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102 Albemarle Road
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102 Albemarle Road,
Brooklyn, NY 11218

45 Units

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Built in 1939

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6 Floors

3.1(9)
Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 0
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Yes
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    Review Summary for 102 Albemarle Road
    Summarized from anonymous rental reviews on openigloo.
    Recent reviews highlight the building's prime location above the subway, spacious apartments, and charming neighborhood as key strengths. However, ongoing issues with pests, leaks, and poor maintenance, especially related to the landlord's irresponsiveness and dishonesty, have been major concerns. Tenants appreciate aspects like laundry facilities and good neighbors but urge for improved landlord accountability and timely repairs. Despite the promising building features, the negative impact of mismanagement on residents' quality of life is evident. Prospective renters should consider the building's condition and the owner's track record before committing.
    Available Listings In 102 Albemarle Road
    Open Violations
    Only open violations from the last 10 years.
    Data last updated 13 hours ago.
    BUILDING AVERAGE:
    0.73 violations per unit
    NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
    0.81 violation per unit
    The average number of violations per unit at 102 Albemarle Road is better than the city.
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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:
    Jan 22, 2025: § 27-2005 adm code properly repair with similar material the broken or defective porcelain enamel at bathtub in the bathroom located at apt e2, 5th story, 1st apartment from south at west
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    Hazardous
    11
    class B
    i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
    MOST RECENT:
    Jan 22, 2025: § 27-2005 hmc: properly repair or replace the broken or defective latch set at vestibule door at public hall, 1st story
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    Immediately hazardous
    15
    class C
    i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
    MOST RECENT:
    Feb 01, 2025: § 27-2033 adm code provide ready access to buildings heating system door locked at basement at boiler room
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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
    A
    149 4 Ave LLC
    2.9(64)
    Agent•
    Corporate Owner•
    17 Properties•243 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 2
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    Neera Raj
    2.9(12)
    Site Manager•
    Head Officer•
    2 Properties•53 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 0
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    Prashanth Rayapudi
    2.8(66)
    Site Manager•
    Head Officer•
    18 Properties•243 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 2
    A
    102 Albemarle Associates LLC
    2.9(12)
    Agent•
    Corporate Owner•
    2 Properties•53 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 0
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    --% of renters recommend this building

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    -- of renters received their security deposits back
    It HAS NOT been reported if this building accepts electronic rent payments.

    Reviews (9)

    5 months ago
    beautiful building, awful management
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Priced decently for the amount of space, bedrooms get good sunlight, laundry in building, dishwasher in unit, great location right above the subway, beautiful neighborhood
    Cons:
    roaches, leaks, management does not respond to tenant issues in a timely manner, mold?, water damaged walls (big time)
    Advice to owner:
    Invest in contractors who will get the job done instead of having super fix all the problems. The super cannot solve major building issues.
    10 months ago
    2014- 2017 Review
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Excellent location! Charming lobby space.
    Cons:
    We had issues with water leaking to downstairs neighbors on the ground floor that required access to our apartment to fix, but it was an ongoing issue. This was 2017 though so it may have been resolved.
    11 months ago
    Worst Landlord Ever
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Beautiful old building with some original features.
    Cons:
    The landlord, Neera Raj, is not an honorable person. Letting conditions of building deteriorate.
    Elderly and disabled residents homebound for multiple months while management dragged their feet on necessary fixes to the elevator—which they only got started on after being fined by DOB. Lies about sending workers, pest control, etc. Lies about how market-rate units were destablized. Lies lies lies.
    Advice to owner:
    Get back in touch with your humanity.
    Over 1 year ago
    Great building, bad landlord
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    The building and apartment are very nice. In the perfect location, right next to the subway and an amazing neighborhood. Fairly affordable for the area.
    Cons:
    Landlord takes forever to respond to issues and usually when fixing things they do it the easy way instead of the right way.
    Advice to owner:
    Be more responsive
    Over 1 year ago
    Beautiful building, slumlord management
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Building itself has great bones and could be really beautiful if well-maintained. Location relative to transit is unbeatable. Some original architectural elements are intact, like built-ins, bathroom storage compartments, and arched doorways - make it feel special. Neighborhood is delightful. Some apartments are roomy and have lots of windows.
    Cons:
    The management is atrocious. Greedy, cheap, dishonest, and uncaring. Many elderly and disabled tenants are homebound and even more isolated when elevator would go out or malfunction (which happened too often). Hot water, and even water, has been known to go out with little warning or provision of repair timeline. Pests are an issue. Repairs take a long time to happen, and are done on the cheap. Landlords will also withhold security deposits if you don't leave the apartment in more pristine condition than you found it (even if there is no water in the building during move-out, making cleaning impossible). It's such a waste of a good building.
    Advice to owner:
    Don't be a landlord if you're not prepared to take care of your building and your tenants. Get another job.
    Over 2 years ago
    un managed building
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    location, bedroom size
    Cons:
    roaches, shoddy repairs, owners couldn’t care less about tenants
    Over 3 years ago
    Decent apartment living
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Elevator, laundry in basement, great location
    Cons:
    Everything is very old but apartments have great bones. In dire need of renovations. Rents are high.
    Advice to owner:
    For the amount of rent you charge you should take a look at the apartments themselves and do more than a fresh coat of paint between tenants.
    Over 3 years ago
    Not the best
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Distance to the train, one of the supers is super sweet!
    Cons:
    Landlord mean, black mold shower, heat doesn’t work, elevator broken constantly, you can ONLY pay with checks,
    Advice to owner:
    Be nicer to your renters
    Over 3 years ago
    Nice Building with Sketchy Owner
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    -Great neighbors
    -Directly on top of subway
    -Live in super
    -Laundry in building
    Cons:
    -Illegally destabilized units
    -Illegal conversion from 2 bedroom into 3 bedroom with a wall splitting a window
    -Tenants association determined many repairs were done cheaply and repairs were still needed
    -Management will try to overcharge for many things
    -Landlords kept security of tenants for late rent payments that were not sent late
    Advice to owner:
    Do not try and squeeze money out of your tenants and stop being cheap about necessary repairs.
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