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Leon Barwacz

Site Manager·1 building·10 units
2.7

10 reviews

Highlights

1
Evictions
No
Litigation cases

About Leon Barwacz

Leon Barwacz is a mixed-profile site manager. Across their buildings, tenants rate them 2.7/5 across 10 reviews, with 40% recommending their buildings and 20% approving of them as an owner or associate. Their portfolio records 1 eviction, 7 open violations, and 0 litigation cases. Data last updated September 12, 2026. Leon Barwacz is a site manager associated with 1 building and 10 units in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. The portfolio is concentrated in Bedford-Stuyvesant in Brooklyn. Built in 1931, the building is a low-rise. None of the associated units 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

-%

Renters approve of this owner or associate

Review summary

Summarized from anonymous rental reviews on Openigloo.

Tenant reviews for buildings managed by Leon Barwacz reveal a mixed management experience. While some appreciate renovated spaces, central air, and a generally cared-for environment, many raise serious concerns about unresponsiveness to maintenance requests, pest infestations, and security issues like package theft. Tenants commonly report persistent problems with broken laundry facilities, illegal or unsafe basement rentals, mold, and water leaks. Management is often described as slow or dismissive, with complaints about security camera neglect and rising rents without corresponding service improvements. Prospective renters should expect aesthetic renovations but be cautious about ongoing maintenance and landlord communication challenges.

Reviews

Former tenant·9 minutes ago

Solid Spot for the price

Pros

Nice appliances, laundry in building, no issues with pests or ac

Cons

Landlord can be slow sometimes

Former tenant·Over 1 year ago

terrible landlord, avoid

Pros

Not many pros. It’s an apartment.

Cons

Unsafe conditions. Gas leaks. broken front door. rampant theft and breakins. Unresponsive management. Broken w/d. Advertised with roof access & then prohibited to access in the lease. Pests throughout. Cheap finishes break apart. Black mold in bathrooms.

Advice to the owners

rot, honestly

Buildings associated with LEON BARWACZ

  • 751 Dekalb Avenue
    Good cause

    751 Dekalb Avenue

    2.7(10)

    Bedford-Stuyvesant

751 Dekalb Avenue
Good cause

751 Dekalb Avenue

2.7(10)

Bedford-Stuyvesant

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 average0.70Violations per unit
NYC average0.81Violations per unit
1Class C
Immediately hazardous

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

5Class B
Hazardous

Smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways

1Class 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

Leon Barwacz has an average tenant rating of 2.7 out of 5 across 10 reviews.

Buildings managed by Leon Barwacz average 0.7 open violations per unit, fewer than the citywide average of 0.81.

40% of tenants who reviewed buildings managed by Leon Barwacz would recommend living there.

Leon Barwacz has not appeared on the NYC worst landlords list.

Leon Barwacz owns or manages 1 building totalling 10 units.

Leon Barwacz has 1 recorded eviction across their portfolio.

20% of tenants who reviewed a building managed by Leon Barwacz approve of how it is run.

Leon Barwacz has no housing court litigation cases across their portfolio.

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Leon Barwacz

Site Manager·1 building·10 units
2.7

10 reviews

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