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533 Bergen Street
Prospect Heights

533 Bergen Street,
Brooklyn, NY 11217

8 Units

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Built in 1894

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4 Floors

2.2(5)
Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 0
Litigation History: No
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Yes
Building Overview
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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 1 day ago.
    BUILDING AVERAGE:
    1.25 violations per unit
    NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
    0.81 violation per unit
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    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
    7
    class B
    i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
    MOST RECENT:
    Dec 30, 2023: § 27-2026 adm code repair the leaky and/or defective faucets at bathtub in the bathroom located at apt 4r, 4th story, 2nd apartment from west at north
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    Immediately hazardous
    2
    class C
    i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
    MOST RECENT:
    Dec 30, 2023: hmc adm code: § 27-2017.4 abate the infestation consisting of mice in the entire apartment located at apt 4r, 4th story, 2nd apartment from west at north
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    Missing information/filings
    1
    class I
    Missing or non-compliant with administrative information orders or filings
    MOST RECENT:
    Nov 27, 2024: §27-2107 adm code owner failed to file a valid registration statement with the department as required by adm code §27-2097 and is therefore subject to civil penalties, prohibited from certifying violations, and denied the right to recover possession of premises for nonpayment of rent until a valid registration statement is filed.
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    Property Owners and Associates
    P
    Peter Smith
    2.2(5)
    Site Manager•
    1 Property•8 Units
    Litigation History: No
    Evictions: 0
    B
    Bx 10 LLC
    2.2(5)
    Corporate Owner•
    4 Properties•37 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 0
    F
    Fordham Portfolio I. LLC
    2.2(5)
    Corporate Owner•
    2 Properties•29 Units
    Litigation History: No
    Evictions: 7
    W
    207-209 West 107th Street LLC
    2.2(5)
    Corporate Owner•
    2 Properties•19 Units
    Litigation History: No
    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
    Owner Responsiveness
    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 (5)

    Over 1 year ago
    Terrible Management Ruining A Good Location
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    The location is the only pro of this building, and it's a big one. Incredibly convenient location.
    Cons:
    Management is terrible. Not responsive to numerous issues. They don't take care of the building at all, hardly even have a super. Worst trash piles in the entire neighborhood, never sweep or vacuum. The place smells of mold. So many water leaks and general issues that they never fix. Terrible place, horrible owners who are trying to sell.
    Advice to owner:
    Stop being slumlords.
    Over 2 years ago
    Worst management
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Only location and neighborhood
    Cons:
    The management never be responsive. The trash piles are remained over several weeks and never fix the maintenance requests. Terrible management
    Advice to owner:
    Please choose a better management
    Over 2 years ago
    Terrible experience - unresponsive management
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    The location and neighborhood
    Cons:
    The terrible management, the rats in the neighborhood
    Advice to owner:
    Do better
    Over 3 years ago
    Livingston Management SUCKS
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Building location is great and the unit is fine enough but nothing special. Laundry in unit is also a plus!
    Cons:
    Was sued for $18k by the building owner for “not paying rent” for 6 months when I had been paying the whole time. Had to spend $350 on legal fees. Management company is horribly unorganized and unresponsive. They truly don’t give a shit about their tenants.
    Advice to owner:
    HIRE A BETTER MANAGEMENT COMPANY
    Over 3 years ago
    Convenient location but not worth the trouble
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Location is great, minutes walk from most subway lines and right near plenty of restaurants and bars.
    Cons:
    Management is incredibly unresponsive through all modes of communication. They didn’t even hand us the full set of keys when we moved in. We had to contact the previous resident to get them. If that previous resident hadn’t been accommodating or worse yet if they ever wanted to enter the unit without our permission, they very well had the means to.

    At one point we lost heat and water and didn’t get it back for weeks. Ended up getting black mold in one of the rooms as a result of shoddy maintenance work to fix a burst pipe. Never got our full security deposit back because management claimed we left furniture out on the sidewalk. We did not. There were several units also moving out in the same weekend.

    There’s no air conditioning and the layout makes it impossible to cool the whole apartment evenly so summers can be unbearable.

    Packages get stolen all the time. They are often left on the porch where passerby’s can easily grab them and walk away.
    Advice to owner:
    Stop treating residents like disposable sources of revenue and start treating them like actual people
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