“Unit 4A Pros: I liked that my apartment had a good amount of natural light and a washer and dryer. Cons: I did research into my unit and found it had been illegally deregulated. The tenant before me had been there six years and was paying $600 dollars a month in rent. They raised my rent $400 - $500 dollars each year and by the last year I was there they wanted me to pay another $400 more, even after revoking roof access (that they said was open and an amenity when I moved in paying much less). I looked and saw they got the current tenant to pay closer to $2800. Right across the street from a fire station that is very active as well as a Temple on the corner that blares an air-raid sirens every Friday at sundown for Shabbat. Bedford ave in general is very loud at all hours of the day with traffic. There was also a constant, on-going issue with roaches and mice. Landlords made it very clear that I was there for them to make money and didn't care about anything else otherwise. Advice to landlord: Treat your tenants like people with feelings as opposed to sources of income.”
— 837 BEDFORD AVENUE · Brooklyn“Unit 2D Pros: I love my unit itself -- super spacious for a NYC one-bedroom apartment, so much natural light, great water pressure. Location is convenient for me. Parking is easy. Our super, Luis, is absolutely wonderful & incredibly responsive whenever I've needed anything. Cons: This apartment (and I suspect all apartments in this building) was illegally deregulated from rent regulation. They are charging more than double what they are legally allowed to. The management company is unresponsive and I've had bug issues repeatedly for most of my tenancy here -- they do not address issues that are completely within tenant rights to raise.”
— 837 BEDFORD AVENUE · Brooklyn“Unit 2A Pros: Definitely a safe area. Cons: This building often has a roach infestation on all floors and, from experience, inside units on the 2nd floor. The floors are often dirty, the wall paper is peeling, weird smells and very poor lighting in the hallways. There is constantly noise from the water that runs in the pipes and creaky floors that you can hear from your upstairs neighbors. Management takes so long to reply and really don’t seem to care about basic issues like broken down kitchen appliances or broken front doors. The super is so nosy, he seems to always be checking peoples trash and delivered packages. He and his wife live in the building and they will yell their conversations from the ground floor where his workroom is and the first floor where they live. Advice to landlord: There’s nothing to suggest when management won’t listen anyways. Get a better management team, including super”
— 837 BEDFORD AVENUE · Brooklyn“Unit 1D Pros: Great place to live if you are looking to stay in a community based area. Safe community as there are many schools. Cons: The G train is the closet train after a 15minute walk. Advice to landlord: N/A”
— 837 BEDFORD AVENUE · Brooklyn