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Gene Palumbo

Corporate Owner·15 buildings·44 units
4.4

4 reviews

Highlights

2
Evictions
No
Litigation cases

Renter recommendations

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Renters approve of this owner or associate

Review summary

Summarized from anonymous rental reviews on Openigloo.

Recent tenant feedback on Gene Palumbo's buildings reveals a mixed management experience. Positives include friendly neighbors, responsive and cordial maintenance staff, clean, well-maintained properties, and good locations. Some buildings have well-managed heating, garbage disposal, and water pressure, adding to tenant comfort. However, issues persist with slow or poor owner responsiveness, especially in rent-stabilized units, leading to unresolved repairs, heating outages, and pest control concerns. Certain superintendents have been criticized for poor interpersonal conduct. Suggestions for management include better treatment of rent-stabilized tenants, more aggressive pest control, and enhancing communal amenities like outdoor spaces. Overall, the landlord shows potential but requires improvements in tenant communication and upkeep consistency.

Reviews

Former tenant·4 minutes ago

Horrible Owners- Management

Pros

The locations is just about perfect. The maintenance staff is friendly and responsive. The building has a charming garden and onsite laundry.

Cons

Building management is terrible. Slow to no response, even for an emergency. They are particularly bad to rent stabilized tenants and they try to get rid of them by ignoring repairs. Once they do actually repair something, they use the worst service people and repairs fail and have to be repeated again and again. The heat and hot water if out on average once per month. AJ Clarke are effectively high-class slum lords.

Advice to the owners

Stop treating rent stabilized tenants like dirt. Stop overcharging new tenants who don't have stabilized leases.

Former tenant·8 months ago

Nice pre-war rental building in the Heights

Pros

Great neighbors. Friendly and responsive super. Beautiful spacious apartments in a fantastic location. Good value. Clean and well-maintained compared to similar buildings in the area. Nice laundry facilities in basement with plenty of machines here and next door at 620.

Cons

Minor pest issues. No central amenities like outdoor space or rooftop, in-unit laundry, or storage. Noise from Fort Washington Ave.

Advice to the owners

Manage pests more aggressively.

Buildings associated with Gene Palumbo

  • 125 Rear Christopher Street
    Good cause

    125 Rear Christopher Street

    West Village

  • 409 Rear B West 24 Street
    Rent-stabilized

    409 Rear B West 24 Street

    West Chelsea

  • 538 3 Avenue
    Good cause

    538 3 Avenue

    Murray Hill

  • 162 East 36 Street

    162 East 36 Street

    Midtown South

125 Rear Christopher Street
Good cause

125 Rear Christopher Street

West Village

409 Rear B West 24 Street
Rent-stabilized

409 Rear B West 24 Street

West Chelsea

538 3 Avenue
Good cause

538 3 Avenue

Murray Hill

162 East 36 Street

162 East 36 Street

Midtown South

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 better than the city average.

Owner average0.40Violations per unit
NYC average0.81Violations per unit
0Class C
Immediately hazardous

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

3Class B
Hazardous

Smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways

6Class A
Non-hazardous

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

9Class I
Missing info

Missing or non-compliant with administrative information orders or filings

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Gene Palumbo

Corporate Owner·15 buildings·44 units
4.4

4 reviews

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