Bay Ridge

321 Ovington Avenue,

Brooklyn, NY 11209

119 Units

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Built in 1928

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6 Floors

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2.3(6)
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In the past three years, this building had:
359 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 194 violations which is 1.63 violations per unit for their entire portfolio.
That is worse than the city average, which is 0.81 violations per unit.
Non-hazardous
17Class A
Non-Hazardous violations (i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building)
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Hazardous
87Class B
Hazardous violations (i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting)
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Immediately-hazardous
90Class C
Immediately Hazardous (i.e. rodents, inadequate heat or hot water)
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Approval DateDescriptionCurrent Status
Nov 20, 2023§ 27-2011 adm code cleanse to the satisfaction of this department the ceramic tiles surface, caulking and grouts joints of visible mold at north wall around bathtub, in the bathroom located at apt a37, 3rd story, 3rd apartment from south at west , section ''east''Nov sent out
Oct 21, 2023§ 27-2026, 2027 hmc: properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at ceiling, north and east walls in the 1st room from north located at apt a31, 3rd story, 4th apartment from north at east , section at eastNov sent out
Oct 21, 2023§ 27-2026, 2027 hmc: properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at ceiling in the 1st room from north at west located at apt b25, 2nd story, 1st apartment from west at north , section at westCiv14 mailed
Oct 21, 2023§ 27-2005 adm code replace with new the missing escutcheon plate at ceiling above steam riser at west wall in the bathroom located at apt a31, 3rd story, 4th apartment from north at east , section at eastNov sent out
Oct 21, 2023§ 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the ceiling in the 1st room from north at west located at apt b25, 2nd story, 1st apartment from west at north , section at westCiv14 mailed
Oct 21, 2023§ 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the ceiling in the 2nd room from east located at apt a42, 4th story, 3rd apartment from north at east , section at eastNov sent out
Oct 21, 2023§ 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the west wall in the 1st room from north at west located at apt b50, 5th story, 1st apartment from east at south , section at westCiv14 mailed
Jul 25, 2022§ 27-2005 adm code refit the entrance door in the bathroom located at apt b42, 4th story, 2nd apartment from south at west , section ''west''Not complied with
Oct 31, 2021§ 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all peeling paint surfaces in the 4th room from north, the private hallway , the 1st room from north located at apt a55, 5th story, 1st apartment from south at westFirst no access to re- inspect violation
Oct 31, 2021§ 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department , ceiling in the foyer located at apt a55, 5th story, 1st apartment from south at westFirst no access to re- inspect violation
Mar 05, 2021§ 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department walls and ceiling in the entire apartment located at apt a31, 3rd story, 2nd apartment from west at north , section at eastNot complied with
Nov 02, 2020§ 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the 1st closet from east at south wall door frame in the foyer located at apt b57, 5th story, 2nd apartment from north at eastFirst no access to re- inspect violation
Nov 02, 2020§ 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all peeling paint surfaces in the bathroom , the 3rd room from east, the 1st room from east at south, the 1st room from east at north located at apt b57, 5th story, 2nd apartment from north at eastFirst no access to re- inspect violation
Feb 07, 2019§ 27-2005 adm code repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color ceiling and all walls in the bathroom located at apt a60, 6th story, 1st apartment from east at southFirst no access to re- inspect violation
Jun 29, 2017§ 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department walls and ceilings in the entire apartment located at apt a31, 3rd story, 4th apartment from north at east , section at eastNot complied with
Sep 16, 2016§ 27-2005 adm code properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood floor in the kitchen located at apt b37, 3rd story, 2nd apartment from north at east , section at westFirst no access to re- inspect violation
Nov 19, 2015§ 27-2013 adm code no decorating in 3 years. paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all walls and ceilings in the entire apartment located at apt b40, 4th story, 1st apartment from south at west , section at eastFirst no access to re- inspect violation

Property Owners and Associates

Galina Shpelfogel
Agent, Corporate Owner
2.2(7)

8 Properties

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396 Units

Mitchell Shpelfogel
Head Officer
2.2(7)

5 Properties

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281 Units

Reuven Furer
Site Manager
2.3(6)

1 Property

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119 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

Could be much better
Former Tenant
Pros:
Big rooms, great location.
Cons:
Dirty, neglected, was a pristine (c) openigloo ...
Advice to owner:
Restore building to previous habitable and beau...
Don't rent here
Former Tenant
Pros:
Great location, close to buses (c) openigloo an...
Cons:
Dirty building.I had mice and (c) openigloo roa...
Advice to owner:
Take care of your tenants
This building has been decaying over the years.
Former Tenant
Pros:
Absolutely nothing nice to say (c) openigloo ab...
Cons:
Everything, unqualified workers
Lots mice bugs dirty ass hell
Former Tenant
Pros:
Big apartment are nice
Cons:
Very dirty need paint has (c) openigloo mice a...
Advice to owner:
You need get better staff. That would take ca...
They don’t maintain common areas.
Former Tenant
Pros:
There are many things I (c) openigloo liked abo...
Cons:
Very dirty building.
Advice to owner:
Please clean common areas.
DO NOT RENT
Former Tenant
Pros:
Nice neighborhood, weed smoking, nice (c) openi...
Cons:
Building is falling apart, ROACHES, (c) openigl...
Advice to owner:
DO BETTER TO UP KEEP YOUR BUILDING