Beach Lane Management

STAY AWAY!!! STAY AS FAR AWAY AS YOU CAN!!! This is by far the absolute worst Manhattan leasing company out there. Not only does Beach Lane Management not return calls about cockroach and mice infestation in apartments, but the staff they have working as «building supervisors» and «building managers» are the most unprofessional and rude excuses of «management positions» I’ve ever encountered.
I’ve emailed Beach Lane Management 7 consecutive times about a lease question only to finally receive a short, condescending response to «respect them.»
After weeks of back and forth trying to get ANYBODY to our apartment to help seal the cockroach and mouse point of entry in our shower the building super walked in and spit in our bathroom sink.
After days of trying to get an exterminator to fumigate our apartment he cursed at my roommate saying he «doesn’t f*cing remember if the exterminator called. they use f*cking email. I don’t check my f*cking email.»
Living in Manhattan is not cheap and with that SHOULD come some type of tenant satisfaction. Absolutely every single encounter I’ve had with Beach Lane Management has been an utter nightmare and quite frankly disgusting. You’ve been warned. STAY AS FAR AS YOU CAN!

I am thinking that communication, communication and more communication is a good idea.

I’ve waited a bit to write this review because it was a terrible experience. I lived in a building managed by beach lane for two years. For the first year and a half, I had no issues with the management company. But in this past winter, everything took a turn for the worse.
Walking past the boiler room one Friday morning, I smelled gas. Naively, I called the management company & they sent the super who said he checked and there was no issue. The next morning I smelled it again and with new knowledge from discussions with family, I called Con Ed. When Con Edison came they found multiple gas leaks. This led to the heat and hot water being off in the building. Con Edison contacted me and told me that due to the amount of the gas leaks, they needed to come back to approve the work. My neighbors were upset about the time it took to get this handled but because of my original involvement, I left it alone as the management company was sending us updates & provided us with space heaters (which is another dangerous thing but whatever, it helped at the time I guess). After I think 5 days, it was fixed and the heat was back on. They even gave us $ off the rent which my boyfriend and I did not ask for so we were happy with that.
Flash forward a month. I smell gas in the same spot again. I know I’m right so I call Con Edison again. Con Ed finds the leak. Apparently a valve is loose. Since it was just the valve, the landlord just had to send a plumber and Con Ed didn’t have to follow up (not comforting when you have an absentee landlord & you’ve never seen someone but the obviously overworked super). The super comes and he is yelling at me. He is mad that this is happening again and is taking it out on me. I call the management company & they are also rude to me, telling me that a tenant shouldn’t be dealing with this. So, I was getting an attitude from the super & the people on the phone to the point where the Con Edison worker told the super to stop yelling at me because it wasn’t my fault. Heat and hot water are shut off again. Con Edison leaves a note on the door. I leave the building.
My boyfriend and I were both bothered by their tone with me and concerned that this keeps happening. Another thing to take note of is that they sent us two lease renewals by this point and a few days before this happened, I sent our lease renewal back through certified mail. Therefore, we were super concerned that we were living in a perpetual gas leak. So my boyfriend sent a concerned but friendly email to the management company. Less than a minute later (it said 0 minutes on Gmail), we get an answer saying that everything is fine and there was never a leak. But I was there when Con Ed confirmed. 10 minutes later we get an email saying that our lease renewal was rescinded and that we had to be out of the apartment by the end of our lease (Apr 30 & this was the first week in March) because «the management made other plans for the apartment». We received the news at 4:30pm on a Friday — no one would pick up the phone. Oh and the note from con ed, ripped off the door. The tape was there until the day I moved out. But the note gone.
After two lease renewal letters and almost two years of being a good tenant, they kicked us out. I assume that since my lease was in the mail & the security fee wasn’t cashed yet, they saw a shady loophole. Also, when we received our lease & additional security check for the renewal back (after they rescinded the lease) — it was written on by someone as if it was accepted and about to be cashed.
It’s also important to note that 311 was a mess and that could have contributed as well — I don’t have enough space but the short of it, my apartment was linked to complaints I never made.
Fun fact, my boyfriend moved in 3 months before this so we had to pay a ton of moving expenses all over again.
After talking to a lawyer, we decided to ride out the rest of our lease & get our security back rather than make any bigger moves because we saw it as a blessing. For the last month, they just forgot to give us our rent bill so we had to follow up with them and they emailed us to just send them a check without a bill. I kept asking for a bill and no one ever answered me so I had to print the email, take a picture of it, and use that as my proof.
Also I told them the name and address of where to mail my security check and they sent it to my office but not with my name but my boyfriend’s name so that the check was sent back. Luckily, they cut a new check and sent it correctly the second time.
Never in my life have I been treated so terribly & unfairly for doing the right thing. Plus, the building was not maintained the way a building should be. Outdated signs just kept up around the building for no joke, over a year — paint chipping off the walls, roaches. Absentee landlord at its finest. Go forth with this knowledge — hopefully this won’t happen to anyone ever again.

Horrendous company. They are extremely challenging to get in touch with, and if by some miracle you do get someone on the phone, they have the worst attitude. They sometimes respond to emails and are snarky and rude when that does happen. A light blew in my apartment (137 E 29^th Street) and because the super ignored my calls, the called an electrician from a sketchy company. The electrician wore his muddy work boots and ruined my white rug, and surprise! Beach Lane did nothing to help, and the shady electricity company never answered their phone. Additionally, we lived in a literal construction zone (showers couldn’t be used, kitchen in a complete state of disarray) for almost two months and they had no information about when the repair work would be complete. We had to leave our door unlocked during the day for workers to come in and out throughout the period. Horrific (nonexistent) communication throughout the entire process.
I would avoid living in a building run by his company at all costs.

Not much you haven’t already heard. Management team is awful, don’t respond to calls, hit you with fees, never do maintenance. They have a leech of a lawyer on the team Mitchell Rothken — who has been disbarred on served 10 years in jail who does all of the company’s dirty work. They are the worst of the worst, and I have lived in many buildings. If you dont listen to this post and the other negative reviews on Unilocal,you pretty much deserve what you get.
This property is owned and run by Mark Scharfman who is considered one of the worst landlords in the country.
AVOID AT ALL COSTS.

This company is run by absolute scum.
They are by far the worst real estate company I have dealt with.
Mitchel Rothken is an absolute parasite.
Google his name and be greeted by his criminal history and long list of bad reviews.
Do not go any where near this company or Mitchel.

Company is a joke, speaking rudely to you and asking for 6 month security deposit for a business thats been established for 5 years? I laughed in their face and took a store next door.

I hope this is the worst management company. They are disrespectful, late, disorganized, cheap and liars. I wish I was some frantic person just venting/​exaggerating, but I’m not. I’ve lived there for 2 years and the ridiculousness never ends. I am posting bc I really don’t want others to go through what I do. Pay more if you must, just live elsewhere else

I wish 0 stars was an option. If you can help it DO NOT RENT FROM THESE PEOPLE. If you want to be treated like you are a piece of dirt then you’ve found the right place to live however, if you would like to be treated like a human being with just a tiny amount of respect this isn’t the place for you.
Need repairs to your apartment, nope sorry can’t help you. Super is allowing a prostitute to live in the basement, not our problem.
Moral of the story, worst company I have ever rented from and I had lived in NYC my entire life up until two weeks ago.

BEACH LANE MANAGEMENT IS THE WORST MANAGEMENT COMPANY I“VE EVER EXPERIENCED.
Long story short they are crooks, who will do anything they can to get you out so they can raise the rents. They hired a «lawyer» named Mitchell Rothkin who has spent 10 years in jail and been dis-​barred from stealing money from his clients to pay for his stripper girlfriend. NO WORD OF A LIE (
).
No surprise they hired a scumbag like that.

HORRIBLE! Can I give negative stars? Avoid this company at all costs. After the worst year of my life dealing with rats, roaches, a noisy grocery store, broken pipes, a careless Super, and a completely unresponsive and rude management company, I am free to tell my story.
Obviously an awful apartment but the worst part of it was really the complete lack of any kind of help or professionalism from Beach Lane «Management». After pointing out the clear violation of my lease as this space was not fit for habitation (I therefore spent most of the last year couch hopping with friends.) This company not only ignored both voicemails and emails I left politely and desperately, pleading for help, but actually threatened to counter-​sue me in court if I filed a case, and promised that if I tried to end the lease, they would [direct quote by Mitchell Rothken] «make [me] pay.»
When I called, the staff acted like they were doing me a favor listening to my complaints about the RATS (not mice) in the apartment.
Even if I found an incredible apartment in downtown Manhattan with the cheapest rent, if Beach Lane has anything to do with it, I would sprint the other way. Please heed this warning and save yourself infinite stress, caused by a company who really don’t care about their renters or properties.

This company could not do any less to help their tenants. I moved into an apartment and two days later, our super left. It has been 37 days since we have had any contact information for anyone and Beach Lane Management will still not respond to us with a replacement. None of the problems we addressed before moving in were fixed whatsoever. I guess Manhattan standards are pretty low but it’s absolutely appalling that people can get away with this kind of customer service in this city.

If I could have put zero stars I would have. We just moved out of 42 hicks in Brooklyn heights. The worst management company we have ever dealt with. we constantly had problems with the apartment and no one was there to fix them. We had no heat for 3 days during the winter months.
DID I MENTION THEY HIRE CONVICTS.
Mitchell Rothken WAS THE WORST OF THEM ALL. He was hateful and unresponsive every time we tried to contact him. and worst of all a crooked ex con lawyer.
DONT RENT FROM THEM. AVOID THEM AT ALL COSTS

In my initial review below, I mentioned that Beach Lane refused to return our security deposit. (That was only one of many issues we’ve had with Beach Lane). We contacted the NY Attorney General (
). This was the alternative to filling a lawsuit and going to small claims court, which most people just don’t have the time for.
The NY Attorney General reviewed our case and told us that the next step was for them to contact Beach Lane for their side of the story. A few days later, we received a check for our full security deposit in the mail. Beach Lane did not include any kind of explanation with the check. Pretty clear that they were intentionally trying to rip us off. Guilty as charged. Is this what they do regularly with security deposits?!
Beach Lane owns A LOT of properties in the NYC area. If you end up renting from them, make sure you take advantage of resources like NYC 311 and NY Attorney General so you don’t get screwed over by Beach Lane.

340 East 22^nd Street, 10 010. — DO. NOT. LIVE. HERE. Live ANYWHERE else.
Who knew building management could be so corrupt? I signed a 1 year lease at a studio here in Winter 2012 and I am so shocked at how little a management company cares about their tenants.
THIS PLACE SUCKS IN WINTER: I have wanted to cry some days living here– it was so cold during the winter that I had to sleep in a sleeping bag and 3 layers of clothing every night. I emailed management, called management, even called NYC 311. Nothing was done.
THIS PLACE REALLY SUCKS IN WINTER: THEN, to top it all off, management decided to redo the building’s entire plumbing (keep in mind, my apartment was a sparking new renovation). They promised all the tenants (in writing) the plumbers would be in each apartment for a max of 2 days. They ripped out my entire bathroom wall, shower, sink, toilet. The plumbers took 5 days. FIVE days in January without steam heat, a toilet, a shower, hot water, not to mention no privacy!!! I was cleaning the dust/​smashed tile for weeks afterwards. Management did not pay for a cleaning service, did not offer rent credit, nothing.
THIS PLACE ALSO SUCKS IN SUMMER: Now that it’s summer, management has refused to install the individual air conditioner unit that was GUARANTEED to be installed as described in my lease. EVERY other unit in this building has an air conditioner but after 1 month of emails to management, (Namely Michelle McKay, and Zahir Gjurkaj) it still hasn’t been installed.
I am so taken aback at how bold the people at this company are at ignoring tenants’ calls, concerns, and quality of life. This is supposed to be a place people can call home! How can they be so inhumane?

Do not ever, by any means, rent from Beach Lane. STAY AWAY. My boyfriend and I had bed bugs for 3 months and their so-​called «Exterminator» treated our apartment THREE times to no avail. We slept on our living room floor on an air mattress for the three month duration and lived out of garbage bags. The amount of furniture we threw out is astounding — add that to the amount of money we wasted. This company should be sued for all their worth and closed down for good. Slum lords at their finest. If you come across a Beach Lane building when you’re apartment hunting, turn the other way.

Mark Scharfman, you suck. This company runs under the name Dean Realty and Beach Lane Management. I wouldn’t be surprised if they have other names as well. I got the apartment through Brick Real Estate, but I’m not sure if they’re related.
The super obviously doesn’t live here even though they said he does. Their contrators (plumbers, etc) are lazy and they don’t care about fixing things before they get bad. I also have a feeling this apartment was illegally divided. It’s 275 square feet and was recently done. Plus, the above apartments on this line are named with a different letter. These guys are plain scum.
I didn’t see the water damage on the bathroom ceiling (it was plastered up pretty well) and thought the issue may have been fixed when I moved in. Lo and behold, 2 leaks and 9 months later a plumber needs to come in. 6 months in, my poorly-​constructed, Home-​Depot-​wooden-​plank of a door frame also had a gigantic hole in it and a mama cockroach sat in there for a week. The super didn’t answer (because I swear he doesn’t live here!), so I had to take my own measures and fix it.
Don’t let me even get started on their telephone line that takes forever to get an answer on. Anyone who does answer has an attitude. They should just call it the DoucheLine.
I’m leaving the apartment 2 months early. I can’t deal with this crap anymore. Run the fuck away from these guys. Remember: this is also DEAN REALTY and run by MARK SCHARFMAN, the famed slumlord!

175 Lexington, DO NOT LIVE HERE! Seriously if you somehow come across this prior to renting an apartment. Let me tell you a little something about this building that sums it up in two words: BED BUGS.
I lived in this building my first year in NYC, and this building/​management company is hell. Forget that things were always breaking/​no one ever came to fix them, I can handle that, the bed bug debacle was insane.
Let me preface this by saying, I get it, buildings get bed bugs, its a huge problem in NYC, the whole ordeal is terrible, etc etc, but this company was awful to work with. It started with them denying the building had them. We had lived in the apartment less than a month and started getting bites, um this was in October in NYC, there are no bugs living in the concrete jungle. I called, said uh we have this and they said, «nope, no one else has called». SO like the reasonable person I am I googled bed bugs and learned a ton about them. I wont get into all of that, but lets just say I stayed up at night and caught one as it crawled towards me, literally, they are attracted to your CO2, and look like zombies coming at you, its disgusting, I couldnt sleep, whatever. So I catch one they agree to bomb.
Long story short, we ended up having to be bombed 4 times, each with a follow up. The thing about this is, in addition the the spraying whatever you literally have to clean EVERYTHING, bedding, clothes shoes etc. Tons of dry cleaning (no laundry in the building), my roommates and I each racked up over 1k in cleaning bills, which they would not help pay for or lessen the rent etc etc.
At some point in April they put up signs all over saying they were bombing the whole building since it was infested, awesome after we were bombed 3 times just our apartment, even though it doesnt work like that.
The mental and emotional turmoil of an apartment with bedbugs is haunting and I wouldnt wish it on my worst enemy. You cant sleep, you clean everything its awful. The management company was TERRIBLE about dealing with it, we were eaten alive and offered no reprieve on rent or any sort of financial assistance.
I would never live in one of there properties again. I’ve lived in SC, GA, MA and NY, and literally THE WORST management company I have ever dealt with. AWFUL.

The absolute worst management company I’ve ever had the ‘pleasure’ of dealing with in NYC. They tried to hike my rent in a recession and wouldn’t negotiate in a timely manner. Well after I had signed a lease elsewhere and dropped them with a notice that I was not renewing, they came crawling back to me. The apartment remained vacant when I moved out — as I told them it would.