43 Duffield Street,Brooklyn, NY 11201
9 Units
•Built in 1900
•4 Floors
•Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 0
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Unknown
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In the past three years, this building had:
39 complaints
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Open Violations
A violation is issued to a building when a city inspector from
NYC's Department of Housing Preservation and Development validates and confirms a complaint made to 311.
The violations listed below are open violations that have yet to be addressed or have not been confirmed
as resolved by the city.
Only open violations from the last 10 years.
Data last updated 5 days ago.
BUILDING AVERAGE:
10.44 violations per unit
NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
0.81 violation per unit
Non-hazardous
32
class A
i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
MOST RECENT:
Feb 03, 2023: section 27-2005 adm code paint metal in accordance with dept. regulation the radiator at north wall in the kitchen located at apt 5, 3rd story, 1st apartment from north at east
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Hazardous
49
class B
i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
MOST RECENT:
Jan 27, 2023: section 27-2005 adm code properly secure the loose light fixture at ceiling in the 2nd room from north located at apt 5, 3rd story, 1st apartment from north at east
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Immediately hazardous
13
class C
i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
MOST RECENT:
Feb 14, 2023: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 hmc: replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective in the entrance located at apt 8, 4th story, 2nd apartment from north at east
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Missing information/filings
0
class I
Missing or non-compliant with administrative information orders or filings
MOST RECENT:
No violation found...
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Property Owners and Associates
I
Israel Pollack
2.9(4)
Head Officer•
2 Properties•17 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 0
B
168 Bpc Retail Partners LLC
3.3(48)
Head Officer•
26 Properties•658 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 17
D
43 Duffield LLC
2.9(4)
Owner•
Corporate Owner•
2 Properties•17 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 0
M
Martha Pollack
2.5(2)
Officer•
1 Property•9 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 0
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Building Ratings
Cleanliness
1 (unmanaged) to 5 (well managed)
Garbage Management
1 (poorly managed) to 5 (well organized)
Heat
1 (faulty) to 5 (working)
Neighbors
1 (loud / disrespectful) to 5 (friendly and considerate)
Noise Levels
1 (loud) to 5 (quiet)
Owner Responsiveness
1 (slow) to 5 (timely)
Pest Control
1 (lots of pests) to 5 (no pests)
Water Pressure
1 (weak) to 5 (strong)
Cleanliness
Garbage Management
Heat
Neighbors
Noise Levels
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Pest Control
Water Pressure
Renter Recommendations
--% of renters recommend this building
--% of renters approve of this owner
Rents and Deposits
-- of renters received their security deposits back
It HAS NOT been reported if this building accepts electronic rent payments.
Reviews (2)
2 stars
6 months ago
terrible building to live in
Former Tenant
Pros:
just in a good area but the building sucks
Cons:
terrible management, place is run down and they put band aids on big issues. place stinks
3 stars
Over 2 years ago
A complete nightmare
Former Tenant
Pros:
Cheap, rent stabilized. An adventure. If you're good with legal matters you might be able to make a lot of money suing them.
Cons:
Extremely bad management, maintenance, and condition.
They do extremely superficial maintenance between tenants to get people in there, but it's like they're just plastering over leaks and such. Radiators leak, the roof leaks, plumbing leaks, electricity is unreliable/wet. Multiple tenants have sued. Multiple units had ceilings collapse while I lived there, including in newly "renovated" ones. Toilets leaked. The place is falling apart and isn't safe, it should probably be condemned. I won't be surprised if an electrical fire or gas leak leads to it burning down. They'd probably love for it to be condemned, they've tried to buy-out some of the long-term rent stabilized tenants.
Once you're in there they don't really fix the stuff, but you'll have random unlicensed contractors and handymen in and out constantly to check on things or tweak the fundamentally unsuitable systems to barely keep things going. They can leave water dripping through your apartment for weeks. If they knock a hole in the wall to look for a gas leak or check an electrical wire, they're not going to patch the wall until you move out, and so much is broken they can leave it looking like Swiss cheese. I got mildly electrocuted plenty of times living there and the fire department had to visit too.
Once they suddenly decided to redo the staircase to try to get new tenants. It looks OK now, but during this construction project they left piles of construction rubble on the stairs, nails sticking up, dirt everywhere for weeks. They wouldn't sweep the stairs at the end of a day of work, or even move the construction supplies so we could get up and down the barely-present being-rebuilt stairs.
When maintenance people do show up it's hard to know if you should let them in, since they may just do a bunch of random damage, or there may be a legitimate emergency. They've entered units many times without permission and some tenants changed their locks.
They won't pay for furniture or clothes that will inevitably get destroyed from water and drywall dust, and will still eat your security deposit when you leave. Don't trust their online payment system either, call your bank to preemptively stop-payments in advance when you move out. Assume bad intentions or incompetence in every interaction.
They keep changing the name of the management company to try to hide bad reviews online. The specific issues changed but issues were pretty steady, and there are older reviews. If someone says they're a new owner or new management company of this building, I wouldn't believe them. The building changed hands while I was there and I think it was father to son or something, it seems to be a family business.
Also covid didn't really make a difference and most of our issues were pre covid, but when covid did come the landlord never wore a mask.
They do extremely superficial maintenance between tenants to get people in there, but it's like they're just plastering over leaks and such. Radiators leak, the roof leaks, plumbing leaks, electricity is unreliable/wet. Multiple tenants have sued. Multiple units had ceilings collapse while I lived there, including in newly "renovated" ones. Toilets leaked. The place is falling apart and isn't safe, it should probably be condemned. I won't be surprised if an electrical fire or gas leak leads to it burning down. They'd probably love for it to be condemned, they've tried to buy-out some of the long-term rent stabilized tenants.
Once you're in there they don't really fix the stuff, but you'll have random unlicensed contractors and handymen in and out constantly to check on things or tweak the fundamentally unsuitable systems to barely keep things going. They can leave water dripping through your apartment for weeks. If they knock a hole in the wall to look for a gas leak or check an electrical wire, they're not going to patch the wall until you move out, and so much is broken they can leave it looking like Swiss cheese. I got mildly electrocuted plenty of times living there and the fire department had to visit too.
Once they suddenly decided to redo the staircase to try to get new tenants. It looks OK now, but during this construction project they left piles of construction rubble on the stairs, nails sticking up, dirt everywhere for weeks. They wouldn't sweep the stairs at the end of a day of work, or even move the construction supplies so we could get up and down the barely-present being-rebuilt stairs.
When maintenance people do show up it's hard to know if you should let them in, since they may just do a bunch of random damage, or there may be a legitimate emergency. They've entered units many times without permission and some tenants changed their locks.
They won't pay for furniture or clothes that will inevitably get destroyed from water and drywall dust, and will still eat your security deposit when you leave. Don't trust their online payment system either, call your bank to preemptively stop-payments in advance when you move out. Assume bad intentions or incompetence in every interaction.
They keep changing the name of the management company to try to hide bad reviews online. The specific issues changed but issues were pretty steady, and there are older reviews. If someone says they're a new owner or new management company of this building, I wouldn't believe them. The building changed hands while I was there and I think it was father to son or something, it seems to be a family business.
Also covid didn't really make a difference and most of our issues were pre covid, but when covid did come the landlord never wore a mask.
Advice to owner:
Stop being a slumlord.