489 Eastern Parkway,Brooklyn, NY 11216
16 Units
•Built in 1920
•4 Floors
•Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 6
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Yes
Building Overview
Building Report
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 week ago.
BUILDING AVERAGE:
1.43 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
14
class B
i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
MOST RECENT:
Apr 17, 2024: § 27-2005 adm code repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the ceiling. in the private hallway located at apt 4a, 1st story, 1st apartment from east at 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 24, 2024: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 hmc, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( c) mdl and 28 rcny §25-171: replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective building entrance at public hall, 1st story
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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
E
Eddie Ljesnjanin
3.2(35)
Site Manager•
Agent•
Head Officer•
49 Properties•1641 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 98
R
961 Realty LLC
2.9(94)
Corporate Owner•
87 Properties•3609 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 200
E
481 Eastern LLC
3.8(6)
Corporate Owner•
4 Properties•88 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 4
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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 (4)
3 stars
3 months ago
Just ok, nothing special
Former Tenant
Pros:
location location location
Cons:
mini german roaches and a mice
2.88 stars
7 months ago
Classic unresponsive management
Former Tenant
Pros:
It’s rent stabilized, amazing super, pet-friendly, some units are spacious depending on how many bedrooms
Cons:
Management (Pinnacle) refuses to put anything in writing. If you email them asking a question or making a request, they contact you via phone. If you miss that call, good luck trying to call them back… you’ll connect to a screener/receptionist instead of the person you actually need to speak with, and they’ll promise a call back—but it can take days.
Also, if you have a maintenance request, they always send the super first to see if he can fix it instead of just shelling out some $$ to have a professional come in immediately. While the super is handy and can do a lot of things, this adds a huge workload to his plate and it feels like the management company gives him no support. He is over three adjacent buildings with 16 units each… which is an insane workload to expect one person to handle; he gets it done, but it’s ridiculous that he has to do so much without Pinnacle bringing in some help to alleviate the constantly growing laundry list of tasks.
Packages are left in the lobby, which exposes them to theft because sometimes the front door doesn’t lock (I have asked them to fix it). I have had several packages stolen—just ripped open in the lobby with the packaging on the floor and the contents gone. There’s a camera pointing directly at that area, but if you contact management to ask them to check the cameras, they just tell you to file a police report—not helpful at all. The cops are obviously not going to investigate a crime like that and it could easily be solved by just checking the cameras. It’s just a way for them to shirk responsibility yet again.
Pinnacle management also does not enforce suspicious activity in the building. There is a unit with tenants who have been in the building for years, and they seem to have a revolving door of people who create conflict. Whether it’s someone bashing in the front door while screaming death threats at 5 AM, people smoking and drinking in the lobby, someone sleeping in the lobby, etc. It’s all related to one unit and Pinnacle doesn’t address it.
There are also units who just put their trash in front of their door, and every time you walk by the apartment (even if there’s not trash outside the door) it smells absolutely rancid. Pest control people have said the place is infested with mice and roaches, and that impacts the whole building. Would be nice if management held them accountable for their actions, but they simply don’t care.
Long story short, they are a horrible management company.
Also, if you have a maintenance request, they always send the super first to see if he can fix it instead of just shelling out some $$ to have a professional come in immediately. While the super is handy and can do a lot of things, this adds a huge workload to his plate and it feels like the management company gives him no support. He is over three adjacent buildings with 16 units each… which is an insane workload to expect one person to handle; he gets it done, but it’s ridiculous that he has to do so much without Pinnacle bringing in some help to alleviate the constantly growing laundry list of tasks.
Packages are left in the lobby, which exposes them to theft because sometimes the front door doesn’t lock (I have asked them to fix it). I have had several packages stolen—just ripped open in the lobby with the packaging on the floor and the contents gone. There’s a camera pointing directly at that area, but if you contact management to ask them to check the cameras, they just tell you to file a police report—not helpful at all. The cops are obviously not going to investigate a crime like that and it could easily be solved by just checking the cameras. It’s just a way for them to shirk responsibility yet again.
Pinnacle management also does not enforce suspicious activity in the building. There is a unit with tenants who have been in the building for years, and they seem to have a revolving door of people who create conflict. Whether it’s someone bashing in the front door while screaming death threats at 5 AM, people smoking and drinking in the lobby, someone sleeping in the lobby, etc. It’s all related to one unit and Pinnacle doesn’t address it.
There are also units who just put their trash in front of their door, and every time you walk by the apartment (even if there’s not trash outside the door) it smells absolutely rancid. Pest control people have said the place is infested with mice and roaches, and that impacts the whole building. Would be nice if management held them accountable for their actions, but they simply don’t care.
Long story short, they are a horrible management company.
Advice to owner:
Check in with your tenants in some way to ask for feedback about how to make things better… and then actually follow through with solutions that are executed in a timely manner. Also, make your property managers more accessible so that when a tenant has a question or request, they can actually get in touch with someone.
4.5 stars
Over 2 years ago
Clean, nice super, spacious rooms
Former Tenant
Pros:
Never saw a roach, the room is huge, my apt was fairly new and well kept
Cons:
Neighbors not as friendly, no laundry
2.62 stars
Over 3 years ago
Dirty building, unresponsive management
Former Tenant
Pros:
Mostly quiet neighbors, reasonable rent, good water pressure, location
Cons:
Crappy renovation, dirty building, poor pest control, management completely inaccessible and negligent, heaters are old/loud and wasteful
Advice to owner:
Have your buildings cleaned and take a proactive approach to pest control. Answer phone calls. Take care of your buildings!
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