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570 Westminster Road
Ditmas Park

570 Westminster Road,
Brooklyn, NY 11230

185 Units

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Built in 1935

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6 Floors

3.5(5)
Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 2
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Yes
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    In the past three years, this building had:
    59 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.
    Duration in the past 10 years.
    Data last updated 2 months ago.
    BUILDING AVERAGE:
    0.13 violations per unit
    NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
    0.81 violation per unit
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    Non-hazardous
    5
    class A
    i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
    MOST RECENT:
    Sep 13, 2022: section 27-2005 adm code refit door leading to north yard at public hall, 1st story
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    Hazardous
    14
    class B
    i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
    MOST RECENT:
    Aug 03, 2023: § 27-2005, 2007 adm code and dept. rules and regulations. remove the encumbrance obstructing egress from fire escapes consisting of ac protruding over 4 inches passed the window sill at fire escape, 6th story
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    Immediately hazardous
    6
    class C
    i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
    MOST RECENT:
    Aug 19, 2022: section 27-2005, 2007 adm code remove device preventing door from being self-closing removable door stopper at building front entrance , 1st story
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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
    M
    Michael Orbach
    3.5(5)
    Officer•
    1 Property•185 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 2
    J
    Jon Diacomanolis
    4(14)
    Officer•
    48 Properties•1357 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 5
    N
    Narrows Management
    3.9(21)
    Agent•
    74 Properties•2081 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 11
    J
    Jose Galindo
    3.5(5)
    Site Manager•
    1 Property•185 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 2
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    -- of renters received their security deposits back
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    Reviews (5)

    2 months ago
    XL Apartments, Good Building
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    XL king sized pre-war apartments, not chopped up into tiny boxes, private yard for building, 24 hour door person, dog friendly, friendly neighbor-community for those who participate, beautiful Ditmas Park, free bike storage in basement, laundry room inside building, building well built with windows in every room, heat is good, new boiler went in 2021-2022
    Cons:
    Our apartment is ok no bugs or rodents, but others have issues with roaches. Sound carries between floors, we have very heavy walkers and running children above us. Sound also echos in the terrazzo floored common hallways, but this can be lessened by not yelling and stopping your dog from barking :) Our bathroom could use an update but it’s spacious. Because the building is so well made, a lot of the doors slam closed loudly from air pressure, but you just have to be courteous and not let your door slam. Our landlord is the main owner in the building and it’s very hard to get in touch with them, but thankfully we tend to fix things ourselves like upgrading our kitchen faucet ourselves to a better one that we liked.
    Advice to owner:
    Communicate with your tenants, so everything doesn’t fall on the Super.
    Over 1 year ago
    A Partial Co-op Building - Majority Owner Michael Orbach is a Slumlord
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    - Beautifully maintained prewar building with large apartments. - Reasonably reliable door people. - Warm in the winter. - Super is responsive - kind of an asshole and expects tips for everything, but does good work. - Bicycle storage - reasonably close to the train
    Cons:
    - Landlord Michael Orbach (MJ Orbach Associates) is a typical slumlord. Doesn’t respond to issues unless threatened with lawsuit, hangs up on you if you finally do get them, and explain issue, constant lies, uses intimidation tactics like threatening “tenant blacklisting” Will likely have to sue him eventually. - There was a major roach issue (it’s finally getting under control by the buildings management) - Washing machines are often broken, and there are very few for the buildings size. - Buzzers and intercoms don’t work. - Elevator is having issues - gets stuck on floors. - Lots of untrained dogs in the building that bark like crazy, and the entire front of the building, and halfway up the block smells like dog pee. - No gyms nearby - All good restaurant’s are at least a 15 minute walk away. - Neighborhood is very unsafe coming from the train.
    Advice to owner:
    Hold up your end of the lease agreement, and hire professional real estate agents, and people to manage your properties. Fix elevator, buzzers/intercoms, and washing machines.
    Over 2 years ago
    Leaving at 570
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    It's clean, there's 24hrs security, laundry room, and there's easy access to restaurants, cafe, and grocery stores.
    Cons:
    There's a a lot of pest specifically mouses and roaches. Laundry room close at 11pm.
    Advice to owner:
    do a better job at keep pest away
    Over 2 years ago
    I miss you
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Clean, bright lobby with friendly neighbors and doormen. Great sense of community. Bike room and Laundry made life very convenient. Very well kept building.
    Cons:
    We would get the occasional mouse or roaches, but it is New York. No real shopping nearby in the neighborhood beyond groceries.
    Advice to owner:
    Keep up the good work!
    Over 2 years ago
    Could be a great building if managed by people who cared
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Good area and great for dogs. Security and maintenance staff are very friendly and work hard.
    Cons:
    The management company is unresponsive and is constantly gaslighting residents about any problem they’re told needs fixing, and ultimately do not do anything to fix issues until the moment they can’t keep lying. The heating and hot water situation is dismal.
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