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Steven Katz

Shareholder·24 buildings·150 units
4.1

7 reviews

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Review summary

Summarized from anonymous rental reviews on Openigloo.

Renters of buildings managed by STEVEN KATZ appreciate generally clean and well-located properties with friendly supers and responsive management for routine issues. However, consistent complaints include inadequate heat and hot water in colder months, pest control challenges—particularly roach infestations—and uneven upkeep of common areas like hallways and entrances. While some tenants note timely responses to maintenance requests, others report delays or insufficient resolution, especially for recurring problems. Noise levels are typically manageable, with management occasionally stepping in to handle disturbances. Improvements suggested include better pest control, enhanced cleaning of shared spaces, and upgrades such as video intercom systems to boost building security and resident satisfaction.

Reviews

Former tenant·Over 1 year ago

Nice building and location, heat and hot water issues

Pros

Great location, clean building, generally well-maintained, nice interiors. Management responded quickly to address the easy-to-fix issues. No issues with pests.

Cons

During late Winter / early Spring, the heat would repeatedly turn off over the weekend, in violation of NYC Heat Law. Management was unresponsive despite many requests to address this issue. Shortage of hot water in the shower was often an issue.

Advice to the owners

Fix the heat and hot water issues

Former tenant·Over 1 year ago

Decent, but a few roaches around

Pros

The building location and the street were good. Only gross thing was a can sorting facility up the block. Our closets were really large, and the management seemed okay though we didn't interact with them much. They did send pest control regularly which was good.

Cons

Even though we had a regular exterminator, there were still small roaches around a lot. I believe this was because the apartment below us was unfinished and unoccupied and created a haven for roaches and pests since they weren't doing pest control there.

Advice to the owners

Get some better roach control

Buildings associated with STEVEN KATZ

  • 270 16 Street

    270 16 Street

    Park Slope

  • 343A 5 Street

    343A 5 Street

    Park Slope

  • 535 45 Street

    535 45 Street

    4.1(2)

    Sunset Park

  • 173 15 Street

    173 15 Street

    Park Slope

270 16 Street

270 16 Street

Park Slope

343A 5 Street

343A 5 Street

Park Slope

535 45 Street

535 45 Street

4.1(2)

Sunset Park

173 15 Street

173 15 Street

Park Slope

Building ratings

Cleanliness

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Trash management

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Pest control

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Water pressure

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Heat

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Neighbors

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Noise levels

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Owner responsiveness

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Cleanliness

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Trash management

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Pest control

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Water pressure

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Heat

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Neighbors

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Noise levels

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Owner responsiveness

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Rents and deposits

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Renters received their security deposits back

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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 average0.28Violations per unit
NYC average0.81Violations per unit
2Class C
Immediately hazardous

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

0Class B
Hazardous

Smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways

0Class 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

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Steven Katz

Shareholder·24 buildings·150 units
4.1

7 reviews

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