28-46 34 Street,Queens, NY 11103
23 Units
•Built in 1936
•4 Floors
•Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 1
Litigation History: No
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Yes
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Review Summary for 28-46 34 Street
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Recent tenant reviews for 28-46 34 STREET, Queens, NY 11103 highlight various concerns. Issues include poor maintenance, unresponsive management, security problems leading to thefts, and occasional presence of homeless individuals. Positive aspects mentioned include decently sized units, good water pressure, and responsive front office staff. However, the overall consensus leans towards dissatisfaction, with tenants expressing frustration over the lack of proper upkeep and management responsiveness. Recommendations include improving maintenance, addressing security issues, and enhancing communication with tenants to elevate the living experience in the building.
Reviews (4)
2.25 stars
8 months ago
AVOID DSA PROPERTY MANAGEMENT AT ALL COSTS!!!!
Former Tenant
Pros:
The only good thing about this building is the location and the apartments are decently sized.
Cons:
Oh boy... Where do I begin?
Nothing ever gets fixed in this building. The lobby looks like a forlorn hospice where joy goes to die. God forbid anything in your apartment or the building breaks because it is literally MISSION IMPOSSIBLE to get the super to fix anything. He will tell you he is coming to fix the issue on a specific time and day and shows up whenever he wants without prior notice... that's if he shows up at all. The buzzer downstairs NEVER WORKS and there's always a homeless man sleeping by the lobby door. You also better never have ANY questions for the landlord Arik... He's super nice to your face when you're signing for the place and then later when you call politely with a question and he will greet you with a disgusting attitude EVERY TIME. The man will curse you out when you ask him anything saying "WTF Do you want me to do?" or "WTF do you want?". Not to mention the various FDNY Violation notices I've seen posted on the lobby door and tenants receiving various letters from ConEd stating that they're going to cut off services due to the landlord not paying. So glad I left. I wouldn't wish my experience with Arik Lifshit/DSA with my worst enemy.
Nothing ever gets fixed in this building. The lobby looks like a forlorn hospice where joy goes to die. God forbid anything in your apartment or the building breaks because it is literally MISSION IMPOSSIBLE to get the super to fix anything. He will tell you he is coming to fix the issue on a specific time and day and shows up whenever he wants without prior notice... that's if he shows up at all. The buzzer downstairs NEVER WORKS and there's always a homeless man sleeping by the lobby door. You also better never have ANY questions for the landlord Arik... He's super nice to your face when you're signing for the place and then later when you call politely with a question and he will greet you with a disgusting attitude EVERY TIME. The man will curse you out when you ask him anything saying "WTF Do you want me to do?" or "WTF do you want?". Not to mention the various FDNY Violation notices I've seen posted on the lobby door and tenants receiving various letters from ConEd stating that they're going to cut off services due to the landlord not paying. So glad I left. I wouldn't wish my experience with Arik Lifshit/DSA with my worst enemy.
Advice to owner:
Be a better human.
2.5 stars
Over 3 years ago
Broken old building
Former Tenant
Pros:
Relatively quiet if the apartment is facing the backyard and the next door doesn’t have a constantly-barking dog.
Cons:
This 1920s bldg has bad maintenance – the garbage area is often overloaded, the backyard is swiped twice a year, so things are scattered, and they don’t care. Often packages are stolen. A tenant started a petition about the security issue. The management won’t respond to some issues. As a result, many tenants left.
Advice to owner:
Start fixing broken bldg, clean the garbage area and the backyard more often, and communicate with tenants – do all these basic things would improve it.
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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 18 hours ago.
The average number of violations per unit at 28-46 34 Street is better than the city.
BUILDING AVERAGE:
0.04 violations per unit
NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
0.81 violation per unit
Non-hazardous
0
class A
i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
MOST RECENT:
No violation found...
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Hazardous
1
class B
i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
MOST RECENT:
Oct 20, 2022: § 27-2017.3 hmc: trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... at south wall, west wall and ceiling (18 square feet) in the bathroom located at apt 2f, 2nd story, 1st apartment from north at east
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Immediately hazardous
0
class C
i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
MOST RECENT:
No violation found...
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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
H
Howard Lifshitz
3.5(51)
Officer•
17 Properties•261 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 8
V
Vera Pali
2.8(4)
Site Manager•
1 Property•23 UnitsLitigation History: No
Evictions: 1
A
Astoria 33-34 LLC
2.9(6)
Corporate Owner•
2 Properties•39 UnitsLitigation History: No
Evictions: 1
A
Arik Lifshitz
3.7(64)
Head Officer•
26 Properties•384 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 10
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