237 Duffield Street,

Brooklyn, NY 11201

Price was pretty good, apartment is nice enough

Bad water leak for the whole building last year, amenities are bare, don’t expect any help with issues in your apartment, management leaves leaking trash in the hallway to the laundry room

Great proximity to public transit and a Trader Joe's.

This is not a smoke-free building, so the hallways smell like stale cigarette smoke. My neighbor across the hall is a smoker, I bought an air purifier to put next to my front door from the smoke getting into my apartment. Depending on when people are smoking, you might also need to wear a face mask when going to C level to do laundry since there will be a lot of smoke fumes trapped there. Elevators and lobby frequently have a smell as well. Building has had plumbing issues the last couple of months. The superintendent (Bek) is not responsive if you have any issues that are not easy/quick fixes and will ghost you.

Property needs better maintenance

- good water pressure
- rent stabilized units
- relatively new/well-renovated interiors

- common areas are dirty, smelly, not well maintained
- smoke smells on a lot of floors + laundry floor
- management and super are unresponsive, hard to reach, and sometimes blame tenant for issues
- experienced pests, bad wear and tear in units that were left unaddressed, broken amenities (like laundry)
- Neighbors can be very noisy, but management doesn't care

Please hire a new super, or ask that the current one be much nicer + more responsive :(

Friendly doormen/cleaners, not much else

Extremely noisy and abusive neighbors, management refuses to do anything about it

Amenities are non existent

Mold issue on the floor with the laundry room

Rent controlled, good price for amount of space. Good apartment layout. Convenient location. Doorman is cool (but odd schedule).

Management is horrible. Super is unresponsive and incredibly rude/dismissive. Would be better to not have a super at all since I have to do all repairs myself anyway. Bek doesn't respond to texts and is impossible to get a hold of.

Building isn't regularly cleaned. Hallway carpets are dirty and smell strongly of cigarettes. Doorman has unpredictable schedule. So much potential but lack of competent management and staff ruin experience.

Replace super

-Nice living space
-Super is responsive

-Communal spaces not well maintained
-Building wide issues (broken intercom, elevators) take a while to fix
-No security

In a great area that is close to public transportation. Management is responsive. Service team do a great job maintaining the building.

Did not have 24 hour doorman. Has been having issues with the elevators

Please provide doorman

Prime location that’s easily accessible to grocery stores, retail and many subway lines. Less than 10 mins by train to Manhattan. Easy rooftop access in addition to a public terrace on a lower floor to do work and whatnot.

The apts are spacious and open with a decent amount of natural light. Quality appliances, dual PTAC units and luxury finishes - granite countertops, nice kitchen, chrome fixtures, decent shower.

The gym in the basement is small but always clean, rarely crowded. Big fan of the laundry room, tons of machines and rarely any issues. There’s a mailroom for deliveries, never encountered any issues or stolen packages but ymmv.

Bek (super) and staff are good people, friendly and always willing to help.

Considering the price you pay is about the same range as other surrounding luxury apts, you’re not getting what you pay for. Sure, the building is “luxury”, but the upkeep and standards are subpar.

The elevator constantly breaks down, so you’ll have to trek 20+ flights of stairs multiple times a day with little to no updates on when it’ll be up and running again. I feel for the older residents and those who carry kids or groceries cause those stairs are brutal… c’mon, it’s a 21-story building, get it together.

The lobby and general areas are pretty clean, resident hallways are filthy and never vacuumed, dust and dirt piles up quick.

My biggest gripe is maintenance issues. Pretty much impossible to get a repair done in your apt. Zero response from management, better off praying the issue will magically resolve itself.

Fix the elevators and up your standards. You’re charging luxury prices for these apts, cleaning the apts hallways, responding to apt maintenance requests and keeping residents in the loop of issues is a bare minimum. There are apts within walking distance charging the same rate with far better amenities and standards, catch up.

It's just fine, but definitely not worth the cost.

- Super (Bek) is blatantly racist and homophobic. DO NOT LIVE HERE IF YOU ARE LGBTQ+ OR POC.
- Low and slow responsivity to issues raised.
- Doesn't hire professionals to fix issues; has randoms who have no business fixing things doing the work, and then the issue pops up again in a month because it wasn't fixed properly.
- One of the two elevators is broken.
- Puts the onus of manning who comes in through the front door on the tenant instead of just hiring a doorman/security.
- Rooftop was a major selling point for them and it, honestly, sucks. Uncomfortable seating, way too noisy.
- Windows have never been cleaned in the 2 years (unfortunately) living here.

GET RID OF BEK

Absolutely nothing at all

Being threatened with murder and being racially assaulted

Take complaints seriously.

Nice kitchen finishes, nice bathrooms, new building. Quick to get into Manhattan and close to Trader Joe's.

There is not a dedicated doorman, and so packages are often stolen from both the lobby and the mail room. Even small things, like laundry detergent, are stolen exceptionally quick in this building. Lots of random people tend to walk into the lobby and building and it doesn't feel very safe. It's also clear the staff are smoking in the closed rooms in the basement and it spreads to the individual units which is really tragic.

If you want to be a "luxury" building like advertised, you should invest in a full-time doorman that can manage the lobby/packages and ensure safety/security.

Unit itself is spacious, modern and nice (1BD). Close to subways & only 2 stops from manhattan. Walking distance from dumbo, fort greene park and prospect park. Trader Joes is just down the road as well as Barclays Center. Decent gym in building and rooftop access.

Unresponsive management. Not empathetic towards tenants or transparent about construction plans. Located on a tiny and busy street where people double park. Homeless people in the area and a nightclub that is always rowdy. Building wreaks of cigarette smoke.

Take better care of your tenants by being more transparent.

Management has consistently lowered the monthly rent, great if you’re a new tenant
Unit layout is functional and finishes are up to date
Gym in the basement that is often empty

Management is unprofessional
Requests from management aren’t answered timely
Building does not enforce their own policies
Maintenance will only fix something if they can borrow the part from another apartment, building owner is too cheap to fix anything
Two homeless hotels on the block
Security is limited to a few hours a day and staffed by tenants in the building (this seems odd for a 22 story building)
Limited covid precautions. Do not feel safe using gym equipment
Amazon packages have been stolen multiple times behind a “locked” door
Nowhere to park a moving truck if you want to move in
Paying highest rent as an original building tenant, preference to new over existing tenants

Invest in property management and work more collaboratively with tenants to meet their needs. Other buildings in the area do a much better job with a higher standard of excellence.

Great location in downtown Brooklyn with reasonable prices considering the distance near the Brooklyn and Manhattan bridges. Inside of Fulton market and right next to CityPoint which has a Target, Trader Joe’s, and other good shopping stores. Accessible train stations: 2, 3, A, C, F, N, R, and W. With the location and distance to the trains, you can get to a lot of different places in NYC. Next to a Planet Fitness and the building has a personal gym which is okay. Laundry units in the basement. Interactions with neighbors have been normal. Everyone mostly keeps to themselves. Great view! Nice rooftop.

Bad smell in the elevators. Laundry room can often get dirty as well when tenants don’t clean their hair or their pet’s hair outside of the washing machines. Moving in or out is a difficult process because there are only two elevators in the building. Two homeless shelters were next to our apartment building and management never informed me of the situation until I moved in.

237 Duffield could improve if you hired additional people to keep the building clean. The little things you don’t do in this building make me continue my search for other apartments in the area to see if I can find a better deal.