North Side

525 Union Avenue,Brooklyn, NY 11211

43 Units

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Built in 2007

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5 Floors

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3.2(15)
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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 21 violations which is 0.48 violations per unit for their entire portfolio.
That is better than the city average, which is 0.81 violations per unit.
Non-hazardous
12Class A
Non-Hazardous violations (i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building)
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Hazardous
5Class B
Hazardous violations (i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting)
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Immediately-hazardous
4Class C
Immediately Hazardous (i.e. rodents, inadequate heat or hot water)
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Approval DateDescriptionCurrent Status
Sep 14, 2022Section 329, m/d law and dept. rules and regs. provide a completed certificate of inspection visits in a proper frame at or near mailboxes, bottom edge of frame between 48-62 inches above floor at public hallNov sent out
Sep 14, 2022Section 27-2104 adm code post and maintain a proper sign on wall of entrance story showing the registration number assigned by the department and the address of the building. at public hallNov sent out
Sep 04, 2021Section 26-1103 admin. code: post and maintain a proper notice on wall of the entrance story in english and spanish on the availability of the agency?s housing information guide. a sample notice can be found at www.nyc.gov/hpd. at public hallNov sent out
Sep 04, 2021Section 27-2005 hmc: post, in a form approved by the commissioner, and maintain a notice in a common area of the building regarding the procedures that should be followed when a gas leak is suspected at public hallNov sent out
Sep 04, 2021Section 27-2045 adm code post a proper notice of smoke detector requirements, in a form approved by the commissioner, at or near the mail box ... at public hallNov sent out
Sep 04, 2021Section 27-2046.1 hmc: post a proper notice of carbon monoxide detecting device requirements, in a form approved by the commissioner, in a common area of a class a multiple dwelling near inspection certificate or provide notice to tenants in a private dwelling.Nov sent out
Sep 04, 2021Section 329, m/d law and dept. rules and regs. provide a completed certificate of inspection visits in a proper frame at or near mailboxes, bottom edge of frame between 48-62 inches above floor at public hallNov sent out
Sep 04, 2021Section 27-2104 adm code post and maintain a proper sign on wall of entrance story showing the registration number assigned by the department and the address of the building. at public hallNov sent out
Sep 04, 2021Section 27-2053 adm code post sign on wall of entrance story bearing name, address including apartment number if any, and telephone number of superintendent, janitor or housekeeper. at public hallNov sent out
Mar 29, 2015Section 26-1103 admin. code: post and maintain a proper notice on wall of the entrance story in english and spanish on the availability of the agency''s housing information guide. a sample notice can be found at www.nyc.gov/hpd. at public hall, 1st storyNov sent out
Mar 11, 2014Section 27-2005 adm code properly repair with similar material the broken or defective sheet rock joints at ceiling with fire retardant material at garageNov sent out
Mar 11, 2014Section 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department at ceiling at garageNov sent out

Property Owners and Associates

Cheskel Jacobowitz
Head Officer
3.2(15)

2 Properties

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43 Units

Kim Bowman
Site Manager
3.2(15)

2 Properties

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43 Units

Union Withers LLC
Corporate Owner
3.2(15)

2 Properties

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43 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

beautiful location, huge units, some problems
Former Tenant
Pros:
theres a fun street festival (c) openigloo arou...
Cons:
there were a lot of (c) openigloo cockroaches t...
Advice to owner:
not sure if i have any to offer - replace some ...
Great Apartment
Former Tenant
Pros:
Amazing location, rent never raised (c) openigl...
Cons:
Old appliances, super and landlord (c) openiglo...
Over 5 years here
Former Tenant
Pros:
- great neighborhood - awesome (c) openigloo r...
Cons:
- many apartments had fake (c) openigloo walls ...
Advice to owner:
Be mindful of the fake rooms you put in - it wa...
Tough to get repairs
Former Tenant
Pros:
Close to park/train, rooftop and (c) openigloo gym
Cons:
Landlord takes forever to fix (c) openigloo the...
Great price, bad management
Former Tenant
Pros:
Cheap for area
Cons:
Bugs. Garage. Landlord
Advice to owner:
Answer emails better
Review for 535
Former Tenant
Pros:
Quiet neighbors all the time
Cons:
Recently seeing more bugs
Advice to owner:
Possibly more attentive with trash
Pretty Good, Could Be Better
Former Tenant
Pros:
Neighborhood, terraces, space in each (c) openi...
Cons:
The landlords are horrible communicators (c) op...
Advice to owner:
Get your shit together
Inadequate super & unresponsive landlord
Former Tenant
Pros:
Great location, easy access to (c) openigloo su...
Cons:
Other tenants dont usually clean (c) openigloo ...
Advice to owner:
Come check out the property yourself and pay yo...
Nice apartment but TERRIBLE management
Former Tenant
Pros:
The apartment is a good (c) openigloo size with...
Cons:
The management is terrible and (c) openigloo th...
Advice to owner:
Manage the building better. Put some care into ...
In need of some repairs but great value
Former Tenant
Pros:
Elevator usually reliable. Rent stabilized. (c)...
Cons:
Smells like garbage in common (c) openigloo are...
The Wild West—unlimited freedom, no order
Former Tenant
Pros:
You can’t hear a peep (c) openigloo up, down, o...
Cons:
The super is barely responsive. (c) openigloo I...
Advice to owner:
Fix the fob, get multiple other people to help ...
Everything is broken
Former Tenant
Pros:
Nice location, spacious rooftop
Cons:
Everything is broken from the (c) openigloo app...
3 year tnt
Former Tenant
Pros:
Roof access, new package storage, (c) openigloo...
Cons:
Insanely high electric bill every (c) openigloo...
Advice to owner:
Fix stuff, stop lying, and treat everybody with...
Apartment Units are Great, Building and Management Are Not
Former Tenant
Pros:
Apartment is a nice size, (c) openigloo newish ...
Cons:
Management is awful and unresponsive. (c) openi...
Advice to owner:
It would be great if the property owner gave a ...
Horrible management
Former Tenant
Pros:
-good location -dishwasher -laundry in unit
Cons:
-scaffolding was supposed to be (c) openigloo u...
Advice to owner:
Respond faster, fix things properly, and take s...