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401 East 21 Street
Ditmas Park

401 East 21 Street,
Brooklyn, NY 11226

20 Units

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Built in 1918

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4 Floors

2.3(3)
Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 1
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Yes
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    Review Summary for 401 East 21 Street
    Summarized from anonymous rental reviews on openigloo.
    Recent reviews for 401 East 21st Street in Brooklyn highlight significant issues such as poor cleanliness, inconsistent heating, pest problems, and disruptive neighbors. Complaints include lack of laundry facilities, inadequate heating, and subpar management responsiveness. Positive aspects mentioned are proximity to amenities and transportation. Suggestions include improving maintenance, pest control, and noise levels. Despite the convenient location and good water pressure, challenges with cleanliness, heating, and neighbor disturbances raise concerns for potential renters. Many reviewers do not recommend staying in this building due to the mentioned drawbacks and unresolved issues.
    Open Violations
    Only open violations from the last 10 years.
    Data last updated 2 days ago.
    BUILDING AVERAGE:
    1.7 violations per unit
    NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
    0.81 violation per unit
    The average number of violations per unit at 401 East 21 Street is worse than the city .
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    Non-hazardous
    2
    class A
    i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
    MOST RECENT:
    Dec 30, 2021: § 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the ceiling at basement
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    Hazardous
    15
    class B
    i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
    MOST RECENT:
    Mar 10, 2025: § 27-2005, 2007 adm code and dept. rules and regulations. remove the encumbrance obstructing egress from fire escapes satellite dish at 2nd story balcony at 2nd stack from south at west exterior wall at fire escape
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    Immediately hazardous
    17
    class C
    i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
    MOST RECENT:
    Mar 10, 2025: § 27-2005 adm code & 309 m/d law abate the nuisance consisting of active steam leak at riser pipe in the bathroom located at apt b5, 2nd story, 1st 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
    B
    Barry Hers
    2.7(46)
    Site Manager•
    Agent•
    Head Officer•
    Officer•
    9 Properties•434 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 20
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    Wilson Flat Inc
    3.1(8)
    Corporate Owner•
    2 Properties•44 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 3
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    Wilson Properties & Equit. Inc
    2.7(32)
    Corporate Owner•
    10 Properties•364 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 21
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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 (3)

    Over 1 year ago
    Mediocre At Best
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    The landlord hardly interferes and will hardly come by to check in.

    It’s close to a lot of restaurants, gyms and stores.

    Prospect Park is only 10 minutes away.

    You can have pets!
    Cons:
    The building is often dirty.

    Half of the apartments don’t have proper heating.

    No laundry in the units or building.

    Heat is impossible to control, I often had to leave my AC on to cool down my room.

    Most of the building smells like weed 1/2 the time.

    The live-in superintendent is terrible at his job and isn’t always kind.
    Over 1 year ago
    Don’t move here
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Transportation, stores, gyms
    Cons:
    Neighbors are loud. They jump, stomp, scream and bounce balls . People who don’t live in the building come in the hallway and smoke weed, the smell gets into your apartment. There’s rats in the walls . Walls are thin and hallways are always dirty.
    Over 3 years ago
    Acceptable in the past
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Great water pressure in the showers; fairly convenient to transportation.
    Cons:
    Heat cranked up to sickening levels in winter; common area seems to be cleaned rarely; building experienced a fire and was then vacated on 12/18/21--as of 1/7/22 it is still not repaired and reopened.
    Advice to owner:
    Please take better care of your tenants
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