48-53 44 Street,Queens, NY 11377
66 Units
•Built in 1941
•6 Floors
•Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 3
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Unknown
Building Overview
Building Report
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:
0.72 violations per unit
NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
0.81 violation per unit
Non-hazardous
9
class A
i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
MOST RECENT:
Sep 01, 2024: § 27-2014 adm code and dept. rules and regulations. scrape and remove rust scales and paint with 2 coats of paint all parties, all members, all balconies at north stack at building front at fire escape
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Hazardous
14
class B
i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
MOST RECENT:
Sep 20, 2024: § 27-2005 adm code repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color ceiling in the 1st room from north at west located at apt 5c, 5th story, 1st apartment from north at east
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Immediately hazardous
25
class C
i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
MOST RECENT:
Jul 03, 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 5k, 5th story, 1st 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
F
Fausto Diaz
3(40)
Officer•
50 Properties•2223 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 97
B
Brg Management LLC
3.1(55)
Agent•
120 Properties•4141 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 138
A
Ari Benedict
2.7(4)
Head Officer•
1 Property•66 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 3
B
Brg 3752 LLC
3.1(57)
Corporate Owner•
116 Properties•3763 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 127
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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 (4)
2 stars
Over 2 years ago
Old building, no maintenance, noise and no response from management
Former Tenant
Pros:
Apartments are big and the layout is very good. Good amount of natural light.
Cons:
Walls are thin and so you’ll hear all your neighbors. Of course, some neighbors are more respectful than others regarding that. Problems with heat were common too. Management was impossible to be reached. Parties being thrown that would be heard at the whole building section. Very old elevator and non-taken care of lobby. Problems with packages being stolen.
Advice to owner:
Invest some money and effort in creating a good community of people living together by taking care of noises, parties, package theft.
Offer reasonable heat
Respond to calls
Offer reasonable heat
Respond to calls
2.62 stars
Over 3 years ago
Disgusting
Former Tenant
Pros:
Initially clean with good, long term neighbors. Spacious floor plans.
Cons:
Nothing has been maintained over our years here. Lobby has steadily declined as walls, fireplace, and pediment were damaged and never repaired. Christmas lights have been hanging in the lobby continuously since 2017. Never a response from management regarding any issues. Caliber of tenants has steadily declined.
Advice to owner:
Do anything at all.
3.88 stars
Over 3 years ago
Not for the money
Former Tenant
Pros:
The building is in a great area in Woodside closed to 46th street bliss stop. The super is very responsive and him and his wife so a great job maintaining the building. Per friendly!
Cons:
There are no security cameras. People have complained, packages are stolen and management has not done anything. The laundry room is not real. The washers are from the 1980s. Everyone takes their clothes down the block or gets laundry sent out.
Advice to owner:
Fix the security cameras and the laundry room! Be attentive.
2.25 stars
Over 3 years ago
I Would Hate To WFH/Live Here During Covid
Former Tenant
Pros:
Rent increases were relatively reasonable. Recently renovated units are good and spacious, bathrooms are updated (though some are haphazardly finished), and they put in good kitchen appliances (typically GE stainless steel) that work.
The neighbors are a mixed bag - cute families, friendly retirees, and some former tenants I still keep in touch with; and then there are others you just want to avoid.
The superintendent does a decent job keeping the public spaces clean.
Verizon Fios is available in this building as an alternative to Spectrum.
The neighbors are a mixed bag - cute families, friendly retirees, and some former tenants I still keep in touch with; and then there are others you just want to avoid.
The superintendent does a decent job keeping the public spaces clean.
Verizon Fios is available in this building as an alternative to Spectrum.
Cons:
Everything else.
Management (Benedict Realty Group, or BRG) is pretty much unresponsive to all of your work tickets - some had gone unresolved by the time I’d moved out. At the end of the day you’re just a number on a balance sheet. The most they’d done for tenants was notify us of a broken boiler (we knew, it was reading 45 F inside the apartment), and provided tiny space heaters, during the Polar Vortex of January 2019.
Noise from neighbors was just unbearable despite escalations with management and 311 noise complaints - their combined PA speaker and subwoofer would literally knock your socks off.
The superintendent will also drunkenly show up to your door and yell at you for complaining about something.
Cockroaches, just lots of cockroaches.
Management (Benedict Realty Group, or BRG) is pretty much unresponsive to all of your work tickets - some had gone unresolved by the time I’d moved out. At the end of the day you’re just a number on a balance sheet. The most they’d done for tenants was notify us of a broken boiler (we knew, it was reading 45 F inside the apartment), and provided tiny space heaters, during the Polar Vortex of January 2019.
Noise from neighbors was just unbearable despite escalations with management and 311 noise complaints - their combined PA speaker and subwoofer would literally knock your socks off.
The superintendent will also drunkenly show up to your door and yell at you for complaining about something.
Cockroaches, just lots of cockroaches.
Advice to owner:
Provide a better tenant experience (quicker responses, more approachable/reachable by phone or email, fix problems before they lead to a tenant riot over heating issues on the coldest day of the year) instead of caring about your short-term bottom line? It might just improve your bottom line in the long run.
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