879 Lafayette Avenue,Brooklyn, NY 11221
3 Units
•Built in 1899
•3 Floors
•Rent Stabilized Units: Unknown
Evictions: 0
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Unknown
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:
0 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
0
class B
i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
MOST RECENT:
No violation found...
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Immediately hazardous
0
class C
i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
MOST RECENT:
No violation found...
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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
Junbum Lee
2.3(1)
Joint Owner•
2 Properties•6 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 0
H
Hyunjeen Lee
2.3(1)
Joint Owner•
2 Properties•6 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 0
L
Lee, Junbum
2.3(1)
Owner•
1 Property•3 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 0
J
Jamie Lee
2.3(1)
Agent•
1 Property•3 UnitsLitigation 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)
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)
2.25 stars
Over 2 years ago
Don’t rent here!
Former Tenant
Pros:
In some ways, the building has been renovated in a great way — there’s updated appliances, original shutters, full-sized mailboxes, racks for your bike, etc.
Cons:
The building was renovated with very cheap construction — there were large gaps in between floorboards, under the baseboards, and around the radiator pipes. Wood stain and grout covered the kitchen counter. Pieces were missing from the fridge and kitchen cabinets. The windows weren’t sealed properly, so I had an ant infestation in the warmer months.
The landlords were very difficult to deal with — it’s one thing to expect me to take out my own trash, but it’s another thing to email me directly to clean up litter in front of the building. The heating barely worked throughout the winter — it was consistently 60 degrees in the apartment, and although I kept contacting the landlords, they never fixed the issue. I also reached out about an ant infestation, and the landlords told me it was probably coming from my plants (I watched them enter the apartment through the bathroom window).
The worst part is leaving the building. The above issues led me to break my lease, after which they became very aggressive. Ultimately, although the unit had no damages and was rented out immediately after my departure, they illegally withheld $1000 from my security deposit. Apparently, two previous tenants had similar issues leaving the building, whether it be a $1600 charge for “cleaning”, or requesting a tenant leave a month early from their lease and then charging that tenant for that month.
The landlords were very difficult to deal with — it’s one thing to expect me to take out my own trash, but it’s another thing to email me directly to clean up litter in front of the building. The heating barely worked throughout the winter — it was consistently 60 degrees in the apartment, and although I kept contacting the landlords, they never fixed the issue. I also reached out about an ant infestation, and the landlords told me it was probably coming from my plants (I watched them enter the apartment through the bathroom window).
The worst part is leaving the building. The above issues led me to break my lease, after which they became very aggressive. Ultimately, although the unit had no damages and was rented out immediately after my departure, they illegally withheld $1000 from my security deposit. Apparently, two previous tenants had similar issues leaving the building, whether it be a $1600 charge for “cleaning”, or requesting a tenant leave a month early from their lease and then charging that tenant for that month.
Advice to owner:
Hire a building manager! It seems that the landlords don’t have much experience, based on how nasty they got about building maintenance and changes to tenants’ leases. I would suggest hiring a building manager to do that work for you.
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