Crown Heights

542 St Marks Avenue,

Brooklyn, NY 11238

3.3(4)

36 Units

Built in 2007

8 Floors

1 Year Bedbug History: No
Landlords in NYC are required to file an annual bedbug report with the city and state whether the building has had a bedbug infestation in the past year. We found no recent bedbug reports from these city filings.
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 0
Eviction information is pulled from NYC housing court records. There are no legally registered evictions associated with this property.
Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
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    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 0 violations which is 0 violations per unit for their entire portfolio.
    That is better than the city average, which is 0.59 violations per unit.
    Non-hazardous
    0Class A
    Non-Hazardous violations (i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building)
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    Hazardous
    0Class 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
    There is no record of violation for class A
    Property Owners and Associates
    168 Bpc Retail Partners LLC
    Head Officer
    3.5(33)

    26 Properties

    658 Units

    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 22
    Armando Velasquez
    Site Manager
    3.3(4)

    2 Properties

    36 Units

    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 0
    Benny Shlaff
    Head Officer
    3.3(6)

    3 Properties

    44 Units

    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 0

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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

    Living here is like camping

    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    The units are really unique and beautifully des...
    Cons:
    The landlord is almost completely unresponsive ...
    Advice to owner:
    Call your tenants back! When we say the apartme...
    Report

    Refused to fix HVAC system

    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    The units are relatively modern (just over ten ...
    Cons:
    We flagged that our HVAC system broke two month...
    Advice to owner:
    Fix things in the unit.
    Report

    Do Not Rent Here!

    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Great location and nice to have a duplex 1br wi...
    Cons:
    -The entire unit was heated / cooled by two sma...
    Advice to owner:
    Fix the issues. I considered legal action.
    Report

    Great place to live with minor issues

    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    - the super works hard, is a constant friendly ...
    Cons:
    - units are fairly small - the elevated shuttle...
    Advice to owner:
    Send a notice to neighbors requesting the shut ...
    Report