1225 Bushwick Avenue,

Brooklyn, NY 11221

20 Units

Built in 1916

4 Floors

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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 32 violations which is 1.6 violations per unit for their entire portfolio.
That is worse than the city average, which is 0.59 violations per unit.
Non-hazardous
4Class A
Non-Hazardous violations (i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building)
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Hazardous
18Class B
Hazardous violations (i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting)
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Immediately-hazardous
10Class C
Immediately Hazardous (i.e. rodents, inadequate heat or hot water)
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Approval DateDescriptionCurrent Status
2021-03-24Section 27-2005 adm code paint metal in accordance with dept. regulation steam riser in the bathroom located at apt 5b, 2nd story, 2nd apartment from south at westNot complied with
2021-03-16Section 27-2005 adm code properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood floor in the 2nd room from east at north located at apt 4b, 2nd story, 1st apartment from south at westNot complied with
2021-03-09Section 27-2048 adm code paint or post a sign indicating floors at all stories at public hallNot complied with
2020-06-16Section 27-2014 adm code and dept. rules and regulations. scrape and remove rust scales and paint with 2 coats of paint all components on all stories at west stack fire escape (front of building)Not complied with
Property Owners and Associates
1225 Bushwick LLC
Corporate Owner
2(6)

2 Properties

28 Units

Oak Equities LLC
Corporate Owner
2(7)

7 Properties

112 Units

Oscar Kohn
Head Officer
2(7)

6 Properties

104 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

Roaches, Poorly Maintained, Illegally withholding Security Deposit

Former Tenant
Pros:
The neighbors in the building were nice - that'...
Cons:
Roaches - exterminator didn't help. The apt's a...
Advice to owner:
Actually maintain your building - serious pest ...
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Don’t live here

Former Tenant
Pros:
Nice light in the morning, church next door is ...
Cons:
Roaches, bed bugs, building not taken care of a...
Advice to owner:
Pay for repairs to building, pay your maintenan...
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Run by Slumlords

Former Tenant
Pros:
Exposed brick walls were nice. That's about it.
Cons:
This building is run by inveterate slumlords. T...
Advice to owner:
Cultivate some basic human decency and become a...
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Not Great but it’s ok

Former Tenant
Pros:
Easygoing neighbors. Close to transportation. Y...
Cons:
You’re on your own with most issues. Live-in su...
Advice to owner:
Fix the units. Hire a new superintendent. Move ...
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DONT MOVE HERE

Former Tenant
Pros:
neighbors were amazing and helpful. we all had ...
Cons:
Literally everything. You wonder why the rent k...
Advice to owner:
Your tenants are paying over $1400 for a unit.....
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Really really bad

Former Tenant
Pros:
The neighbors were amazing and the sidewalks ou...
Cons:
-Lack of hot water for many months, including a...
Advice to owner:
Start taking care of the building, and take peo...
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