270 Lenox Road,Brooklyn, NY 11226

74 Units

Built in 1961

7 Floors

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Open 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 95 violations which is 1.28 violations per unit for their entire portfolio.
That is worse than the city average, which is 0.81 violations per unit.
Non-hazardous
18Class A
Non-Hazardous violations (i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building)
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Hazardous
59Class B
Hazardous violations (i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting)
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Immediately-hazardous
18Class C
Immediately Hazardous (i.e. rodents, inadequate heat or hot water)
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Approval DateDescriptionCurrent Status
Jun 18, 2023§ 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all peeling paint surfaces in the bathroom , the kitchen located at apt 103, 2nd story, 1st apartment from north at eastNov sent out
Mar 23, 2023(a) � hmc:file annual bedbug report in accordance with hpd rule as described on the back of this notice of violation or as described on hpd's website, www.nyc.gov\hpd, search bed bugs.Nov sent out
Sep 27, 2022Section 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all peeling paint surfaces in the bathroom located at apt 403, 4th story, 3rd apartment from north at east , section at westNov sent out
May 12, 2022Section 26-1103 admin. code: post and maintain a proper notice on wall of the entrance story in english and spanish on the availability of the agency's housing information guide. a sample notice can be found at www.nyc.gov/hpd. at public hall, 1st storyNov sent out
Jul 13, 2021Section 27-2005 adm code properly secure the loose countertop at sink in the kitchen located at apt 106, 1st story, 1st apartment from south at westNov sent out
Jul 10, 2021Section 27-2005 adm code paint metal in accordance with dept. regulation the northwest heat riser in the bathroom located at apt 106, 1st story, 1st apartment from south at westNov sent out
Jul 10, 2021Section 27-2005 adm code properly repair the broken or defective metal water stopper at the bathtub in the bathroom located at apt 106, 1st story, 1st apartment from south at westNov sent out
Jul 10, 2021Section 27-2005 adm code properly repair with similar material the broken or defective grout and caulking at ceramic tiling around bathtub in the bathroom located at apt 106, 1st story, 1st apartment from south at westNov sent out
Jul 10, 2021Section 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the west wall in the 1st room from north at west located at apt 106, 1st story, 1st apartment from south at westNov sent out
Jan 15, 2020Section 27-2005 adm code replace with new the broken or defective 1st door at west in the bathroom located at apt 203, 2nd story, 4th apartment from north at eastNot complied with
Jan 15, 2020Section 27-2005 adm code replace with new the broken or defective the 1st door at south in the 1st room from east at north located at apt 203, 2nd story, 4th apartment from north at eastNot complied with
Jan 15, 2020Section 27-2005 adm code refit 1st closet door at south abd 1st close door at north in the foyer located at apt 203, 2nd story, 4th apartment from north at eastNot complied with
Jan 15, 2020Section 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all peeling paint surfaces in the bathroom , the 2nd room from east at center, the 2nd room from east at south, the private hallway , the kitchen , the 1st room from east at south, the 1st room from east at north located at apt 203, 2nd story, 4th apartment from north at eastNot complied with
Jan 10, 2019Section 26-1103 admin. code: post and maintain a proper notice on wall of the entrance story in english and spanish on the availability of the agency?s housing information guide. a sample notice can be found at www.nyc.gov/hpd. at public hall, 1st storyNot complied with
Sep 24, 2018Section 27-2005 adm code replace with new the broken or defective entry door in the 1st room from east at north located at apt 509, 5th story, 1st apartment from west at northNot complied with
Apr 13, 2018Section 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the ceiling in the private hallway located at apt 409, 4th story, 1st apartment from west at northNot complied with
Apr 13, 2018Section 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the ceiling and south wall in the bathroom located at apt 409, 4th story, 1st apartment from west at northNot complied with
Apr 13, 2018Section 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the ceiling in the 1st room from north at west located at apt 409, 4th story, 1st apartment from west at northNot complied with

Property Owners and Associates

Almarc Realty Corp
Agent
2(9)

3 Properties

242 Units

Eric Markel
Officer
2.3(13)

6 Properties

463 Units

John Langaigne
Site Manager
2.1(4)

1 Property

74 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

Do not rent here
Former Tenant
Pros:
Free heat and gas
Cons:
The landlord is unresponsive. I (c) openigloo h...
Advice to owner:
Respond to tenants
Not a well maintained building
Former Tenant
Pros:
Laundry room on every floor (c) openigloo and h...
Cons:
Building and garbage is not (c) openigloo maint...
Advice to owner:
Do a better job on cleaning the building and ke...
Definition of a 3-Star Building
Former Tenant
Pros:
Spacious bedrooms/living rooms. Lovely hardwoo...
Cons:
Management takes forever to respond, (c) openig...
Advice to owner:
The current super is trying his best; however, ...
Do not live here
Former Tenant
Pros:
Sizes of apartments are bigger (c) openigloo th...
Cons:
Neighbors harrass you Super refuses to (c) open...
Advice to owner:
Cons Continued: the super smoked weed with the ...