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Ira Lifshutz

Head Officer·5 buildings·28 units
3.5

3 reviews

Highlights

No
Evictions
1
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 2 years ago

Decent apartment

Pros

Everything for the most part was great. Cute, functional, nice sized apartment. Good amount of closet space and good size kitchen.

Cons

Hot air rises so our apartment was always extremely warm. We were on one of the upper floors so always had to have our windows open. Biggest issue we had was a massive mice issue. Once they came in we couldn’t get them out. Management was terrible at handling it but I’ve since learned they’ve gotten new and hopefully better management. Mostly loved the apartment though.

Advice to the owners

Handle problems when they arise.

Former tenant·Over 3 years ago

Solid apartment

Pros

Great location, high ceilings, full floor units, modern fixtures, landlord willing to negotiate on price

Cons

Ceilings allow lots of noise through from neighbors, electric heat and A/C can make the electric bill quite expensive, management was not very responsive to multiple maintenance requests, some advertised elements of the apartment (ice tray in fridge, heated floors in bathrooms) did not work

Advice to the owners

Be more responsive to tenants, especially on maintenance requests.

Buildings associated with IRA LIFSHUTZ

  • 1481 York Avenue

    1481 York Avenue

    Lenox Hill

  • 1479 York Avenue

    1479 York Avenue

    3.0(2)

    Lenox Hill

  • 164 East 61 Street

    164 East 61 Street

    4.0(1)

    Lenox Hill

  • 165 East 71 Street

    165 East 71 Street

    Lenox Hill

1481 York Avenue

1481 York Avenue

Lenox Hill

1479 York Avenue

1479 York Avenue

3.0(2)

Lenox Hill

164 East 61 Street

164 East 61 Street

4.0(1)

Lenox Hill

165 East 71 Street

165 East 71 Street

Lenox Hill

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 average1.25Violations per unit
NYC average0.81Violations per unit
16Class C
Immediately hazardous

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

13Class B
Hazardous

Smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways

6Class 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

Ira Lifshutz has an average tenant rating of 3.5 out of 5 across 3 reviews.

Buildings managed by Ira Lifshutz average 1.25 open violations per unit, more than the citywide average of 0.81.

67% of tenants who reviewed buildings managed by Ira Lifshutz would recommend living there.

Ira Lifshutz has no recorded evictions across their portfolio.

Ira Lifshutz owns or manages 5 buildings totalling 28 units.

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

Ira Lifshutz has 1 housing court litigation case across their portfolio.

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Ira Lifshutz

Head Officer·5 buildings·28 units
3.5

3 reviews

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