Gowanus / Park Slope

257 15 Street,Brooklyn, NY 11215

16 Units

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Built in 2002

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6 Floors

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3.2(8)
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In the past three years, this building had:
44 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 2 violations which is 0.12 violations per unit for their entire portfolio.
That is better than the city average, which is 0.81 violations per unit.
Non-hazardous
1Class A
Non-Hazardous violations (i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building)
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Hazardous
1Class B
Hazardous violations (i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting)
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Immediately-hazardous
0Class C
Immediately Hazardous (i.e. rodents, inadequate heat or hot water)
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Approval DateDescriptionCurrent Status
Apr 21, 2024§ 27-2005 adm code replace with new the missing cabinet door at vanity in the bathroom located at apt 303, 3rd story, 2nd apartment from south at westNov sent out

Property Owners and Associates

79 4th Avenue & 85 4th Avenue LLC
Agent, Corporate Owner
3.2(8)

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79 4th Avenue LLC & 85 4th Avenue LLC
Agent, Corporate Owner
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Fifteenth Street 259-263 LLC
Agent, Corporate Owner
3.3(13)

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50 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

Ok for the most part
Former Tenant
Pros:
Quiet, location, elevator (on the (c) openigloo...
Cons:
Occasional roach infestation, occasional proble...
LOTS OF COCKROACHES
Former Tenant
Pros:
Rent didn't go up by (c) openigloo much while w...
Cons:
LOTS AND LOTS OF COCKROACHES. (c) openigloo Had...
Terrible Management in an otherwise average building
Former Tenant
Pros:
Elevator worked fairly consistently. Trash (c) ...
Cons:
Bugs were a constant problem. (c) openigloo The...
Advice to owner:
Actually take care of the bug problem? Don't tr...
Good building with some maintenance quirks
Former Tenant
Pros:
Elevator building, with balconies. Adequantly (...
Cons:
As good as the neighbors. (c) openigloo An occa...
Advice to owner:
More regular clean up
Great building, poor management
Former Tenant
Pros:
Friendly neighbors, good location
Cons:
Owner is shady with a (c) openigloo criminal re...
Loved living here
Former Tenant
Pros:
Large Outdoor space Elevator Quiet street
Cons:
Elevator is a little slow Management (c) openig...
Not a bad Apartment.
Former Tenant
Pros:
Clean hallways every week, and (c) openigloo gr...
Cons:
Lots of cockroaches on the (c) openigloo first ...
Advice to owner:
No, I don’t have any advice that would be taken...
Nice apartment terrible management
Former Tenant
Pros:
Large apartment, great location, with (c) openi...
Cons:
The “super” does not actually (c) openigloo liv...
Advice to owner:
Get a real super for the building’