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271 Lenox Rd
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271 Lenox Rd,
Brooklyn, NY 11226

55 Units

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Built in 2016

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16 Floors

3.4(5)
Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Evictions: 0
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Yes
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    Review Summary for 271 Lenox Rd
    Summarized from anonymous rental reviews on openigloo.
    Recent tenant reviews for 271 Lenox Road in Brooklyn, NY highlight issues related to building foreclosure, unresponsive management, and maintenance delays. Despite spacious units with good lighting and amenities like washer-dryer, tenants face challenges with electrical safety, elevator outages, and delayed repairs. The management's aggressive demeanor, chaotic transitions, and lack of valid certifications compromise the living experience. Tenants express frustration with the irresponsible owner's history and call for urgent improvements in responsiveness and building infrastructure maintenance. While some appreciate apartment features, the overall consensus leans towards dissatisfaction until substantial management enhancements are made.
    Open Violations
    Only open violations from the last 10 years.
    Data last updated 1 week ago.
    BUILDING AVERAGE:
    1.4 violations per unit
    NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
    0.81 violation per unit
    The average number of violations per unit at 271 Lenox Rd is worse than the city .
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    Non-hazardous
    41
    class A
    i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
    MOST RECENT:
    May 01, 2023: § 329, m/d law and dept. rules and regs. provide a completed certificate of inspection visits in a proper frame at or near mailboxes, bottom edge of frame between 48-62 inches above floor missing at public hall, 1st story
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    Hazardous
    23
    class B
    i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
    MOST RECENT:
    Sep 03, 2024: § 27-2005 adm code repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling in the 1st room from north located at apt 15b, 15th story, 3rd apartment from north at east
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    Immediately hazardous
    13
    class C
    i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
    MOST RECENT:
    Sep 17, 2024: § 27-2024 adm code provide adequate supply of hot water for the fixtures in kitchen in the entire apartment located at apt 15c, 15th story, 2nd 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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    Rick Elezi
    3.4(5)
    Officer•
    3 Properties•118 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 0
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    271 Lenox LLC
    3.3(10)
    Corporate Owner•
    3 Properties•153 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 0
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    Eli Karp
    3.3(10)
    Head Officer•
    3 Properties•153 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 0
    S
    Shpresa Nela
    3.4(5)
    Site Manager•
    2 Properties•110 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
    Building in foreclosure, receiver hostile to tenants
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Apartment itself is great. Neighbors are great - real community feeling

    No certificates of occupancy so no rent needs to be paid
    Cons:
    Wiring not up to code - had electrical fire and receiver wouldn't even reply to our messages about it.

    Ignored us when kitchen sink leaking

    Elevator constantly out of service, often with tenants trapped inside
    Advice to owner:
    Stop breaking the law and putting your tenants in danger
    Over 1 year ago
    Fine for now
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Large balconies, apartment layout is nice
    Cons:
    Current owner is in foreclosure so building was unmanaged for a few months (no garbage collection, no one to contact for repairs, etc.). Worst thing was our front door wouldn’t lock and remained that way for months. Current management is court-assigned and temporary. They came in very aggressive and rude but now it seems like they’re doing the best they can but building still has tons of open violations and bc of that there’s no valid certificate of occupancy. Hi
    Over 1 year ago
    Too good to be true
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Great lighting in the apartment, had a backyard area for dogs, washer-dryer and dishwasher amenities are great!
    Cons:
    Elevator sometimes did not work and is main entrance to apartments, so very inconvenient, sometimes alarms blare in lobby for weeks before being checked/turned off, management shifted hands in a really chaotic and confusing way in the middle of my stay, backyard with lawn for pets was wrecked by a storm and never fixed. Small issues around the apartment like door handles falling off/water from upstairs neighbours flooding bathroom.
    Advice to owner:
    Get your shit together bro
    Over 2 years ago
    Total Shitshow, building in foreclosure
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    The apartments are great, awesome neighbors.
    Cons:
    The owner, Eli Karp of Hello Living is the kind of criminal who should be barred from buying and selling real estate in NY State. He has a long paper trail of self-dealing, lying, criminal negligence and fraud.
    Advice to owner:
    Give up now and go away.
    Over 3 years ago
    Great apartment, bad building management
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Apartments are great. Well designed, great views, excellent light. Quiet and efficient a/c, in unit washer dryer.
    Cons:
    Elevator has repeated problems. Unresponsive building manager. Empty ground floor commercial space currently looks untidy.
    Advice to owner:
    Building management needs to be improved. Respond quickly to tenants requests and keep people updated if the issue cannot be immediately resolved.
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