79 Clifton Place,
Brooklyn, NY 11238

40 Units

Built in 1939

6 Floors

Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 1
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: Yes
Pet Friendly: Yes
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In the past three years, this building had:
218 complaints
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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.
Duration in the past 10 years.
Data last updated 2 months ago.
BUILDING AVERAGE:
0.52 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 31, 2023: § 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department at ceiling at public hall, 1st story
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Hazardous
17
class B
i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
MOST RECENT:
Feb 11, 2024: § 27-2026, 2027 hmc: properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at ceiling in the 1st room from north located at apt 1b, 1st story, 3rd apartment from west at north
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Immediately hazardous
3
class C
i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
MOST RECENT:
Jun 10, 2023: § 27-2005 hmc: immediately provide a fire guard as directed by the nyc dept. of housing preservation & development (hpd) and/or the nyc dept. of buildings (dob) to protect against fire hazards observed by hpd and/or dob. fire hazards observed by hpd have resulted in the following additional hpd violation(s): 16037343, 16037351,16037353, 16037354, 16037355, 16037357,16037358 in order to protect public safety against imminent fire hazards observed, a fire guard must be provided forthwith for continuous 24 hour coverage, notwithstanding the correction and certification dates set forth above (the correction and certification dates set forth above are applicable for purposes of civil penalties that may be assessed pursuant to nyc administrative code § 27-2115, but do not reflect the date by which a fire guard must be provided). a fire guard must be provided immediately due to the exigency of the dangerous fire hazard conditions observed. the violation requiring a fire guard to be provided will remain open until such time as the fire hazards resulting in the hpd violation(s) referenced above and/or the fire hazards resulting in related dob violation(s) have been dismissed.
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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
Jason Greenberg
2.9(13)
Head Officer
6 Properties80 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 1
C
79-81 Clifton Place Owner LLC
2.9(13)
Corporate Owner
6 Properties80 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 1
D
David Cohen
2.9(13)
Site Manager
6 Properties80 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 1
J
Judith Drive LLC
2.9(15)
Agent
10 Properties112 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 1
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Reviews (13)

3 months ago
Bed bugs and poor management
Former Tenant
Pros:
Large spaces, high ceilings
Cons:
Chronic bed bugs which managament attempted to hide and did not adequately treat for months. Minimal noise insulation.
3 months ago
Work in progress
Former Tenant
Pros:
High ceilings, large apartments, newer appliances
Cons:
Terrible management, constant repairs/constructions, and can hear neighbors all day.
10 months ago
Terrible management avoid
Former Tenant
Pros:
High ceilings, spacious
Cons:
Roaches, ceiling rotting and falling debris, not responsive management, safety issues with fire escapes
Over 1 year ago
"Form" over Function
Former Tenant
Pros:
high ceilings, great neighborhood and local establishments
Cons:
You can hear everything from neighbors next door and above you. There is almost no sound insulation. if you spill something it'll drain right into your downstair neighbor's apartment. Normal conversations in the apartment above sound like they are in the same or next room. The heat is wildly inconsistent, way too hot sometimes and way too cold other times. The management give you almost no notice that they will be turning off water. The building has six floors and one elevator which will be out for 8+ weeks.
Advice to owner:
fix the sound insulation problem
Over 1 year ago
Don't be fooled by factory charm
Former Tenant
Pros:
Great location. Walking distance to Fort Greene & Bed Stuy and even Williamsburg if you're up for it.
Cons:
When this building was converted to apartments, the developer did not replace the flooring or put in insulation between floors. This means you can hear EVERYTHING. You know the show your upstairs neighbor is watching. You know when he sneezes. You know when your neighbor downstairs plays video games with his friends. You know when that neighbor is smoking weed or burning incense. You get dripped on (literally) when someone upstairs knocks over a glass of water. Pieces of old wood fall on you when the neighbor upstairs runs to answer their front door. It also means that our neighbor below us heard loud banging every time our toddler dropped his blocks, books, cars, everything on the floor. It also means an INSANE amount of dust. The furniture could be dusted twice a day if you had the time. Second worst part about this building was the roaches. They are not constant, but we noticed a pattern of about once a month (when pest control came to spray?) one would crawl under our front door to die in the middle of our living room. We found little ones constantly in the bathroom. Also, everything broke constantly (plumbing parts, appliances, etc) and the super is pretty useless. He would come a few days after the request and "fix" the problem. Then it would still be broken and it would take management a couple of weeks to send a professional to actually fix it.
Advice to owner:
You are WAY overcharging. The charm of the building fades quickly.
Over 2 years ago
Solid Location with Minor Issues
Former Tenant
Pros:
Building kept clean, beautiful units, great location
Cons:
Management responsiveness leaves something to be desired, block is surprisingly noisy
Advice to owner:
Building is ran fairly well, but for the cost of rent responsiveness on issues could be much better
Over 2 years ago
Good, but definitely not great.
Former Tenant
Pros:
Location, unique space and elevator in the building have been great. Overall have had a positive experience.
Cons:
Living on the top floor in an old building naturally means roof leaks, which unfortunately went unresolved for nearly 8 months the first year of living here. Also continue to deal with cockroach issues that have yet to be completely eradicated. Also sporadically deal with package theft and really no recourse when that happens. New ownership though, so can't speak to what will happen in the future.
Advice to owner:
Fix recurring roof leaks, bring back active pest management controls. New owner has opportunity to do better than predecessors.
Over 2 years ago
Don't let the amount of space fool you
Former Tenant
Pros:
-Extremely spacious, which is rare to find in most of Brooklyn let alone Clinton Hill -Overall rustic design is nice on the eyes
Cons:
-There is 0 insolation between the ceilings. At any given time you can hear your upstairs or downstairs sneeze, watch Netflix or even snore. It is flat out unbearable -Management will do everything in their power to keep your deposit. Luckily we took pictures of the entire apartment beforehand yet still had to threaten to get lawyers involved which we were fully ready to do -Multiple times throughout winter there was no heat. Management claimed there was an issue with the boiler. I slept over 10 nights in my winter coat in this apartment.
Advice to owner:
Stop fixing a boiler from the stone age and buy a new one. You may literally have a death on your hand if older individuals rent here.
Over 2 years ago
Terrible noise problem
Former Tenant
Pros:
Beautiful. Great spaces. Awesome neighborhood. Good mgmt company.
Cons:
You can hear every single thing in each of the apartments around you, including below. Terrible noise.
Over 2 years ago
Cozy apartment building
Former Tenant
Pros:
It has an elevator, in-unit laundry. High ceilings and great sunlight. In a great neighborhood
Cons:
The building is a bit old so you could hear the neighbor upstairs pretty well when they’re just walking around.
Over 2 years ago
Not Worth It
Former Tenant
Pros:
The apartment is huge and Clinton Hill is a nice area.
Cons:
Where to start? The main issue we've experienced is the lack of any type of insulation, noise and temperature wise. We can CLEARLY hear people talking in units above/below and next to us. This pretty much means any type of noise you make over a soft conversation noise level will be heard by others. We've had noise complaints from trivial activities like cheering for football and listening to music. We can also VERY CLEARLY hear when people walk around their units, not even stomping, just simply walking. thats how thin these 'wooden finish' ceiling/floor are. Some areas of the floor/ceiling creaks excruciatingly loud when stepped on, which is, from experience, loud enough to wake you up in the middle of the night. There is also no insulation from the outside climate. During the summers, its sauna hot, as there are also no windows in the living rooms. During the winters, the bedroom windows provide no protection from the outside cold. When the boilers break down, which happens quite often, you literally have to sleep with socks and in a sweater. To conclude, this building is quite simply too old and outdated to function as a suitable living situation. The owners are probably too fixated on preserving the 'exposed wood beam' aesthetic for their streeteasy description to put any type of actual effort into renovating this place, despite its obvious shortcomings. Would not recommend, especially for $4850 for a 3br. There are better deals to be had.
Advice to owner:
Fix this piece of junk up
Over 2 years ago
Review 81 Clifton
Former Tenant
Pros:
Quiet street, high ceilings, well finished apartment
Cons:
Mice, roaches and issue with management company claiming late payments every month.
Advice to owner:
Over 2 years ago
79 Clifton Place
Former Tenant
Pros:
Beautifully reconverted industrial building, laundry place on site, no steps to arrive to elevator
Cons:
We had some delivered packages disappear from the lobby
Advice to owner:
Nothing major, improved entrance door security (sometimes entrance door didn't close well)
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