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Shmuel Baror

Site Manager·3 buildings·33 units
3.1

6 reviews

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8
Evictions
3
Litigation cases

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Review summary

Summarized from anonymous rental reviews on Openigloo.

Tenants renting buildings managed by SHMUEL BAROR experience a mix of positives and significant challenges. While properties are generally well-located with spacious units and in-unit amenities, persistent issues with cleanliness, especially garbage disposal in basements, lead to pests like rats and roaches. Heating can be unreliable and noise from neighbors or structural thin walls is sometimes problematic. Owner responsiveness is often perceived as slow or inadequate, with some tenants citing ignored communications and unreturned deposits. Despite these drawbacks, some residents appreciate the building interiors, maintenance staff, and convenient amenities, but overall management could benefit from improved hygiene standards and more attentive communication.

Reviews

Former tenant·9 minutes ago

BEWARE: Cleanliness & The Landlord

Pros

• Location - Broadway Theatres - Subway Stations - Restaurant/Shops/Cafe/Salon/Spa/Etc - Super (Derek) is amazing.

Cons

• CLEANLINESS - The basement garbage disposal is unfathomably horrible; infested with roaches, rats, and flies. - Elevator is covered most of the time in stained and unbearable Odor coming from the basement - Days theres no heater. - Water damage on walls. Management won’t replaced it, but time to time will only cover the molds buildup with a new paint. - Bldg has tested positive for Asbestos. • The Bldg. Manager Sammy is terrible, pretends his on works solving tenants problems but most of the time he is lacking information or outdated of the issue. Will annoy you through phone calls, avoids email responses.

Advice to the owners

It doesn’t cost to have better moral values, the greediness is horrendous.

Former tenant·1 month ago

Slumlord Rips Off Tenants.

Pros

The location is good. That's it.

Cons

Trash, mice, heat and water.

Advice to the owners

Nothing will help the negligent and dishonest landlord.

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Good cause

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Wakefield

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Rent-stabilized

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3.1(6)

Midtown

725 East 223 Street
Good cause

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Wakefield

Building ratings

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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Neighbors

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Noise levels

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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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Neighbors

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Noise levels

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Owner responsiveness

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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 better than the city average.

Owner averageLess than 0.01Violations per unit
NYC average0.81Violations per unit
0Class 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

0Class A
Non-hazardous

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

0Class I
Missing info

Missing or non-compliant with administrative information orders or filings

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Shmuel Baror

Site Manager·3 buildings·33 units
3.1

6 reviews

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