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17 Devoe Street
Williamsburg

17 Devoe Street,
Brooklyn, NY 11211

25 Units

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Built in 1930

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4 Floors

3.9(10)
Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 0
Litigation History: No
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Yes
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    Review Summary for 17 Devoe Street
    Summarized from anonymous rental reviews on openigloo.
    Recent reviews for 17 Devoe Street highlight its excellent location near subway and neighborhood amenities, along with appealing features like a rooftop, backyard, and spacious apartments with tall ceilings. Many appreciate the clean and pest-free environment, modern units with individual climate control, and a responsive superintendent. However, concerns emerge around management, with frequent complaints about unresponsiveness, poor upkeep of common spaces such as the roof and gym, occasional unclean move-ins, and package theft. Noise from rooftop parties and sketchy stairs were also noted. Rent stabilization applies to some units, enhancing affordability. Overall, renters value the location and space but urge management to improve maintenance and communication.

    Reviews (10)

    1 month ago
    devoe Apartment review
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Great backyard and roof. Great location.
    Cons:
    Nothing is well kept, like basement gym and roof furniture. Could be so much nicer. The fridge sucks. The main room has no natural light, the stairs are very sketchy.
    Advice to owner:
    invest in your property
    2 months ago
    Terrific location, scummy landlord/management
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Bare bones exercise room, communal space to sit, store bikes, large extras, cozy backyard, decent roof. Unit had AC, dishwasher, tall ceilings and private section of yard.
    Cons:
    Management showed us a unit, scheduled a lease signing, then bait and switched us last minute to the unit next door saying it was equivalent with no time to find another option or get our deposits back. We went ahead and accepted the other unit, old tenants were still moving out on our move in day and the apartment was left in very poor condition: clearly uncleaned, paint peeling, bathroom uncleaned and mildewy, actual rodent feces in the bottom oven drawer. One bedroom turned out to actually be smaller than the original unit. Our move in was complicated and delayed, and management was hesitant to negotiate a prorated first months rent.

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    Rents and Deposits

    -- of renters received their security deposits back
    It dummy text been reported if this building dummy electronic rent payments.
    Open Violations
    Only open violations from the last 10 years.
    Data last updated 7 days ago.
    The average number of violations per unit at 17 Devoe Street is worse than the city .
    BUILDING AVERAGE:
    1.08 violations per unit
    NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
    0.81 violation per unit
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    Non-hazardous
    15
    class A
    i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
    MOST RECENT:
    Mar 26, 2022: § 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 suspected at public hall, 1st story
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    Hazardous
    10
    class B
    i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
    MOST RECENT:
    Oct 28, 2019: § 27-2005 adm code repair the roof so that it will not leak at ceiling in the 1st room from north located at apt 306, 3rd story, 1st apartment from east at south
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    Immediately hazardous
    2
    class C
    i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
    MOST RECENT:
    Oct 02, 2019: § 27-2033 adm code post notice, in form approved by the department, stating the name and location of the person designated by the owner to have key to buildings heating system notice missing at public hall, 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
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    Devoe Residence LLC
    3.9(10)
    Corporate Owner•
    1 Property•25 Units
    Litigation History: No
    Evictions: 0
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    Abe Green
    3.6(76)
    Agent•
    67 Properties•351 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 19

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