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Ivan Villarruel

Shareholder·1 building·20 units
3.6

6 reviews

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Review summary

Summarized from anonymous rental reviews on Openigloo.

Recent reviews of buildings managed by Ivan Villarruel highlight a mixed experience. Tenants appreciate the building cleanliness, good location, and generally responsive superintendents. Renovations occur regularly when tenants move out. However, there are recurring issues with pest control, inconsistent garbage management, and noise due to neighbors or appliances. Responsiveness from management varies widely, with some reports of slow or ignored maintenance requests causing frustration. Renters often suggest improvements in communication and accountability from management staff. While many residents recommend staying in the buildings, management responsiveness and maintenance follow-through remain key areas needing attention to enhance tenant satisfaction.

Reviews

Former tenant·9 minutes ago

Overpriced apartment, frequent maintenance issues, non-responsive management

Pros

The neighbors were alright

Cons

Management--specifically Alex Abreu--often completely ignored maintenance requests and required constant emails to get him to respond to simple requests. He would say he'd follow up on maintenance issues, only to ignore them.

Advice to the owners

Fire your management team and get people who actually care about maintaining habitable apartments for your tenants.

Former tenant·5 months ago

It’s decent, good location

Pros

Not too much noise. Good location. In unit laundry, modern kitchen.

Cons

Landlord selective at responding, often ignores messages. Package theft occurs. Not cleaned thoroughly prior to move in.

Advice to the owners

Respond politely and timely to messages regarding maintenance. Improve app so that we know the status of our requests instead of making tenant have to constantly follow up. There should be someone monitoring this and making sure every tenant gets a response and resolution.

Buildings associated with IVAN VILLARRUEL

  • 227 East 89 Street
    Rent-stabilized

    227 East 89 Street

    3.6(6)

    Yorkville

227 East 89 Street
Rent-stabilized

227 East 89 Street

3.6(6)

Yorkville

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

-

Neighbors

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Noise levels

-

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

-

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 average0.40Violations per unit
NYC average0.81Violations per unit
3Class C
Immediately hazardous

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

5Class 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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Ivan Villarruel

Shareholder·1 building·20 units
3.6

6 reviews

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