OpenIgloo home

697 Dekalb Avenue

Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, NY 11216

3 units·4 floors·Built in 1931
2.6

1 reviews

Highlights

No
Evictions
1
Open violations
No
Litigation cases
No
Bedbug history
Pet friendly

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Reviews

Former tenant·21 minutes ago

Great at first, quickly deteriorated

Pros

Updated interior, high ceilings, great light. The super came often to clean and mop the stairs. We complained about roaches once, and they sent an exterminator to come every other week since and never had a problem with bugs again.

Cons

I'd say the bathroom was updated cheaply and the lack of ventilation allowed some mold in. The shower was not built correctly, so water would pool and create a nasty substance. The worst thing was, a rat DIED between the walls which made the smell of the apartment putrid. We contacted management, they sent in the super and they said they couldn't find anything and tried to gaslight us on the smell. When the regular exterminator came (he came every two weeks) he validated our concerns and said the apartment downstairs moved out because of that issue and a rat getting into the building because things were not properly sealed. We moved out shortly after, as the decomposing smell kept coming back. The apartment manager was also not very responsive and constantly frazzled, would ignore our requests or not take things seriously.

Advice to the owners

Take pests, like rats, seriously.

Building ratings

Cleanliness

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Trash management

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Pest control

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Water pressure

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Heat

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Neighbors

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Noise levels

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Owner responsiveness

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Rents and deposits

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Renters received their security deposits back

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Electronic rent payments

Open violations

From past 10 years · Updated 7 hours ago

Average violations per unit in this building is better than the city average.

Building average0.33Violations per unit
NYC average0.81Violations per unit
0Class C
Immediately hazardous

Rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts

0Class B
Hazardous

Smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways

0Class A
Non-hazardous

No peephole on a door, no street number on the building, unlawful keeping of animals

1Class I
Missing info

Missing or non-compliant with administrative information orders or filings

Building owners and associates

Change of ownership/management in 1999

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