowitz
3.4(5)
Site Manager•
Head Officer•
Agent•
4 Properties•22 UnitsLitigation History: No
Evictions: 0
D
Devorah Lefkowitz
3.4(14)
Owner•
Corporate Owner•
7 Properties•37 UnitsLitigation History: No
Evictions: 0
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