299 Albany Avenue,Brooklyn, NY 11213
2 Units
•Built in 1901
•3 Floors
•Rent Stabilized Units: Unknown
Evictions: 0
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Unknown
Building Overview
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In the past three years, this building had:
10 complaints
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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 week ago.
BUILDING AVERAGE:
3 violations per unit
NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
0.81 violation per unit
Non-hazardous
2
class A
i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
MOST RECENT:
Jul 21, 2019: section 27-2046.1 hmc: post a proper notice of carbon monoxide detecting device requirements, in a form approved by the commissioner, in a common area of a class a multiple dwelling near inspection certificate or provide notice to tenants in a private dwelling. at public hall, 1st story
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Hazardous
2
class B
i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
MOST RECENT:
Jul 21, 2019: hmc adm code: � 27-2017.4 abate the infestation consisting of mice in the entire apartment located at apt 3rdflr, 3rd story
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Immediately hazardous
1
class C
i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
MOST RECENT:
Jul 21, 2019: section 27-2031 admin. code: provide hot water at all hot water fixtures in the entire apartment located at apt 3rdflr, 3rd story
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Missing information/filings
1
class I
Missing or non-compliant with administrative information orders or filings
MOST RECENT:
Nov 28, 2023: §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
C
Carmen Taylor
2(1)
Owner•
2 Properties•10 UnitsLitigation History: No
Evictions: 0
E
Emerald Francis
2(1)
Site Manager•
1 Property•2 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 0
W
Wilkarm Equities LLC
2(1)
Agent•
3 Properties•16 UnitsLitigation 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 (1)
2 stars
Over 1 year ago
No hot water for months
Former Tenant
Pros:
Great size space considering the rent at the time
Cons:
My roommate and I left this apartment because the boiler was out for more than three months (June 2019 until we left in Sept 2019). We had no hot water for the duration and the landlord had no plan for ensuring heat during the winter. The issue occurred because the landlord installed a new gas boiler in the fall and failed to install a gas line. For a few months he piggybacked it on the neighbors’ gas line and gas bill, then took them off their *own* gas line for several more months. By the time the city got involved, a pipeline dispute kept a new line from being created for the boiler; however, the landlord refused to install an electric boiler or implement another solution, and there would’ve been no issue to begin with had he had the boiler appropriately installed to begin with. (Note that here “landlord” applies to the owner’s representative, his nephew(?) Jayson, who also claimed a broker fee despite going on to serve as the de facto landlord.) Jayson refused to agree to any kind of rent abatement. At the end of our time there he did not return any of our security deposit, saying we owed him money.
There was also a mouse problem. When we reported it to the super Emerald (Jayson’s cousin(?)), he laughed at us and told us it was New York and of course there were mice. He patched some holes in the floor but did nothing else. On a separate occasion he came into the apartment when we were out of town to install a new pipe and left a hole in the ceiling around the pipe which he never returned to repair.
There was also a problem with the garbage. The only building cans provided were rectangular and about ten inches wide—they could not fit a normal bag of kitchen trash. This meant we had to keep trash in our apartment until pickup day.
There was also a mouse problem. When we reported it to the super Emerald (Jayson’s cousin(?)), he laughed at us and told us it was New York and of course there were mice. He patched some holes in the floor but did nothing else. On a separate occasion he came into the apartment when we were out of town to install a new pipe and left a hole in the ceiling around the pipe which he never returned to repair.
There was also a problem with the garbage. The only building cans provided were rectangular and about ten inches wide—they could not fit a normal bag of kitchen trash. This meant we had to keep trash in our apartment until pickup day.
Advice to owner:
Fulfill your basic responsibilities to your tenants.