Thomas Forde

Site Manager

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Head Officer

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Officer

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11 Properties

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335 Units

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2.2(14)

Evictions: 52

Litigation History: Yes

Review Summary for Thomas Forde

Summarized from anonymous rental reviews on openigloo.

Tenant reviews for buildings managed by Thomas Forde reveal consistent issues with poor maintenance, pest infestations, and unresponsiveness from management. Many report faulty heating, dirty and poorly managed garbage areas, and ongoing rodent problems despite frequent exterminations. While some apartments offer spacious layouts and desirable features like hardwood floors, overall building upkeep is lacking, with complaints about broken appliances, leaky ceilings, and neglected common areas. Management often fails to address repairs promptly, and communication is described as slow or nonexistent. Despite occasional positive remarks regarding neighbors and location, renters generally advise significant improvements in maintenance and tenant respect to enhance living conditions.

Open Violations

Only open violations from the last 10 years.

Data last updated 7 days ago.

The average number of violations per unit for this owner/associates across their portfolio is worse than the city .

BUILDING AVERAGE:

1.98 violations per unit

NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:

0.81 violation per unit

Non-hazardous

class A

i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals

MOST RECENT:

Jul 25, 2025: § 27-2014 adm code and dept. rules and regulations. scrape and remove rust scales and paint with 2 coats of paint all stories and components east fire escape at building front

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Hazardous

327

class B

i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways

MOST RECENT:

Dec 22, 2020: § 27-2017.3 hmc: trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... approx 1 sqft at ceiling in the 1st room from north at west located at apt 43, 4th story, 1st apartment from west at north , section at south original violation 13777727 issued 22-aug-20 has been upgraded to class b per administrative code §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).

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Immediately hazardous

241

class C

i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts

MOST RECENT:

Dec 05, 2016: § 27-2031 adm code provide hot water at all hot water fixtures in the entire apartment located at apt 32, 3rd story, 1st apartment from east at south

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Missing information/filings

class I

Missing or non-compliant with administrative information orders or filings

MOST RECENT:

No violation found...

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All Properties Associated with Thomas Forde

Ditmas Park

2308 Rear Newkirk Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11226

Units • Floors

0(0)

Rent Stabilized Units: Unknown

Good Cause Eviction: Yes

Evictions: 0

Litigation History: No

1 Year Bedbug History: No

Flatbush

2415 Newkirk Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11226

62 Units • 4 Floors

1(1)

Rent Stabilized Units: Yes

Good Cause Eviction: Yes

Evictions: 8

Litigation History: Yes

1 Year Bedbug History: No

Flatbush

287 Linden Boulevard, Brooklyn, NY 11226

61 Units • 4 Floors

2.7(4)

Rent Stabilized Units: Yes

Good Cause Eviction: Yes

Evictions: 12

Litigation History: Yes

1 Year Bedbug History: No

Flatbush

2401 Newkirk Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11226

45 Units • 6 Floors

2.1(2)

Rent Stabilized Units: Yes

Good Cause Eviction: Yes

Evictions: 4

Litigation History: Yes

1 Year Bedbug History: No

Reviews (14)

3 months ago

DO NOT LIVE HERE

Former Tenant

Pros:

Location - close by the 2,5 train in a vibrant Caribbean community

Cons:

Poor management, leaky ceilings, dark hallways, mice, roaches for 10 years since living there. Very old building that needs to be torn down

Advice to owner:

Tear the building down and build a new one

10 months ago

Moving as soon as possible

Former Tenant

Pros:

the apartment is a good size

Cons:

-roach infestations
-mold conditions, originally the super tried to just paint over the mold
- radiator steam causing paint to chip
-broken appliances
-holes in floor
-unresponsive management

11 months ago

Building is bad

Former Tenant

Pros:

I like my apartments size

Cons:

No heat
Super never cleans
And these people hang in the hallway all day smoking and drinking

Advice to owner:

Clean up. Turn on the heat and fine the people polluting the hallway

Over 1 year ago

This Building is Bad

Former Tenant

Pros:

Apartments are big enough to fit the needs of people.

Cons:

Garbage management is abhorrent, there are bugs and mice (fumigated 2 times and still have bugs). Management refuses to handle issues that happen outside of the renters control + not at fault for (called 311 on them several times) this is a non smoking building and there have been cigarettes found and cops all throughout the building. The super has changed several times over the course of a year.

Advice to owner:

Do better and hire people capable of doing the jobs they’re assigned to.

Over 2 years ago

Don't live here

Former Tenant

Pros:

Close to train

Cons:

No heat in winter

Advice to owner:

Repair things in a timely manner and upgrade apartments

Over 2 years ago

Living Over 40 YEARS IN ONE PLACE, MY FIRST APARTMENT

Former Tenant

Pros:

Like the high ceilings, wood floors

Cons:

Need more heat better water pressure in bathroom

Advice to owner:

When senior ask to move to a lower level don't forget them when you have a vacancy

Over 3 years ago

Beautiful, busy, convenient

Former Tenant

Pros:

Nice hardwood floors, crown molding, pre-war charm. Side courtyards and front yards great for dogs.

Cons:

Had bugs in kitchen. New super was less responsive and left repairs unaddressed. It’s a social building, and so there are smells and noises.

Advice to owner:

Update more and deep clean building for bug control

Over 3 years ago

Been here for nearly two years

Former Tenant

Pros:

The space, the layout, the finishes, the price, rent stabilized.

Cons:

Thin walls, management can be hard to get in x contact with, my is buzzer broken.

Over 3 years ago

In need of major work

Former Tenant

Pros:

Never felt unsafe. Heat and hot water included and generally working. Cheap rent and kept up well (usually, except some inconsiderate/lazy neighbors)

Cons:

Neighbors treat trash areas like a dump, especially on weekends. Buzzer issues constantly. Building is being renovated piece by piece and the super will only be able to give temporary, cheap fixes. Super also has a lot on his plate and might forget you if you don’t follow up.

Advice to owner:

Make major changes. Get to the root of the some of the repeated big issues (ie. wiring, plumbing).

Over 3 years ago

Great apartment with some issues

Former Tenant

Pros:

The space of the apartment is larger than a lot of other places that we saw. you are free to do whatever you want in this building, no one will bother you. It is very dog friendly, the front yard is a very great for the dogs

Cons:

mice, packages are stolen, random people hanging out in the lobby from time to time, no elevator.

Advice to owner:

fix the mice issue.

Over 4 years ago

Not a good situation

Former Tenant

Pros:

The unit I was in was spacious and had beautiful crown molding and a separate kitchen

Cons:

Building maintenance was awful, landlord used COVID as an excuse to not do exterminations and the neighbors left garbage in the hallways so roaches galore. The ceiling fell in and there were several toilet leaks from the unit above

Over 4 years ago

Overall not bad

Former Tenant

Pros:

Conveniently located, close to laundry, grocery etc.

Cons:

Crooked squeaky floors (at least in my unit ) , plenty of rodents/poor trash maintenance, packages notoriously stolen - plenty of non residents coming and going

Over 4 years ago

Could be better

Former Tenant

Pros:

The super is helpful but it seems like he always has alot to do.
Exterminator come usually 2x a month

Cons:

The entrance is not wheelchair accessible
Mice are a huge problem even with an exterminator coming 2x a month
The building needs to be cleaned more than 1x week
The elevator needs new flooring
The building could use a new paint job on all floors not just the lobby. Each floor looks dingy from old paint.
The front door needs a new lock and an updated intercom system

Advice to owner:

Repair the floor in the elevator
PAINT!
Get the porter to clean 2x a week Monday and Thursday
New lock on the front door.

Over 4 years ago

Nothing sweet about here

Former Tenant

Pros:

Only pro is you get free rain water when your roof is leaking smh

Cons:

Worst place live reason management doesn’t care
If you live here you have to keep 311 on speed dial

Advice to owner:

Treat the tenants with respect and stop taking rent money if you not going to fix the problem report to you mr voicemail. No call back