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Zalmen Kaufman

Site Manager·7 buildings·44 units
3.8

5 reviews

Highlights

4
Evictions
3
Litigation cases

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Review summary

Summarized from anonymous rental reviews on Openigloo.

Recent tenant feedback for buildings managed by Zalmen Kaufman reveals a mixed management experience. While some properties boast clean, well-maintained apartments with good heating, water pressure, and friendly neighbors, several reviews cite serious issues such as poor responsiveness to repair requests, especially heating and pest control problems. Garbage management and overall building cleanliness have been inconsistent. Tenants report frustrations with management delays, illegal rent increases, and challenges in lease renewal and security deposit return. Noise and thin walls appear as common complaints in certain buildings. Prospective renters should expect variable building conditions and should be cautious regarding management's communication and adherence to rental laws.

Reviews

Former tenant·47 minutes ago

DONT LIVE HERE

Pros

We have a fire escape, cute neighborhood

Cons

We moved into our apartment, which is a SHOEBOX that we pay a ridiculous amount of money for, and the place had a billion issues to begin with. We moved into an apartment that had no heat in the winter, broken window screens in the summer, which was never fixed even though we emailed management several times. Most recently though, we had mold in our AC since we’ve moved in. We contacted management and for a month they responded saying that someone was coming tomorrow, and then tomorrow would come and nobody would show up. Literally, a month of these emails, and our only contact for a “landlord” of this shithole is some girl named Liraz that seems about as happy to do her job as I am to live here. 12 month lease felt like 12 years, I’m so glad I’m moving out. Also, the washing machine doesn’t work. Don’t live here

Former tenant·1 month ago

Horrible, Unresponsive Management

Pros

Good location and clean

Cons

The management is absolutely terrible and unresponsive.

Buildings associated with ZALMEN KAUFMAN

  • 295 Montgomery Street
    Good cause

    295 Montgomery Street

    4.8(1)

    Crown Heights

  • 1056 Bedford Avenue
    Rent-stabilized

    1056 Bedford Avenue

    Bedford-Stuyvesant

  • 816 St Johns Place
    Good cause

    816 St Johns Place

    2.8(4)

    Crown Heights

  • 399 Nostrand Avenue
    Good cause

    399 Nostrand Avenue

    Bedford-Stuyvesant

295 Montgomery Street
Good cause

295 Montgomery Street

4.8(1)

Crown Heights

1056 Bedford Avenue
Rent-stabilized

1056 Bedford Avenue

Bedford-Stuyvesant

816 St Johns Place
Good cause

816 St Johns Place

2.8(4)

Crown Heights

399 Nostrand Avenue
Good cause

399 Nostrand Avenue

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 average0.47Violations per unit
NYC average0.81Violations per unit
6Class C
Immediately hazardous

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

10Class 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

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Zalmen Kaufman

Site Manager·7 buildings·44 units
3.8

5 reviews

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