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Jay Gruen

Head Officer·1 building·4 units
4.0

3 reviews

Highlights

No
Evictions
9
Litigation cases

About Jay Gruen

Jay Gruen is a mixed-profile head officer. Across their buildings, tenants rate them 4.0/5 across 3 reviews, with 67% recommending their buildings and 34% approving of them as an owner or associate. Their portfolio records 0 evictions, 0 open violations, and 9 litigation cases. Data last updated August 26, 2026. Jay Gruen is a Head Officer associated with a portfolio of 1 building containing 4 units in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. The portfolio is concentrated in Crown Heights in Brooklyn. The building was built in 1931 and is categorized as primarily low-rise. All of the associated buildings have rent-stabilized apartments. Building-level ratings, reviews, and open-data records are available on the associated building pages.

Renter recommendations

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Renters recommend associated buildings

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Renters approve of this owner or associate

Review summary

Summarized from anonymous rental reviews on Openigloo.

Recent tenant reviews for buildings managed by Jay Gruen indicate a mix of experiences. While some residents commend the great location, respectful neighbors, and cleanliness, others highlight significant challenges like pest issues, inadequate management responsiveness, and maintenance delays. The heating system seems generally adequate, but certain tenants experienced heating inconsistencies. Notably, complaints regarding poor communication with management emerged frequently, indicating a lack of follow-through on maintenance requests. Despite these drawbacks, tenants appreciate the community feel in some buildings, suggesting potential for improvement if management can enhance its engagement and responsiveness to resident concerns.

Reviews

Former tenant·just now

Review for 158 Rogers

Pros

Location is great, very little noise, respectful neighbors

Cons

Big roach problem. Management is very unresponsiveness and doesn’t follow through with maintenance requests. It usually takes 3+ follow-ups for them to address certain issues. Basement floods every time it rains

Former tenant·1 month ago

Positive experiences overall

Pros

The owners have been very responsive to any issues we've had. All such issues have been minor. Overall I've had a very positive experience in this building and would rent again. There is also no fee for pets which is wonderful.

Cons

Heat could be better at times, but it was fine after they fixed it. Also, when I rented the apartment the listing advertised a lush rooftop with chairs and other furniture. The rooftop has since been cleared out, presumably because of some sort of leak, and the reason for this (or timeline for reopening) was not communicated to tenants.

Buildings associated with JAY GRUEN

  • 158 Rogers Avenue
    Good cause

    158 Rogers Avenue

    4.0(3)

    Crown Heights

158 Rogers Avenue
Good cause

158 Rogers Avenue

4.0(3)

Crown Heights

Building ratings

Cleanliness

-

Trash management

-

Pest control

-

Water pressure

-

Heat

-

Neighbors

-

Noise levels

-

Owner responsiveness

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Cleanliness

-

Trash management

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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 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

FAQs

Jay Gruen has an average tenant rating of 4.0 out of 5 across 3 reviews.

67% of tenants who reviewed buildings managed by Jay Gruen would recommend living there.

Jay Gruen has 9 housing court litigation cases across their portfolio.

Jay Gruen has no recorded evictions across their portfolio.

Jay Gruen owns or manages 1 building totalling 4 units.

34% of tenants who reviewed a building managed by Jay Gruen approve of how it is run.

Jay Gruen has not appeared on the NYC worst landlords list.

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Jay Gruen

Head Officer·1 building·4 units
4.0

3 reviews

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