Yakov Balakhovsky

Head Officer·2 buildings·40 units

2.5

3 reviews

Highlights

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Renter recommendations

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Reviews

Former tenant·Over 1 year ago

Good area, good first apartment

Pros

Great area, nice kitchen, new appliances, hardwood floor and tile

Cons

No control of heat, the plumbing is very loud from other units, landlord not responsive to requests for maintenance, dirty common areas, hard to get packages delivered.

Advice to the owners

Do better

Former tenant·Over 3 years ago

168 w 107th review

Pros

Privacy and decent space

Cons

Hard to contact anyone for maintenance, or anyone in charge really. The roof needs work so water damage on the ceiling occurred.

Advice to the owners

Be more responsive to tenants.

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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 worse than the city average.

Owner average1.05Violations per unit

NYC average0.81Violations per unit

12Class C

Immediately hazardous

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

25Class B

Hazardous

Smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways

5Class 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