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D

Dov Rakower

Owner·27 buildings·642 units
2.9

23 reviews

Highlights

5
Evictions
9
Litigation cases

Renter recommendations

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Renters approve of this owner or associate

Review summary

Summarized from anonymous rental reviews on Openigloo.

Tenant reviews for buildings managed by Dov Rakower reveal significant management and maintenance challenges. Multiple buildings suffer from poor cleanliness, inadequate garbage management, chronic heating issues, and pervasive pest infestations, notably rats and roaches. Responsiveness from management and the owner is consistently described as slow, unprofessional, or dismissive, with some tenants experiencing harassment or disrespect. Some supers are reported as difficult to communicate with or ineffective. While neighbors and locations receive occasional praise, overall dissatisfaction stems from unresolved repairs, poor building conditions, safety concerns, and lack of care. Improvements in communication, maintenance, pest control, and tenant relations are critical for enhancing tenant experiences.

Reviews

Former tenant·5 months ago

Bedford ave review

Pros

-Neighbors are pretty quiet -good sized rooms

Cons

-the hallways and common areas are DISGUSTING even with a live in super -super is lazy and seems mad and annoyed when he is needed, he also doesn’t speak English so it’s impossible to communicate with and won’t allow texts -super doesn’t address issues and just tries to cover them up in the easiest way possible -landlord is mean and hard to get ahold of -packages go missing all the time -when it rains the outside area where garbage is at floods over so can’t even throw trash out

Advice to the owners

super is going to ruin your building

Former tenant·7 months ago

Worse apartment building and management

Pros

Close to subways This is by far the worse apartment building I have lived in all NYC area. Zev Miltz the property manager is rude, he would insult you and threaten you if you do not agree with him and demand simple repairs.

Cons

This is by far the worse apartment building I have lived in all NYC area. Zev Miltz the property manager is rude, he would insult you and threaten you if you do not agree with him and demand simple repairs.

Advice to the owners

Take care of your buildings

Buildings associated with DOV RAKOWER

  • 125 Sterling Street

    125 Sterling Street

    2.5(3)

    Prospect Lefferts Gardens

  • 45 Tehama Street

    45 Tehama Street

    4.4(1)

    Kensington

  • 936 Rev James A Polite Avenue

    936 Rev James A Polite Avenue

    2.3(1)

    Longwood

  • 1609 Ocean Avenue

    1609 Ocean Avenue

    4.4(1)

    Midwood

125 Sterling Street

125 Sterling Street

2.5(3)

Prospect Lefferts Gardens

45 Tehama Street

45 Tehama Street

4.4(1)

Kensington

936 Rev James A Polite Avenue

936 Rev James A Polite Avenue

2.3(1)

Longwood

1609 Ocean Avenue

1609 Ocean Avenue

4.4(1)

Midwood

Building ratings

Cleanliness

-

Trash management

-

Pest control

-

Water pressure

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Heat

-

Neighbors

-

Noise levels

-

Owner responsiveness

-

Cleanliness

-

Trash management

-

Pest control

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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 better than the city average.

Owner average0.62Violations per unit
NYC average0.81Violations per unit
15Class C
Immediately hazardous

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

24Class B
Hazardous

Smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways

14Class 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

D

Dov Rakower

Owner·27 buildings·642 units
2.9

23 reviews

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