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Joel Braver

Site Manager·1 building·7 units
4.5

2 reviews

Highlights

No
Evictions
No
Litigation cases

About Joel Braver

Joel Braver is a well-regarded and reliable site manager. Across their buildings, tenants rate them 4.5/5 across 2 reviews, with 100% recommending their buildings and 100% approving of them as an owner or associate. Their portfolio records 0 evictions, 0 open violations, and 0 litigation cases. Data last updated August 18, 2026. Across Bedford-Stuyvesant in Brooklyn, Joel Braver is a site manager associated with 1 building and 7 units. The portfolio is concentrated in Bedford-Stuyvesant, a neighborhood known for its vibrant culture. The building was constructed in 2014, making it a relatively new addition to the area. It is categorized as a low-rise building. All of the associated units have rent-stabilized apartments.

Renter recommendations

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Renters recommend associated buildings

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Renters approve of this owner or associate

Reviews

Former tenant·2 months ago

Responsive Management, bad heating

Pros

Good management, as in they respond very quickly to repair requests. Floors are mopped twice a month (or around that much). Good neighbors. Convenient location.

Cons

Heating is through wall units and it gets expensive af.

Former tenant·Over 1 year ago

nice calm building

Pros

- close to public transport

Cons

- street can get noisy

Buildings associated with Joel Braver

  • 186 Herkimer Street

    186 Herkimer Street

    4.5(2)

    Bedford-Stuyvesant

186 Herkimer Street

186 Herkimer Street

4.5(2)

Bedford-Stuyvesant

Building ratings

Cleanliness

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Trash management

-

Pest control

-

Water pressure

-

Heat

-

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

-

Owner responsiveness

-

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 averageLess than 0.01Violations per unit
NYC average0.81Violations per unit
0Class C
Immediately hazardous

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

0Class 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

FAQs

Joel Braver has an average tenant rating of 4.5 out of 5 across 2 reviews.

100% of tenants who reviewed buildings managed by Joel Braver would recommend living there.

Joel Braver has not appeared on the NYC worst landlords list.

Joel Braver has no recorded evictions across their portfolio.

100% of tenants who reviewed a building managed by Joel Braver approve of how it is run.

Joel Braver owns or manages 1 building totalling 7 units.

Joel Braver has no housing court litigation cases across their portfolio.

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Joel Braver

Site Manager·1 building·7 units
4.5

2 reviews

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