80 Woodruff Avenue,Brooklyn, NY 11226
42 Units
•Built in 1931
•6 Floors
•Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 3
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Yes
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Review Summary for 80 Woodruff Avenue
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Recent reviews for 80 Woodruff Avenue in Brooklyn highlight severe issues such as pest infestations, unresponsive management, and maintenance delays. Tenants face challenges with roaches, rats, leaks, and poor building upkeep. Management's neglect towards long-term tenants and rent-stabilized units is concerning, leading to recommendations of superficial renovations for higher rents. Despite a good location and friendly neighbors, the overall consensus points to a building in need of significant improvements in cleanliness, responsiveness, and overall care for residents' well-being.
Reviews (4)
2 stars
Over 1 year ago
Worst apartment I’ve ever had in my life, nightmarish
Former Tenant
Pros:
The room is large and nice and SHOULD be a pleasant stay but the cons are too much
Cons:
Roach infestation, rat infestation, broken unfixed dishwasher, and the landlord/management are unresponsive and horrible. They intentionally ghost residents to force them to move out. I complained about a cockroach infestation that’s affecting the whole building and they told us to sign up for a pest control sheet for a company they quit paying for months ago. Joke of a landlord and human being
Advice to owner:
Fix your shitty ass apartment
2.25 stars
Over 1 year ago
Cockroaches, Mice, Shower Ceiling Hole
Former Tenant
Pros:
Neighbors are nice and friendly
Elevator that works/doesn’t trap you in it sometimes
Nice location
Elevator that works/doesn’t trap you in it sometimes
Nice location
Cons:
Cockroaches are going to be present in the building in every unit until they gut it. Totally unfixable without major intervention.
Mice! (:
Upstairs neighbor’s shower had a hole in the tiles (which they had tried to get management to fix for months, to no avail) and we first reported leaking in January, in June the ceiling ruptured and a giant hole of mold and dripping water went unresolved for months. They do not care about you in this building. We couldn’t shower there without having mold rain down on us for months. Super and management did not care whatsoever.
Clearly preying on rent stabilized tenants who are stuck in the units due to the affordability, and using this as an excuse to be negligent in taking care of the property.
This building is owned by A&E which is a HUGE company with a team of lawyers, if you try to take them to small claims they will send their attorneys.
Mice! (:
Upstairs neighbor’s shower had a hole in the tiles (which they had tried to get management to fix for months, to no avail) and we first reported leaking in January, in June the ceiling ruptured and a giant hole of mold and dripping water went unresolved for months. They do not care about you in this building. We couldn’t shower there without having mold rain down on us for months. Super and management did not care whatsoever.
Clearly preying on rent stabilized tenants who are stuck in the units due to the affordability, and using this as an excuse to be negligent in taking care of the property.
This building is owned by A&E which is a HUGE company with a team of lawyers, if you try to take them to small claims they will send their attorneys.
Advice to owner:
Do you understand that human beings, just like you, are trying to live safely in this building? Do you care?
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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 5 days ago.
The average number of violations per unit at 80 Woodruff Avenue is worse than the city .
BUILDING AVERAGE:
7.21 violations per unit
NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
0.81 violation per unit
Non-hazardous
42
class A
i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
MOST RECENT:
Nov 06, 2025: § 27-2017.3 hmc: trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... at east wall lessthan 10 sq. feet in the bathroom located at apt 4b, 4th story, 1st apartment from west at north
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Hazardous
192
class B
i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
MOST RECENT:
Nov 26, 2025: § 27-2026 adm code repair the leaky and/or defective faucets knob at the shower body in the bathroom located at apt 2e, 2nd story, 3rd apartment from east at south
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Immediately hazardous
68
class C
i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
MOST RECENT:
Nov 25, 2025: § 27-2005 hmc: properly repair or replace the broken or defective lock at the apartment door in the entrance located at apt 3a, 3rd story, 3rd apartment from west at north
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Missing information/filings
1
class I
Missing or non-compliant with administrative information orders or filings
MOST RECENT:
Jan 31, 2025: §27-2153 adm code the premises has been selected to participate in the alternative enforcement program which may result in building-wide inspections, fees, and extensive repair work to correct violations and underlying conditions. charges for repair work done pursuant to this order, if not paid, will become liens on the property
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Property Owners and Associates
Alert:
One of owners and associates from this building was on the Worst Landlord Watchlist
B
Brian Garland
2.2(4)
Agent•
1 Property•42 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 3
W
80 Woodruff Avenue, LLC
2.2(4)
Corporate Owner•
1 Property•42 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 3
M
Margaret Brunn
2.8(10)
Worst Landlord•
Head Officer•
5 Properties•201 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 3
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