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55 Hope Street
Williamsburg

55 Hope Street,
Brooklyn, NY 11211

117 Units

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Built in 1907

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6 Floors

4.3(9)
Pet Friendly: Yes
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    Reviews (9)

    Over 1 year ago
    The best building just too pricey
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Great rooftop, nice location, clean gym, high ceilings, spacious apartments
    Cons:
    Rent is getting too high
    Over 1 year ago
    Great building, cruel management
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    The location is amazing - close to L, G, J, M lines. Right off of Metropolitan but still on a quiet street.

    Some apartments are very chic (east and west facing ones get a lot of natural light). The apartment walls are thick and the loft-like details are very nice - I believe the building used to be a pencil factory. Much better than the cookie cutter stuff in the neighborhood.

    Nice rooftop, small gym but gets the job done.
    Cons:
    The building was sold from Gershon to Gaia in 2022. We went from a friendly management firm with personal connections and minimal rent increases to a cruel private equity firm masquerading as a landlord pushing double digit % rent increases every year. The new management is unsympathetic and unreasonable in negotiations. Many old-timers were pushed out. But hey at least we now get some spartan event with free jungle juice every 3 months!

    One of Williamsburg's rare gems ruined.
    Advice to owner:
    Relax

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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 55 Hope Street is worse than the city .
    BUILDING AVERAGE:
    0 violations per unit
    NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
    Less than 0.01 violation per unit
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    Non-hazardous
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    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
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    class B
    i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
    MOST RECENT:
    No violation found...
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    Immediately hazardous
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    class C
    i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
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    Missing information/filings
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    class I
    Missing or non-compliant with administrative information orders or filings
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    Property Owners and Associates
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    C. Gershon Company
    4.3(9)
    Agent•
    1 Property•117 Units
    Litigation History: No
    Evictions: 0
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    Robert Gershon
    4.3(9)
    Head Officer•
    1 Property•117 Units
    Litigation History: No
    Evictions: 0
    M
    Melvin Gershon
    3.9(24)
    Officer•
    10 Properties•493 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 0
    H
    53 Hope Street LLC
    4.3(9)
    Corporate Owner•
    1 Property•117 Units
    Litigation History: No
    Evictions: 0

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