The Azure - 436 Albee Square at 436 Albee Square,
Brooklyn, NY 11201

150 Units

Built in 2016

28 Floors

Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Evictions: 1
Litigation History: No
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Yes
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Open Violations
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BUILDING AVERAGE:
0 violations per unit
NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
0.81 violation per unit
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Property Owners and Associates
J
Joel Gluck
3.9(46)
Head Officer
2 Properties618 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 10
Y
Yakov Blumenkrantz
4.2(24)
Agent
1 Property150 Units
Litigation History: No
Evictions: 1
J
Jeffrey Goldberger
3.8(83)
Head Officer
5 Properties1260 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 17
S
Spencer Albee Equities LLC
3.9(46)
Corporate Owner
2 Properties618 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 10
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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)
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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 (24)

7 months ago
Albee sq review
Former Tenant
Pros:
Convenient location close to all subway stops, great staff, good amenities
Cons:
Elevators can take a long time when one is in service or down
10 months ago
Good value and great area
Former Tenant
Pros:
Simple well-built new apartments, laundry included, great views on upper floors, good price for the area. Doormen very friendly and management mostly responsive.
Cons:
Somewhat cheap kitchen fixtures, loud when windows are open.
11 months ago
Would live there again
Former Tenant
Pros:
Close to trains, shopping, and food.
Affordable rent to an extent.
Units taken care of for the most part
Cons:
College students, in large quantities live here making it discount the “luxurious” feel. The building markets itself as a luxurious high rise but it’s far from that. It’s nice enough for you to feel comfortable. The units are OK, again, not luxurious,
11 months ago
Ruined my life
Former Tenant
Pros:
Literally nothing positive.
Cons:
My rent was increased without my notification
Ended up being sued by my landlords and it bankrupt me
Advice to owner:
eat dirt
Over 1 year ago
Decent Building, but it’s student housing
Former Tenant
Pros:
The building is nice and has very good amenities
Cons:
The 2 elevators were not sufficient, also a lot of the building is used for student housing
Over 1 year ago
It’s a dorm!
Former Tenant
Pros:
24/7 doorman service
Great location (Trader Joes across the street, every subway line imaginable)
Excellent appliances — best dishwasher I’ve ever used
Water pressure is superb; hot water comes on nearly instantly
Lots of natural light
Cons:
It’s literally a dorm; Kings College owns a bunch of the units and packs them so tightly that half the people living here are college students
Amenities are pretty crappy
Only 2 elevators for about 150 units
Maintenance takes a long time
Units are poorly designed; the sink is too short, the drawers are too narrow for a piece of paper, and instead of a shower curtain there is a clear wall that covers half the bathtub so water gets everywhere.
Over 1 year ago
Great building and doormen, but students
Former Tenant
Pros:
The doormen are amazing, and all the support staff do a great job in maintaining the building. The unit itself was nice.
Cons:
A significant number of units were rented to a local university as dorms which caused a lot of issues - backups on the elevators, broken down elevators from overuse, kids in pjs, typical college party stuff. The kids were mostly respectful but it wasn't really a luxury building experience because of them. The building also had some issues from shoddy workmanship in the construction. The floor to ceiling windows were amazing except they weren't properly sealed and leaked throughout the year, making it incredibly difficult to keep the apartment warm during the winter months. Even after repeated requests, management was unable to fix them.
Advice to owner:
Fix the sealants - you're costing your tenants a lot of money in utility bills.
Over 1 year ago
Loved Living Here
Former Tenant
Pros:
Doorman staff friendly, super clean, always felt safe.
Cons:
Only two elevators that were often out of service
Over 2 years ago
Great Building, great staff!!
Former Tenant
Pros:
Beautiful high rise with a target and trader joes right across! There is also a gym and a lounge room on the first floor. Floor to ceiling windows which brought in so much light.
Cons:
There were 28 floors with only two elevators. One elevator was usually broken so it took a long time to get downstairs.
Advice to owner:
Improve maintenance on the elevators and replace the dishwashers often.
Over 2 years ago
Cute and OK
Former Tenant
Pros:
Clean building, awesome desk staff (usually), everything works
Cons:
Security isn't the best, elevators can be slow (especially if one is out of service, which happens regularly), the shower "door" is weird and water kind of gets everywhere
Over 2 years ago
nice building
Former Tenant
Pros:
nice management. 2 elevators
Cons:
sometimes easy to hear peoples conversation in the hallway and when someone's door open and shuts It sounds like its my door even though its someone in the hallway.
Advice to owner:
tell doorman to ask less questions
Over 2 years ago
College Housing
Former Tenant
Pros:
Building is clean, beautiful view, amazing doormen and great amenities
Cons:
BEWARE: this building offers student housing. If you don't want a bunch of loud college students as your neighbors, I do not recommend.
Advice to owner:
Be transparent about the college students
Over 2 years ago
Albee Square Review
Former Tenant
Pros:
Across the street there is Target and Trader Joes and dining places as well as a movie theater.
Cons:
Management was not able to be very supportive, especially by my roommate was going through a mental health crisis.
Advice to owner:
Be more knowledgeable, aware, and able to make changes to leases, especially when a tenant is going to through mental health crises.
Over 2 years ago
Luxury building in great location
Former Tenant
Pros:
In unit laundry. Central air, never seen bugs. Secure mail.
Cons:
Building homeless shelters near by. Doormen don’t always pay the best attention
Over 2 years ago
Nice building, noise/management problems
Former Tenant
Pros:
Nice concierge team, clean new building, rooftop is great
Cons:
Awful construction noise
Did not return my security deposit without providing itemized list of deductions in time
Over 2 years ago
Great Place to Live
Former Tenant
Pros:
Great amenities and amazing doormen that help with anything you need
Cons:
Probably not being able to access the lounge at any time. You have to go down to the front desk and get a key
Over 2 years ago
beautiful apts in downtown bkl
Former Tenant
Pros:
the apartments are spacious, the views from both sides of the building are spectacular, the doormen are lovely, and the management is very responsive and helpful!
Cons:
a lot of college students live in the building, but most of them come from private christian schools or homeschooling so they're pretty tame.
Over 2 years ago
Not perfect but overall decent apartment
Former Tenant
Pros:
The units are a good size and all come with amazing balconies. Appliances work great and are new. The doormen are wonderful and learn everyone's name right away. Management is very quick and responsive to maintenance requests. Overall very clean.
Cons:
The walls are paper thin and depending on who your neighbour is they can be very, very loud. There has been ongoing construction next door which can be extremely loud and rattles the apartment during the day. The construction is almost complete now though.
Over 2 years ago
Favorite building I lived in amazing door men
Former Tenant
Pros:
Beautiful rooftop space & awesome grills / furniture
Cons:
Terrible construction noise at all hours
Over 2 years ago
two years at albee
Former Tenant
Pros:
Albee was great for the two years I was there! The doormen were always great and friendly, gym was good enough for me, and building was always clean!
Cons:
Sometimes elevators would be down but that’s about it!
Over 2 years ago
Nice place dirty blck
Former Tenant
Pros:
Lots of amenities
Cons:
Lots of young students
Over 2 years ago
Clean, Great building
Former Tenant
Pros:
Doorman, friendly neighbors, beautiful rooftop, amazing location across from trader Joe and target
Cons:
Noisey street, elevator breaks sometimes
Over 2 years ago
Great building in downtown bk
Former Tenant
Pros:
Convenient location. Excellent doormen and respond quickly to requests.
Cons:
Lots of college students
Advice to owner:
None
Over 2 years ago
college students in nyc
Former Tenant
Pros:
had great doormen! always pleasant and the rooftop view was amazing! really close to all trains, about 3-8 minute walk and always lit around the area at night.
Cons:
heating the winter was not always working, realized that someone needed to change our air filters! sometimes one of the two elevators was broken and was a long wait time to get to desired floor
Advice to owner: