Public Advocate’s Worst Landlords List Puts NYCHA At The Top

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The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) was added to the list that since 2010 has focused on the city’s worst private landlords, for the first time, and turns out the largest landlord in the city, is also its worst.

Of the NYCHA buildings listed, Red Hook East and West came at the top, with Gravesend not far behind, and Brooklyn in general rather well represented.

We will do a deeper dive on the Brooklyn properties, public and private, on this list in the new year. The full list for The Worst Landlords 2018 and their building can be found on their site, here are the worst private landlords and top 15 worst buildings in Brooklyn, according to the Public Advocate, follows:

Rank Landlord 2018 Average Open Violations Buildings Units
1 ERIC SILVERSTEIN 1449 4 356
2 JEFFERY DUNSTON 1345 15 231
3 DEBBIE VASQUEZ 1174 9 345
4 BRUCE HALEY 995 8 170
5 THOMAS STEINER 850 3 250
6 AVI DAVIES 819 5 244
7 MICHAEL LAZAROFF 778 2 112
8 ABDUL KHAN 679 7 163
9 JASON KORN 656 5 178
10 IRVING LANGER 627 10 186
11 MATT LEVI 608 11 114
12 RICHARD NUSSBAUM 594 2 116
13 ROBERT KAYDANIAN 592 13 113
14 LABE TWERSKI 576 2 231
15 UZY STEIN 559 2 49
16 ESTHER ROGERS 532 3 93
17 RUBIN DUKLER 531 4 124
18 MIKE SILBER 524 3 162
19 ALEXANDER HOFFMAN 521 3 169
20 MANSOUR MEHDIZADEH 512 3 27
21 EPHRAIM LANDAU 495 3 160
22 NATHAN SILVERSTEIN 481 3 118
23 CARMELO MILIO 476 6 107
24 JOSEPH COOK 448 1 24
25 KAMRAN HAKIM 440 4 69
26 RAWLE ISAACS 428 3 111
27 EUGENE CUNDELAN 420 2 39
28 MARTIN BAUMRIND 420 7 66
29 FREDDIE ELLIS 393 3 58
30 FRANK PECORA 391 2 41
31 MEIR BOUSKILA 385 3 95
32 DAVID WEISS 379 2 58
33 ISSAKA MAIGUZO 376 9 92
34 ARASH MERABI 374 3 111
35 GEORGE WANAT 372 2 69
36 ALBEN SAGAN 369 4 74
37 JOEL KOHN 369 7 63
38 RONALD SWARTZ 369 3 85
39 NIKKI BERRYMAN 368 1 124
40 DEODAT LOWTAN 367 11 68
41 YITZCHOK LEBOVITS 366 1 8
42 SCOTT ROSENTHAL 361 7 90
43 ELCORNO MARTIN 359 6 76
44 ALBERT DWECK 351 7 44
45 JOSEPH EMILE 343 3 67
46 ROBERT SEIDEN 331 2 91
47 EMMANUEL KU 330 5 52
48 LAZER KVIAT 329 2 99
49 ALEX KOHN 328 6 55
50 RICHARD LAGANA 327 4 71
51 KRISHNA GARIB 326 2 18
52 RAMIN SHALOM 324 3 54
53 CHAIM GOLDBERGER 317 5 38
54 MARIE SGOUROS 317 2 110
55 BRIAN HODGE 316 1 6
56 MARIA NOTIAS 310 4 61
57 RONALDO KIEL 308 1 39
58 FRANK DOBBS 307 2 20
59 ARI FRIEDMAN 303 4 33
60 JASON GREEN 303 3 61
61 ZAHAVA KADOSH 303 1 60
62 JESSICA LEE 298 9 58
63 CHAIM LANDAU 295 2 96
64 ISAAC AZOULAY 295 4 42
65 ARON KAPELUSCHNIK 290 6 52
66 DEBORAH JOHNSON 288 4 46
67 CONSTANTINA KATECHIS 285 2 42
68 MELVIN NEWHOUSE 285 1 39
69 ERVIN JOHNSON 283 1 16
70 JOHN MILLIEN 283 1 6
71 KATHERINE CHOU 283 4 45
72 SARAH RUSSELL 283 6 48
73 URSULA NIARAKIS 283 1 70
74 ROBERT KASZOVITZ 281 2 97
75 CHUNG LEE 280 2 25
76 JUD BENJAMIN 279 2 90
77 MARY EPPS 277 1 11
78 DAVID ESHAGHOFF 276 3 92
79 LARRY TAUBER 276 4 51
80 MANNY STEIN 273 4 75
81 MARIBEL MARTINEZ 273 2 100
82 THEODORE VALLAS 273 3 54
83 ISAAC SCHWARTZ 271 6 66
84 MENDY LOWY 271 3 92
85 DOV SANDBERG 269 2 78
86 J ROSENFELD 267 2 78
87 JUAN LARA 265 1 91
88 JONATHAN DINGLE 264 1 9
89 SONYA BLANAROVICH 263 3 41
90 GIOVANNI DIMAGGIO 262 2 62
91 CHARLES NICHOLAS 261 2 22
92 MURIEL CLARK 261 1 6
93 HAZEL GAYLE 260 4 52
94 CHRISTOPHER MARENGO 259 1 22
95 HARRY GREENBAUM 259 2 48
96 JACK ATIAS 259 2 63
97 ASTLEY GROVES 258 1 12
98 DAVID RAKOWER 258 2 74
99 GEORGE HUANG 258 2 84
100 MARTIN SCHWARF 258 1 59
245 Sullivan Place in Crown Heights

Top 15 Worst Buildings in Brooklyn, according to the Publis Advocate’s office are:

245 SULLIVAN PLACE, BROOKLYN 11225
Corporation: 245 SULLIVAN LLC
Number of Units: 40
Number of HPD Violations: 519
2018 Average
Number of DOB Violations: 3
Tax Lien in Past Two Years None
Number of Evictions:0

261 LENOX ROAD, BROOKLYN 11226
Corporation: TRIO REALTY ASSOCIATES LLC
Number of Units: 120
Number of HPD Violations: 321
2018 Average
Number of DOB Violations: 10
Tax Lien in Past Two Years None
Number of Evictions:1

827 HALSEY STREET, BROOKLYN 11233
Corporation:
Number of Units: 6
Number of HPD Violations: 316
2018 Average
Number of DOB Violations: 2
Tax Lien in Past Two Years None
Number of Evictions:0

1092 WILLMOHR STREET, BROOKLYN 11212
Corporation: WILLMOHR REALTY (87)ASSOC INC
Number of Units: 39
Number of HPD Violations: 285
2018 Average
Number of DOB Violations: 0
Tax Lien in Past Two Years None
Number of Evictions:4

719 MILLER AVENUE, BROOKLYN 11207
Corporation: WORLD WIDE EQUITY SERVICE HOLDINGS, INC
Number of Units: 6
Number of HPD Violations: 283
2018 Average
Number of DOB Violations: 6
Tax Lien in Past Two Years None
Number of Evictions:0

401 MACON STREET, BROOKLYN 11233
Corporation: 401 MACON REALTY LLC
Number of Units: 16
Number of HPD Violations: 283
2018 Average
Number of DOB Violations: 12
Tax Lien in Past Two Years None
Number of Evictions:4

1436 PACIFIC STREET, BROOKLYN 11216
Corporation: 1432 PACIFIC LLC
Number of Units: 8
Number of HPD Violations: 276
2018 Average
Number of DOB Violations: 0
Tax Lien in Past Two Years None
Number of Evictions:0

1015 PACIFIC STREET, BROOKLYN 11238
Corporation: None
Number of Units: 6
Number of HPD Violations: 261
2018 Average
Number of DOB Violations: 3
Tax Lien in Past Two Years None
Number of Evictions:0

250 PARKVILLE AVENUE, BROOKLYN 11230
Corporation: 250 PARKVILLE CO.
Number of Units: 63
Number of HPD Violations: 258
2018 Average
Number of DOB Violations: 10
Tax Lien in Past Two Years None
Number of Evictions:0

2005 ALBEMARLE ROAD, BROOKLYN 11226
Corporation: 625 OCEAN COMPANY
Number of Units: 54
Number of HPD Violations: 244
2018 Average
Number of DOB Violations: 10
Tax Lien in Past Two Years None
Number of Evictions:0

1719 PITKIN AVENUE, BROOKLYN 11212
Corporation: ADAR B REALTY LLC
Number of Units: 12
Number of HPD Violations: 237
2018 Average
Number of DOB Violations: 0
Tax Lien in Past Two Years None
Number of Evictions:0

333 MENAHAN STREET, BROOKLYN 11237
Corporation: None
Number of Units: 6
Number of HPD Violations: 235
2018 Average
Number of DOB Violations: 4
Tax Lien in Past Two Years None
Number of Evictions:0

397 EAST 49 STREET, BROOKLYN 11203
Corporation: 397 E 49 ST REALTY ASSOC.
Number of Units: 34
Number of HPD Violations: 230
2018 Average
Number of DOB Violations: 1
Tax Lien in Past Two Years None
Number of Evictions:0

676 MILLER AVENUE, BROOKLYN 11207
Corporation: None
Number of Units: 7
Number of HPD Violations: 222
2018 Average
Number of DOB Violations: 0
Tax Lien in Past Two Years None
Number of Evictions:None

1423 DE KALB AVENUE, BROOKLYN 11237
Corporation: UNITED VERNON LLC
Number of Units: 6
Number of HPD Violations: 220
2018 Average
Number of DOB Violations: 6
Tax Lien in Past Two Years None
Number of Evictions:1