Bedford Brownstone Realty
Customer ServiceI’m writing this review so that other buyers will be cautious when dealing with Bedford Brownstone Realty.
Although we ultimately came in at full ask and were pre-approved by a major bank, we were required by their seller to be pre-approved by their small, local mortgage broker.
Our offer was accepted and our attorney immediately received the sales contract.
We moved on to home inspection and our attorney sent the contract back with a list of issues raised by said inspection.
After a week we had heard nothing. Our agent had difficulty reaching Mr. Pinsky of Bedford Brownstone.
However, in the interim, he held two open houses. 12 days after we originally received the seller’s contract and spent $700 on the inspection, he had used our offer as leverage to get a higher offer.
Please be wary because some of the developers Bedford Brownstone reps are clearly not doing good work.
The litany of issues that arose from the home inspection were not only dangerous, but also, in some cases, violations of city code.
Examples include PEX tubing for water supply, which is illegal in NYC.
After telling us the roof was new, we found that not only was it not new, but that the hole left by the chimney was covered only by tar paper.
Additionally, none of the mechanicals were vented to the outside of the home.
The sump pump in the basement did not function and overflowed with water when the sink nearby was turned on. Yikes, shady at best.
We have friends who recently bought and the place is full of problems that the contractors will not fix.
Do not buy from this agency and do not trust these developers. Everyone who is considering buying from them should take heed as per the previous review and this one. While the places may look good, the contractors cut corners and mostly, they do not stand behind their work which is shady at best, and many of the issues are not discernible from the inspections.
We have friends who recently bought and the place is full of problems that the contractors will not fix. This is a real case of buyer beware, and everyone should know how shady these agents, developers and contractors are as well as the very poor work that they do.
Scammer
They did a very good job with the marketing of the home and also the advertisment. I strongly recommend working with them, because I felt secure and my needs were adressed.