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Chaim Babad

Agent·1 building·84 units
3.4

6 reviews

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Review summary

Summarized from anonymous rental reviews on Openigloo.

Tenant reviews for buildings managed by Chaim Babad reveal a mixed picture. Residents appreciate the prime locations and generally friendly neighbors. Some buildings are clean and well-maintained with helpful doormen and porters. However, pest control remains a recurring issue despite occasional exterminations. Heating problems and prolonged scaffolding have caused tenant dissatisfaction. Management responsiveness varies from timely to slow, with some tenants reporting the need for city intervention to get issues addressed. Garbage management and laundry facilities often require improvement. Overall, renters should expect a great location but anticipate challenges with maintenance, pest control, and owner responsiveness.

Reviews

Former tenant·3 months ago

Great location, poorly run building

Pros

This apartment is in a great location very close to the park, trains, and restaurants. Very easy to get into Manhattan as well.

Cons

It is not properly managed. I found teeth in the washers when doing laundry (2025 for reference) and often see roaches dead and live in the laundry room and in the apartment. The people in the building also do a terrible job cleaning up after their pets and kids. There is mold in these washers, theres always pet hair, teeth!!, and I have had my sheets stained by something that was in the washer (who knows what it was). My advice is don't even use the laundry room. Save your money and go to a laundromat. Another piece of advice is if you live here make sure you are okay with pests and noise from outside. Also one of the doormen would stare at my friends and I in an inappropriate way. Just letting people know..

Advice to the owners

Help make the building cleaner please.

Former tenant·Over 2 years ago

Okay building with good location

Pros

The location is amazing

Cons

The apartments are really old and have all issues of older apartments. Creaky and leaky.

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Prospect Heights

Building ratings

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Water pressure

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Heat

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Noise levels

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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

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Owner responsiveness

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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 average0.16Violations per unit
NYC average0.81Violations per unit
3Class C
Immediately hazardous

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

7Class B
Hazardous

Smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways

4Class 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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Chaim Babad

Agent·1 building·84 units
3.4

6 reviews

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