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537 Central Avenue
Bushwick

537 Central Avenue,
Brooklyn, NY 11207

6 Units

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Built in 1906

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4 Floors

2.9(5)
Rent Stabilized Units: Unknown
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 0
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: No
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    Review Summary for 537 Central Avenue
    Summarized from anonymous rental reviews on openigloo.
    Recent reviews of 537 Central Avenue in Brooklyn, NY, depict a mixed experience. Tenants appreciate the good location, spacious units, and some positive neighborhood aspects. However, issues with management responsiveness, pest control, noise levels, and inadequate amenities like laundry facilities and heating have been recurring concerns. One review raised serious accusations of landlord fraud. While some approve of the owner, many recommend against living here due to various management and maintenance issues and unresponsive landlords. Improvements in communication, maintenance, and tenant care are advised for a better living experience.
    Open Violations
    Only open violations from the last 10 years.
    Data last updated 2 days ago.
    BUILDING AVERAGE:
    0 violations per unit
    NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
    0.81 violation per unit
    The average number of violations per unit at 537 Central Avenue is better than the city.
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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:
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    Hazardous
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    class B
    i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
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    Immediately hazardous
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    class C
    i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
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    class I
    Missing or non-compliant with administrative information orders or filings
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    Property Owners and Associates
    M
    161 Melrose LLC
    3.4(265)
    Owner•
    Corporate Owner•
    156 Properties•1297 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 78
    C
    537 Central LLC
    3.1(7)
    Owner•
    Corporate Owner•
    2 Properties•14 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 0
    D
    David Friedman
    3.7(32)
    Head Officer•
    13 Properties•139 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 11
    L
    Leib Flohr
    2.9(5)
    Agent•
    1 Property•6 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 0
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    Renter Recommendations

    --% of renters recommend this building

    --% of renters approve of this owner

    Rents and Deposits

    -- of renters received their security deposits back
    It HAS NOT been reported if this building accepts electronic rent payments.

    Reviews (5)

    Over 1 year ago
    Landlord committed massive fraud
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Clean, good location.
    Cons:
    Landlord fraudulently claimed Emergency Renters Assistance, telling the agency we had not paid rent in months, when we had.
    Advice to owner:
    Don't commit fraud
    Over 2 years ago
    not bad not good
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    spacious
    well lit
    roof deck in penthouse
    Cons:
    mgmt sucks
    only one laundry that breaks down
    issues like leaks
    Advice to owner:
    put more effort
    Over 2 years ago
    Good space and neighborhood. Thin walls.
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Nice amount of space and light. Minimal street noise. Good deli on the corner (and one not so good deli). In building washer and dryer.
    Cons:
    Walls are thin and you can hear what's going on in the bedrooms from the living room and vice versa. Small German cockroach presence which we were able to get under control with some effort. Dryer in basement doesn't work well and you need to put in at least $3 to dry a full load. Owner/management increased rent 30% when we tried to renew.
    Over 3 years ago
    Bushwick apartment on central Ave
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    +good area near Broadway with many bodegas
    Cons:
    -no closets
    -landlords were racist to my roommate, took months to send security deposit
    Advice to owner:
    Please talk to your POC tenants with the same respect and eye contact you give to your white tenants
    Over 3 years ago
    Don’t Live Here
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Laundry in basement which smells terrible to do mold and mildew
    Cons:
    Landlords/management does not care about your problems at all, expensive rent for not great neighbor or building or management, management does not return phone calls or have any emergency numbers available
    Advice to owner:
    Ditch your property management company they are horrible with dealing with tenants and don’t seem to care whatsoever I would literally stay for years if it wasn’t for them
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