425 Grand Avenue,Brooklyn, NY 11238
38 Units
•Built in 1900
•5 Floors
•Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 0
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Yes
Building Overview
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In the past three years, this building had:
119 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 4 days ago.
BUILDING AVERAGE:
0.97 violations per unit
NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
0.81 violation per unit
Non-hazardous
6
class A
i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
MOST RECENT:
Jul 27, 2022: section 300 m/d law file plans and application and legalize the following alteration or restore to the legal condition existing prior to the making of said alteration wood floor pierced creating spiral metal stairs case from 1st story to cellar, creating illegal duplex apartment with cellar rear in the 3rd room from east located at apt a5, 1st story, 1st apartment from north at east , section at east
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Hazardous
21
class B
i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
MOST RECENT:
Apr 24, 2024: § 27-2005, 2007 adm code and dept. rules and regulations. remove the encumbrance obstructing egress from fire escapes air conditioner protruding beyond 4 inches from window seal at north and south stack at fire escape, 3rd story
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Immediately hazardous
10
class C
i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
MOST RECENT:
Apr 25, 2024: § 27-2033 adm code provide ready access to buildings heating system door locked at basement at boiler room
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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
Michael Shah
3(8)
Head Officer•
5 Properties•121 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 2
D
Ds Brooklyn Portfolio Owner LLC
2.9(48)
Owner•
Corporate Owner•
Agent•
35 Properties•276 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 18
A
Arnaldo Alvarado
3.6(5)
Site Manager•
1 Property•38 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 0
G
423 Grand Ave LP
3.1(7)
Owner•
Corporate Owner•
Agent•
2 Properties•58 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 (5)
3.62 stars
3 weeks ago
Nice building to live in
Former Tenant
Pros:
I love the location, the space, and the high ceilings. No trouble with pests
Cons:
The neighbors can be very loud and there’s a lot of construction nearby
3 stars
3 months ago
Decent Place but Noisy
Former Tenant
Pros:
Great super, awesome area in the city.
Cons:
Lots of rodent problems throughout the building. Owner is non-responsive, heat and hot water is constantly out, and numerous HPD complaints and violations are filed weekly.
4 stars
9 months ago
Good Building and Neighbors; poor management
Former Tenant
Pros:
Good Neighbors
Good location
Clean
Good location
Clean
Cons:
Unresponsive Management
-No heat and hot water for 3 days due to “ordering a part”
- Sued tenants
-Con Ed sent mail that building electricity has not been paid for a while
- management filed for bankruptcy
- Walk Up
-No heat and hot water for 3 days due to “ordering a part”
- Sued tenants
-Con Ed sent mail that building electricity has not been paid for a while
- management filed for bankruptcy
- Walk Up
3 stars
9 months ago
2 year tenant
Former Tenant
Pros:
Relatively quiet building
Cons:
Management company not responsive
4.25 stars
Over 2 years ago
Not worth the money. Thin veneer of fools gold covers…mostly shit
Former Tenant
Pros:
Relatively quietly building.
Nice neighbors.
Our apartment was renovated (in most regards)
Nice neighbors.
Our apartment was renovated (in most regards)
Cons:
Electricity goes out every 1-2 weeks
Boiler breaks resulting in no hot water constantly
Our unit had cracks on the out window sills and muddy water would deep through the break and puddle on the ground when it rained.
The paint on the walls is so cheap that just brushing up against it causes it to rub off. Once you’ve scuffed it you can’t even clean it because using water further damages the paint.
Boiler breaks resulting in no hot water constantly
Our unit had cracks on the out window sills and muddy water would deep through the break and puddle on the ground when it rained.
The paint on the walls is so cheap that just brushing up against it causes it to rub off. Once you’ve scuffed it you can’t even clean it because using water further damages the paint.
Advice to owner:
You CANNOT advertise this is a “luxury” unit (and charge $3000 for barely 500 ft) and then handle it like crap. I’ve never had a place that has so many problems with water and electricity. Do better.