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17-08 Summerfield Street

17-08 Summerfield Street,
Queens, NY 11385

39 Units

Built in 1930

4 Floors

Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 0
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Unknown
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-- of renters recommend this building

-- of renters approve of this owner
Review Summary for 17-08 Summerfield Street
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Recent reviews for 17-08 Summerfield Street in Queens, NY deem it as a subpar living choice. The building is criticized for poor cleanliness, garbage management, and pest control. Tenants faced inadequate heating, noisy surroundings, and unresponsive owners. Issues include drug activities, privacy concerns, and safety hazards like sex offenders. Despite some proximity advantages and minor upgrades, residents warn against moving in due to frequent hot water outages, landlord malpractices, and a lack of care for low-income tenants. The general advice is to steer clear of this building due to numerous maintenance-related concerns and questionable management practices.

Reviews (4)

Over 2 years ago
Terrible place to live
Former Tenant
Pros:
Nice paint in the walls
Cons:
Terrible landlord, no heat
Over 3 years ago
Worst slum lord in Ridgewood Queens
Former Tenant
Pros:
Close to manhattan
Cons:
A lots of drugs known as the drug building in the neighborhood lots of Rats, roaches in Apt the building and neighborhood gossiper in the building use her Ring video camera/mirrors to spy gossip on tenants thinks she owns the building you have no privacy DONT EVEN PUT YOU GARBAGE OUT SIDE SHE GOES THRU IT, yet we the tax payers are paying $158 for her 2bed rm section 8 apt whiles paying our own rent $3,500 for 1 bed room when you need repairs you have To go to HPD court to get repairs done, not kids friendly rapes on roof top, sex offenders in building, tenants tampering with your mail box at night NO HEAT if it comes up at 5:30 am that’s it for the day, nyc top 5 slum lord the super is creepy, :do not move their if this building was the last building on planet earth offering you free rent.
Advice to owner:
Clean up the drugs Heroin cocaine marijuana and access to roof top, trouble maker tenants with video cameras/glass mirrors in court yard invasion of tenants privacy DO NOT SIGN A LEASE IN THIS BUILDING.

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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 5 days ago.
The average number of violations per unit at 17-08 Summerfield Street is worse than the city .
BUILDING AVERAGE:
1.23 violations per unit
NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
0.81 violation per unit
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Non-hazardous
5
class A
i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
MOST RECENT:
Sep 13, 2025: § 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all peeling paint surfaces in the bathroom located at apt 5c, 3rd story, 1st apartment from north at east
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Hazardous
19
class B
i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
MOST RECENT:
Sep 13, 2025: § 27-2026, 2027 hmc: properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at the ceiling in the bathroom located at apt 5c, 3rd story, 1st apartment from north at east
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Immediately hazardous
23
class C
i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
MOST RECENT:
Nov 26, 2025: § 27-2005 adm code repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the ceiling in the bathroom located at apt 6a, 1st story, 1st apartment from east at south , section ''rear''
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Missing information/filings
1
class I
Missing or non-compliant with administrative information orders or filings
MOST RECENT:
Feb 01, 2021: §27-2153 adm code the premises has been selected to participate in the alternative enforcement program which may result in building-wide inspections, fees, and extensive repair work to correct violations and underlying conditions. charges for repair work done pursuant to this order, if not paid, will become liens on the property
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Property Owners and Associates
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One of owners and associates from this building was on the Worst Landlord Watchlist
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Lloyd Weinstein AS Receiver
1.6(4)
Corporate Owner
1 Property39 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 0
J
John Catalic
1.6(4)
Agent
1 Property39 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 0
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Nyc Management
3(29)
Corporate Owner
18 Properties464 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 21
L
Liz Rodriguez
1.6(4)
Site Manager
1 Property39 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 0

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