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1517 Dekalb Avenue
Bushwick

1517 Dekalb Avenue,
Brooklyn, NY 11237

6 Units

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Built in 1931

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3 Floors

2.8(3)
Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Evictions: 0
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Yes
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    Review Summary for 1517 Dekalb Avenue
    Summarized from anonymous rental reviews on openigloo.
    Recent reviews for 1517 Dekalb Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11237, highlight a mix of positives and negatives. Tenants appreciate the location and nice neighbors but express concerns about the building's age, poor renovations, shoddy repairs, and inadequate maintenance. Issues like unresponsive management, rat problems, smells, and security lapses have been mentioned. Suggestions include better maintenance, responsiveness, and security measures to enhance tenant experience. Despite some drawbacks, the spacious units and good location stand out. Overall, improvements in management and building upkeep are crucial for a better living experience.

    Reviews (3)

    4 months ago
    Responsive Management Old Building
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Nice neighbors, nice location, issues were fixed quickly with super coming same or next day.
    Cons:
    The building is definitely showing its age and not just from the fact that it's a prewar but also from the shoddy renovations and repair jobs done throughout the years, does not reflect the price you are paying for a unit.

    Hallway always smells, especially during the summer

    Needs better garbage management, none of the bins are properly labeled, no compost bin.

    All outlets are only on one side of the unit

    Fusebox only in basement
    Over 3 years ago
    unresponsive landlord but nice sized apartment and location
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    great location, lots of windows in the bedrooms
    Cons:
    super/landlord pretty much completely unresponsive unless really urgent matter. Sooooooooo many rats around the building. Really terrible smell on the first floor of the building and outside building. Vestibule door is not super secure and few times people would creep in and sleep/pee in vestibule. That all being said, we lived on the third floor so I felt pretty removed from these issues most of them time, and my room was a great size.
    Advice to owner:
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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 2 days ago.
    The average number of violations per unit at 1517 Dekalb Avenue is better than the city.
    BUILDING AVERAGE:
    0.33 violations per unit
    NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
    0.81 violation per unit
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    Non-hazardous
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    class A
    i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
    MOST RECENT:
    No violation found...
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    Hazardous
    2
    class B
    i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
    MOST RECENT:
    May 14, 2023: § 27-2005 adm code properly repair with similar material the broken or defective ceramic floor tiles at vestibule at public hall, 1st story
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    Immediately hazardous
    0
    class C
    i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
    MOST RECENT:
    No violation found...
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    Missing information/filings
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    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
    C
    Chaskel Landau
    2.8(3)
    1 Property•6 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 0

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