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Joel Lefkowitz

Site Manager·2 buildings·14 units
3.3

3 reviews

Highlights

No
Evictions
No
Litigation cases

Renter recommendations

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Renters recommend associated buildings

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Renters approve of this owner or associate

Reviews

Former tenant·Over 3 years ago

Absent landlord- spaces lack proper light and ventilation.

Pros

Rooftop access Good water pressure Central air

Cons

Don’t rent one of the rooms adjacent to the highway. They’re loud and the whole building shakes. The rooms aren’t regulation size to be considered rentable rooms. There was no window in our public space or decent ventilation for the kitchen. The dryer is always broken and the landlord is extremely slow to respond. Trash piles up on the roof and no one picks it up. Landlord will hike the price up as much as they can.

Advice to the owners

Stop cramming so many tenants into spaces that aren’t code compliant. Replace the dryer instead of lying about it being fixed. Do something about the trash accumulating in the roof.

Former tenant·Over 3 years ago

Pretty solid

Pros

Close to subway stop, renovated kitchen/bathroom

Cons

Next to an auto shop, packages occasionally stolen

Advice to the owners

Cleanliness/security of entrance can be imoroved

Buildings associated with JOEL LEFKOWITZ

  • 578 Union Street

    578 Union Street

    3.9(2)

    Gowanus

  • 445 Meeker Avenue

    445 Meeker Avenue

    2.8(1)

    Greenpoint

578 Union Street

578 Union Street

3.9(2)

Gowanus

445 Meeker Avenue

445 Meeker Avenue

2.8(1)

Greenpoint

Building ratings

Cleanliness

-

Trash management

-

Pest control

-

Water pressure

-

Heat

-

Neighbors

-

Noise levels

-

Owner responsiveness

-

Cleanliness

-

Trash management

-

Pest control

-

Water pressure

-

Heat

-

Neighbors

-

Noise levels

-

Owner responsiveness

-

Rents and deposits

-

Renters received their security deposits back

-

Electronic rent payments

Open violations

From past 10 years · Updated 5 days ago

Average violations per unit for this owner or associate is worse than the city average.

Owner average1.16Violations per unit
NYC average0.81Violations per unit
2Class C
Immediately hazardous

Rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts

4Class B
Hazardous

Smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways

1Class A
Non-hazardous

No peephole on a door, no street number on the building, unlawful keeping of animals

0Class I
Missing info

Missing or non-compliant with administrative information orders or filings

FAQs

Joel Lefkowitz has an average tenant rating of 3.3 out of 5 across 3 reviews.

Buildings managed by Joel Lefkowitz average 1.16 open violations per unit, more than the citywide average of 0.81.

0% of tenants who reviewed buildings managed by Joel Lefkowitz would recommend living there.

Joel Lefkowitz has no recorded evictions across their portfolio.

Joel Lefkowitz has not appeared on the NYC worst landlords list.

Joel Lefkowitz owns or manages 2 buildings totalling 14 units.

34% of tenants who reviewed a building managed by Joel Lefkowitz approve of how it is run.

Joel Lefkowitz has no housing court litigation cases across their portfolio.

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Joel Lefkowitz

Site Manager·2 buildings·14 units
3.3

3 reviews

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