268 Albany Avenue,Brooklyn, NY 11213

8 Units

Built in 1920

4 Floors

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Open Violations

A violation is issued to a building when a city inspector from NYC's Department of Housing Preservation and Development validates and confirms a complaint made to 311. The violations listed below are open violations that have yet to be addressed or have not been confirmed as resolved by the city.
This building has a total of 64 violations which is 8 violations per unit for their entire portfolio.
That is worse than the city average, which is 0.81 violations per unit.
Non-hazardous
10Class A
Non-Hazardous violations (i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building)
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Hazardous
53Class B
Hazardous violations (i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting)
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Immediately-hazardous
1Class C
Immediately Hazardous (i.e. rodents, inadequate heat or hot water)
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Approval DateDescriptionCurrent Status
Jan 22, 2024§ 27-2005 adm code repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling in the 3rd room from east located at apt 4r, 4th story, 1st apartment from west at northNov sent out
Jan 22, 2024§ 27-2005 adm code repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling in the 1st room from east located at apt 4r, 4th story, 1st apartment from west at northNov sent out
Jan 22, 2024§ 27-2005 adm code repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling in the 5th room from east located at apt 4r, 4th story, 1st apartment from west at northNov sent out
Jul 07, 2022Section 27-2005 adm code replace with new the broken or defective base cabinet at the south wall in the kitchen located at apt 2l, 2nd story, 1st apartment from south at westNov sent out
Jul 07, 2022Section 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the north wall in the foyer located at apt 2l, 2nd story, 1st apartment from south at westNov sent out
Jul 07, 2022Section 27-2005 adm code paint metal in accordance with dept. regulation the 1st door from north at east wall in the foyer located at apt 2l, 2nd story, 1st apartment from south at westNov sent out
Jun 30, 2021Section 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all peeling paint surfaces in the 5th room from east located at apt 2l, 2nd story, 1st apartment from south at westNov sent out
Oct 30, 2018Section 27-2005 hmc:trace and repair the source and abate the nuisance consisting of mold ... ceiling (1sq ft) in the bathroom located at apt 2l, 2nd story, 1st apartment from south at westSecond no access to re-inspect violation
Aug 25, 2018Section 27-2005 adm code refit door in the bathroom located at apt 2l, 2nd story, apartment at eastSecond no access to re-inspect violation
Mar 20, 2018Section 27-2043 adm code provide a lock and key to the entrance door of dwelling unit and, if a cl a multiple dwelling, also missing chain guard in the entrance located at apt 1l, 1st story, 1st apartment from south at westNot complied with

Property Owners and Associates

Abe Friedman
Site Manager
3.4(6)

1 Property

8 Units

Abe Friedman
Officer, Head Officer
3.6(7)

2 Properties

16 Units

Albany Estates LLC
Agent, Corporate Owner
3.6(8)

2 Properties

14 Units

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Renter Recommendations

60% of renters recommend this building

60% of renters approve of this owner

Rents and Deposits

95% of renters received their security deposits back
It HAS NOT been reported if this building accepts electronic rent payments.

Reviews

Good place but not amazing either
Former Tenant
Pros:
Nice size John the neighbor sells (c) openigloo...
Cons:
A lot of roof leaking (c) openigloo during the ...
Advice to owner:
Put more maintenance into the actual building. ...
Honestly kind of indifferent
Former Tenant
Pros:
- Renovated - Price - Roof access - (c) openigl...
Cons:
- Super long and narrow (c) openigloo apartment...
not the best
Former Tenant
Pros:
not too far from subway (c) openigloo
Cons:
shoddy construction, inconvenient neighborhood,...
Advice to owner:
do better
Shitty management company
Former Tenant
Pros:
Neighbors were nice and looked (c) openigloo ou...
Cons:
Management will lie to you (c) openigloo countl...
Advice to owner:
Your tenants would stay longer and complain les...
Large but Mediocre
Former Tenant
Pros:
Renovated old building with central (c) openigl...
Cons:
The woman begging for money (c) openigloo every...
Advice to owner:
Pay attention to the phone calls and get a more...
Overpriced and Unprofessional Managment
Former Tenant
Pros:
Spacious Living Room and Bathroom Exposed (c) o...
Cons:
Drug Addicts near door Horrible Communication (...
Advice to owner:
Listen to your tenants