Prospect Lefferts Gardens

270 Empire Boulevard,Brooklyn, NY 11225

77 Units

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Built in 1928

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6 Floors

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2.6(5)
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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 88 violations which is 1.14 violations per unit for their entire portfolio.
That is worse than the city average, which is 0.81 violations per unit.
Non-hazardous
21Class A
Non-Hazardous violations (i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building)
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Hazardous
40Class B
Hazardous violations (i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting)
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Immediately-hazardous
27Class C
Immediately Hazardous (i.e. rodents, inadequate heat or hot water)
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Approval DateDescriptionCurrent Status
Apr 17, 2024§ 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the ceiling at public hall, 6th story, section ''east''Nov sent out
Jan 19, 2024§ 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the east wall in the 1st room from east located at apt 3e, 3rd story, 1st apartment from east at southCiv14 mailed
Jan 18, 2024§ 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the baseboard at west wall, 1st closet from south at west wall door frame, east wall, 2nd window frame from east at south wall in the 1st room from east located at apt 3e, 3rd story, 1st apartment from east at southCiv14 mailed
Jan 18, 2024§ 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the baseboard at south wall, 2nd window frame from east at south wall in the 3rd room from east located at apt 3e, 3rd story, 1st apartment from east at southCiv14 mailed
Jan 18, 2024§ 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the south wall in the bathroom located at apt 3e, 3rd story, 1st apartment from east at southCiv14 mailed
Jan 18, 2024§ 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the west wall in the kitchen located at apt 3e, 3rd story, 1st apartment from east at southCiv14 mailed
Jan 02, 2024§ 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the baseboard at north wall, 2nd door frame from north at east wall, baseboard at south wall, baseboard at west wall, 1st closet from south at west wall door, 1st door frame from south at west wall in the foyer located at apt 3e, 3rd story, 1st apartment from east at southCiv14 mailed
Jan 02, 2024§ 27-2005 adm code paint metal in accordance with dept. regulation the 1st radiator from south at west wall in the 3rd room from east located at apt 3e, 3rd story, 1st apartment from east at southCiv14 mailed
Jan 02, 2024§ 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the baseboard at east wall, 1st door frame from north at east wall in the 3rd room from east located at apt 3e, 3rd story, 1st apartment from east at southCiv14 mailed
Jan 02, 2024§ 27-2005 adm code paint metal in accordance with dept. regulation the 1st riser from south at west wall in the bathroom located at apt 3e, 3rd story, 1st apartment from east at southCiv14 mailed
Jan 02, 2024§ 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the 1st closet from south at west wall door, 1st door from south at west wall, 1st door frame from south at west wall in the 1st room from east located at apt 3e, 3rd story, 1st apartment from east at southCiv14 mailed
Jan 02, 2024§ 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all peeling paint surfaces in the private hallway located at apt 3e, 3rd story, 1st apartment from east at southCiv14 mailed
Jan 02, 2024§ 27-2005 adm code paint metal in accordance with dept. regulation the 1st riser from north at east wall in the 1st room from east located at apt 3e, 3rd story, 1st apartment from east at southCiv14 mailed
Dec 20, 2023§ 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department at 1st closet from east at south wall door in the foyer located at apt 3f, 3rd story, 1st apartment from south at westCiv14 mailed
Dec 20, 2023§ 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department at 1st door from north at east wall in the 3rd room from north at west located at apt 3f, 3rd story, 1st apartment from south at westCiv14 mailed
Dec 20, 2023§ 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department at 1st window frame from south at west wall in the kitchen located at apt 3f, 3rd story, 1st apartment from south at westCiv14 mailed
Dec 20, 2023§ 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department at closet from north at east wall wall in the private hallway located at apt 3f, 3rd story, 1st apartment from south at westCiv14 mailed
Aug 03, 2020Section 27-2010, 2011, 2012 adm code remove the accumulation of refuse and/or rubbish and maintain in a clean condition the compactor closet at public hall, 3rd story, section at eastNot complied with
Jun 09, 2020Section 27-2005 adm code properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retardant material at ceiling and floor at compactor closet, 6th story, section at westNot complied with
Apr 30, 2018Section 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department ceiling and walls in the entire apartment located at apt 3j, 3rd story, 2nd apartment from west at northNov sent out
Apr 29, 2018Section 27-2005 adm code repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the ceilings and all walls in the entire apartment located at apt 3j, 3rd story, 2nd apartment from west at northNov sent out

Property Owners and Associates

270 Empire Realty LLC
Agent, Corporate Owner
2.6(5)

2 Properties

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92 Units

Cheryl Smith
Agent, Corporate Owner
2.7(78)

86 Properties

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3315 Units

Rachel Wolf
Head Officer
2.5(17)

8 Properties

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613 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.

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We need a Super
Former Tenant
Pros:
Some neighbors are nice
Cons:
People need to know where (c) openigloo to put ...
Advice to owner:
Must listen to the tenantas when they call with...
Rent stabilized for some trade-offs
Former Tenant
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It’s inexpensive and some of (c) openigloo the ...
Cons:
The elevator works maybe 55% (c) openigloo of t...
Advice to owner:
Get a super that does his job and cares about t...
Dirty, ongoing issues and non resposnive super
Former Tenant
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Apt is bright, high ceilings (c) openigloo and ...
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Elevator goes out constantly, the (c) openigloo...
Unresponsive super, packages get stolen, negligent management
Former Tenant
Pros:
Large units Ample heating Garbage maintenance i...
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Super NEVER responds, even though (c) openigloo...
Advice to owner:
Get your super to respond. Install video camera...
Super completely unresponsive
Former Tenant
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Huge unit, never cold, mostly (c) openigloo pre...
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Super doesn’t answer phone or (c) openigloo doo...