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J

Joel Wercberger

Site Manager·2 buildings·14 units
3.4

3 reviews

Highlights

No
Evictions
2
Litigation cases

Renter recommendations

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Renters approve of this owner or associate

Review summary

Summarized from anonymous rental reviews on Openigloo.

Recent reviews of buildings managed by Joel Wercberger indicate a generally clean environment with well-maintained appliances and decent pest control. Residents appreciate laundry facilities and satisfactory garbage management. However, some tenants note issues with owner responsiveness to maintenance requests and occasional uncleanliness during move-in. Noise levels can be high, particularly on busy streets, and neighbors vary in quality. Although heating and water pressure are mostly reliable, occasional lapses in maintenance and communication have been reported. Overall, tenants acknowledge responsiveness improves after legal pressure, but timely and proactive management would enhance resident satisfaction further.

Reviews

Former tenant·9 minutes ago

774 Bushwick Ave

Pros

New and clean appliances, laundry in building

Cons

Owner is not very responsive to maintenance requests, Building is on a loud and busy street

Advice to the owners

More responsive to maintenance requests.

Former tenant·Over 1 year ago

It’s an apartment

Pros

Very responsive to legal threats

Cons

Landlord doesn’t give security deposits back to anyone, and apartments are not clean in move in time.

Buildings associated with JOEL WERCBERGER

  • 776 1/2 Bushwick Avenue
    Good cause

    776 1/2 Bushwick Avenue

    Bushwick

  • 774 Bushwick Avenue
    Rent-stabilized

    774 Bushwick Avenue

    3.4(3)

    Bushwick

776 1/2 Bushwick Avenue
Good cause

776 1/2 Bushwick Avenue

Bushwick

774 Bushwick Avenue
Rent-stabilized

774 Bushwick Avenue

3.4(3)

Bushwick

Building ratings

Cleanliness

-

Trash management

-

Pest control

-

Water pressure

-

Heat

-

Neighbors

-

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

-

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 averageLess than 0.01Violations per unit
NYC average0.81Violations per unit
0Class C
Immediately hazardous

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

0Class 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

J

Joel Wercberger

Site Manager·2 buildings·14 units
3.4

3 reviews

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