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Ivan Villarruel

Shareholder·21 buildings·114 units
3.6

11 reviews

Highlights

4
Evictions
9
Litigation cases

About Ivan Villarruel

Ivan Villarruel is a mixed-profile shareholder. Across their buildings, tenants rate them 3.6/5 across 11 reviews, with 46% recommending their buildings and 46% approving of them as an owner or associate. Their portfolio records 4 evictions, 100 open violations, and 9 litigation cases. Data last updated September 3, 2026. Across Prospect Lefferts Gardens, South Harlem, Lenox Hill, Greenpoint, Williamsburg, Hell's Kitchen, East Flatbush, and Tompkinsville in Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Staten Island, Ivan Villarruel is a shareholder associated with 21 buildings and 114 units. The portfolio spans multiple neighborhoods across Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Staten Island. The buildings are primarily low-rise and were built between the 1880s and the 1930s, reflecting a range of historical architectural styles. About half of the associated buildings have rent-stabilized apartments. Building-level ratings, reviews, and open-data records are available on the associated building pages.

Renter recommendations

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Renters recommend associated buildings

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Renters approve of this owner or associate

Review summary

Summarized from anonymous rental reviews on Openigloo.

Recent reviews for buildings managed by Ivan Villarruel reveal a mixed management performance. Several tenants praise spacious apartments, good locations, and responsive management in select buildings, highlighting attentive supers and convenient digital rent payments. However, consistent criticism centers on slow owner responsiveness, poor upkeep of common areas, and unresolved maintenance issues such as broken elevators, leaks, and pest infestations. Rent hikes are frequently described as excessive, contributing to tenant dissatisfaction. Garbage management varies, sometimes causing unpleasant hallway odors. Overall, prospective renters should expect variable management quality, with some well-maintained properties contrasted by others facing delayed repairs and inconsistent tenant care.

Reviews

Former tenant·6 minutes ago

Building maintenance issues

Pros

The apartments are beautiful.

Cons

The elevator has been broken since July ‘24, and virtually no effort has been made to fix it. It took months to get water damage fixed, and it wasn’t fixed properly.

Advice to the owners

Fix the elevator

Former tenant·6 months ago

Will hike up your rent a ridiculous amount for an average building

Pros

Pretty good location, the apartments are spacious, and you get pest control once a month.

Cons

The super is an angry man and impossible to understand. The shared terrace is always polluted by someone's trash, and the management hikes the price up to $900 if they feel like it.

Buildings associated with IVAN VILLARRUEL

  • 13 Rear Newel Street
    Good cause

    13 Rear Newel Street

    Greenpoint

  • 472 West 130 Street

    472 West 130 Street

    3.0(1)

    Manhattanville

  • 1312A Jefferson Avenue
    Good cause

    1312A Jefferson Avenue

    Bushwick

  • 11 Convent Avenue

    11 Convent Avenue

    Manhattanville

13 Rear Newel Street
Good cause

13 Rear Newel Street

Greenpoint

472 West 130 Street

472 West 130 Street

3.0(1)

Manhattanville

1312A Jefferson Avenue
Good cause

1312A Jefferson Avenue

Bushwick

11 Convent Avenue

11 Convent Avenue

Manhattanville

Building ratings

Cleanliness

-

Trash management

-

Pest control

-

Water pressure

-

Heat

-

Neighbors

-

Noise levels

-

Owner responsiveness

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Cleanliness

-

Trash management

-

Pest control

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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 average0.63Violations per unit
NYC average0.81Violations per unit
37Class C
Immediately hazardous

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

43Class B
Hazardous

Smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways

16Class A
Non-hazardous

No peephole on a door, no street number on the building, unlawful keeping of animals

4Class I
Missing info

Missing or non-compliant with administrative information orders or filings

FAQs

Ivan Villarruel has an average tenant rating of 3.6 out of 5 across 11 reviews.

Buildings managed by Ivan Villarruel average 0.63 open violations per unit, fewer than the citywide average of 0.81.

46% of tenants who reviewed buildings managed by Ivan Villarruel would recommend living there.

Ivan Villarruel has 9 housing court litigation cases across their portfolio.

Ivan Villarruel has not appeared on the NYC worst landlords list.

Ivan Villarruel has 4 recorded evictions across their portfolio.

Ivan Villarruel owns or manages 21 buildings totalling 114 units.

46% of tenants who reviewed a building managed by Ivan Villarruel approve of how it is run.

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Ivan Villarruel

Shareholder·21 buildings·114 units
3.6

11 reviews

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