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Russell Harkavy

Head Officer·28 buildings·312 units
4.1

16 reviews

Highlights

2
Evictions
1
Litigation cases

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Review summary

Summarized from anonymous rental reviews on Openigloo.

Recent tenant feedback on buildings managed by Russell Harkavy reveals a mixed management experience. While some properties benefit from clean common areas, attentive supers, and responsive management, several reviews cite significant maintenance issues, including pest infestations—especially roaches—and recurring smoke and chemical odors that impair livability. Heating systems are inconsistent, sometimes overly hot or insufficient, and older buildings often show wear without timely updates. Garbage management is generally handled well, but occasional delays and unclean trash areas occur. Noise levels and neighbor relations vary by location. Overall, tenants note a need for better upkeep, improved responsiveness, and stricter tenant policies to enhance safety and comfort.

Reviews

Former tenant·9 minutes ago

Don’t rent in these buildings

Pros

It’s close to the park

Cons

They do no maintenance—there’s a massive roach problem in the basement and they won’t do basic repair to keep water from pooling down there. The super isn’t helpful. Building just generally isn’t well taken care of.

Advice to the owners

Repair your buildings.

Former tenant·10 minutes ago

Mostly positive experience

Pros

- great live-in super - mostly quiet building - amazing location - everything works as you’d expect

Cons

- pest issues (roaches) although the property manager is helpful with managing this - multiple fire alarms went off within a few weeks, seemed strange that there were some fire-safety issues in a short period of time, but luckily the fire department is very close by and responsive. Nothing dramatic came of these alarms

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414 Rear West 22 Street
Good cause

414 Rear West 22 Street

West Chelsea

49 Willow Street
Rent-stabilized

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4.2(4)

Brooklyn Heights

414 West 22 Street
Rent-stabilized

414 West 22 Street

4.6(1)

West Chelsea

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Good cause

1729 2 Avenue

Yorkville

Building ratings

Cleanliness

-

Trash management

-

Pest control

-

Water pressure

-

Heat

-

Neighbors

-

Noise levels

-

Owner responsiveness

-

Cleanliness

-

Trash management

-

Pest control

-

Water pressure

-

Heat

-

Neighbors

-

Noise levels

-

Owner responsiveness

-

Rents and deposits

-

Renters received their security deposits back

-

Electronic rent payments

Open violations

From past 10 years · Updated 5 days ago

Average violations per unit for this owner or associate is better than the city average.

Owner average0.06Violations per unit
NYC average0.81Violations per unit
14Class C
Immediately hazardous

Rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts

4Class B
Hazardous

Smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways

2Class A
Non-hazardous

No peephole on a door, no street number on the building, unlawful keeping of animals

0Class I
Missing info

Missing or non-compliant with administrative information orders or filings

R

Russell Harkavy

Head Officer·28 buildings·312 units
4.1

16 reviews

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