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Israel Zipes

Head Officer·1 building·4 units
2.5

5 reviews

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Review summary

Summarized from anonymous rental reviews on Openigloo.

Recent tenant feedback regarding buildings managed by Israel Zipes reveals a split experience. While some praise prime locations and spacious apartments, many report serious maintenance and management issues. Common complaints include pest infestations, unresolved repairs, poor heating, and safety hazards such as leaks and fire risks. Several renters describe unresponsive and combative management, delays in fixing critical issues, and rent increases despite poor upkeep. Garbage management and cleanliness also appear inconsistent across properties. Prospective tenants should approach with caution, thoroughly researching tenant rights and building conditions. Overall, management responsiveness and building maintenance require significant improvement to meet renter expectations.

Reviews

Former tenant·29 minutes ago

Dream Location. Huge Apartments.

Pros

Perfect Location. Huge Apartments.

Cons

It's Brooklyn. There are a few cockroaches. Not a ton, but a few.

Former tenant·1 month ago

My worst rental experience after living in NYC for 20 years

Pros

It’s kinda convenient. Right above the downtown entrance to the Union stop on the R.

Cons

The management company/guy is absolutely non-responsive. When I moved in, I wasn’t given a key to the mailbox. After emailing and calling with no response, I had to call a handy person to come and drill a hole in the lock to the mailbox in order to access my mail. Also had a window that fell out of the track, couldn’t get it back in, called the landlord, no response, so had to pay a window repair person to put it back in place.

Buildings associated with ISRAEL ZIPES

  • 226 4 Avenue

    226 4 Avenue

    2.5(5)

    Gowanus

226 4 Avenue

226 4 Avenue

2.5(5)

Gowanus

Building ratings

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Heat

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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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Noise levels

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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 average5.25Violations per unit
NYC average0.81Violations per unit
1Class 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

10Class A
Non-hazardous

No peephole on a door, no street number on the building, unlawful keeping of animals

10Class I
Missing info

Missing or non-compliant with administrative information orders or filings

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Israel Zipes

Head Officer·1 building·4 units
2.5

5 reviews

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