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Y

Y Kaufman

Head Officer·4 buildings·15 units
3.1

3 reviews

Highlights

3
Evictions
1
Litigation cases

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Review summary

Summarized from anonymous rental reviews on Openigloo.

Y Kaufman's buildings present a mixed tenant experience. Some appreciate good water pressure, spacious renovated units, and occasional landlord accommodation. However, recurring issues include unresponsive management, poor pest control with roach problems, and noisy or disrespectful neighbors. Garbage management tends to be adequate, but cleanliness and heating quality vary widely. Maintenance requests are often delayed, and security concerns like package thefts arise due to lack of functioning cameras. Rent increases can be steep, causing tenant turnover. Prospective renters should expect inconsistent management responsiveness and multiple challenges around noise, pests, and building upkeep.

Reviews

Former tenant·9 minutes ago

nice but had some issues

Pros

- landlords were accommodating until they spiked the rent by $700 one year and we were forced to leave - good water pressure - lovely apartment

Cons

- the washer and dryer in the basement never worked when we lived there. - roaches kept coming back and we had to use exterminator. landlord sent one every time we requested. - no working security camera and i had packages stolen

Former tenant·Over 3 years ago

unfortunately feel like I have no choice but to move

Pros

spacious unit, great location

Cons

horrible building management, almost always unresponsive and if they do, they are rarely helpful. disrespectful neighbors

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1503 Garage Gates Avenue
Good cause

1503 Garage Gates Avenue

Bushwick

353 Grove Street
Good cause

353 Grove Street

Bushwick

1874 Menahan Street
Rent-stabilized

1874 Menahan Street

4.0(1)

Ridgewood

1503 Gates Avenue
Good cause

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2.1(2)

Bushwick

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 worse than the city average.

Owner average1.20Violations per unit
NYC average0.81Violations per unit
5Class C
Immediately hazardous

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

12Class B
Hazardous

Smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways

1Class 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

Y

Y Kaufman

Head Officer·4 buildings·15 units
3.1

3 reviews

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