Downtown Brooklyn
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Avalon Willoughby Square at 214 Duffield Street,Brooklyn, NY 11201
Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Evictions: 9
Litigation History: No
Litigation history is pulled from NYC housing court records. There are no recorded housing litigations associated with this property from the past 10 years. This information does not include non-housing court cases, such as small-claims cases
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Landlords in NYC are required to file an annual bedbug report with the city and state whether the building has had a bedbug infestation in the past year. We found no recent bedbug reports from these city filings.
Pet Friendly: Yes
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Building Overview
Building Report
Review Summary for Avalon Willoughby Square
Summarized from anonymous rental reviews on openigloo.
Recent reviews for 214 Duffield Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201 emphasize the building's cleanliness, excellent staff responsiveness, and convenient location. Tenants appreciate the well-kept amenities and friendly front desk team. However, some residents mention minor cons like high rent prices, occasional elevator issues, and neighborhood concerns. Suggestions to improve include accurate floor plans, elevator maintenance, and enhancing materials quality. Overall, the consensus leans towards recommending the building for its responsive management, pet-friendly environment, and well-maintained facilities, making it a desirable option in Downtown Brooklyn.
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 just now.
BUILDING AVERAGE:
-- violations per unit
NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
0.81 violation per unit
Non-hazardous
0
class A
i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
MOST RECENT:
No violation found...
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Hazardous
0
class B
i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
MOST RECENT:
No violation found...
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Immediately hazardous
0
class C
i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
MOST RECENT:
No violation found...
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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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Frequently Asked Questions
Renter Q&A
Q: Have you ever experienced water or electric outages in this building? how often?
9 months ago
Q: Is there a doorman in the building?
2 years ago
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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 (14)
5 stars
5 months ago
Great place to live
Former Tenant
Pros:
-gym and roof access
-great staff
-responsive maintenance
-convenient location to other neighborhoods and subways
-great staff
-responsive maintenance
-convenient location to other neighborhoods and subways
Cons:
-mail room can be overwhelming…Amazon lockers are great though
-windows don’t get cleaned often (not once while we lived there for 2 years)
-windows don’t get cleaned often (not once while we lived there for 2 years)
4.88 stars
6 months ago
love this building
Former Tenant
Pros:
clean building, nice amenities, responsive front desk and leasing office
Cons:
our apt unit did not have the same layout as the same line we visited on a different floor (one of the window panels was covered by a column in our unit, which was not what we saw during our visit)
Advice to owner:
please provide accurate floor plans to tenants
4.12 stars
10 months ago
Good place to live!
Former Tenant
Pros:
Well kept and friendly staff. Quick to respond to maintenance.
Cons:
Area near building not the best.
4.88 stars
Over 1 year ago
Good stay overall
Former Tenant
Pros:
Great front desk team and maintenance team!
Stayed for 3 years.
Stayed for 3 years.
Cons:
Rent prices getting high
4.88 stars
Over 2 years ago
Pet friendly community
Former Tenant
Pros:
Pet friendly
Amenities except gym included in rent
Close to subway restaurant
Amenities except gym included in rent
Close to subway restaurant
Cons:
Elevator gets stuff frequently
4.75 stars
Over 2 years ago
Great Downtown Brooklyn option
Former Tenant
Pros:
Under big company network
Clean common space and great common space
Great location
Clean common space and great common space
Great location
Cons:
Package room is self-served which may cause package mistakenly taken (residents are high quality so not likely a steal)
Gym is small for 50 fee
Gym is small for 50 fee
4.25 stars
Over 3 years ago
Luxur-ish
Former Tenant
Pros:
Some amazing concierges. The lobby does appear luxurious when you first walk in.
Cons:
The apts look luxurious but with substandard materials. Cabinets peeling, floors not properly installed, gaps in the front door so neighbors and people in the hallway can hear your in apt conversations and vice versa. Elevators out of order way too often with no or little notice.
Advice to owner:
Improve materials and service. We’re charged a premium that isn’t worth it. Turn overs are costly so appreciate the good tenants that you have.
4.88 stars
Over 3 years ago
Avalon Willoughby
Former Tenant
Pros:
Incredible staff. Fast response from maintenance teams. Great space and amenities.
Cons:
During Covid it became impossible to get duplicate keys made to give someone access to your apartment. A lot of amenities that used to be enjoyable we’re no longer able to be enjoyed.
4.88 stars
Over 3 years ago
Great Building, Friendly Stacf
Former Tenant
Pros:
Great staff, quick maintenance, user friendly portal
Cons:
Gym requires membership through your entire lease
5 stars
Over 3 years ago
Amazing Experience - WorthIt 🤩
Former Tenant
Pros:
-One crazy experience that showed me why I want to live in such high rise, fancy buildings: washer and dryer in residence
-Food deliveries are intercepted by security for maximum safety (security sees delivery guy, security calls you to confirm delivery, delivery man heads up)
-Huge bathroom, bedroom, living room, kitchen
-Lighting is impeccable (lights actually provide light)
-Study, pool, lounge, and other shared rooms with all building residents
-Near shopping center (Macy’s, Forever 21, etc) but not sure what’s the case with the pandemic now
-Food deliveries are intercepted by security for maximum safety (security sees delivery guy, security calls you to confirm delivery, delivery man heads up)
-Huge bathroom, bedroom, living room, kitchen
-Lighting is impeccable (lights actually provide light)
-Study, pool, lounge, and other shared rooms with all building residents
-Near shopping center (Macy’s, Forever 21, etc) but not sure what’s the case with the pandemic now
Cons:
-I’m not a fan of the neighborhood. It’s near Jay St Metro-tech aka near NYU, City Tech, JP Morgan, Accenture but opposite of that is where a lot of crimes happen. Basically one block divides the good and the bad
-High rise residence also means LOTS of neighbors. Lots of units, lots of people
-High rise residence also means LOTS of neighbors. Lots of units, lots of people
Advice to owner:
You’re doing great! Hope you’re accommodating people during this pandemic!
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