15 Crooke Avenue,
Brooklyn, NY 11226

54 Units

Built in 1938

6 Floors

Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 1
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:
114 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 1 day ago.
BUILDING AVERAGE:
1.53 violations per unit
NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
0.81 violation per unit
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Non-hazardous
20
class A
i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
MOST RECENT:
Oct 03, 2024: § 27-2005 adm code properly repair with similar material the broken or defective caulking between south wall and top edge of bathtub in the bathroom located at apt 4j, 4th story, 1st apartment from north at east
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Hazardous
40
class B
i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
MOST RECENT:
Oct 03, 2024: § 27-2005 adm code repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color all walls and ceiling in the 1st room from east at north located at apt 4j, 4th story, 1st apartment from north at east
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Immediately hazardous
23
class C
i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
MOST RECENT:
Oct 16, 2024: hmc adm code: § 27-2017.4 abate the infestation consisting of mice in the entire apartment located at apt 4j, 4th story, 1st apartment from north at east
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Missing information/filings
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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
S
Shlome Reifer
3.4(8)
Head Officer
2 Properties74 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 1
S
Shlome Reifer
3.4(9)
Head Officer
2 Properties74 Units
Litigation History: No
Evictions: 1
S
Shlome Reifer
3.4(8)
Head Officer
2 Properties62 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 1
S
Shlome Reifer
3.3(10)
Head Officer
2 Properties78 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 1
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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 (8)

1 month ago
Not bad for a short stay.
Former Tenant
Pros:
Near the train
Near a park
Elevator
Key Fob for front door
Cons:
Pretty Slow elevator
Advice to owner:
N/a
Over 1 year ago
Princess room in 3bdr
Former Tenant
Pros:
The super is great and responsive on all small repairs. The layout of the apartment is really great and on a quiet street
Cons:
Reoccurring plumbing problems that were finally fixed. Had large repair issue that took too long to get fixed
Over 1 year ago
Extreme roach problem
Former Tenant
Pros:
Some nice units, close to the park, fast internet
Cons:
extreme roach problem and NO help from management
Advice to owner:
make sure your exterminators are coming... they aren't
Over 2 years ago
somewhat responsive super
Former Tenant
Pros:
the super responded to issues but not always very quickly. the lobby was regularly cleaned.
Cons:
low level apartment was extremely dark, and one bedroom had a mold issue because it was so damp.
Over 2 years ago
Great apt, not great building
Former Tenant
Pros:
The apt is well renovated
Cons:
Old, not well maintained, pests
Over 2 years ago
Meh
Former Tenant
Pros:
Big apartments were nice
Cons:
Management and roaches
Over 2 years ago
Great super, mediocre management company
Former Tenant
Pros:
Super and his family are friendly, helpful, and genuine people.

The building is kept tidy and clean.

Family friendly building.

Across the street from the sports complex south of Prospect Park and the Kensington Dog Run; and of course, Prospect Park itself.

Under 5 minute walk to B/Q.

Exterminator offers free pest management spray every month or so.
Cons:
Management cannot be reached over phone, slow to respond to emails.
Over 2 years ago
Family friendly and chill
Former Tenant
Pros:
Near the park
Good water pressure
Pretty clean
Responsive, live-in super
Close to transit
Safe neighborhood
Cons:
Unresponsive building management
A little noisy sometimes
Weird light fixtures
Advice to owner:
Communicate more clearly and regularly with tenants
Fix the weird elevator programming