John Larocca

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Head Officer

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Officer

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12 Properties

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540 Units

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2.3(10)

Evictions: 95

Litigation History: Yes

Review Summary for John Larocca

Summarized from anonymous rental reviews on openigloo.

Tenant feedback for John Larocca's buildings reveals a consistent pattern of dissatisfaction with building management and maintenance. Residents highlight serious issues such as persistent pest infestations, frequent plumbing and laundry equipment malfunctions, and longstanding unresolved repairs. Noise and safety concerns, including problematic neighbors and inadequate security, are also reported. While some appreciate the locations and rent stabilization, tenants commonly describe slow or absent owner responsiveness and declining building conditions over time. Overall, renters advise a stronger commitment to upkeep, pest control, and timely repairs, indicating management struggles significantly affect tenant comfort and satisfaction across various properties.

Open Violations

Only open violations from the last 10 years.

Data last updated 7 days ago.

The average number of violations per unit for this owner/associates across their portfolio is worse than the city .

BUILDING AVERAGE:

2 violations per unit

NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:

0.81 violation per unit

Non-hazardous

180

class A

i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals

MOST RECENT:

Jul 05, 2021: § 27-2104 adm code post and maintain a proper sign on wall of entrance story showing the registration number assigned by the department and the address of the building. at public hall, 1st story

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Hazardous

520

class B

i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways

MOST RECENT:

Jul 05, 2019: § 27-2005 adm code properly repair with similar material the broken or defective ..fire retardant material at ceiling around skylight and all walls at public hall stairs bulkhead , section at south

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Immediately hazardous

382

class C

i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts

MOST RECENT:

Oct 18, 2023: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 hmc, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( c) mdl and 28 rcny §25-171: replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective latch set at vestibule door at public hall, 1st story, section at east

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Missing information/filings

class I

Missing or non-compliant with administrative information orders or filings

MOST RECENT:

Mar 04, 2025: § 27-2091(c) adm code the property has been issued an order to identify and address underlying conditions and violations related to the order. failure to comply may result in extensive repair work to correct underlying conditions and related violations by hpd. charges for repair work done pursuant to this order, if not paid, will become tax liens on the property

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All Properties Associated with John Larocca

Prospect Lefferts Gardens

2100 Beekman Place, Brooklyn, NY 11225

102 Units • 6 Floors

2.4(6)

Rent Stabilized Units: Yes

Good Cause Eviction: Yes

Evictions: 9

Litigation History: Yes

1 Year Bedbug History: No

Tremont

2095 Creston Avenue, Bronx, NY 10453

79 Units • 6 Floors

0(0)

Rent Stabilized Units: Yes

Good Cause Eviction: Yes

Evictions: 6

Litigation History: Yes

1 Year Bedbug History: No

Fordham

2338 Morris Avenue, Bronx, NY 10468

60 Units • 6 Floors

0(0)

Rent Stabilized Units: Yes

Good Cause Eviction: Yes

Evictions: 27

Litigation History: Yes

1 Year Bedbug History: No

Tremont

2084 Creston Avenue, Bronx, NY 10453

52 Units • 6 Floors

1.6(3)

Rent Stabilized Units: Yes

Good Cause Eviction: Yes

Evictions: 10

Litigation History: Yes

1 Year Bedbug History: No

Reviews (10)

Over 1 year ago

Poorly managed building, units in bad condition

Former Tenant

Pros:

Great neighborhood, spacious units with great layouts. Price is usually pretty good.

Cons:

High level of noise from both the train and the street. Poorly managed building is kept in bad condition overall. Pest infestations common. Overall condition of units is bad at this point. Things were a bit better 10 years ago.

Over 2 years ago

It’s ok for the price

Former Tenant

Pros:

Good structure good neighbors nice location, close to the park

Cons:

Frequent roach infestations and washers have been broken for months and are unusable, packages stolen, people smoke in the stairwell

Advice to owner:

Take care of the building

Over 2 years ago

Lots of potential, feels like owner gave up after preferential rent was axed.

Former Tenant

Pros:

Rent stabilized. Nice location close to the park and subway.

Cons:

There is a laundry in the basement with five washing machines, two of which work. Four driers, two, sometimes three work. It has been like this for years now. Pest control comes first Saturday of the month if you are prepared to stay home all day and wait, otherwise he might slip a gluetrap under your door, if he ever comes. The mice run the building. The super is nice but repairs are superficial so the problem always returns.
Also, we are plagued with package thieves. Open, emptied Amazon boxes are a common occurrence. The building has a couple of cameras but so far that has achieved nothing.

Advice to owner:

Fix the laundry. Fix the leaks. Make war on the mice.

Over 2 years ago

Good and Bad

Former Tenant

Pros:

Price and location generally pretty desirable. Mostly quiet.

Cons:

Smells. Laundry broken indefinitely. We’re talking years. Critters of all sorts in, on and around the building. Super responds occasionally. Used to be better.

Over 2 years ago

Is bad because they dont fix

Former Tenant

Pros:

Nothing because everything is not good

Cons:

they dont fix anything at all

Advice to owner:

Please fix your building because anytime it can be a fire because nothing is fix

Over 2 years ago

Location and price

Former Tenant

Pros:

The location can't be beat and the neighborhood is great too. The super is wonderful and responsive. Elevator and garbage shoot is nice to have.

Cons:

The machines in the laundry room are mostly broken. The company contracted to manage them really doesn't do anything. The noise takes some getting used to from the train and Flatbush.

Over 3 years ago

Bad horrible nasty

Former Tenant

Pros:

The space in the apartment

Cons:

Rodents dirty leaking etc

Advice to owner:

Take ur responsibility as a owner

Over 3 years ago

A deeply unpleasant place to live

Former Tenant

Pros:

The super is very kind. Management problems are not his fault.

Cons:

- “Neighbors” who smoke and drink in the hallways until 4 am. If you are a woman, you will be sexually harassed by them.
- Cockroaches and other pests. Found several dead mice when we moved in. The monthly pest control service is inconsistent and often just skipped.
- The front door key has had many problems over the years. We have been locked out on numerous occasions due to malfunction, and at certain points when the key wasn’t working for anyone, management’s solution was simply to leave the building open for weeks at a time.
- The management company has never responded to any of our requests.

Over 4 years ago

Rodent infested

Former Tenant

Pros:

Good people on the building

Cons:

Management don't get work done ... floors in the apartments is sinking an the apartments have a big rodent problem an mold

Advice to owner:

Do your job get these apartments fixed

Over 4 years ago

Disgusting

Former Tenant

Pros:

Nothing at all.

Cons:

First of all the price for what they provide is extremely inflated. This building represents many health issues arising from the walls that further extend into the quality of ventilation and air within this building. Building is infested with roaches. Very uncomfortable place to reside in and would not at all recommend it.

Advice to owner:

Retire as soon as possible.