David Blumenfeld

Name: Open violations summary
Creator: Openigloo

Head Officer·2 buildings·233 units

3.5

8 reviews

Highlights

Evictions

Litigation cases

Renter recommendations

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Review summary

Summarized from anonymous rental reviews on Openigloo.

Recent tenant feedback on buildings managed by David Blumenfeld reveals well-maintained spaces with modern designs, spacious units, and excellent amenities like gyms and rooftop pools. Cleanliness and water pressure are notable positives. However, management responsiveness is frequently criticized as slow, unhelpful, or even negligent, with reports of poor communication, billing errors, and inadequate maintenance follow-up. Tenants mention issues such as mold, noise from neighbors and nearby facilities, and occasional pest problems. Some report illegal short-term rentals and discriminatory practices. The overall sentiment reflects dissatisfaction with management's professionalism and fairness, despite appreciating the building quality and amenities.

Reviews

Former tenant·9 minutes ago

Harassment hotspot in Harlem Haven

Pros

Very clean and great water pressure Responsive maintenance and good amenities.

Cons

Harassment, bad business practices, retaliatory litigation, eviction of lottery tenants, short term illegal rentals, inequitable to all tenants

Advice to the owners

Stop being greedy scumbags

Former tenant·6 months ago

Management are Crooks, literally

Pros

The building itself is gorgeous in design and idea, but a bit lacking on execution. Nice fixtures and amenities though. Apartments are large.

Cons

Management is terrible. Actually criminal as the previous leasing agent embezzled 10,000$ from the building. Not surprising though, considering the funds that were embezzled were probably generated through the illegal short term rental units. It must be a challenge to keep track of illegal moneys earned, right? They discriminate and don’t allow certain people to use the amenities. They enter units when residents are not home.

Advice to the owners

Get your shit together.

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158 East 126 Street

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151 East 125 Street

East Harlem

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 averageLess than 0.01Violations per unit

NYC average0.81Violations per unit

1Class C

Immediately hazardous

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

9Class 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