Review Summary for Zalman Wagshak
Summarized from anonymous rental reviews on openigloo.
Recent tenant reviews highlight significant issues with the buildings owned by Zalman Wagshak. Tenants express frustration with unresponsive management, maintenance delays, and illegal actions such as tampering with gas lines. The buildings suffer from poor cleanliness, pest infestation, and lack of essential amenities like hot water and gas. Rent increases upon lease renewal are exorbitant. Tenants strongly advise against renting from this landlord and suggest hiring a new management company that follows legal regulations. Overall, living in these buildings seems like a tumultuous and unpleasant experience due to mismanagement and neglect.
Open Violations
Only open violations from the last 10 years.
Data last updated 3 months ago.
BUILDING AVERAGE:
1.17 violations per unit
NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
0.81 violation per unit
The average number of violations per unit for this owner/associates across their portfolio is worse than the city .
Non-hazardous
1
class A
i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
MOST RECENT:
Oct 18, 2021: § 27-2014 adm code and dept. rules and regulations. scrape and remove rust scales and paint with 2 coats of paint all stories, all balconies and all componets at building front at fire escape
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Hazardous
14
class B
i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
MOST RECENT:
Apr 12, 2023: § 27-2081 adm code discontinue use of rooms for living purposes .. at cellar
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Immediately hazardous
4
class C
i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
MOST RECENT:
Feb 17, 2023: § 27-2005 adm code replace with new the missing metal screen below skylight at bulkhead at public hall, 4th story
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Missing information/filings
1
class I
Missing or non-compliant with administrative information orders or filings
MOST RECENT:
Jan 31, 2023: §27-2153 adm code the premises has been selected to participate in the alternative enforcement program which may result in building-wide inspections, fees, and extensive repair work to correct violations and underlying conditions. charges for repair work done pursuant to this order, if not paid, will become liens on the property
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All Properties Associated with Zalman Wagshak
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Crown Heights
565 St Johns Place, Brooklyn, NY 11238
10 Units • 6 Floors
2.1(2)
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Stuyvesant Heights
1100 Dekalb Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11221
7 Units • 3 Floors
2.4(2)
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Renter Recommendations
--% of renters recommend this building
--% of renters approve of this owner
Rents and Deposits
-- of renters received their security deposits back
It HAS NOT been reported if this building accepts electronic rent payments.
Reviews (4)
1.5 stars
2 minutes ago
Terrible Management and Landlord
Former Tenant
Pros:
Trash is collected regularly
Cons:
Management is unresponsive to maintenance requests. They were responsive at first, but after time they became very erratic, and slow to respond. There were a few times that they never addressed our requests at all. When we call on the emergency line, no one ever calls back or comes to address the issue, and the agents on the line refuse to do anything or provide any information when requested. When they talk to you they are extremely rude and unhelpful. The last time a maintenance man did come to address an issue, he even said that the landlord is cheap, so he would have to convince him to allow him to do a fix that was necessary. Also, there are currently class B violations open for three apartments in the building since 2023, which are noted as hazardous violations.
Advice to owner:
Stop being greedy and rude to tenants who do not cause issues.
2.75 stars
Over 1 year ago
Not great place
Former Tenant
Pros:
Not much going for it, good sized bedroom
Cons:
My roommates had more interaction with management but they were unresponsive and difficult to communicate with
2.62 stars
Over 2 years ago
Steer clear of this building and this landlord
Former Tenant
Pros:
Renovated units are aesthetically pleasing, neighborhood is beautiful and street is quiet.
Cons:
Do not, under any circumstances, move in to this building. You can find a very similar apartment for less $ that will cause you far less of a headache. Moving into this unit was the worst mistake we’ve made in our NYC renting history. We have never spoken to the landlord, but the management company he hired is the worst, most incompetent, we’ve ever dealt with. We did not (and to this day still don’t) have cooking gas or reliable hot water for the 6 months we’ve lived here. They illegally connected the hot water to the rent controlled neighbors’ gas line in an attempt to harass them out of the building to renovate the units and raise the rents. They did not even attempt to do the gas or hot water the right way until the tenants got together, sought 311 and legal action, and started getting the landlord fined for their misuse of the natural gas lines. The head of the management company, Zach Spira, asked us to lie to other tenants about any rent concessions or help he gave us to mitigate the problem. The management company is unresponsive unless you call, email, and text them 5+ times for any given issue. Whenever someone at the management company goes on vacation, leave, or religious holiday, they don’t have any sort of backup/24/7 line in case of emergencies. The basement of the building floods every time it rains a little bit, and is filled with insects and other vermin. The brokerage, Nooklyn, will tell you that this is a great building, and they continued to move people in to the building when the building was under city and legal action. Seriously, save yourself a world of hurt and DO NOT LIVE HERE.
Advice to owner:
Hire a new management company, and attempt to follow city law when it comes to dangerous and illegal tampering of gas lines.
2.12 stars
Over 2 years ago
Worst rental ever
Former Tenant
Pros:
You have your own washer and dryer
Cons:
Your electric bill will be through the roof for no apparent reason like you’re paying for the whole buildings electric ,, rats everywhere big ones and you can hear then walking through the walls, they will increase rent on you when your lease is up by hundreds of dollars
Advice to owner:
Be better and do better for your tenants