Flatbush

667 Ocean Avenue,Brooklyn, NY 11226

49 Units

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Built in 1938

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6 Floors

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3.8(5)
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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 34 violations which is 0.69 violations per unit for their entire portfolio.
That is better than the city average, which is 0.81 violations per unit.
Non-hazardous
8Class A
Non-Hazardous violations (i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building)
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Hazardous
18Class B
Hazardous violations (i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting)
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Immediately-hazardous
8Class C
Immediately Hazardous (i.e. rodents, inadequate heat or hot water)
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Approval DateDescriptionCurrent Status
Mar 27, 2024§ 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the ceiling, west, south, and east walls at 1st public hall bulkhead from north, 6th storyNov certified on time
Mar 27, 2024§ 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the north wall at public hall, 6th storyNov certified on time
Sep 13, 2023§ 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all peeling paint surfaces in the private hallway , the bathroom , the 1st room from east located at apt 2g, 2nd story, 1st apartment from east at southNov sent out
Apr 12, 2018Section 27-2005 hmc:trace and repair the source and abate the nuisance consisting of mold ... at south wall apprx 7 sq ft in the bathroom located at apt 3f, 3rd story, 1st apartment from north at eastNov sent out
Apr 12, 2018Section 27-2005 adm code properly repair with similar material the broken or defective ceramic tiles at west wall in the bathroom located at apt 3f, 3rd story, 1st apartment from north at eastNov sent out
Apr 12, 2018Section 27-2005 adm code refit the door and the window in the bathroom located at apt 3f, 3rd story, 1st apartment from north at eastNov sent out
Sep 27, 2017Section 27-2005 adm code replace with new the broken or defective gasket at refrigerator door in the kitchen located at apt 3f, 3rd story, 1st apartment from north at eastNov sent out
Jun 18, 2015Section 27-2053 adm code post sign on wall of entrance story bearing name, address including apartment number if any, and telephone number of superintendent, janitor or housekeeper. at public hall, 1st storyFalse certification

Property Owners and Associates

Egon Birnbaum
Corporate Owner
2.8(16)

7 Properties

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384 Units

Janet Tepfer
Head Officer
3.8(5)

1 Property

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49 Units

Juan Tavera
Site Manager
3.8(5)

1 Property

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49 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

It Alright
Former Tenant
Pros:
Not too noisy depending on (c) openigloo floor ...
Cons:
Laundry machines not regularly cleaned. (c) ope...
Advice to owner:
keep updated on cleanliness
Small but cozy
Former Tenant
Pros:
Kitchen is well organized or (c) openigloo space
Cons:
Thinnest walls I have ever (c) openigloo experi...
Safe and friendly
Former Tenant
Pros:
Good management and kind neighbors. (c) openigl...
Cons:
Sloppy paint job done in (c) openigloo my apt b...
Advice to owner:
None yet. Thank you Janet!
Good for the money
Former Tenant
Pros:
Lots of closet space and (c) openigloo beautifu...
Cons:
I had a horrible cockroach (c) openigloo proble...
Advice to owner:
Clean the hallways! I would look at the same de...
Great layout & overall decent, just one problem that is livable but exhausting
Former Tenant
Pros:
Great studio layout that almost (c) openigloo f...
Cons:
During quarantine, the amount of (c) openigloo ...
Advice to owner:
I think the problem starts in the basement and ...