283 Albany Avenue,Brooklyn, NY 11213
53 Units
•Built in 1941
•6 Floors
•Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 8
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.
Only open violations from the last 10 years.
Data last updated 5 days ago.
BUILDING AVERAGE:
0.37 violations per unit
NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
0.81 violation per unit
Non-hazardous
3
class A
i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
MOST RECENT:
Jul 18, 2023: § 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department ceiling and east wall at roof bulkhead
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Hazardous
13
class B
i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
MOST RECENT:
Jan 11, 2023: § 27-2017.3 hmc: trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... approx. 2 sq. ft. at west wall inside 1st wall cabinet from south at west in the kitchen located at apt 5h, 5th story, 1st apartment from south at west original violation 15356264 issued 09-sep-22 has been upgraded to class b per administrative code §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).
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Immediately hazardous
4
class C
i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
MOST RECENT:
Jan 12, 2023: section 27-2056.7, 27-2056.8, 27-2056.9 adm code -certify compliance with lead-based paint hazard control requirements during period of unit vacancy by performing activities necessary to abate tested lead-based paint from required window and/or door friction surfaces for apartment and make floors smooth and cleanable, positive lead-based paint in an apartment with a child under six located at apt 1c, 1st story, 2nd apartment from north at east
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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
A
283 Albany Equities LLC
3(16)
Corporate Owner•
2 Properties•95 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 9
S
Shamco Management Corp.
3.1(34)
Agent•
8 Properties•239 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 25
A
Alan Shamah
3(16)
Head Officer•
2 Properties•95 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 9
C
Carl Zekaria
3.3(18)
Site Manager•
Officer•
3 Properties•125 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 11
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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
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Pest Control
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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 (16)
2.88 stars
1 month ago
Bad washer and dryers
Former Tenant
Pros:
Spacy rooms big enough for large desk and queen size bed.
Cons:
Heat, washer and dryers don’t workouts
Advice to owner:
Fix washer and dryers
3.88 stars
1 month ago
It's just ok
Former Tenant
Pros:
Super living on site can be readily available to fix things.
Cons:
Trash tends to get blown across the front entrance sometimes which makes it dirty.
3 stars
Over 1 year ago
Wasnt great - think management changed and might be better now
Former Tenant
Pros:
Quiet building, rarely saw neighbors.
Cons:
Heat was too high - every unit would have windows open all the time even in 0F weather. Boiler would switch off overnight and you’d have no hot water until super turned it back on. Building changed management and was being renovated halfway through lease and they literally had boarded up holes in the stairwell that mice and garbage would come in
2.25 stars
Over 1 year ago
Renter Please Beware
Former Tenant
Pros:
It was close to transportation
Cons:
Rodents, noisy neighbors, unresponsive super
3.5 stars
Over 2 years ago
Generally good experience
Former Tenant
Pros:
The amenities are nice and well-maintained. The building is clean. Super is responsive most of the time. Everyone is pretty quiet.
Cons:
There are bugs
3.5 stars
Over 2 years ago
Decent Apartment
Former Tenant
Pros:
Pretty well maintained. New renovations are very nice ! Quiet neighborhood.
Cons:
Management is crap. There is a live in super through who is very helpful/ responsive. Building has a current issue with packages getting stolen by specific tenets on the 6th floor who are squatting. One huge draw back is you can’t order stuff to the apartment. The location is pretty dead, primarily Hasidic Jew neighborhood. No bars nearby.
2.12 stars
Over 2 years ago
Pests & Package Thieves
Former Tenant
Pros:
-apartment was spacey, dishwasher, laundry & gym in basement
-the super lived in the building and was very nice/responsive
-working elevator
-the super lived in the building and was very nice/responsive
-working elevator
Cons:
-The building had a pest problem. Our apartment (amongst others) had mice — and the building appointed exterminator didn’t do much about it. The super would also try to help, but ultimately it was up to us to take care of the problem, which never really went away.
-A lot of package thefts to the point that we stopped ordering things to our apartment. The building management tried to install an Amazon lockbox but they put it in the basement, so no delivery person could actually access it.
-Big management company that we had to deal with and was rarely helpful.
-A lot of package thefts to the point that we stopped ordering things to our apartment. The building management tried to install an Amazon lockbox but they put it in the basement, so no delivery person could actually access it.
-Big management company that we had to deal with and was rarely helpful.
3.25 stars
Over 2 years ago
Great Value, Worst Downstairs Neighbor
Former Tenant
Pros:
Huge space, it's really great for the price.
Cons:
There is one tenant who blasts music so loud I can feel it and hear it in my room. This was the worst experience ever. Great apartment, but this neighbor made it a living hell.
3.75 stars
Over 2 years ago
Good neighborhood live
Former Tenant
Pros:
Location near transportation
Cons:
Gyn is closed
1.75 stars
Over 2 years ago
shaking my head
Former Tenant
Pros:
gym spacious good light
Cons:
everything else sucks
4.25 stars
Over 2 years ago
Positive 2 years
Former Tenant
Pros:
Great amenities, responsive super
Cons:
They contract third parties to fix appliances and deal with pests. The process is a bit slow. The management has a lot of turnover. Difficult to figure out who you should be getting in touch with and hard to get a response at times.
Advice to owner:
Be more responsive.
3.12 stars
Over 2 years ago
Bad Landlords Here
Former Tenant
Pros:
The building is cool and the basement amenities i.e. gym, laundry, etc. are great. Street is nice and quiet.
Cons:
The building management company Shamco is terrible. They seem to constantly be trying to screw over the residents in any way they can. They are very aggressive and not helpful at all.
2.5 stars
Over 2 years ago
Albany Ave crown heights
Former Tenant
Pros:
Gym in basement (wasn’t open during covid)
Cons:
Roaches run rampant… VERY loud street
2.62 stars
Over 2 years ago
Shamco is a sham
Former Tenant
Pros:
Apartment layout is nice and big, lots of natural light, cute gym in the basement
Cons:
Constantly jerking us around and wouldn’t give us a copy of the lease we signed, took forever to fix recurring leaks in ceiling and had to be bugged about it over and over, we had mice, flies, and roaches, it gets so hot in the summer and also in the winter when the heat is blasted at night, management company tried to sneakily destabilize the rent even though it’s supposed to be a rent stabilized building, the busses and trucks outside were always going over a speed bump very aggressively and setting off all the car alarms, some of the original renovations weren’t even fully finished and just hidden behind appliances which is how mice kept getting in
Advice to owner:
Stop being so shady and follow real estate laws? Fix leaks in your tenants ceilings immediately and not weeks later, actually finish your renovations
3.38 stars
Over 2 years ago
Great location, bad management
Former Tenant
Pros:
The neighbors are lovely, the apartments are spacious, there are good amenities including a gym, bike room and laundry in basement and I am happy with the neighborhood and location
Cons:
There are mice. Packages are stolen and management refuses to create a secure area for them. Management is always impossible to reach and almost never solves issues with tenants
Advice to owner:
Hire and train staff to help solve tenants issues.
2 stars
Over 2 years ago
Great location, management could be better
Former Tenant
Pros:
Laundry room, access to subway station, updated appliances
Cons:
Roaches and mice sometimes, and the exterminator barely comes or does anything.