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Zalmen Biederman

Head Officer·1 building·8 units
2.4

10 reviews

Highlights

No
Evictions
No
Litigation cases

About Zalmen Biederman

Zalmen Biederman is a mixed-profile head officer. Across their buildings, tenants rate them 2.4/5 across 10 reviews, with 10% recommending their buildings and 0% approving of them as an owner or associate. Their portfolio records 0 evictions, 61 open violations, and 0 litigation cases. Data last updated September 10, 2026. Zalmen Biederman is a head officer associated with 1 building and 8 units across Williamsburg in Brooklyn. The portfolio is concentrated in Williamsburg in Brooklyn. The building was built in the 1930s and is primarily low-rise. The associated building does not have rent-stabilized apartments. Individual building ratings, tenant reviews, and public records are on the associated building pages.

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Renters approve of this owner or associate

Review summary

Summarized from anonymous rental reviews on Openigloo.

Recent reviews for properties managed by Zalmen Biederman reveal significant concerns regarding management and tenant responsiveness. Many residents cite poor maintenance, unresponsive communication, and serious hygiene issues, including pest problems and flooding. While some tenants appreciate the location and layout of their apartments, the pervasive dissatisfaction with management's negligence often overshadows these positives. Tenants have reported the need to escalate issues to legal action to elicit responses from the landlord. Overall, prospective renters should be prepared for potential frustration and delays if issues arise, as management appears consistently unresponsive.

Reviews

Former tenant·just now

Do Not Rent From Zalmen

Pros

The apartment is bright with a good layout and decent appliances. The neighbors are great and very supportive of each other.

Cons

Oh god, where to begin. When we first moved in, after confirming multiple times, we were told the apartment would be unlocked with the keys inside. The apartment was locked and we were ignored for two hours by the landlord (the first red flag). Though we had great times in the apartment, Zalmen consistently ignored my texts and calls, our cabinet is still broken from previous tenants and spackle marks covered our walls. Nothing ever got fixed unless I pretty much texted him every day to get a response (his read receipts were also on and I could see he was viewing all of my very messages). The apartment above us flooded and took out one of our smoke detectors, it was never replaced after probably twenty requests. The rest expired and we were only met with an angry Zalmen who did not replace them but instead said we shouldn’t have gotten rid of expired smoke detectors. The number I received for the “super” also consistently ghosted me every time he was supposed to come over to fix anything, two years of living there and he never followed through. Although the apartment is not terrible I would never recommend to anyone due to the poor management from Zalmen. I’ve probably lost some hair due to stress from his behaviors. ***Also probably never going to hear from him again so kiss your security deposit goodbye.

Advice to the owners

Do not ghost your tenants!

Former tenant·2 months ago

great apartment insane landlord

Pros

the apartment is beautiful and has a great layout, awesome neighborhood

Cons

The management is pretty rough, slow to respond and vindictive.

Buildings associated with ZALMEN BIEDERMAN

  • 132 Meserole Street

    132 Meserole Street

    2.4(10)

    Williamsburg

132 Meserole Street

132 Meserole Street

2.4(10)

Williamsburg

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 worse than the city average.

Owner average7.62Violations per unit
NYC average0.81Violations per unit
7Class C
Immediately hazardous

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

15Class B
Hazardous

Smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways

39Class 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

Zalmen Biederman has an average tenant rating of 2.4 out of 5 across 10 reviews.

Buildings managed by Zalmen Biederman average 7.62 open violations per unit, more than the citywide average of 0.81.

10% of tenants who reviewed buildings managed by Zalmen Biederman would recommend living there.

Zalmen Biederman has no recorded evictions across their portfolio.

Zalmen Biederman owns or manages 1 building totalling 8 units.

0% of tenants who reviewed a building managed by Zalmen Biederman approve of how it is run.

Zalmen Biederman has no housing court litigation cases across their portfolio.

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Zalmen Biederman

Head Officer·1 building·8 units
2.4

10 reviews

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