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Carl Zekaria

Site Manager·32 buildings·1148 units
3.2

49 reviews

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Review summary

Summarized from anonymous rental reviews on Openigloo.

Tenants renting from Carl Zekaria report a mixed experience with property management. While some buildings have responsive supers and timely owner communication, many renters face issues with pests (especially mice, roaches, and bed bugs) and inconsistent or inadequate heating and hot water. Garbage management and cleanliness vary significantly, with some properties suffering from overflowing trash and unpleasant odors. Noise levels and neighbor behavior also impact satisfaction, with some tenants noting disruptive or disrespectful residents. Numerous reviews criticize slow or negligent management responses, indicating a need for better maintenance and tenant relations. Improvements in pest control, heating systems, and active management are widely recommended.

Reviews

Former tenant·9 minutes ago

Major rat problem!

Pros

Neighbors are nice for the most part Building isn’t too loud

Cons

Heat only works sometimes Hot water never gets truly hot This building has a major rat/mouse problem. It’s right next door to a tiny park/outside area and we think that’s where they enter from. Building did absolutely nothing to address the issue. The lady downstairs from us had to call 311 before anything was done. The people on the first and second floor still have mice issues and it’s like the building doesn’t care. Building also has an ant problem

Advice to the owners

Fix your mouse problem!

Former tenant·10 minutes ago

Inadequate heat and hot water for a few years now

Pros

Great amount of space for what you're paying. It's a wonderful neighborhood with friendly neighbors. Certainly not Shamco's doing though.

Cons

Consistently for several years in a row there has been no or very little heat building-wide. 311 has been very slow to address these concerns. It will be 20-30 degrees out during the winter and the heat will come on maybe 30 minutes twice a day. They have installed anti-scald devices on many showers (so the water is barely hot), and when I've complained, I've been belittled and told the water is "good enough." They're just incredibly lazy and do not care at all about tenants.

Advice to the owners

Fix the boiler. Fix the water pressure.

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    Rent-stabilized

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  • 1 St Pauls Court
    Rent-stabilized

    1 St Pauls Court

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    Prospect Park South

1650 Pitkin Avenue

1650 Pitkin Avenue

Brownsville

65 East 19 Street
Rent-stabilized

65 East 19 Street

2.9(3)

Prospect Park South

2110 Newkirk Avenue
Rent-stabilized

2110 Newkirk Avenue

2.3(1)

Ditmas Park

1 St Pauls Court
Rent-stabilized

1 St Pauls Court

2.7(3)

Prospect Park South

Building ratings

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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 worse than the city average.

Owner average1.34Violations per unit
NYC average0.81Violations per unit
598Class C
Immediately hazardous

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

727Class B
Hazardous

Smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways

217Class A
Non-hazardous

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

1Class I
Missing info

Missing or non-compliant with administrative information orders or filings

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Carl Zekaria

Site Manager·32 buildings·1148 units
3.2

49 reviews

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