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789 St Marks Ave
Crown Heights

789 St Marks Ave,
Brooklyn, NY 11213

134 Units

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Built in 1905

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6 Floors

3.3(8)
Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 6
Litigation History: Yes
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 3 days ago.
    BUILDING AVERAGE:
    0.17 violations per unit
    NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
    0.81 violation per unit
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    Non-hazardous
    3
    class A
    i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
    MOST RECENT:
    Oct 16, 2024: § 27-2005 adm code repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at west wall in the foyer located at apt 21c, 3rd story, 2nd apartment from west at north
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    Hazardous
    12
    class B
    i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
    MOST RECENT:
    Jan 02, 2024: § 27-2005 adm code repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color south and west wall in the 1st room from east at south located at apt 2f, 6th story, 1st apartment from north at east , section ''south''
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    Immediately hazardous
    9
    class C
    i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
    MOST RECENT:
    Oct 31, 2024: § 27-2031 adm code provide hot water at all hot water fixtures in the entire apartment located at apt 5f, 6th story, 1st apartment from east at south , section ''east'', at south
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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
    J
    Jhamil Khan
    3.3(8)
    Site Manager•
    2 Properties•134 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 6
    C
    Charles Neiss
    3.1(10)
    Officer•
    3 Properties•193 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 14
    S
    789 St Marks Realty Corp
    3.3(8)
    Agent•
    Corporate Owner•
    3 Properties•149 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 6
    C
    Cheryl Smith
    2.8(81)
    Agent•
    Corporate Owner•
    86 Properties•3315 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 183
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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 (8)

    8 months ago
    Classic large NYC building
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Kept very clean, super and staff were always on top of lobby maintenance. Garbage rooms were cleared out regularly. Big apartments. Pretty quite if you're near the back.
    Cons:
    Rare that all of the washer/dryers are functional in the laundry room. Big building so might take a while to get repairs, etc addressed.
    Over 1 year ago
    Paper thin walls and ceilings
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Nice community atmosphere
    Cons:
    You are at the mercy of whoever lives above you because of the lack of any sound barrier.
    Advice to owner:
    When you “renovate” a unit, actually do that. Gut it and insulate and lay down materials so we can’t hear every tiny thing our neighbors say and do. Strip the 30 layers of ugly yellow paint off the lobby and paint it white. Have security there all the time instead of just random times. Do something about the loiterers in the front and the roaches in the laundry room.
    Over 1 year ago
    Paper thin walls and ceilings, otherwise great
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Neighbors mostly friendly in common areas, nice renovations, nice building staff (supers and part time security). Tenants association.
    Cons:
    Neighbor noise is TERRIBLE. Everything my upstairs neighbor does sounds like it’s in my apartment. Next door noise is pretty loud as well. Loud folks across the courtyard at times. Luckily most of the time people seem to keep quiet at night.
    Advice to owner:
    Add extra insulation in walls and floors. Enforce 80% floor covering rules. For god’s sake take the annoying alarm off the courtyard—make it accessible during the day. Add package lockers for each wing to the bazillion square feet of unused lobby space. Better signage in lobby—delivery and services have a really hard time figuring out where to go. Add 24 hour keyed access to the laundry. Keyless building entry.
    Over 2 years ago
    Not Bad Overall
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Thick walls, trash rooms on each floor emptied every morning, spacious apartments
    Cons:
    roaches and pest especially bad on first floor, washers and dryers in building routinely break down and are out of service for extended periods of time
    Over 2 years ago
    Pretty good building
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Size of apts
    Cons:
    TERRIBLE HEAT. Elevators and washing machines often not working
    Advice to owner:
    Upgrade apts
    Over 3 years ago
    Spacious but not maintained
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    It was a spacious one bedroom
    Lots of closet space
    Cons:
    Not clean
    Roaches
    Garbage wasn’t maintained
    Over 3 years ago
    Monitor park apt
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    On the park
    Cons:
    Built out third bedroom - wall is hollow and sound travels
    Over 3 years ago
    Classic Brooklyn Building
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    The building is huge and old, but kept very clean and super well-maintained. A lot of the apartments have been renovated and are beautiful (and really big, even by outside NYC standards!). Laundry in the basement! Elevators are split up by section so there's never a huge wait/mad rush for them. Management is pretty responsive (but not always pleasant about it).
    Cons:
    It is old, so even if your apartment is one of the renovated ones expect some floor unevenness, other 'uniqueness'. It can also get loud at times, especially near the front of the building as families/teens like to hang out in the courtyard type area near the entrance on St Marks Ave. Because of the large apartment size, it does get cold in the winter months - the radiators can't always keep up. Water temperatures can be unstable at times.
    Advice to owner:
    An online system for maintenance requests would be great!
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