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174 Knickerbocker Avenue
Bushwick

174 Knickerbocker Avenue,
Brooklyn, NY 11237

8 Units

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Built in 2006

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4 Floors

3.6(4)
Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Evictions: 0
Litigation History: No
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Yes
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    Review Summary for 174 Knickerbocker Avenue
    Summarized from anonymous rental reviews on openigloo.
    Recent reviews for 174 Knickerbocker Avenue in Brooklyn reveal a mixed tenant experience. The building boasts a good location, newer appliances, roof access, and generally well-maintained common areas with effective garbage management. Some apartments are newly renovated and clean, while others suffered from initial move-in issues and pest problems like bed bugs. Water pressure and heating are mostly satisfactory but occasional repairs like gas leaks and air conditioner outages have inconvenienced residents. Owner responsiveness is perceived as inconsistent, with some tenants praising landlord attentiveness and others reporting slow or poor communication. Noise levels and neighbor relations tend to be moderate. Mail delivery issues and small apartment sizes were noted as minor drawbacks.

    Reviews (4)

    1 month ago
    Bed Bugs and Security Deposit
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Newly renovated, good location.
    Cons:
    Zal, the landlord, had us move in before the place was cleaned/painted/repaired. We took videos for proof of damage and filth. I even went as far as cleaning the entire place myself and patching the walls, etc.

    Shortly after move-in we found out we had bed bugs.
    Zal did not inform the other tenants we had them, and we were displaced for at least 2 months and losing our minds over the bugs.
    At the end of the whole ordeal, Zal didn’t even give us our security deposit back… that is multiple thousands.
    Advice to owner:
    Be a decent landlord.
    Over 3 years ago
    Nice but expensive
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    No bugs or rats an nice roof view
    Cons:
    Had a gas leak an the air conditioner go out an needed fixed ( they did but very inconvenient)

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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 3 days ago.
    The average number of violations per unit at 174 Knickerbocker Avenue is better than the city.
    BUILDING AVERAGE:
    0.25 violations per unit
    NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
    0.81 violation per unit
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    Non-hazardous
    1
    class A
    i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
    MOST RECENT:
    Jul 30, 2023: § 27-2104 adm code post and maintain a proper sign on wall of entrance story showing the registration number assigned by the department and the address of the building. at public hall, 1st story
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    Hazardous
    0
    class B
    i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
    MOST RECENT:
    No violation found...
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    Immediately hazardous
    1
    class C
    i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
    MOST RECENT:
    Jul 30, 2023: § 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 information 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
    C
    Cheskel Jacob
    3.6(4)
    Head Officer•
    1 Property•8 Units
    Litigation History: No
    Evictions: 0
    Z
    Zal Pollak
    3.6(4)
    Site Manager•
    1 Property•8 Units
    Litigation History: No
    Evictions: 0
    K
    174 Knickerbocker LLC
    3.6(4)
    Corporate Owner•
    1 Property•8 Units
    Litigation History: No
    Evictions: 0

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