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Lee Baum

Head Officer·2 buildings·29 units
2.4

2 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 2 years ago

violent retaliation to complaints about lack of hot water

Pros

location was right next to a good park, and close to CUNY and the subway; the rent was a bit less expensive than comparable units in other buildings

Cons

regularly did not have hot water (or would take between 2-15 minutes after turning on the faucet); neighbors had heat issues that led at least one to go a whole winter without working heat; super (Eric) was incompetent and threatened violence from himself and his friends when we kept complaining about the lack of hot water; property owner supported the super after these interactions. We were ready to take them to housing court, but we decided that it wasn't worth continuing to feel unsafe, so we broke our lease and moved out. By the way, it's definitely a red flag that the owners use many business names to obscure where their money comes from, including Duna Real Estate, Orion Investments, PGLB LLC, and PGLB I LLC, even though it all seemed to tie back to Hagai Barlev, Lee Baum, and Uzy & Amit Evron

Advice to the owners

nothing for you

Former tenant·Over 2 years ago

not the best

Pros

location, price and transportation options

Cons

rodent infested, super was okay at best, scary at worst. terrible trash management leading to rodents and bugs

Advice to the owners

do better

Buildings associated with LEE BAUM

  • 442 St Nicholas Avenue

    442 St Nicholas Avenue

    2.4(2)

    Central Harlem

  • 427 West 154 Street

    427 West 154 Street

    Hamilton Heights

442 St Nicholas Avenue

442 St Nicholas Avenue

2.4(2)

Central Harlem

427 West 154 Street

427 West 154 Street

Hamilton Heights

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

-

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 worse than the city average.

Owner average0Violations per unit
NYC average0.81Violations per unit
0Class 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

FAQs

Lee Baum has an average tenant rating of 2.4 out of 5 across 2 reviews.

0% of tenants who reviewed buildings managed by Lee Baum would recommend living there.

Lee Baum owns or manages 2 buildings totalling 29 units.

0% of tenants who reviewed a building managed by Lee Baum approve of how it is run.

Lee Baum has not appeared on the NYC worst landlords list.

Lee Baum has no recorded evictions across their portfolio.

Lee Baum has no housing court litigation cases across their portfolio.

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Lee Baum

Head Officer·2 buildings·29 units
2.4

2 reviews

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