Barry Singer

Head Officer

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16 Properties

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427 Units

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1.4(8)

Evictions: 67

Litigation History: Yes

Worst Landlords Watchlist: Yes

Review Summary for Barry Singer

Summarized from anonymous rental reviews on openigloo.

Recent tenant reviews highlight a multitude of issues in buildings managed by BARRY SINGER. Tenants expressed deep dissatisfaction with poor cleanliness, ineffective garbage management, inadequate heating, noisy and inconsiderate neighbors, unresponsive ownership, pest infestations, and low water pressure. Residents reported experiencing health hazards like mold and rodent infestations. The general consensus advises urgent building upgrades, responsible management, and more proactive maintenance to enhance living conditions. Most renters do not recommend staying in these buildings given the prevalent issues and lack of satisfactory responses from the management.

Open Violations

Only open violations from the last 10 years.

Data last updated 7 days ago.

The average number of violations per unit for this owner/associates across their portfolio is worse than the city .

BUILDING AVERAGE:

8.27 violations per unit

NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:

0.81 violation per unit

Non-hazardous

598

class A

i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals

MOST RECENT:

Aug 29, 2025: § 27-2005 hmc: post, in a form approved by the commissioner, and maintain a notice in a common area of the building regarding the procedures that should be followed when a gas leak is suspected at public hall

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Hazardous

1788

class B

i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways

MOST RECENT:

Nov 18, 2025: § 27-2026 adm code replace the broken or defective bathtub in the bathroom located at apt 10, 2nd story, 1st apartment from north at east

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Immediately hazardous

1137

class C

i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts

MOST RECENT:

Nov 19, 2025: § 27-2017.3 hmc: trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... at west wall , east wall and ceiling in the bathroom located at apt 10, 2nd story, 2nd apartment from east at south original violation 16343300 issued 28-oct-23 has been upgraded to class c per administrative code 27-2017.3a(5)(a) or (b).

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Missing information/filings

class I

Missing or non-compliant with administrative information orders or filings

MOST RECENT:

Feb 20, 2024: § 27-2091(c) adm code the property has been issued an order to identify and address underlying conditions and violations related to the order. failure to comply may result in extensive repair work to correct underlying conditions and related violations by hpd. charges for repair work done pursuant to this order, if not paid, will become tax liens on the property

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All Properties Associated with Barry Singer

University Heights

2500 Webb Avenue, Bronx, NY 10468

57 Units • 5 Floors

1.9(2)

Rent Stabilized Units: Yes

Good Cause Eviction: Yes

Evictions: 9

Litigation History: Yes

1 Year Bedbug History: No

East Tremont

620 East 178 Street, Bronx, NY 10457

47 Units • 5 Floors

1(1)

Rent Stabilized Units: Yes

Good Cause Eviction: Yes

Evictions: 7

Litigation History: Yes

1 Year Bedbug History: No

University Heights

51 West 188 Street, Bronx, NY 10468

41 Units • 5 Floors

0(0)

Rent Stabilized Units: Yes

Good Cause Eviction: Yes

Evictions: 9

Litigation History: Yes

1 Year Bedbug History: No

University Heights

2497 Grand Avenue, Bronx, NY 10468

37 Units • 5 Floors

0(0)

Rent Stabilized Units: Yes

Good Cause Eviction: Yes

Evictions: 6

Litigation History: Yes

1 Year Bedbug History: No

Reviews (8)

4 months ago

Nightmare building from Hell

Former Tenant

Pros:

Absolutely nothing at all.

Cons:

I hated everything about the building it's never clean there are rats the size of small cats garbage all over the halls and steps. The super Jose Peña has absolutely no people skills is super lazy and disrespectful. Neighbors are loud rude and inconsiderate. Addicts sleep on hallway and stairs drug transactions are made in plain sight in the building.

Advice to owner:

Be more responsible get rid of your no good super and fix this building up.

Over 1 year ago

My mother suffered the winter with lack of heat and hot water

Former Tenant

Pros:

Not much to say

Cons:

The super of the building is lazy, and does not like to repair the problems that the apartments have.

Advice to owner:

My mother who lived in apartment #5A has passed away on March 24th of this year. The apartment looks like crap, but it is not the property owner fault, because he was not aware of all the damage that the apartment has.

Over 2 years ago

Major Health Hazard

Former Tenant

Pros:

It’s close to the shopping center

Cons:

There are so many problems in the building and apartments. Management will say they will fix it and never do no matter how many times you call 311. There is a mice infestation and mold. This place is a health hazard.

Advice to owner:

Make repairs

Over 3 years ago

Hell with a view

Former Tenant

Pros:

There are no pros

Cons:

Buliding is disgusting. Land never wants to fix anything. They buy used appliances. No one cleans the hallways or does basic upkeep

Advice to owner:

Take care of your building ! Upgrade the building it looks and smells disgusting

Over 4 years ago

Dont Waste Your Money

Former Tenant

Pros:

Cant think of any

Cons:

Management doesnt care about the building. Super doesnt do anything. Constant loitering and noise at all hours from neighbors and infront of the building

Advice to owner:

Do your job and help your tenants especially the elderly

Over 4 years ago

Stay away from this hell hole! This building is very old and very dirty!

Former Tenant

Pros:

Horrible building

Cons:

Building is disgusting just like the people that live in it! The super is lazy and lacks experience.Management is horrible and take years to make basic repairs! They also raise your rent to compensate for needed repairs in the building there is no heat during the winter,water pressure sucks! It’s a miracle this building hasn’t crumbled yet.

Advice to owner:

Sell the property! Demolish it and start all over.

Over 4 years ago

5 year resident

Former Tenant

Pros:

Next to bus stop and close to train
Near stores/supermarkets
Front door remained locked with no issues
Neighbors were friendly but not overly nice or annoying

Cons:

Heat and hot water were inconsistent. Got a space heater which ended up burning the outlet.
Repairs take forever - I was once locked in my apartment when the door jammed and the fire escape could not be let down because someone had tied cords around it. Super removed my toilet and did not replace for 2 days. Had a leak in my bathroom ceiling. Often had mice. Neighbor complained about roaches (I saw maybe 5 or less in my time in the building).

Advice to owner:

Be more responsive and responsible.

Over 4 years ago

Loud and Dirty

Former Tenant

Pros:

Fairly close to the 1 train as well as decent access to the 4 train by way of the BX9 bus.

Cons:

Very loud music gets played constantly, there’s garbage in the hallways, tenants frequently smoke in the hallways, and pest control needs to get stepped up promptly.

Advice to owner:

Clean up this building immediately! It’s filthy, poorly maintained, nearly impossible to reach someone in the management office, and far too many tenants feel free to play their music loudly at all hours of the day, plus tenants constantly leave garbage in the stairwells. So disgusting!