245 Sullivan Place,
Brooklyn, NY 11225

40 Units

Built in 1924

4 Floors

Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 0
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Yes
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In the past three years, this building had:
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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.
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Data last updated 1 week ago.
BUILDING AVERAGE:
0.45 violations per unit
NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
0.81 violation per unit
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Non-hazardous
1
class A
i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
MOST RECENT:
Aug 22, 2024: § 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the ceiling at public hall, 4th story
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Hazardous
10
class B
i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
MOST RECENT:
Nov 02, 2024: § 27-2005, 2007 adm code remove all encumbrances consisting of houshold items under the stairs at west at public hall, 1st story
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Immediately hazardous
7
class C
i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
MOST RECENT:
Nov 02, 2024: hmc adm code: § 27-2017.4 abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartment located at apt d2, 4th story, 1st apartment from west at north
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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
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Usher Shteinmetz
2.3(15)
Head Officer
3 Properties66 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 1
R
421 Remsen LLC
2.9(43)
Corporate Owner
16 Properties229 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 8
R
Rick Lewis
3(14)
Site Manager
1 Property40 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 0
M
Moshe Neiman
3(14)
Agent
1 Property40 Units
Litigation 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)
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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)

1 month ago
Horrible Management, bed bugs and illegal practices
Former Tenant
Pros:
super on sight for repairs and maintenance
Cons:
Uncontrolled pest problem, gone into foreclosure, leaks, roof needs repair, unreported ongoing bed bug infestation across multiple apartments, breaks rent stabilization laws, lying to new tenants about rent stabilized status. incomplete renovations, exposed wires, un-caulked bathroom, cheap fixtures. Don’t respond to complaints, repair requests, thefts. Multiple break ins gone unreported to police.
Advice to owner:
Respond and manage your building, too much indifference and no integrity
Over 1 year ago
Could be a lot better
Former Tenant
Pros:
Clean and updated
Cons:
Ac and heating units are often not working
Advice to owner:
None
Over 1 year ago
Building has good bones and solid neighbors. Management is meh..
Former Tenant
Pros:
Old but nice building.
Decent privacy and good neighbors.
Cons:
Packages get stolen from the lobby.
Management races prices randomly for units and its combative to those who complain.
Advice to owner:
Spend the money to make the improvements and give people fair rent.
Over 1 year ago
245 Sullivan Place
Former Tenant
Pros:
nice apartment layout
close to subway
Cons:
roaches
thin walls/floors
laundry in basement, you have to go outside to access
Over 2 years ago
Apartments that are chopped up
Former Tenant
Pros:
High ceilings. Near subway
Cons:
Low grade materials used for renovation. Garbage maintenance. Slow response for repairs.
Advice to owner:
You must do better
Over 2 years ago
Clean & Open
Former Tenant
Pros:
Lots of space. Owner is pretty responsive and issues are fixed in a timely manner. Appliances are new.
Cons:
Super is hard to get a hold of. At least once every two months there is an issue with hot water.
Advice to owner:
Please permanently fix the hot water issue and everything would be great.
Over 2 years ago
Decent apartment complex
Former Tenant
Pros:
-Virtual doorman was very convenient.
-Super is really nice.
-A/C units were nice to have, but leaked quite a bit.
Cons:
-Can be slow to respond to issues -- even the essential ones like heating/hot water going out.
-Front doors would be locked every once in a while and we couldn't get in or out of the building.
Over 2 years ago
Incompetent management, no heat, no hot water, no electric
Former Tenant
Pros:
The location is great. The apartments are spacious. The super is nice and responsive.
Cons:
The management will not respond. They don’t know basic book keeping and will invoice tenants with false charges. Management takes a week for basic maintenance like power going out.
Advice to owner:
Sell the building. Building management is a job not an investment. You need to sell to somebody who is able to do basic maintenance and bookkeeping.
Over 2 years ago
Nice but good luck getting management
Former Tenant
Pros:
Cleanliness
Neighbors mind their business
Cons:
Getting in contact with management
Ceiling on top floor leaks
Over 2 years ago
Communication sucks
Former Tenant
Pros:
-I haven’t seen any roaches or rodents
Windows are big
-the maintenance guy is really cool
Cons:
-Laundry is actually outside the main entrance, you need to walk outside of the entrance and into the basement
-heating is sometimes not functional
-management is very slow and not responsive. I had to call more than 3 times and email multiple threads to solve an issue and they were always telling us that they would call us back because they didn’t have an answer
Advice to owner:
Please get a new management service
Over 2 years ago
245 Sullivan
Former Tenant
Pros:
New building, very beautiful apartment, responsive repair man
Cons:
All of the issues with the apt even though it was newly renovated. Our toilet needed replacement and our ceiling started leaking after living there for just 1 week ju
Advice to owner:
Better inspections of apartment
Over 2 years ago
Avoid at all costs
Former Tenant
Pros:
Building looks nice
Cons:
Hands down the worst place I’ve ever lived. Roach and mice infestations, electricity loss including no heat in winter, no response from management, mold, laundry rarely working. And good luck getting a hold of the management or super via any form of communication. Literally slumlords. This is incredibly an unsafe, uninhabitable, and unsanitary building. Not to mention that they will charge you for bogus items when you try to get your security deposit back. Everything this company does is illegal and they don’t care about their tenants whatsoever.
Advice to owner:
Sell the place to someone who will actually upkeep it. Slumlords should not own property.
Over 2 years ago
Awful Managment Awful Everything
Former Tenant
Pros:
Newly renovated, nice light
Cons:
Absolutely awful management. So many problems. So little communication. No compensation or communication during a week and half long power outage during the winter in the middle of the pandemic. Burglary on returning our security deposit (or lack thereof). So many roaches, and we kept our apartment immaculately clean. Extermination came once a month and did a lousy job. Awful thin walls, you can hear a needle drop upstairs. Neighbors blasted music all through the night into the morning and management did nothing about it. Landlord is a thief with many violations. Nice new apartment but don’t give your money to these crooks.
Advice to owner:
Stop being a thief.
Over 2 years ago
Newly renovated but horrible management
Former Tenant
Pros:
Clean building, quiet
Cons:
Horrible management. Did not have water, heat, or electricity for a week in the winter. Don’t expect the laundry room to work. It was out of service for three months.