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Recent reviews for 175 19 Street, Brooklyn, describe a well-maintained, modern building with spacious units, excellent amenities including a doorman, rooftop, gym, and laundry, and a friendly, responsive staff. The location is praised for convenience and neighborhood safety. Rent stabilization helps keep renewals reasonable. However, many tenants report issues with outdated, noisy HVAC units impacting heating and cooling efficiency, intermittent hot water supply, and some slow or poor management responsiveness. Noise insulation and window cleanliness are also concerns. While many recommend the building for its community and amenities, dissatisfaction with maintenance and rent hikes has led some tenants to decide against renewing.
Reviews (17)
4.5 stars
2 days ago
Nice building in South Slope
Former Tenant
Pros:
I really like the location of this building. Its well maintained and apartment units are modern and spacious. I love the amenities, doorman, rooftop, gym and laundry. The hallways and elevators are cleaned daily and building staff are friendly and helpful! Package room is such a pro - everything is organized and you NEVER have to worry about anything going missing. Also the building is stabilized so renewals are reasonable and I don’t have to worry about getting priced out (just make sure you double check your renewal to make sure it’s aligned with the law. The legal rent on these apartments is whatever they rented for in originally in 2018 when the building was built). Communication between management and renters is good - for example, we’ve got email updates about one of the elevators being broken and when it’s going to be fixed (better than radio silence).
Cons:
This building uses gigantic industrial size window aircons, which also heat the apartment. It makes for a high conEd bill. They also break frequently. The windows outside are also never cleaned and the dust from 4th avenue construction makes them dirty. Landlords refused any rent negotiations during Covid even though they were offering deep discounts to new renters. Would have been nice to show appreciation for tenants who stayed and continued to pay on time.
Advice to owner:
Modernize airconditioners, clean windows, update intercom door to allows tenants to operate from their phone and install automatic doors to make the building wheelchair/stroller accessible. Reward good tenants and fight to keep them with rent discounts or concessions - especially with so many people leaving. Don’t raise rents above the law.
5 stars
10 months ago
Great building to call home!
Former Tenant
Pros:
Lived here for a year and can't really complain. The building management is great and the building itself is solid too.
Cons:
Only potential things I cant think of is that the front door is a bit annoying at times and the elevators are occasionally slow during peak times.
Advice to owner:
Keep doing what you do!
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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 6 days ago.
The average number of violations per unit at 175 19 Street is better than the city.
BUILDING AVERAGE:
0 violations per unit
NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
0.81 violation per unit
Non-hazardous
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class A
i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
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class B
i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
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Immediately hazardous
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class C
i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
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class I
Missing or non-compliant with administrative information orders or filings
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