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701 St Marks Ave
Crown Heights

701 St Marks Ave,
Brooklyn, NY 11216

18 Units

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Built in 1910

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5 Floors

2.5(9)
Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 2
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Yes
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    Review Summary for 701 St Marks Ave
    Summarized from anonymous rental reviews on openigloo.
    Recent reviews of 701 St Marks Ave in Brooklyn highlight a well-located building with friendly neighbors and good natural light. However, tenants consistently report serious maintenance and management issues, including poor cleanliness, persistent pest infestations (rats, cockroaches, bedbugs), and unreliable heating and hot water. Garbage areas are frequently criticized, and safety concerns like carbon monoxide leaks and broken infrastructure arise. Many renters express frustration with unresponsive or neglectful ownership, despite some praise for a responsive superintendent. Noise levels can vary, with some finding the building loud. While affordable for some, ongoing problems and rent hikes diminish overall satisfaction, suggesting the need for major management improvements.

    Reviews (9)

    2 months ago
    Horrible maintenance and neglect
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    my individual unit gets a lot of sunlight. The neighbors in the building are nice.
    Cons:
    This building is horribly maintained and managed. It seems deliberate. Tenant have reached out to management countless times about the filthy stairwell and common areas, and the rat infestation on the lower level. They respond vaguely and do not make any changes. And yet we are being charged exorbitant rents. Makes you so mad at the New York City housing system.
    Advice to owner:
    Get an actual super to maintain the building
    9 months ago
    Beautiful building with a neglectful owner
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Great light, good transit access, alright neighborhood
    Cons:
    Overpriced, sometimes the front door is chronically unlocked, cockroaches, mold, unreliable heat and hot water, extremely unreliable landlord except for violations for which they could clearly get sued, and even then....
    Advice to owner:
    Charge less, do more

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    Rents and Deposits

    -- of renters received their security deposits back
    It dummy text been reported if this building dummy electronic rent payments.
    Open Violations
    Only open violations from the last 10 years.
    Data last updated 6 days ago.
    The average number of violations per unit at 701 St Marks Ave is worse than the city .
    BUILDING AVERAGE:
    7.88 violations per unit
    NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
    0.81 violation per unit
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    Non-hazardous
    20
    class A
    i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
    MOST RECENT:
    Nov 13, 2025: § 27-2011 adm code cleanse to the satisfaction of this department the visible mold at caulking and grout joints of the ceramic tiles at east wall around bathtub, in the bathroom located at apt 2d, 2nd story, 2nd apartment from north at east
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    Hazardous
    86
    class B
    i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
    MOST RECENT:
    Nov 13, 2025: § 27-2045(b)(1)(a) hmc, § 12-01, § 12-03 rcny repair, replace or provide an approved and operational smoke detecting device, installed in accordance with department of buildings rules and regulations defective in the entire apartment located at apt 2d, 2nd story, 2nd apartment from north at east
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    Immediately hazardous
    36
    class C
    i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
    MOST RECENT:
    Nov 13, 2025: § 27-2005 hmc: properly repair or replace the broken or defective counter balance at lower sash 1st window from east at south, in the kitchen located at apt 2d, 2nd story, 2nd apartment from north at east
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    Missing information/filings
    0
    class I
    Missing or non-compliant with administrative information orders or filings
    MOST RECENT:
    No violation found...
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    Property Owners and Associates
    J
    Jerry Young
    2.5(9)
    Site Manager•
    1 Property•18 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 2
    R
    Richard Rosan
    3(37)
    Head Officer•
    20 Properties•376 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 9
    J
    Jeremiah Lucey
    2.7(25)
    Officer•
    13 Properties•154 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 8
    L
    Lenette Vargas
    2.5(9)
    Agent•
    1 Property•18 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 2

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