254 East 56 Street,
Brooklyn, NY 11203

47 Units

Built in 1920

4 Floors

Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 1
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Unknown
Building Overview
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In the past three years, this building had:
81 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 3 days ago.
BUILDING AVERAGE:
1.23 violations per unit
NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
0.81 violation per unit
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Non-hazardous
5
class A
i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
MOST RECENT:
Sep 01, 2023: § 27-2005 adm code repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color all walls and ceilings throughout in the entire apartment located at apt b12, 2nd story, 1st apartment from west at north , section ''south''
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Hazardous
33
class B
i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
MOST RECENT:
Sep 03, 2024: § 27-2005 adm code repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling and east wall in the bathroom located at apt a1, 1st story, 1st apartment from north at east
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Immediately hazardous
20
class C
i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
MOST RECENT:
Aug 09, 2024: § 27-2043.1 hmc install the missing or repair/replace the defective window guard(s) in accordance with the specifications of the new york city health code section 24 rcny chapter 12. wg to install = 2; wg to replace = 0; wg to repair = 0; in the entire apartment located at apt d4, 4th story, 2nd apartment from west at north , section at north
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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
E
East 56th Management LLC
3(2)
Corporate Owner
2 Properties65 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 1
M
Martin Kirzner
2.7(27)
Head Officer
132 Properties2278 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 142
B
Ben Schwadel
3.2(1)
Site Manager
Agent
1 Property47 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 0
W
West 140 LLC
2.6(50)
Corporate Owner
175 Properties3111 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 209
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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)

Over 2 years ago
Rats and roaches
Former Tenant
Pros:
Quite, feel safe,
Cons:
Dirty, front door needs to fix. Garden needs to be cut and clean.
Advice to owner:
Stop sending late fee notes and put it on tenant rent.