Prospect Lefferts Gardens

217 Ocean Avenue,

Brooklyn, NY 11225

3.1(4)

57 Units

Built in 1925

5 Floors

1 Year Bedbug History: No
Landlords in NYC are required to file an annual bedbug report with the city and state whether the building has had a bedbug infestation in the past year. We found no recent bedbug reports from these city filings.
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 2
Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
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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 8 violations which is 0.14 violations per unit for their entire portfolio.
    That is better than the city average, which is 0.59 violations per unit.
    Non-hazardous
    1Class A
    Non-Hazardous violations (i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building)
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    Hazardous
    6Class B
    Hazardous violations (i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting)
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    Immediately-hazardous
    1Class C
    Immediately Hazardous (i.e. rodents, inadequate heat or hot water)
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    Approval DateDescriptionCurrent Status
    2020-07-22Section 27-2005 adm code repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color ..the ceilings and all walls in the entire apartment located at apt 8c, 3rd story, 2nd apartment from south at west , section at southNot complied with
    Property Owners and Associates
    Julio Lopez
    Site Manager
    3.1(4)

    1 Property

    57 Units

    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 2
    Martin Rothstein
    Shareholder, Head Officer
    3.2(7)

    3 Properties

    93 Units

    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 2
    Michael Rothstein
    Shareholder, Officer
    3.1(10)

    9 Properties

    222 Units

    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 4

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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

    Great location but the complaints keep adding up

    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    It’s across from the park and near 2 Q/B statio...
    Cons:
    Bugs. So many bugs. Lots of small roaches and s...
    Advice to owner:
    Be a bit more thorough with your fixes. Check b...
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    fantastic building, awful owner

    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    deco cute dogs
    Cons:
    bedbugs and roaches
    Advice to owner:
    exterminate regularly patch holes
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    Decent building, terrible owner

    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Location! Right across the street from Prospect...
    Cons:
    Building owner not responsive; needed AC repair...
    Advice to owner:
    Quicker response times; adhere to NY housing la...
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    Beautiful and ruined

    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    fantastic neighbors, pets, park a few boho cele...
    Cons:
    roaches and leaks bedbugs during lockdown new ...
    Advice to owner:
    take care of your building and tenants courty...
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