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Ernest Mcclain

Head Officer·1 building·62 units
3.0

3 reviews

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6
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Reviews

Former tenant·4 minutes ago

Nice building in Ditmas Park

Pros

Easy access to the Q, reasonable rent and near many great restaurants.

Cons

Units show some wear so some are in need of renovation.

Former tenant·Over 2 years ago

Good on the outside, rotten on the inside.

Pros

Great size for the price

Cons

Everything in the apartment was constantly breaking. For months, the light in my kitchen didn't work and the landlord would not send an electrician to fix it. The walls are hollow, so you can hear everything your neighbors are doing, and every step they take above you. There was an infestation of roaches and mice in the building because the trash was left outside in an alleyway for days and weeks at a time, not in rat-proof cans, just sitting out in bins and bags. When you'd call for pest control, all they would do is spray a little, never try and fill in the holes. The boiler was old, and going out constantly during the winter. The building behind us would throw ragers every weekend until 3 or 4 in the morning. The cheap windows were not insulated enough to keep any of the sound out, so it was like you were at the party too, but you were sitting in your apartment.

Advice to the owners

Update your infrastructure and pay for pest mitigation. Be responsive to tenant issues. Update your maintenance requests so they can be put in online. So many phone calls never went acknowledged

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405 East 16 Street
Rent-stabilized

405 East 16 Street

3.0(3)

Ditmas Park

Building ratings

Cleanliness

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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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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 worse than the city average.

Owner average1.37Violations per unit
NYC average0.81Violations per unit
21Class C
Immediately hazardous

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

55Class B
Hazardous

Smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways

9Class 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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Ernest Mcclain

Head Officer·1 building·62 units
3.0

3 reviews

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