All 5 tenant reviews.

“We lived at 823 Carroll for nearly 3 years and only left because we bought a house in the suburbs. Our family had a great experience and I would highly recommend living in the building. Not only is the building meticulously cared for, the super is onsite every day. I never had anything take more than 24 hours to be fixed and the landlord was very responsive. In other reviews I see some criticisms of the landlord. He is a businessman and is fair. He is very involved with getting fixes done quickly and does everything he can to ensure his property is well maintained. There were many times we needed to make special requests and he accommodated us immediately. As long as you are respectful of his property, you will have a lovely experience.”

“I am a current tenant of the building. Since my lease started nearly 2 years ago, the landlord has been very attentive with issues we had with the apartment. When we moved in, we had issues with a leak, the washer-dryer and the dishwasher. The leak was fixed immediately. After an attempt to fix the appliances, he replaced both the washer-dryer and dishwasher. During our move-in, my bed did not fit through the stairs. He (along with the super), helped arrange for the bed to be hoisted up to my apartment. I know that he also installed a stroller storage box for a family in the building. Additionally, the super is great at helping with maintenance requests. During the lease signing, the landlord was very clear, upfront and direct about his expectations about the apartment and us as tenants. He sat with us for over an hour to go over the lease line by line. He takes care of the building and apartments in the building. He is pretty meticulous about details, and will do work on the building when it doesn't seem any work needs to be done. I have had no issues in my dealings with him whatsoever and found him approachable, receptive and helpful. I am in the process of ending my lease for a variety of personal reasons unrelated to the building / the landlord. I reached out to him and he has been open and understanding of my own changing personal situation. I am in the process of moving out, so I will withhold any discussion of my experience with him following moving out (ie., security deposit, etc.). I will update the review following my move-out. Overall, I think the apartment, neighborhood and landlord have been great and would recommend.”

“Although the building was in good shape, I regretted living here, due to the landlord. Landlord's style could be described as very "heavy-handed"; he withheld security deposit without accurate justification, and significant and extreme rent increases are part of the landscape. Lease renewals were not give to some families. Landlord indicated he would not fix a security issue after a would-be-thief made their way into the building and into one of the apartments. My understanding is that exterminators were called twice in July 2014, so you could view that as good or bad: responsive on that issue, but the need was there. Landlord in general seemed to believe he was always in the right and tenants always in the wrong. Do not expect any flexibility or accommodation. You have been warned.”

“I was recentley directed to this site and read the reviews of 823 Carroll Street and find it quite amusing. I know the building quite well as I live on the block and are somewhat familiar with their owners. They have/are involved with alot of real estate and have been around for a while. They are known for giving a really good product but they are not the friendlest people. Having said that their rental units far exceed alot of the condos in the area and they take pains to keep it that way.Some tenants move in and treat the place like a college dorm and when the move out they don't want to know about it. When you rent a car they note the dings & you have to pay.These people don't need the nickels and dimes of ------ tenants. I'am not interested in hanging out with these people but they are great neighbors. They work hard on keeping up their buildings and that's good for everybody including the tenants.”

“While this brownstone apartment building may appear to be perfect - W/D in every unit, decks overlooking the back yards, decent details - don't be fooled. The owners pull a fast one on every tenant who leaves the building by racking up TONS of charges that they try to pull out of the security deposit. I know of at least 3 cases where this has occurred, some for thousands of dollars. The owners are petty, vindictive, given to lying through their teeth and will do anything to get their way. Steer clear - there's much better out there in Bklyn.”