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Stephen Benjamin

Head Officer·1 building·78 units
2.8

3 reviews

Highlights

2
Evictions
6
Litigation cases

About Stephen Benjamin

Stephen Benjamin is a modestly rated but responsible head officer. Across their buildings, tenants rate them 2.8/5 across 3 reviews, with 34% recommending their buildings and 34% approving of them as an owner or associate. Their portfolio records 2 evictions, 2 open violations, and 6 litigation cases. Data last updated August 18, 2026. Stephen Benjamin is a Head Officer associated with a portfolio of 1 building and 78 units built in 2010, located in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan. The portfolio is concentrated in the East Village in Manhattan. The building is primarily mid-rise. All of the associated buildings have rent-stabilized apartments. Building-level ratings, reviews, and open-data records are available on the associated building pages.

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Renters approve of this owner or associate

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Reviews

Former tenant·7 minutes ago

It looks pretty but…

Pros

Beautiful rooftop or it was when it was maintained. Somewhat spacious apartments, but overpriced for the lack of maintenance.

Cons

Noisy neighbors. Walls are paper thin. Gym is sub par with old equipment. Laundry room is never working, despite several complaints. Package theft is consistent, you’ll receive about 1/5th of what you have delivered. Super/building manager who lives on site is consistently drunk, very unprofessional and not very responsive. Common areas are never cleaned. Trash rooms are overflowing and smell horrible.Some neighbors smoke in their apartments and it gets in the vents. The front of the building/lobby/gym/laundry room and hallways are always filthy. Many appliances and parts of the apartment are broken/damaged before move in and fixed enough to get by, but never actually repaired.

Advice to the owners

Revamp your gym. Get a new laundry machine rental company. Actually repair the appliances and parts of the apartments that help them to function. Also, responding to residents concerns and actually solve the problems rather than putting them off. Also hire a professional building manager. Someone who actu

Former tenant·4 hours ago

overall good apartment

Pros

pretty nice building, great rooftop, no issues with pests, clean, super is very responsive

Cons

limit 2 guests on rooftop, no guests in gym/basement

Buildings associated with Stephen Benjamin

  • 101 Avenue D
    Rent-stabilized

    101 Avenue D

    2.8(3)

    East Village

101 Avenue D
Rent-stabilized

101 Avenue D

2.8(3)

East Village

Building ratings

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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 average0.02Violations per unit
NYC average0.81Violations per unit
1Class 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

1Class 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

FAQs

Stephen Benjamin has an average tenant rating of 2.8 out of 5 across 3 reviews.

Buildings managed by Stephen Benjamin average 0.02 open violations per unit, fewer than the citywide average of 0.81.

34% of tenants who reviewed buildings managed by Stephen Benjamin would recommend living there.

Stephen Benjamin has not appeared on the NYC worst landlords list.

Stephen Benjamin has 2 recorded evictions across their portfolio.

Stephen Benjamin has 6 housing court litigation cases across their portfolio.

Stephen Benjamin owns or manages 1 building totalling 78 units.

34% of tenants who reviewed a building managed by Stephen Benjamin approve of how it is run.

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Stephen Benjamin

Head Officer·1 building·78 units
2.8

3 reviews

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