Pros: good location and quiet for the most part Cons: noise from trains Advice to landlord: all pretty good here
557 AVENUE Z is a mid-century 1951 building, 6 floors, 120 units in Gravesend, NYC. Owned by BEACH HAVEN GROUP LLC. Public records show 22 open violations, 15 311 complaints, 1 active litigation matter on file. Rent stabilization on file covers 119 units (registered 2024). Lucid Rents has 2 verified tenant reviews on this building.
Brooklyn · March 2026
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§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LATCH SET AT COMPACTOR CLOSET, 1st STORY
§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LATCH SET AT TRASH CHUTE HOPPER DOOR AT COMPACTOR CLOSET, 1st STORY
§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE LATCH SET AT TRASH CHUTE HOPPER DOOR AT COMPACTOR CLOSET, 1st STORY
§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE LATCH SET AT COMPACTOR CLOSET, 1st STORY
§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE LATCH SET AT COMPACTOR CLOSET, 6th STORY
Pros: good location and quiet for the most part Cons: noise from trains Advice to landlord: all pretty good here
Pros: Trees and plants Cons: Frank the super Advice to landlord: Fix the roads
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HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
UNSANITARY CONDITION — SEWAGE
HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
Dirty Condition — Trash