Prospect Heights

500 Sterling Place,Brooklyn, NY 11238

77 Units

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Built in 2013

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7 Floors

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3.5(6)
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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 12 violations which is 0.15 violations per unit for their entire portfolio.
That is better than the city average, which is 0.81 violations per unit.
Non-hazardous
7Class A
Non-Hazardous violations (i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building)
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Hazardous
5Class 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
Mar 03, 2024§ 27-2017.3 hmc: trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... at west window stool approx 3 sq. ft. in the 1st room from east located at apt 7a, 7th story, 2nd apartment from west at northNotice of issuance sent to tenant
Nov 07, 2023§ 27-2005 adm code properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wooden base board at all walls in the 1st room from east located at apt 1c, 1st story, 1st apartment from north at eastNov sent out
Sep 04, 2023§ 27-2005 adm code repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at west wall in the kitchen located at apt a1, 1st story, 2nd apartment from west at northNov sent out
Sep 04, 2023§ 27-2005 adm code repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling in the 1st room from east located at apt a1, 1st story, 2nd apartment from west at northNov sent out
Oct 21, 2017Section 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 storyNot complied with
Oct 21, 2017Section 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 storyNot complied with
Mar 08, 2015Section 26-1103 admin. code: post and maintain a proper notice on wall of the entrance story in english and spanish on the availability of the agency?s housing information guide. a sample notice can be found at www.nyc.gov/hpd. at public hall, 1st storyNot complied with

Property Owners and Associates

168 Bpc Retail Partners LLC
Corporate Owner
3.3(45)

26 Properties

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658 Units

Aryeh Baraban
Officer
3.7(21)

10 Properties

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212 Units

Bruce Ratner
Head Officer
3.6(23)

13 Properties

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317 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

Please ignore the smell, it’s just mildew and rotting rats
Former Tenant
Pros:
Newer building Amazing doormen (but (c) openig...
Cons:
First floor units have been (c) openigloo plagu...
Advice to owner:
Communicate, communicate, communicate. Don’t fa...
Cost + Cons
Former Tenant
Pros:
Great neighbors, wonderful and responsive (c) o...
Cons:
Like many landlords, they are (c) openigloo ent...
Advice to owner:
Address issues as soon as they occur. The rat i...
be warned before morning in to this place!
Former Tenant
Pros:
I loved the location and (c) openigloo minimal ...
Cons:
The absolute biggest con about (c) openigloo th...
Advice to owner:
Hire a professional to figure out the problem a...
Not worth the rent
Former Tenant
Pros:
Doormen were amazingly friendly and (c) openigl...
Cons:
- Rent was too expensive (c) openigloo for the ...
Advice to owner:
Fix the energy issue for real
Love this building
Former Tenant
Pros:
Great location, well maintained, pet-friendly, ...
Cons:
Large building. Some construction (c) openiglo...
Advice to owner:
Not everyone knows about storage in the building
Good overall experience
Former Tenant
Pros:
Amazing staff, very clean, excellent (c) openig...
Cons:
Bike storage and storage room (c) openigloo are...