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Ira Lifshutz

Head Officer·3 buildings·20 units
2.8

3 reviews

Highlights

No
Evictions
1
Litigation cases

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Review summary

Summarized from anonymous rental reviews on Openigloo.

Tenant reviews for buildings managed by Ira Lifshutz reveal serious management and maintenance challenges. Common complaints include poor building cleanliness, inadequate garbage handling leading to persistent odors, and unresolved pest infestations. Many renters describe unresponsive ownership, delayed or missing security deposits, and unreasonable rent hikes. Heating systems are inconsistently maintained, causing discomfort throughout the year. While some apartments offer decent layouts and neighbors, management's failure to address urgent repair needs and proper communication undermines tenant satisfaction. Prospective renters should anticipate management difficulties and ongoing maintenance issues in these properties.

Reviews

Former tenant·5 minutes ago

Terrible Landlord - Avoid At All Costs

Pros

Nice location, responsive maintenance team

Cons

Landlord is TERRIBLE (they don't pay their own utility bills, tried to illegally extra charge rent, 20%+ rent increases after first year, security deposit was 2+ weeks late), very dirty building (garbage kept inside of the building without any proper containment, so the smell was always horrible in the hallways)

Advice to the owners

Get out of the real estate business

Former tenant·Over 3 years ago

Decent apartment

Pros

Everything for the most part was great. Cute, functional, nice sized apartment. Good amount of closet space and good size kitchen.

Cons

Hot air rises so our apartment was always extremely warm. We were on one of the upper floors so always had to have our windows open. Biggest issue we had was a massive mice issue. Once they came in we couldn’t get them out. Management was terrible at handling it but I’ve since learned they’ve gotten new and hopefully better management. Mostly loved the apartment though.

Advice to the owners

Handle problems when they arise.

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  • 165 East 71 Street
    Good cause

    165 East 71 Street

    Lenox Hill

1481 York Avenue
Rent-stabilized

1481 York Avenue

Lenox Hill

1479 York Avenue
Good cause

1479 York Avenue

2.8(3)

Lenox Hill

165 East 71 Street
Good cause

165 East 71 Street

Lenox Hill

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 average0.80Violations per unit
NYC average0.81Violations per unit
11Class C
Immediately hazardous

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

2Class B
Hazardous

Smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways

3Class 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

I

Ira Lifshutz

Head Officer·3 buildings·20 units
2.8

3 reviews

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