Smy Management Corp

Corporate Owner

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4 Properties

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215 Units

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2.8(9)

Evictions: 7

Litigation History: Yes

Review Summary for Smy Management Corp

Summarized from anonymous rental reviews on openigloo.

Recent tenant reviews highlight buildings managed by SMY MANAGEMENT CORP vary in quality. While some residents appreciate the responsiveness of the management, especially with maintenance requests and pest control, others express concerns about unfriendly neighbors, noise levels, and heating issues. Rent-stabilized buildings receive mixed reviews, with some tenants praising the responsiveness of the management office and peaceful environment, while others criticize the lack of responsiveness from the landlord's office staff and inadequate cleanliness. Overall, recommendations are divided based on individual experiences with the building management and amenities.

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 better than the city.

BUILDING AVERAGE:

0.2 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:

Nov 12, 2018: § 27-2005 adm code repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at west wall in the kitchen located at apt 3a, 3rd story, 1st apartment from west at north , section at east

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Hazardous

class B

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

MOST RECENT:

Nov 12, 2018: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 hmc: replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective .. in the entrance located at apt 3a, 3rd story, 1st apartment from west at north , section at east

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Immediately hazardous

class C

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

MOST RECENT:

Jun 27, 2024: § 27-2005 adm code provide fire proof self closing door at bulkhead to roof {a} section at public hall, 4th story

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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 Smy Management Corp

Midwood

1921 Avenue K, Brooklyn, NY 11230

67 Units • 6 Floors

3.6(3)

Rent Stabilized Units: Yes

Good Cause Eviction: Yes

Evictions: 1

Litigation History: No

1 Year Bedbug History: Yes

Bensonhurst

2084 80 Street, Brooklyn, NY 11214

59 Units • 6 Floors

2.5(2)

Rent Stabilized Units: Yes

Good Cause Eviction: Yes

Evictions: 0

Litigation History: Yes

1 Year Bedbug History: No

Prospect Lefferts Gardens

317 Lefferts Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225

53 Units • 6 Floors

2.7(3)

Rent Stabilized Units: Yes

Good Cause Eviction: Yes

Evictions: 4

Litigation History: Yes

1 Year Bedbug History: No

Midwood

1012 Avenue K, Brooklyn, NY 11230

36 Units • 4 Floors

2.5(1)

Rent Stabilized Units: Yes

Good Cause Eviction: Yes

Evictions: 2

Litigation History: Yes

1 Year Bedbug History: No

Reviews (9)

6 months ago

Decent building; unfriendly neighbors

Former Tenant

Pros:

Rent stabilized.
Rental office in building.
Super responsive.
Elevator always works.
Consistent monthly visits from exterminator.

Cons:

The neighborhood is a food desert.

No laundry in building.

Neighbors are not nice, and won’t hold the elevator/front door for you.

Allegedly, only 1 BDR apartments in building; seems like they play favorites and don’t disclose other available units to current tenants.

They are very cheap with the heat in the winter, and when you call to complain they blame it on the system but don’t do anything about it. 311 doesn’t help.

Over 1 year ago

Short & Sweet

Former Tenant

Pros:

The super is great! Responsive and gets things fixed quickly.

Cons:

The walls are thin, and I can hear everything in the hallways.
There's loads trash in the planters outside, and people smoking in the lobby/stairway/elevator.

Advice to owner:

Clean the planters. Enforce no smoking indoors!

Over 2 years ago

Okay apartment and living

Former Tenant

Pros:

Elevator
Decent location

Cons:

Noisy neighbors. Upstairs neighbors inconsiderate or noise at night
Indoor smoking
Smoking inside apartment, smoke and smell flows to other apartments
Dirty trash room

Advice to owner:

Unable to contact owner

Over 2 years ago

Nice renovated apartments but loud

Former Tenant

Pros:

Renovated apartments, safe building

Cons:

During the summer, it is so loud. There are always people outside the building playing loud music, gathering in large groups. Did not feel totally comfortable coming home as a single female

Over 3 years ago

Slow, irresponsible management

Former Tenant

Pros:

Near the groceries and subway station. Apartments are renovated and clean.

Cons:

Super Eddie doing absolutely nothing. Management ignoring your requests and very slow. Permanent problem with hot water.

Over 3 years ago

Horrible, nasty

Former Tenant

Pros:

Area where it is located

Cons:

Roaches, Super is nasty. Garbage smells. Floors dirty . Try to ask super for something, he has price for each nail.

Advice to owner:

Find another super. He is a joke.

Over 4 years ago

Peaceful and lowkey place in Midwood

Former Tenant

Pros:

Management office is super responsive and maintenance requests are usually resolved within 24 hours or less. The super (Eddie) lives in the building and is fairly easy to reach. He's great about addressing complaints and jumping in to help immediately for emergencies.

Neighbors are quiet and keep to themselves. Building is comprised of a lot of families and older folks, but there is also a nice sprinkling of younger people as well. Trash maintenance is good and someone comes out to clear out the trash room every few days. Overall, a great place to rent.

Cons:

More frequent pest control would be nice. Never had too big of a problem with pests but did see a lone cockroach every month or so.

Over 4 years ago

Good and bad

Former Tenant

Pros:

The super does try hard to keep the building nice and clean. Building has someone come spray for bugs once a month but you have to be home to let them in.

Cons:

Landlord sucks, rude and incompetent people who work in his office who have yelled at me for their own mistakes and flat out lied to get me to go away. If you need anything repaired that isn’t urgent (aka a violation they could be fined for) they will give you the run around until you give up. I have been waiting three month for work to be done, have been told twice that it was scheduled but no one ever showed up. They claim that there has been 3 months worth of urgent repairs needed so I have to wait....lies upon lies. It’s not a big building so you know when there is work being done. Larry who is the owner is never in the office and never returns calls but the incompetent office staff can’t do anything without his approval.

There is at least one person in the building who steals packages whenever the opportunity arises. There is only 1 camera in the lobby but it does not cover most of the mail boxes.

Advice to owner:

Hire better office staff

Over 4 years ago

Building Operations and cleanliness

Former Tenant

Pros:

Close to subway and shopping

Cons:

Noisey neighbors hanging out in front the building all day, everyday drinking, smoking and loud music. Building is not clean. Management does not respond appropriately to bed bug complaints..tenant ends up paying for bed bug mitigation.

Advice to owner:

Listen to the rent paying tenants. However management never takes action.