415 E 17 St,
Brooklyn, NY 11226

72 Units

Built in 1939

6 Floors

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 415 E 17 St
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Recent reviews of 415 E 17 St, Brooklyn, NY 11226, reveal a building with friendly neighbors, quiet atmosphere, and a desirable location near transit and shopping. Tenants praise comfortable apartments with good water pressure and heating. However, serious pest control issues, especially cockroach infestations, persist due to inadequate management response. Cleanliness in common areas like basements and trash rooms is often criticized, with complaints about garbage management. Maintenance can be slow, and repairs sometimes require multiple attempts. Renters urge improved pest prevention and stronger building management support to enhance living conditions, though many still value the community feel and recommend the building.

Reviews (4)

1 month ago
Great People, poor Management
Former Tenant
Pros:
Amazing apartments, view, laundry, great neighborhood, solid walls, friendly neighbors, it’s so enjoyable here.
Cons:
So many issues regarding managing the building well. Water temperature constantly fluctuates and is usually too hot or too cold.

Pests everywhere. No good screens in any window and the windows are open during the summer all day and night. Dead roaches often seen in the hallways especially in the basement. Lots of cracks in the apartments. I’ve heard roaches crawling in the walls at night during the winter. Spiders galore. Centipedes. And I have done things to seal off my apartment. I’ve never seen so many bugs and management is completely unconcerned about it. I’ve seen mice running during the day in the basement on my way to the laundry room. Gross.

Incredibly slow response times. They sent me my lease renewal over 6 months late. Then they tried to rush me to get it signed when I am due 60 days to review the lease agreement from the time of delivery, not when they were actually supposed to send it.

Laundry room floods at least 5x a year. Elevator goes out occasionally, about 3x in a year. Elevator is old and slow but not bad at all. They offer pest control but never pest prevention. Had to nearly beg the super to get some guys in to recaulk all gaps in my apartment and all he did was add some white tape for me on top of some of the molding. Needless to say, that was not enough to seal all gaps and prevent all bugs from entering in the first place. Had to do it myself.

Also needed to recaulk my bathroom as the tile was unprotected. It now looks worse than it did before because nothing was sprayed over the black mold before sealing it so the silicone caulk is completely black underneath and it looks horrendous.

I could go on and on.
Advice to owner:
I need the corporate management company to actually do some work and support the super better. There should be at least 3-5 full time guys managing the near 72 units and the rest of the building. There are only 2.
Over 1 year ago
horrific cockroach infestation throughout building
Former Tenant
Pros:
location near the Q and Cortelyou shopping
Cons:
absolutely heinous cockroach infestation throughout building. management does nothing to combat it at the scale required. if you look closely at the elevator you will see that even there are feces all over the building walls. absolutely horrendous experience.
Advice to owner:
you are a shameless slumlord. address this issue immediately so that all tenants can live with basic dignity.

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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 4 days ago.
The average number of violations per unit at 415 E 17 St is better than the city.
BUILDING AVERAGE:
0.66 violations per unit
NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
0.81 violation per unit
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Non-hazardous
7
class A
i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
MOST RECENT:
Mar 23, 2024: § 27-2005 adm code repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling in the bathroom located at apt 4d, 4th story
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Hazardous
26
class B
i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
MOST RECENT:
Jul 07, 2025: § 27-2017.3 hmc: trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... less than 30 square feet of mold in the bathroom located at apt 4d, 4th story, 3rd apartment from south at west , section at north
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Immediately hazardous
15
class C
i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
MOST RECENT:
Sep 12, 2024: § 27-2056.7, 27-2056.8, 27-2056.9 adm code -certify compliance with lead-based paint hazard control requirements during period of unit vacancy by performing activities necessary to abate tested lead-based paint from required window and/or door friction surfaces for apartment and make floors smooth and cleanable, positive lead-based paint in an apartment with a child under six located at apt 6f, 6th story, 2nd apartment from north at east , section ''north''
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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
L
Lee Jay Associates LLC
2.8(4)
Corporate Owner
1 Property72 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 1
B
Barry Rudofsky
3(132)
Officer
101 Properties4433 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 230
R
Ray Seelall
2.8(4)
Agent
1 Property72 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 1
G
Gustavo Furtado
2.8(4)
Site Manager
1 Property72 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 1

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