170 72 Street,

Brooklyn, NY 11209

Unit when we first moved in seemed mostly fine: renovated and well maintained.

Generally nicely kept landscaping, newly built bike racks, pet-friendly units. Recent maintenance workers are great.

I’ve heard from long-time residents about the declining quality of life at Flagg Court while rent keeps going up.

The main problem that most tenants in this building report is pests. We have a roach and potentially mice infestation, but the building exterminator claims they’ve never seen mice in this building. They have monthly extermination sign-up sheets, but the problem still persists. They need to do a full-scale, building-wide treatment.

The laundry room is extremely poorly maintained. Half of the machines are broken, the machines aren’t clean, and the room itself has leaking pipes that I suspect might be the source of the infestation.

Our unit did not initially come with a backflow drain valve, so water from either the city or other units backed up and completely flooded our unit multiple times.

Please do more about the infestation and actually respond to tenant complaints

*Layout of the apartment is nice. New windows are nice too.
*Love the location. Bay ridge is great. Ferry to downtown is close to this building. Food choices abound.
*Elevator is fast.
*2 laundry rooms.

As the title states, the management company is The Worst. Everyone who lives here knows it, but some of them own and they are stuck. Currently, the Mgt Co is called Newport Management, and a few years ago it was Leemar Management. I suspect it's essentially the same company, but they change their name every few years to shed their negative reviews (of which there are many). This block of 6 buildings has a Facebook page where the residents primarily complain about how terribly things are run. Some residents are attempting to seek a class action suit to get rid of management (I think).

*Water turned off on a regular basis. Sometimes once a week, sometimes once a month. But it happens with often minimal notice for hours at a time. I'd estimate it happens around 2-3 times a month.
*MOLD is all over this place. I just got done cleaning it out of the Master bedroom a week ago. It's already reappearing. When we 1st moved in, we couldn't use the Master bedroom for 2 weeks while they "dried it out" with a giant fan. MOLD in the bathroom too. My walls were soft. They sent a guy who literally painted over the mold.
*They cut corners everywhere. None of my outlet face plates are actually attached properly. The paint is cheap and smells cling to it. Everything is a patch job so it looks okay when you view the apt, but starts to suck after a while.
*It goes without saying that your complaints will fall on deaf ears.
*Don't bother trying to get their cheap parking spots. None available and they don't answer your emails.
*If you plan to own, I've noticed that their maintenance fees are pretty high (I rent). Some people are having a hard time selling their co-ops because of the fees.

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