538 East 21 Street,Brooklyn, NY 11226
53 Units
•Built in 1931
•6 Floors
•Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 7
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: Yes
Pet Friendly: Unknown
Building Overview
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In the past three years, this building had:
164 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 2 weeks ago.
BUILDING AVERAGE:
0.39 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:
Sep 14, 2023: § 27-2005 adm code properly repair with similar material the broken or defective porcelain enamel finish at bathtub by method of reglazing in the bathroom located at apt f7, 6th story, 2nd apartment from north at east
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Hazardous
8
class B
i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
MOST RECENT:
Sep 14, 2023: § 27-2046.1 hmc: repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). defective in the entire apartment located at apt f7, 6th story, 2nd apartment from north at east
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Immediately hazardous
12
class C
i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
MOST RECENT:
Aug 08, 2023: § 27-2026 adm code replace the broken or defective broken ceramic sink in the bathroom located at apt d7, 4th story, 2nd apartment from north at east
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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
A
Alan Shamah
3.3(20)
Head Officer•
33 Properties•1170 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 70
C
Carl Zekaria
3.5(20)
Site Manager•
Officer•
30 Properties•1085 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 36
D
Ditmas Park Associates LLC
2.8(4)
Corporate Owner•
2 Properties•107 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 11
S
Shamco Management Corp
3.2(20)
Agent•
27 Properties•1063 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 58
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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 (3)
2.5 stars
Over 1 year ago
Ok but overpriced
Former Tenant
Pros:
Super is really responsive
Certain renovations are nice
Certain renovations are nice
Cons:
You can hear everything above you
Pest problem
Pest problem
Advice to owner:
Please work on the flooring in the apartments
2.875 stars
Over 2 years ago
Nice Super, but peculiar management
Former Tenant
Pros:
The super was always super friendly and the location was not too bad for commuting. Spacious units overall
Cons:
It seemed like the level of attention and maintenance (again, kind super, but their hands were tied more often than not) of the units was correlated to how much a tenant was paying, with some lower-priced units in really shabby condition with irregular maintenance, some mid-tier units in decent shape, and decked out units getting the best service. It seemed like the management’s goal was to have as much turnover as possible to be able to raise the rent-stabilized rates for the next tenant.
2 stars
Over 2 years ago
Affordable but not the best
Former Tenant
Pros:
It’s very affordable to live here and all of the neighbors are friendly. I never felt uncomfortable and everyone pretty much minds their own business. Its also very close to the subway and Cortelyou road. Its also nice to have an elevator and laundry in the building. The super Reggie is extremely nice and helpful.
Cons:
Unfortunately the building is quite dirty. The laundry room has probably never been cleaned and there are lots of dead bugs. Even though I consider myself to be a very clean person, I still had a small infestation of roaches. The flies were also impossible to keep out. I taped up all the gaps in my windows but they’d still constantly get in. I’ve also tried to contact management multiple times and they just never seem to answer the phone or emails in a timely manner. The walls are so thin you can basically hear everyone walking above you and outside in the hallway.
Advice to owner:
It’s an affordable building so I think a lot of this stuff just comes with the territory. My only advice would be to get in touch with residents more frequently.