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Barbara Spence

Shareholder·7 buildings·29 units
4.3

5 reviews

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Renters approve of this owner or associate

Review summary

Summarized from anonymous rental reviews on Openigloo.

Tenants appreciate Barbara Spence's buildings for their cleanliness, overall good maintenance, and pleasant living environments with friendly neighbors. The properties are generally well-kept with responsive management addressing most issues promptly. However, some renters note inconsistent attentiveness from the landlord and occasional pest problems during renovations. Rent increases can be aggressive, and payment options remain outdated, with many citing inconvenience due to coin-operated laundry and mailed rent checks. Noise levels vary by location, with some buildings facing street noise. Improvements in tenant communication and modernizing amenities like laundry and rent payments are suggested for enhanced tenant satisfaction.

Reviews

Former tenant·9 minutes ago

Lovely small building

Pros

This is a pretty great building to live in: quiet, clean, good light. The landlord is reasonably attentive and also doesn’t bother you too much. It can be *somewhat* tricky to get ahold of her, but stuff also generally works, so it’s ok. The view is great :).

Cons

Landlord isn’t super attentive, except about asking you to remove your small shoe rack from the hallway even though there’s plenty of space. They jacked up the cost of the laundry in the basement to unreasonable levels.

Former tenant·Over 1 year ago

Very well run building. Landlord is very responsive

Pros

Big apartments. Very clean and well managed building.

Cons

No laundry in the apartment but coin-op in the basement

Advice to the owners

Install coinless laundry. Constantly going to the bank for quarters.

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  • 578 Vanderbilt Avenue
    Good cause

    578 Vanderbilt Avenue

    4.3(1)

    Prospect Heights

1308 Dean Street

1308 Dean Street

Crown Heights

1213 Dean Street

1213 Dean Street

Crown Heights

116 South Elliott Place

116 South Elliott Place

Fort Greene

578 Vanderbilt Avenue
Good cause

578 Vanderbilt Avenue

4.3(1)

Prospect Heights

Building ratings

Cleanliness

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Trash management

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Pest control

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Water pressure

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Heat

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Neighbors

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Noise levels

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Owner responsiveness

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Cleanliness

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Trash management

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Pest control

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Water pressure

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Heat

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Neighbors

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Noise levels

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Owner responsiveness

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Rents and deposits

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Renters received their security deposits back

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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 averageLess than 0.01Violations per unit
NYC average0.81Violations per unit
0Class C
Immediately hazardous

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

0Class B
Hazardous

Smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways

0Class 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

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Barbara Spence

Shareholder·7 buildings·29 units
4.3

5 reviews

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