Esther Kohen

Name: Open violations summary
Creator: Openigloo

Shareholder·3 buildings·86 units

2.5

3 reviews

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Review summary

Summarized from anonymous rental reviews on Openigloo.

Recent tenant reviews for buildings managed by Esther Kohen consistently highlight significant management challenges. Many residents report poor responsiveness to maintenance issues, particularly regarding heating, plumbing, and pest control. Buildings are often described as aging and in disrepair, with regular problems like leaks, bugs, and water shutoffs. Garbage management and cleanliness receive mixed feedback, with several complaints about poor upkeep. Though some tenants value spacious and affordable apartments in decent neighborhoods, the overall sentiment stresses frustration with slow or inadequate owner response and insufficient property maintenance, discouraging recommendations to prospective renters seeking reliable management and well-maintained living environments.

Reviews

Former tenant·9 minutes ago

Old and broken

Pros

Cheap, lots of space, nice area, good kitchen

Cons

Bugs, lots of things breaking, water being shut off often, bad response time when there were issues

Advice to the owners

Respond if there is a problem

Former tenant·10 months ago

Owner Blames tenents for issues with building and will not properly fix issues

Pros

Plenty of hot water (most of the time). Large apartment.

Cons

bathroom leaking on downstairs apartment. debris falls from ceiling. uncontrolled roach issues throughout entire building that management refuses to properly treat. issues with plumbing, structural stability of building and appliances not working, will go months without fixing.

Advice to the owners

Just fix it and stop blaming residents for a over 100 yr old building that needs maintenance.

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Building ratings

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Trash management

Pest control

Water pressure

Heat

Neighbors

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Cleanliness

Trash management

Pest control

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Heat

Neighbors

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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 average0.51Violations per unit

NYC average0.81Violations per unit

16Class C

Immediately hazardous

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

24Class B

Hazardous

Smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways

4Class 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

Esther Kohen

Shareholder·3 buildings·86 units

2.5

3 reviews