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38 Malcolm X Boulevard
Stuyvesant Heights

38 Malcolm X Boulevard,
Brooklyn, NY 11221

4 Units

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Built in 1931

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4 Floors

2.4(3)
Rent Stabilized Units: Unknown
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 2
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Unknown
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    Renters Recommendations

    -- of renters recommend this building

    -- of renters approve of this owner
    Review Summary for 38 Malcolm X Boulevard
    Summarized from anonymous rental reviews on openigloo.
    Recent reviews for 38 Malcolm X Boulevard, Brooklyn, depict a building with significant management and maintenance challenges. Tenants cite poor cleanliness, inadequate garbage management, pest issues, and slow maintenance responses, contributing to a generally unpleasant living environment. Safety concerns arise from disruptive residents and insufficient resolution of problematic behavior. Some positive notes include access to a roof, laundry facilities, secured entry, and convenient location near transit and parks. However, limited laundry equipment and overall building neglect overshadow these benefits. Prospective renters should be aware of the ongoing community safety and upkeep problems that current management seems slow to address.

    Reviews (3)

    Over 2 years ago
    If Hell was a Residential Building
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    It’s central and accessible to the city.
    Cons:
    Truthfully, this is the worst building I’ve ever lived in during my 10+ years in NYC, which is a shame considering I actually love my apt. A tenant moved in earlier this year, and is basically squatting in her apt and hoarding in the hallways. Property management has done absolutely nothing about it. Garbage towers the hallways, the streets immediately in front of the building look like a 3rd world country, and there is graffiti and broken glass amid the destruction that this tenant has caused. She has virtually turned her apt into a hostel for the homeless and sketchy to visit at their leisure, whom storm in and out of her apt at all hours the night. There is conflict in the early AM hours almost consistently. The cops have been called by multiple tenants and this individual has been arrested 5+ times to no avail. She continues to wreak havoc on the building and we are all forced to live in fear and squabbles as property management has no interest in rectifying the situation. I hate to pull this card but I’m forced to believe it’s because the building is primarily vacated by minorities, hence no sense of urgency.
    Over 3 years ago
    A 50/50 experience
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Roof access
    Passcode entrance
    Laundry in building
    Cons:
    Only one dryer and washer for all the tenants
    Repairman takes really long to answer
    Advice to owner:
    Be more empathetic to your tenants.
    For the amount of rent paid, there should be more than one washer and one dryer.

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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 7 days ago.
    The average number of violations per unit at 38 Malcolm X Boulevard is worse than the city .
    BUILDING AVERAGE:
    2 violations per unit
    NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
    0.81 violation per unit
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    Non-hazardous
    1
    class A
    i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
    MOST RECENT:
    May 22, 2025: § 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department at ceiling and east wall at public hall, 1st story
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    Hazardous
    2
    class B
    i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
    MOST RECENT:
    May 22, 2025: § 27-2026, 2027 hmc: properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at ceiling at public hall, 1st story
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    Immediately hazardous
    5
    class C
    i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
    MOST RECENT:
    Apr 13, 2021: § 27-2037, 2038 hmc: provide a safe and adequate supply of electric service to the fixtures ... in the entire apartment located at apt 1f, 1st story, 1st apartment from west at north
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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
    Jack Zimmer
    2.4(3)
    Site Manager•
    1 Property•4 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 2
    M
    Malcom X One LLC
    2.4(3)
    Corporate Owner•
    1 Property•4 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 2

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