All 9 tenant reviews.

“Pros: nice apartments, good neighbors, great block Cons: many problems with heat and hot water. top quality mgmt was not great. landlord was odd”

“Pros: Close to the Pratt area Cons: Tenants had issues with lack of hot water that went on for months”

“Unit 3R Pros: Apt details for 3R only - Good apt with minimal maintenance issues and pretty responsive management - There is a roof but its not good to throw party - Building is relatively clean Cons: - Landlord is top 10 slumlord; crazy rent increase and tenant harassment; lots of violations and issues for the building that don’t really concern tenants but are annoying to deal with - The walls/ ceilings are thin; some neighbors can get excessive with their complaints - Apt doesn’t have microwave or kitchen ventilator Advice to landlord: Stick to legal practices and be nice to your tenants so you can save yourself from legal/financial problems”

“Pros: Good and safe neighborhood Cons: Management needs improvement”

“Pros: The neighbors were friendly and open to working together when there were building issues. The location is also nice. Cons: Zalmen Biederman is a crook and negligent landlord. Please search him and read up on his record. He is listed as one of the top 10 worst landlords by the Crown Heights Tenant Union for many reasons. Several apartments have had very serious issues including repeated flooding and pest infestations and little is done to remedy the issues. He also tried to conduct lease renewals and rent increases illegally. Lastly, don’t expect your security deposit back. This man has no regard for his tenants. I would advise against giving him any business. Advice to landlord: Quit. Find another job.”

“Pros: Good area, good neighborhood. Cons: Overly priced, if you live in the first floor, both apartments get flooded whenever it rains heavy and biederman always hire the cheapest labor to fix it, and it gets flooded again. Landlord harasses tenants, knock on your door at weird hours. He increases the price as he likes, and asked you to sign a lease that states you're responsible to fix any problem in the building and he keeps trying to pull illegal moves. He's been in court for tenant disputes so many times. He gets angry when the tenants talk to each other or form a union and asked one of them to spy on the tenant meetings. He's the worst landlord, the whole neighborhood knows, Google him. Apartments are overpriced considering the conditions there are in and the Landlord. Don't rent from him. Other building around 209 are stabilized except his, tenants did some digging and I doubt he did the proper work to stabilize the building. Advice to landlord: Don't be sketchy, be nice and considerate to your tenants and don't be greedy.”

“Unit 1 Pros: Great neighbors, large apartment Cons: constantly flooding, cockroaches, unresponsive owners, harassment by landlord, building not up to code in many respects Advice to landlord: fire Zalmen Biederman”

“Pros: Mostly good experience until recent 2021 neighbor harasses neighbors Cons: top floor tenant loud, dog barks, harasses neighbors”

“Pros: It’s a nice neighborhood. Cons: They never fix anything properly. Super shady management and landlord. Advice to landlord: Renovate the apartments and get the building legal. Fix things properly and keep updated leases.”