Hi everyone...
Does anyone know anything about J.A.L Diversified Management (John A. Lipuma) Does this company manage any of your buildings. If so, what do you think or what have you heard. I am not sure if I am interested in changing Management companies.
Does anyone know anything about J.A.L Diversified Management (John A. Lipuma) Does this company manage any of your buildings. If so, what do you think or what have you heard. I am not sure if I am interested in changing Management companies.
We used JAL in our old co-op. They were horrible. Weren’t responsive, didn’t supervise work, etc.
You can always check us out, we’re heavily in the area. Excel Bradshaw Management Group (www.ebmg.com)
Thanks.
Mark
You can try calling Crosstown Management, they are a great hands on kind of company with a solid reputation. Speak with Anthony Musto (718) 937-8100
Read the below articles…
http://www.brooklynpaper.com/assets/pdf/28_22br.pdf
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https://nydailynews.com/archives/ny_local/2005/06/29/2005-06-29_co-op_management_axed_allege.html
Daily news:
CO-OP MANAGEMENT AXED ALLEGEDLY LET SOME SKIP WAIT LIST
BY HUGH SON DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
THE MANAGING agent of an 811-unit Bay Ridge co-op, where residents charged apartment seekers gave bribes to skip a five-year waiting list, has been fired.
A state Division of Housing and Community Renewal investigation found “serious deficiencies” in management at the Bay Ridge Towers, including “the illegal resale of apartments to applicants” not on a required waiting list, according to a letter obtained by the Daily News.
The contract of JAL Diversified management – which expires this month – won’t be renewed, said Division of Housing and Community Renewal spokesman Peter Moses.
“We are turning over the information we uncovered to the proper authorities,” Moses said.
Apartments at the Mitchell-Lama building complex are highly coveted because one- to two-bedroom apartments cost $14,000 to $20,000 – far below market value. Many of the units have sweeping views of the harbor and the Narrows.
The state oversees operations at the Mitchell-Lama building, which is reserved for moderate-income earners.
JAL President John Lipuma blamed the illegal sale of apartments on a single employee, a sales manager he fired last month.
Lipuma – asked by the state to investigate 22 apartment owners the state had no record of – found that the manager had doctored forms to get on approved lists people who had never submitted information to the state.
“She got the original form that was signed, and she added names on that,” he said, adding he didn’t know whether she received money from perspective homeowners.
Several longtime co-op owners welcomed the state’s announcement, which they said came after they alerted officials to corruption in the building four years ago.
“I was outraged,” said apartment owner Barbara Grebin. “People would say, ‘Isn’t it strange all these new people are moving in, and they don’t know anything about a waiting list?’ ”
“These people just paid under the table to get their apartment,” charged Charles Neil, another owner. “It’s morally wrong.”
Neil also said the co-op had a litany of other problems, including lucrative contracting jobs given to relatives of building employees.
Co-op President Maureen O’Donnell, who was elected last year, refused to comment.
Lipuma said that he was “shocked” by the state decision to fire his company and blamed the Division of Housing and Community Renewal for not keeping closer tabs on the operation.
“They’re the ones who are supposed to be auditing these records,” Lipuma said. “All of a sudden, there’s a problem, and we’re being thrown out.”