Ds CREF3 Clinton Propco LLC

Corporate Owner

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3 Properties

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108 Units

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3(10)

Evictions: 4

Litigation History: Yes

Review Summary for Ds CREF3 Clinton Propco LLC

Summarized from anonymous rental reviews on openigloo.

Recent tenant feedback on DS CREF3 CLINTON PROPCO LLC's buildings indicates significant management challenges, especially at 435 Grand Avenue. Numerous renters report severe security issues such as drug activity, package theft, and loitering, with little intervention from management. Cleanliness is often poor, and pest infestations are a recurrent problem. Maintenance responsiveness is notably inadequate, with frequent complaints about heating, hot water, and electricity outages going unresolved. Some units offer good interior conditions and friendly neighbors, particularly at 425 Grand Avenue, but overall, the management's lack of timely action and insufficient building safety measures detract from tenant satisfaction and comfort, urging a need for substantial improvements.

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:

1.43 violations per unit

NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:

0.81 violation per unit

Non-hazardous

class A

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

MOST RECENT:

Sep 09, 2025: § 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all walls in the kitchen located at apt 3a, 3rd story, 2nd apartment from south at west

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Hazardous

class B

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

MOST RECENT:

Sep 09, 2025: § 27-2005 hmc: properly repair or replace the broken or defective counter balance at lower sash window in the kitchen located at apt 3a, 3rd story, 2nd apartment from south at west

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Immediately hazardous

class C

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

MOST RECENT:

Jul 02, 2025: hmc adm code: § 27-2017.4 abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartment located at apt 3a, 3rd story, 2nd apartment from south at west

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Missing information/filings

class I

Missing or non-compliant with administrative information orders or filings

MOST RECENT:

No violation found...

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All Properties Associated with Ds CREF3 Clinton Propco LLC

Clinton Hill

90 Downing Street, Brooklyn, NY 11238

41 Units • 6 Floors

0(0)

Rent Stabilized Units: Unknown

Good Cause Eviction: Yes

Evictions: 2

Litigation History: Yes

1 Year Bedbug History: No

Clinton Hill

425 Grand Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11238

38 Units • 5 Floors

3.6(5)

Rent Stabilized Units: Yes

Good Cause Eviction: Yes

Evictions: 0

Litigation History: Yes

1 Year Bedbug History: No

Clinton Hill

435 Grand Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11238

29 Units • 4 Floors

2.3(5)

Rent Stabilized Units: Yes

Good Cause Eviction: Yes

Evictions: 2

Litigation History: Yes

1 Year Bedbug History: No

Reviews (10)

4 months ago

Good apartments, horrible building

Former Tenant

Pros:

My unit was lovely on the interior with lots of natural light

Cons:

There is a drug dealer living in the building, resulting in people coming and going at all hours of the night, people on drugs in the lobby, and package theft. The management company does nothing to help and when the cops are called, they simply come, ask the person to leave, and do nothing.

8 months ago

Not safe or secure

Former Tenant

Pros:

- Great location close to the subway
- Modern updated kitchen appliances

Cons:

- One of the downstairs units was clearly a destination for drug dealing, and the building's common areas (lobby, courtyard, and sidewalks) were full of people using drugs, loitering, and making noise at all hours. The building's door lock was often taped over to allow non-tenant access, and groups of people camp/sleep in the lobby or hang by the mailboxes looking for packages to steal. They were never confrontational toward me, but it's unsettling to come home late at night and have your door opened for you by someone you know doesn't live there.
- Persistent problems with German cockroaches that nested inside our dishwasher. Also saw several large American roaches and a mouse.
- Frequent hot water issues

9 months ago

Reported drug dealers in this building

Former Tenant

Pros:

nothing - only the community is nice.

Cons:

The hallways are disgusting, the apartment was given to us in heinous conditions although we were told that it was professionally cleaned... it was evident that this apartment hasn't been cleaned in probably 3 years. There's a CRACK dealer living in 1F and homeless crackheads squatting on the staircase. According to neighbors, they also do CRACK in the hallway... Do not move into this building.

Advice to owner:

Get this place drug raided. Everyone has submitted a complaint

Over 1 year ago

Nice building to live in

Former Tenant

Pros:

I love the location, the space, and the high ceilings. No trouble with pests

Cons:

The neighbors can be very loud and there’s a lot of construction nearby

Over 1 year ago

Decent Place but Noisy

Former Tenant

Pros:

Great super, awesome area in the city.

Cons:

Lots of rodent problems throughout the building. Owner is non-responsive, heat and hot water is constantly out, and numerous HPD complaints and violations are filed weekly.

Over 1 year ago

Drug infested hell

Former Tenant

Pros:

Is it somewhat well located, walking distance from other (better) places such as Prospect Park and Fort Greene.

Cons:

Drug dealer lives in the building. Be prepare to have a full-on open air drug market in front of the building, most days of the week. You will find drug users sleeping and defecating in the building. Packages are systematically stolen. The various managers do not care, and do not act. Avoid this place at all cost.

Advice to owner:

Get this property under control before something tragic happens.

Over 1 year ago

Management needs to change

Former Tenant

Pros:

The convenience of the neighborhood

Cons:

-The illegal activity on the ground floor; drug addicts harassing residents and walking in and out of the building, randomly ringing tenants' doorbells to buy drugs.
- Drug addicts stealing packages
- No security downstairs
- lack of responsibility and responsiveness from management to solve issues
- constant hot water issues

Over 1 year ago

Good Building and Neighbors; poor management

Former Tenant

Pros:

Good Neighbors
Good location
Clean

Cons:

Unresponsive Management
-No heat and hot water for 3 days due to “ordering a part”
- Sued tenants
-Con Ed sent mail that building electricity has not been paid for a while
- management filed for bankruptcy
- Walk Up

Over 1 year ago

2 year tenant

Former Tenant

Pros:

Relatively quiet building

Cons:

Management company not responsive

Over 4 years ago

Not worth the money. Thin veneer of fools gold covers…mostly shit

Former Tenant

Pros:

Relatively quietly building.
Nice neighbors.
Our apartment was renovated (in most regards)

Cons:

Electricity goes out every 1-2 weeks
Boiler breaks resulting in no hot water constantly
Our unit had cracks on the out window sills and muddy water would deep through the break and puddle on the ground when it rained.
The paint on the walls is so cheap that just brushing up against it causes it to rub off. Once you’ve scuffed it you can’t even clean it because using water further damages the paint.

Advice to owner:

You CANNOT advertise this is a “luxury” unit (and charge $3000 for barely 500 ft) and then handle it like crap. I’ve never had a place that has so many problems with water and electricity. Do better.