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J

Joel Friedman

Head Officer·1 building·15 units
3.1

4 reviews

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Evictions
1
Litigation cases

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Renters approve of this owner or associate

Review summary

Summarized from anonymous rental reviews on Openigloo.

Recent tenant reviews of buildings managed by Joel Friedman paint a mixed picture. While some appreciate the responsiveness of the superintendent and occasional management efforts, major concerns repeatedly arise around poor maintenance, especially inadequate heating systems leading to costly utility bills. Pest issues, leaking roofs, nonfunctional laundry machines, and slow or absent return of security deposits further frustrate residents. Garbage management and neighbor relations receive relatively better marks. Despite some praise for lower rents and occasional cleanliness, tenants frequently express dissatisfaction with management’s neglect and urge significant infrastructure upgrades and more timely, organized handling of tenant concerns to improve living conditions.

Reviews

Former tenant·10 minutes ago

Poor maintenance, holds your security for months

Pros

Lower cost (offset by insanely high utilities)

Cons

Awful heating, sky high utilities, infestation, bait and switch asking for multiple months security at signing. Terrible parking situation.

Advice to the owners

Return tenants who leave your apartments in good standing in an orderly fashion. We mad a group chat with over 8 tenants who hadn’t received their security deposit back for 8+ months. Also, seriously consider upgrading heating system.

Former tenant·Over 1 year ago

Froze my ASS OFF

Pros

Nice neighbors, no pests after i exterminated the initial roach infestation (lol), building was always being cleaned and garbage was taken care of.

Cons

No heat. WTF are the electric heaters they installed because they did not heat my apartment. Had to buy a space heater which ran up my utility bill $150/month.

Advice to the owners

Please heat this building.

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58 East 130 Street
Rent-stabilized

58 East 130 Street

3.1(4)

Central Harlem

Building ratings

Cleanliness

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Trash management

-

Pest control

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Water pressure

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Heat

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Neighbors

-

Noise levels

-

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 better than the city average.

Owner average0.46Violations per unit
NYC average0.81Violations per unit
1Class C
Immediately hazardous

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

6Class 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

J

Joel Friedman

Head Officer·1 building·15 units
3.1

4 reviews

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