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This is an easy fix, try some WD-40. If the door knob (apt., bedroom, bathroom door, etc) is loose grab your trusty tool kit, pick up the screw driver and tighten. Remember: righty-tighty; lefty-loosy. If your door keeps jamming, call us! We DO NOT repair deadbolts. The tenants are responsible for any issues with a deadbolt, as well as, providing us with a key in case of an emergency.
OCCUPIED - Studio with kitchen, dishwasher, microwave, and bathroom in building with resident's roof deck. Studio features cherry hardwood flooring throughout, separate kitchen and separate bathroom. The unit is currently tenant occupied through 9/30 - we are not doing in-person showings, but it can be rented sight unseen based off the photos.
Reviews (19)
Kristina Nuzhdina
Sep 28, 2020
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Critical: Professionalism, Quality, Responsiveness, Value
DO NOT RENT WITH THEM! THE WORST MGMT COMPANY OUT THERE -- AVOID AT ANY COST. THEY TREAT THEIR RESIDENTS LIKE ANIMALS. MY WATER IS OUT IN THE KITCHEN FOR ALMOST A WEEK -- I CALL EVERY DAY NO ONE CARES. DO NOT DO THIS TO YOURSELF, RENT SOMEWHERE ELSE.
DO NOT RENT WITH THEM! THE WORST MGMT COMPANY OUT THERE -- AVOID AT ANY COST. THEY TREAT THEIR RESIDENTS LIKE ANIMALS. MY WATER IS OUT IN THE KITCHEN FOR ALMOST A WEEK -- I CALL EVERY DAY NO ONE CARES. DO NOT DO THIS TO YOURSELF, RENT SOMEWHERE ELSE.
Ada K.
Feb 15, 2020
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Incredibly dishonest business. I rented an apartment on East 5th ST a few years back. It was infested with bedbugs (which the management knew before renting it). They repetitively refused to handle the problem, only sending a phoney inspector with no canine. I had to pay for several actual inspections from my pocket and they still wouldn't handle the problem. I lost an insane amount of money and eventually had to move out, abandoning a lot of stuff for fear of infestation. Another example of their great management: I came back one evening to find out they had taken away my toilet (sounds
Alex W.
Dec 22, 2019
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Stephanie W.
Sep 08, 2019
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Lived here for 3 years, partially because it was cheap and partially because I didn't want to move.
Tl;dr - stay the f* away.
Major issues, the biggest ones (amongst many):
- December 12, we lost cooking gas. It was out for over 7 months while they continued to claim it was either ConEd or a contractors fault (it might still be out, but I moved) Was given rent concession, but it took two months of badgering, emailing, and calling.
- The building electric went out one morning, I alerted the emergency line at 7am. It was still out at 5:45pm after work- they claimed it was on ConEd. However
Tl;dr - stay the f* away.
Major issues, the biggest ones (amongst many):
- December 12, we lost cooking gas. It was out for over 7 months while they continued to claim it was either ConEd or a contractors fault (it might still be out, but I moved) Was given rent concession, but it took two months of badgering, emailing, and calling.
- The building electric went out one morning, I alerted the emergency line at 7am. It was still out at 5:45pm after work- they claimed it was on ConEd. However
Lux W.
May 08, 2019
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543 E 5th Street is infested with bedbugs. The management company knew of this issue when I moved in, but did not notify me. Attempts to address this issue proved futile, as so many of the units are infested, they are impossible to fully eradicate.
I usually don't bother to write reviews, but I feel like I should warn other people so they don't make the same costly mistake I did. I had to throw out thousands of dollars worth of new furniture and moved out within two months of moving in. I also have had to retain a lawyer, because the company was so uncooperative and unresponsive when
I usually don't bother to write reviews, but I feel like I should warn other people so they don't make the same costly mistake I did. I had to throw out thousands of dollars worth of new furniture and moved out within two months of moving in. I also have had to retain a lawyer, because the company was so uncooperative and unresponsive when
Aviva L.
Jan 30, 2019
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My apartment is freezing (to illegal degrees) and they are not solving the issue. They do minimal work and it takes countless angry emails to get anything done. I love the location of my apartment but am really getting to the end of my rope with the terrible quality of the buildings.
EDIT: Glad to hear that you are working to improve! I have not been supplied with an electric heater, so the comment below is incorrect.
I would be SHOCKED if the building was 70 degrees. I have spoken with tenants from three other units who said it's terribly cold for them too. Would love to see proof of the
EDIT: Glad to hear that you are working to improve! I have not been supplied with an electric heater, so the comment below is incorrect.
I would be SHOCKED if the building was 70 degrees. I have spoken with tenants from three other units who said it's terribly cold for them too. Would love to see proof of the
Danilo L.
Nov 15, 2018
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Dondre and the whole team have been incredibly helpful to work with! As brokers its always important to have great leasing agents and management companies making our clients' search easier. We've been able to get our clients into awesome apartments and approved thanks to their awesome service. We will continue to work with them and we expect to have many more happy clients thanks to these guys! - Danilo from Citi Habitats
Vlad H.
Jan 27, 2018
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Terrible customer service. I've been renting in an old building for more than a year now, something always breaks (electric breaker, gas meter, pipes) and they are always slow to respond and unprofessional. Terrible experience so far. The night customer support staff are polite but their office staff is unresponsive and disrespectful. I do not recommend this company to anyone.
Mike V.
May 28, 2017
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Laura W.
May 26, 2017
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Do not rent from Jakobson Properties. I read yelp before I rented from here, and I thought to myself "oh, maybe just a few bad incidents". This has been the worst living situation I have ever been in-I also paid so much to live in this hell hole. Just a brief list of some of the problems we had:
-no heat for majority of the winter. They could only fix it for a day or two. In several occasions it took them days to respond.
-Leaking pipe in ceiling that caused our ceiling to start to fall, Jakobson was just going to cover the hole, not fix the broken pipe.
-Pipe issues causing black
-no heat for majority of the winter. They could only fix it for a day or two. In several occasions it took them days to respond.
-Leaking pipe in ceiling that caused our ceiling to start to fall, Jakobson was just going to cover the hole, not fix the broken pipe.
-Pipe issues causing black
Mt L.
May 01, 2017
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Jakobson Properties have been fantastic landlords for us, we are on our 3rd lease renewal with them for an apt our son is living in while attending NYU. We are extremely happy with the staff, property manager John Medaglia, the doormen at The Carteret--they could not be nicer or more helpful. They just installed beautiful new windows and a/c units in the building. Dondre Roberts in the leasing office has always been extremely helpful also. I've read some of the other reviews and felt they were unfair and that we needed to weigh in on how nice our experience has been. I would definitely recommend
Matthew M.
Apr 25, 2017
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I've never encountered a company as poorly run.
The word slumlord was invented to describe these people. Nothing was fixed in a timely manner, or correctly EVER and it took so much effort to get somebody over in the first place - eventually I gave up and learned to fix everything myself.
There are lots of problems with bugs and mice in their buildings. "Exterminators" come and check supposedly but I've never seen any in the building and when I required their services I had to get photos - god forbid they just take my word that I have seen a mouse and cockroaches.
Pay the
The word slumlord was invented to describe these people. Nothing was fixed in a timely manner, or correctly EVER and it took so much effort to get somebody over in the first place - eventually I gave up and learned to fix everything myself.
There are lots of problems with bugs and mice in their buildings. "Exterminators" come and check supposedly but I've never seen any in the building and when I required their services I had to get photos - god forbid they just take my word that I have seen a mouse and cockroaches.
Pay the
Patrick K.
Nov 22, 2016
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Christine J.
Feb 15, 2016
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I would give these guys zero stars if I could. Seriously, DO NOT sign with Jakobson Properties.
I pay way too much every month to have my power go out every time I use the microwave, to have the hot water turn freezing cold about 3 times every time I shower, and to deal with the heat/boiler being shut down in the dead of winter without warning at least a few times a month. The lock on my apartment building is also faulty, so occasionally I will be locked out in the cold in the middle of the night (this happened on New Year's Eve - was locked out from 4am - 6am not because I forgot my keys
I pay way too much every month to have my power go out every time I use the microwave, to have the hot water turn freezing cold about 3 times every time I shower, and to deal with the heat/boiler being shut down in the dead of winter without warning at least a few times a month. The lock on my apartment building is also faulty, so occasionally I will be locked out in the cold in the middle of the night (this happened on New Year's Eve - was locked out from 4am - 6am not because I forgot my keys
Christie M.
Aug 16, 2015
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I am writing this review with the express purpose of warning potential tenants of the dangers of 516 East 5th Street Apartment 2. This apartment is represented by Jakobson and is an enchanting little split level 1st floor/basement unit in an amazing location with a private back yard... It seems to good to be true, and that's because it is.
Unfortunately this place floods, not just from excessive rain but also from the building's primary plumbing.
While on vacation I was notified by my roommate that the basement of the apartment- my room- experienced flooding twice... Once apparently
Unfortunately this place floods, not just from excessive rain but also from the building's primary plumbing.
While on vacation I was notified by my roommate that the basement of the apartment- my room- experienced flooding twice... Once apparently
Ashley A.
Aug 06, 2015
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Two words: bed bugs.
After finding out we had bed bugs, the process to getting the problem taken care of was extremely slow.
Additionally, my roommate and I have faced countless problems having the water shut off at random, getting packages stolen, drainage issues...etc.
Maintenance is very slow at getting around to the problem and must be harassed thousands of times before they respond.
Also, there was a briefly a rat in the apartment as well...we've lived in the east village for about three years, in different buildings and have never dealt with these issues, especially in this short
After finding out we had bed bugs, the process to getting the problem taken care of was extremely slow.
Additionally, my roommate and I have faced countless problems having the water shut off at random, getting packages stolen, drainage issues...etc.
Maintenance is very slow at getting around to the problem and must be harassed thousands of times before they respond.
Also, there was a briefly a rat in the apartment as well...we've lived in the east village for about three years, in different buildings and have never dealt with these issues, especially in this short
Anna V.
Mar 23, 2015
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I would actually give zero stars if possible.
This management company is THE WORST. I've lived in my apartment for 3 years in one of their buildings, and it has been non-stop maintenance issues and a complete lack of interest to improve on management's part. Our boiler is frequently shut down for "emergency repairs" but the problems are never actually fixed. We often come home to find the ourselves without heat and hot water in the winter.
I urge you not to put yourself through the misery of living in one of their buildings.
This management company is THE WORST. I've lived in my apartment for 3 years in one of their buildings, and it has been non-stop maintenance issues and a complete lack of interest to improve on management's part. Our boiler is frequently shut down for "emergency repairs" but the problems are never actually fixed. We often come home to find the ourselves without heat and hot water in the winter.
I urge you not to put yourself through the misery of living in one of their buildings.
Daniel S.
Jan 30, 2015
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Apartment is fine, although I lived in the building for a year and a half and they cleaned the building MAYBE twice. Other apartment issues: heating pipe in the bathroom is LOUD during the winter - I called to complain several times and they insisted they're "on it." Nothing was ever done.
Biggest complaint is they kept most of my security deposit for no justifiable reason, including deducting re-patching for the removal of the rack that was on the wall when I moved in! Still fighting with them. Really annoying! Not a good way to conduct a business.
Biggest complaint is they kept most of my security deposit for no justifiable reason, including deducting re-patching for the removal of the rack that was on the wall when I moved in! Still fighting with them. Really annoying! Not a good way to conduct a business.
Florence L.
Sep 10, 2014
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I WISH I CAME TO YELP BEFORE I RENT FROM THEM!!!!
I think yelp should make the option of 0 star for company like this.
Positive: easy to get approved
Negative:
on move in date: lease starts 9/1 but we can only pick up the key afternoon 3pm. when we entered the apartment, it was dirty as hell and has a smell of gas, i guess the last guy just moved out the same morning. we went to get a cleaning person in the other room, he stressed out and freak out on us said he not responsible for that apartment.( He apologized to us later on, he has 6 apartments to clean in 12 hours.I guess the company
I think yelp should make the option of 0 star for company like this.
Positive: easy to get approved
Negative:
on move in date: lease starts 9/1 but we can only pick up the key afternoon 3pm. when we entered the apartment, it was dirty as hell and has a smell of gas, i guess the last guy just moved out the same morning. we went to get a cleaning person in the other room, he stressed out and freak out on us said he not responsible for that apartment.( He apologized to us later on, he has 6 apartments to clean in 12 hours.I guess the company
