Flatbush

485 East 21 Street,

Brooklyn, NY 11226

28 Units

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Built in 1922

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4 Floors

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1.6(4)
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In the past three years, this building had:
451 complaints
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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 37 violations which is 1.32 violations per unit for their entire portfolio.
That is worse 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
17Class B
Hazardous violations (i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting)
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Immediately-hazardous
12Class C
Immediately Hazardous (i.e. rodents, inadequate heat or hot water)
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Approval DateDescriptionCurrent Status
Aug 02, 2023§ 27-2017.3 hmc: trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... approximately 4 sq ft at ceiling in the bathroom located at apt 2b, 2nd story, 1st apartment from west at northCiv14 mailed
Mar 22, 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
Mar 18, 2022Section 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the ceiling at public hall, 1st storyNov sent out
Feb 24, 2022(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 14, 2020Section 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
Sep 14, 2020Section 27-2005 hmc: post, in a form approved by the commissioner, and maintain a notice in a common area of the building regarding the procedures that should be followed when a gas leak is suspectedNov sent out
Jan 01, 2020Section 27-2005 adm code properly repair with similar material the broken or defective porcelain surface at bathtub in the bathroom located at apt 2d, 2nd story, 1st apartment from south at west , section at southNov sent out
Apr 25, 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 storyNov certified on time

Property Owners and Associates

Argus Realty 485 LLC
Agent, Corporate Owner
2(6)

2 Properties

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88 Units

Arugus Realty 1365 LLC
Agent, Corporate Owner
2.6(13)

9 Properties

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500 Units

Fernando Vallejo
Site Manager
1.6(4)

1 Property

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28 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

Worst. Building. Ever.
Former Tenant
Pros:
Legit nothing. This place is (c) openigloo awful.
Cons:
Rats, roaches, flies, bed bugs, (c) openigloo n...
Advice to owner:
Care more about people than you do about lining...
I hate it here
Former Tenant
Pros:
Cool people live here
Cons:
It is very dirty and (c) openigloo unkept
Advice to owner:
Just let gentrification do it’s thing
Cannot recommend
Former Tenant
Pros:
I liked the color of (c) openigloo the floors
Cons:
Shootings on the corner, mushrooms (c) openiglo...
Advice to owner:
Maintain the building
Nightmare owner and apartment
Former Tenant
Pros:
They considered foreign tenants.
Cons:
This building was full of (c) openigloo black m...
Advice to owner:
I think this property owner is beyond advice.