Margaret Brunn

Name: Open violations summary
Creator: Openigloo

Owner·53 buildings·2129 units

2.8

69 reviews

Worst landlord

This owner or associate is ranked in the top 100 worst landlords in NYC.

Highlights

136

Evictions

405

Litigation cases

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Review summary

Summarized from anonymous rental reviews on Openigloo.

Tenant reviews for buildings managed by Margaret Brunn reveal a pattern of persistent maintenance and management challenges. While some units offer spacious apartments and decent neighborhoods, many renters report severe pest infestations (roaches, mice), unreliable heating, and ongoing structural issues such as leaks and mold. Garbage disposal and cleanliness are often poorly managed, with some buildings described as unsanitary. Management communication and responsiveness are widely criticized as slow or nonexistent, leaving repairs unattended for months and tenants feeling neglected. Though neighbors are sometimes considered friendly, noise issues are common. Overall, tenants advise urgent improvements, calling for better upkeep, pest control, and more respectful, timely landlord engagement.

Reviews

Former tenant·9 minutes ago

good overall but needs lots of work

Pros

nice building, good people, great neighborhood, big apartments

Cons

lots of units have been abandoned by the landlord for years and years, specifically for the tenants who have been there for decades. the trash incinerator currently does not work and there are roaches. heat and hot water has also been inconsistent.

Advice to the owners

actually upkeep the building and treat your tenants with the respect they deserve to live in a safe and nice home

Former tenant·11 hours ago

Make the roaches disappear

Pros

Location, relatively quiet neighborhood, easy to access MTA transport into the city.

Cons

UPDATE: super & management STILL DON’T respond properly. Took them to court, still have issues within my unit and repairs the need to be done in the building itself. Roaches! They do have a company that comes twice a month to provide pest control, but you have to be home. Working a Monday-Friday it’s kinda hard to just leave or not go into work to wait all day for pest control to come. I’ve emailed management & the super about some things that need to be addressed in my unit, it’s been almost 3 months now and NO RESPONSE!

Advice to the owners

Respond to your tenets when we call/email/text. Tent the building, the roach issue is NOT normal.

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Cleanliness

Trash management

Pest control

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Renters received their security deposits back

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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 average4.38Violations per unit

NYC average0.81Violations per unit

2495Class C

Immediately hazardous

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

5305Class B

Hazardous

Smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways

1584Class A

Non-hazardous

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

18Class I

Missing info

Missing or non-compliant with administrative information orders or filings

Margaret Brunn

Owner·53 buildings·2129 units

2.8

69 reviews

Margaret Brunn

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