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Fred Gelfand

Owner·4 buildings·12 units
2.8

3 reviews

Highlights

No
Evictions
No
Litigation cases

About Fred Gelfand

Fred Gelfand is a modestly rated but responsible owner. Across their buildings, tenants rate them 2.8/5 across 3 reviews, with 34% recommending their buildings and 34% approving of them as an owner or associate. Their portfolio records 0 evictions, 4 open violations, and 0 litigation cases. Data last updated September 5, 2026. Fred Gelfand is an owner associated with 4 buildings and 12 units across Williamsburg in Brooklyn. The portfolio is concentrated in Williamsburg in Brooklyn. The buildings were built primarily in the 1920s and are mostly low-rise. About a quarter of the associated buildings have rent-stabilized apartments. Prospective renters can find building-level ratings, reviews, and open-data records 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 reviews for buildings managed by Fred Gelfand reveal persistent maintenance and cleanliness challenges, particularly pest infestations and inadequate garbage management. Many tenants note issues with heating and water pressure, and complain about hoarding behavior by superintendents contributing to poor upkeep. While some appreciate the building locations and community atmosphere among neighbors, there is widespread dissatisfaction with the owner’s responsiveness to repair requests and overall building conditions. Renters urge the management to prioritize essential repairs, pest control, and hygiene improvements to justify rent levels and improve tenant satisfaction.

Reviews

Former tenant·4 minutes ago

Has a lot of issues

Pros

Amazing location and a good size apartment

Cons

pest issues and not very clean

Advice to the owners

Building maintenance and up keep needs to be better

Former tenant·Over 1 year ago

So many rats everywhere.

Pros

Neighbors are great.

Cons

The amount of rats is wild. They are literally everywhere, outside of the building, in the courtyard, IN THE WALLS! There is also a borderline hoarder as a super and there’s literal trash everywhere, in hallways, in the courtyard. No one cleans anything and it smells like death everywhere in the building.

Advice to the owners

If you want to raise the rent on your tenants, maybe do something to the building so it would be worth the amount you would be charging extra. Greed has taken over our neighborhood and these are peoples homes. Would you like to live in a rat infested building and expected to pay an unreasonable raise in rent? It’s disgusting behavior.

Buildings associated with FRED GELFAND

  • 53A Withers Street
    Good cause

    53A Withers Street

    Williamsburg

  • 53 Withers Street
    Good cause

    53 Withers Street

    2.8(3)

    Williamsburg

  • 143 Metropolitan Avenue
    Rent-stabilized

    143 Metropolitan Avenue

    Williamsburg

  • 53 Rear Withers Street
    Good cause

    53 Rear Withers Street

    Williamsburg

53A Withers Street
Good cause

53A Withers Street

Williamsburg

53 Withers Street
Good cause

53 Withers Street

2.8(3)

Williamsburg

143 Metropolitan Avenue
Rent-stabilized

143 Metropolitan Avenue

Williamsburg

53 Rear Withers Street
Good cause

53 Rear Withers Street

Williamsburg

Building ratings

Cleanliness

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Trash management

-

Pest control

-

Water pressure

-

Heat

-

Neighbors

-

Noise levels

-

Owner responsiveness

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Cleanliness

-

Trash management

-

Pest control

-

Water pressure

-

Heat

-

Neighbors

-

Noise levels

-

Owner responsiveness

-

Rents and deposits

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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 average0.33Violations per unit
NYC average0.81Violations per unit
2Class C
Immediately hazardous

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

2Class 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

Fred Gelfand has an average tenant rating of 2.8 out of 5 across 3 reviews.

Buildings managed by Fred Gelfand average 0.33 open violations per unit, fewer than the citywide average of 0.81.

34% of tenants who reviewed buildings managed by Fred Gelfand would recommend living there.

Fred Gelfand owns or manages 4 buildings totalling 12 units.

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

Fred Gelfand has not appeared on the NYC worst landlords list.

Fred Gelfand has no recorded evictions across their portfolio.

Fred Gelfand has no housing court litigation cases across their portfolio.

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Fred Gelfand

Owner·4 buildings·12 units
2.8

3 reviews

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