Ava Fort Greene at 343 Gold Street,
Brooklyn, NY 11201

631 Units

Built in 2011

42 Floors

Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Evictions: 10
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Yes
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Downtown Brooklyn
343 Gold Street #1915
$8,942
3 beds2 bathsEst. Aug 2024
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$8,740
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NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
0.81 violation per unit
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Property Owners and Associates
J
Jon Vogel
4(20)
Head Officer
16 Properties4321 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 120
A
Avalon Gold LLC
4.4(20)
Top Rated
Corporate Owner
2 Properties837 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 10
M
Micah Parker
4(20)
Officer
16 Properties4321 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 114
J
Jade Foster
4.4(20)
Top Rated
Site Manager
1 Property631 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 10
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Building Ratings

Cleanliness
1 (unmanaged) to 5 (well managed)
Garbage Management
1 (poorly managed) to 5 (well organized)
Heat
1 (faulty) to 5 (working)
Neighbors
1 (loud / disrespectful) to 5 (friendly and considerate)
Noise Levels
1 (loud) to 5 (quiet)
Owner Responsiveness
1 (slow) to 5 (timely)
Pest Control
1 (lots of pests) to 5 (no pests)
Water Pressure
1 (weak) to 5 (strong)
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Rents and Deposits

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Reviews (32)

just now
Great building overall, good management, street noise is rough
Former Tenant
Pros:
Full-service building, good staff, well-maintained, management is often responsive to issues. Great units.
Cons:
- Elevators are often not working
- There was a large roach infestation once that took longer to manage than it should have
- Windows are not very soundproof, and it's a loud intersection
3 weeks ago
Decent enough high rise
Former Tenant
Pros:
Clean, functional apartment with great views of Fort Greene.
Cons:
No friendliness among neighbors. Lots of awkward elevator rides. In general people were pretty cold and didn't seem interested in talking to each other.

Flatbush avenue isn't pleasant to live on around there, it's basically a big stroad to the Manhatten bridge.

Package room was disorganized.

Very debatable whether the building is in Fort Greene, I'd consider it solidly in Downtown Brooklyn.
2 months ago
Very reliable as far as Downtown Brooklyn Luxury buildings go
Former Tenant
Pros:
Staff is very friendly and approachable, mailroom and deliveries always stored safely, and maintenance requests are always quickly addressed (including a baby roach infestation from a few years back). The apartments themselves are generally larger than similar luxury buildings in the area. Staff has regularly building community events and things too, which is appreciated!
Cons:
The elevators are down VERY often, so expect some long wait times if you live in the high-rise apartments. The gym should be included in rent given the price of the rent here, but that's an added amenity fee on top of rent (and can't be signed up for month to month.) It's also frustrating that unless it's a letter or a big oversize package, mail goes to the Amazon hub lockers. That's fine for most people, but if you don't have an Amazon account that makes getting mail a headache.
Advice to owner:
Please get a new elevator vendor, and please consider including the gym in rent. More people would use it!
4 months ago
Older building but all the goodies are there
Former Tenant
Pros:
close to all the train lines and the higher apartments has great views of manhattan
Cons:
Older building with cracks on the wall. Constant broken elevators
6 months ago
Nice but not worth the price
Former Tenant
Pros:
Very responsive maintenance, good security, newish appliances
Cons:
Had a lot of problems with kitchen sink backing up (big issue on lower floors), whole building had a roach problem for a bit but I think it’s resolved now
6 months ago
Lively lobby and convenient building - overall great stay
Former Tenant
Pros:
In general the units are super quiet/quite large for the neighborhood, having a split elevator bank is nice, maintenance and concierge staff are amazing. Amenities are updated, and packages are well-kept. Management has been great with hosting community events every month.
Cons:
The garbage disposals aren't the best-maintained, and we had roach issues all summer despite us being super careful (although this is the first year we've had pests).
8 months ago
Loved living here
Former Tenant
Pros:
Clean facilities, helpful staff, responsive management
Cons:
Could hear neighbor’s music through walls
9 months ago
Good place to live
Former Tenant
Pros:
Concierge and maintenance team are amazing. Great location.
Cons:
Elevators are always broken. Got stuck in an elevator once and it took 15 mins to get out.
Advice to owner:
Fix the elevators
Over 1 year ago
Amazing place to live
Former Tenant
Pros:
Friendly responsive staff, clean
Cons:
Elevators down a lot
Advice to owner:
None
Over 1 year ago
Good amenities + great management
Former Tenant
Pros:
Great facilities team and very responsive people at the front desk, building is in a very safe neighborhood!
Cons:
Our kitchen sink kept overflowing all the time and it took a while to get repaired! They were coming in weekly to help fix it but it was a long term problem and I hope its been resolved since.
Over 1 year ago
pretty okay experience
Former Tenant
Pros:
quick repairs, clean and safe
Cons:
management has no sympathy pricing you out
Over 1 year ago
Pretty solid place to live
Former Tenant
Pros:
Small cute lounge area, lobby looks nice. Maintenance team usually is good.
Cons:
Elevators almost always down, boxes need to be sent downstairs.
Over 1 year ago
Nice and friendly
Former Tenant
Pros:
Management team was great
Cons:
High price for releasing
Over 1 year ago
It’s just okay
Former Tenant
Pros:
Building staff are general nice and responsive. Location is decent.
Cons:
Can’t use the back entrance, elevators go out of service too often, the value isn’t good unless you were able to receive a “pandemic deal,” slightly mis advertised in listing compared to other rental listings. Need to pay for heating compared to most NYC apartments where it is included.
Advice to owner:
Please be more honest about rental listings
Over 2 years ago
It’s a fine place
Former Tenant
Pros:
Nice building, convenient location, and nice staff
Cons:
If you live on the side facing Flatbush it can get pretty loud
Advice to owner:
Keep at it!
Over 2 years ago
Decent luxury building
Former Tenant
Pros:
It’s a nice building, staff is friendly and attentive and facilities are kept clean.
Cons:
Elevators slow/break down often, AC/heating units could be better/maintained better.
Over 2 years ago
Good building for renters with professional mgmt but beware student neighbors
Former Tenant
Pros:
Management was responsive, on-site office, prompt repairs by professional handymen
Cons:
Chaotic front desk with sometimes nasty employees. If you are unfortunate enough to get students for neighbors, it will be miserable - turns your floor into a glorified dorm building with double the occupants that the apartment is supposed to have.
Advice to owner:
Do not allow students to split bedrooms for double occupancy and do better about preventing the dorm culture from taking over the floors that students live on
Over 2 years ago
Great rental property
Former Tenant
Pros:
Excellent maintenance and concierge team.
Cons:
Rent is high
Advice to owner:
Maintain rent to keep long-standing customers instead of continued raises.
Over 2 years ago
safe
Former Tenant
Pros:
safe
best maintenance management ive see
lively community
a lot of dogs
Cons:
windows not cleaned in more than 2 years
Advice to owner:
please organize window cleaning service
more bike storage so not everyone is on the wait list
Over 2 years ago
Ava Fort Greene
Former Tenant
Pros:
Staff frequently organizes community events and is quick to respond to issues
Cons:
Elevators were often broken in upper floor banks
Over 2 years ago
Overall decent all around
Former Tenant
Pros:
Location is very convenient. Unit is fairly spacious
Cons:
Heating units are loud. Gym access costs extra
Over 2 years ago
Happy at the fort
Former Tenant
Pros:
Location, large apartments and great closet space
Cons:
Construction downstairs but its almost done thankfully
Advice to owner:
Add a snack machine!
Over 2 years ago
Love Avalon Fort Greene
Former Tenant
Pros:
Super convenient location, best neighborhood, easy access to subway stations.
Cons:
Need better thru wall A/C
Advice to owner:
Need better thru wall A/C
Over 2 years ago
Working from Home
Former Tenant
Pros:
Great maintenance team. There is a lot of new renovations in the works, hopefully it will be finished soon.
Cons:
The construction does not end and sound is very loud. Once you sign up for the gym you can not cancel your plan.
Advice to owner:
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Over 2 years ago
You get what you pay for
Former Tenant
Pros:
Luxury building so amenities are good. The front desk staff are very responsive. Maintenance is also very responsive.
Cons:
Windows are not very well sound proofed. No recycling bins on the floors.
Over 2 years ago
My 1st Apt in NY
Former Tenant
Pros:
The location, the staff was friendly and welcoming. My unit was great.
Cons:
Nothing bad except the rent increase situation
Advice to owner:
No advice to the staff
Over 2 years ago
Nice Staff
Former Tenant
Pros:
all the processes were pretty easy and straight forward, cheaper compared to the luxury buildings in the area
Cons:
not a big con but bathrooms look a little dated
Advice to owner:
update bathroom reno
Over 2 years ago
Nice building to live in
Former Tenant
Pros:
Friendly staff and nice new lobby
Cons:
Older finishes on appliances compared to other luxury buildings, construction
Over 2 years ago
Good building to live
Former Tenant
Pros:
Modern facilities and responsive management
Cons:
Noisy and project housing next to it
Over 2 years ago
Good place for students
Former Tenant
Pros:
Close to NYU Tandon and metro tech area
Good management
Reasonable rent
Convenient package pickup and neighborhood, close to groceries
Cons:
Building is a little bit old and limited shared spaces
Constructions happening outside windows
Over 2 years ago
Love this place
Former Tenant
Pros:
Management is respectful, helpful and responsive. The building and the apartments are great and i only wish i could stay here longer
Cons:
Need to install a draft stopper under your door, otherwise this place is perfect
Over 2 years ago
New tenant
Former Tenant
Pros:
Apartment super nice. Doormen are great
Cons:
Construction and managements lack of flexibility/empathy in the pandemic
Advice to owner:
Care a little