395 Jefferson Avenue,Brooklyn, NY 11221
4 Units
•Built in 1901
•3 Floors
•Rent Stabilized Units: Unknown
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 1
Litigation History: No
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 5 days ago.
BUILDING AVERAGE:
0.5 violations per unit
NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
0.81 violation per unit
Non-hazardous
1
class A
i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
MOST RECENT:
Apr 10, 2024: (a) § hmc:file annual bedbug report in accordance with hpd rule as described on the back of this notice of violation or as described on hpds website, www.nyc.gov\hpd, search bed bugs.
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Hazardous
1
class B
i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
MOST RECENT:
Nov 06, 2022: § 27-2017.3 hmc: trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... at ceiling approximately 25 square feet and walls approximately 175 square feet at cellar
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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
M
Mendy Wilhelm
2.4(4)
Head Officer•
2 Properties•16 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 5
A
AR Immobilier, LLC
1.9(1)
Owner•
Corporate Owner•
2 Properties•12 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 1
L
Lavy Guldshmit
1.9(1)
Agent•
1 Property•4 UnitsLitigation History: No
Evictions: 1
Y
Yossi Gordon
3.1(50)
Owner•
Corporate Owner•
54 Properties•494 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 34
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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
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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)
1.88 stars
Over 2 years ago
Increased rents by 20% + negligent behavior towards building maintenance
Former Tenant
Pros:
It's a nice neighborhood and beautiful street.
Cons:
Timestamping this for Sept 2022. The owner of this building is negligent with issues in this building including a burst pipe leading to a flooding in the basement (FDNY had to be called to turn the water off as the flood was over 2 feet high) leading to a water outage for over 24 hours. This also led to black mold in the basement.
I live on the ground floor and there was a week where I would find a rat in the apartment every other day, whether it was on a mouse trap or running through the apartment. I had called and filed a ticket with the management company and they assured they would send someone. The company in charge of scheduling the appointment for pest control services did not reach out to me until 4 days later, in which time there were live rats trapped on the mouse traps so I had to call a pest control service that arrived within a few hours to get rid of the rats on the traps and plug up the holes with steel wool for prevention (the service the management company provided did not handle it initially which is why the issue persisted) all for $300. The management company refused to refund this from my lease as I had not "followed the proper protocol" though I did and have the time stamps and receipts to prove it.
I also had a break-in to the hallway and they stole $500 worth of items from outside of my apartment overnight. I notified management and the owner claimed that it was my fault and that I should not have access to the door in the hallway and that is for maintenance only, though these are the only keys I was given upon moving in and I do not have keys to the front door.
Finally, the owner raised rent by $600 in each unit in this building (there are 4 units), totaling an additional $2,400 monthly revenue going to the landlord, which is close to an additional $30k per year. The owner has used this increase in rent to paint the outside of the building and other superficial fixes, though he has failed to provide a safe and clean place for his tenants to live and threatens us by saying he is "angry" we decided to take it upon ourselves to handle matters in a legally timely fashion. My upstairs neighbors have been priced out after 1 year of living here due to the rent increases without any justification besides the "market" i.e we are currently in a downward economy where there are many people going through layoffs, etc and the owner used it as an opportunity to increase rent by 20%.
I live on the ground floor and there was a week where I would find a rat in the apartment every other day, whether it was on a mouse trap or running through the apartment. I had called and filed a ticket with the management company and they assured they would send someone. The company in charge of scheduling the appointment for pest control services did not reach out to me until 4 days later, in which time there were live rats trapped on the mouse traps so I had to call a pest control service that arrived within a few hours to get rid of the rats on the traps and plug up the holes with steel wool for prevention (the service the management company provided did not handle it initially which is why the issue persisted) all for $300. The management company refused to refund this from my lease as I had not "followed the proper protocol" though I did and have the time stamps and receipts to prove it.
I also had a break-in to the hallway and they stole $500 worth of items from outside of my apartment overnight. I notified management and the owner claimed that it was my fault and that I should not have access to the door in the hallway and that is for maintenance only, though these are the only keys I was given upon moving in and I do not have keys to the front door.
Finally, the owner raised rent by $600 in each unit in this building (there are 4 units), totaling an additional $2,400 monthly revenue going to the landlord, which is close to an additional $30k per year. The owner has used this increase in rent to paint the outside of the building and other superficial fixes, though he has failed to provide a safe and clean place for his tenants to live and threatens us by saying he is "angry" we decided to take it upon ourselves to handle matters in a legally timely fashion. My upstairs neighbors have been priced out after 1 year of living here due to the rent increases without any justification besides the "market" i.e we are currently in a downward economy where there are many people going through layoffs, etc and the owner used it as an opportunity to increase rent by 20%.
Advice to owner:
Increasing rents by 20% across each unit means you have add'l disposable income to cover the cost it requires to maintain the building (if I calculated correctly, around $2,400 add'l cash per month -> ~$30k per year).
Listen to your tenants issues instead of using intimidation tactics of blaming the tenants for rats, stolen property, and other issues that that do not make an impact to your bottom line i.e fighting with and intimidating tenants over $300 for pest control services.
Listen to your tenants issues instead of using intimidation tactics of blaming the tenants for rats, stolen property, and other issues that that do not make an impact to your bottom line i.e fighting with and intimidating tenants over $300 for pest control services.
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