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279 Menahan Street
Bushwick

279 Menahan Street,
Brooklyn, NY 11237

6 Units

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Built in 1931

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3 Floors

1.8(3)
Rent Stabilized Units: Unknown
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 1
Litigation History: No
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Yes
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    Renters Recommendations

    -- of renters recommend this building

    -- of renters approve of this owner
    Review Summary for 279 Menahan Street
    Summarized from anonymous rental reviews on openigloo.
    Recent reviews for 279 Menahan Street highlight severe issues with cleanliness, garbage management, and pest control. Tenants express dissatisfaction with unresponsive owners, illegal destabilization, and safety concerns. The location is praised, but thin walls and pest problems pose significant drawbacks. Renovations are urged. Despite close proximity to businesses, the consensus is against renting due to poor living conditions and management practices. Requests include meeting safety standards, proper pest control, and fair pricing. Prospective renters are advised to scrutinize before considering this building.

    Reviews (3)

    Over 2 years ago
    Great Location that was about it
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Great Location
    Smaller building with less tenants
    Large fire escape
    Proximity to good businesses
    Cons:
    Paper thin walls
    Creaky floors
    Bug coming in from under the baseboards
    Advice to owner:
    Renovate
    Over 4 years ago
    Slumlord, don’t rent here*
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Cons outweigh the pros exponentially.
    Cons:
    Building was not up to safety/sanitation codes and became overrun with aggressive squatters. Units have been illegally rent destabilized so all tenants were being illegally overcharged. Monthly exterminator was never sent until 311 reports were submitted, she even after then roach and mice problems were still persistent.
    Advice to owner:
    Do your job by creating safe and sanitary living spaces, quit price gouging and harassing the community, so maybe just sell your buildings so someone can actually take care of them and their tenants?

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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 a day ago.
    The average number of violations per unit at 279 Menahan Street is worse than the city .
    BUILDING AVERAGE:
    1.33 violations per unit
    NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
    0.81 violation per unit
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    Non-hazardous
    0
    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
    1
    class B
    i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
    MOST RECENT:
    Mar 16, 2022: § 27-2005 adm code repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the ceiling in the bathroom located at apt 3r, 3rd story, 1st apartment from west at north
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    Immediately hazardous
    7
    class C
    i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
    MOST RECENT:
    Mar 20, 2024: hmc adm code: § 27-2017.4 abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartment located at apt 2r, 2nd story, 1st apartment from north at east
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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
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    Alert:
    One of owners and associates from this building was on the Worst Landlord Watchlist
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    Deodat Lowtan
    2.2(42)
    Worst Landlord•
    Shareholder•
    36 Properties•201 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 5
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    840 Hart Street LLC
    1.8(3)
    Corporate Owner•
    2 Properties•12 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 1
    L
    Lowtan Deodat
    1.8(3)
    Agent•
    1 Property•6 Units
    Litigation History: No
    Evictions: 1

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