201 Linden Boulevard in Brooklyn (courtesy: Propertyshark)

Residents of an East Flatbush, Brooklyn apartment building say their landlord left them without water in their bathrooms for three months, while younger, more affluent residents live in fully renovated units in the same building, the New York Daily News reported.

The older residents at 201 Linden Boulevard say they are treated differently than their younger cohorts because landlord Israel Weinberger wants them out. Younger, wealthier residents are apparently willing to pay as much as three times their more established counterparts’ rent, and live in apartments with stainless steel appliances and “faux granite” countertops, according to the News. [more]

From left: Rubin Schron of Cammeby’s International Group, Rosewood Realty Group President Aaron Jungreis, 410 St. Nicholas Avenue and 2450 Frederick Douglass Boulevard (building credits: PropertyShark)

Real estate investor Israel Weinberger purchased the nearly 40-year-old Lionel Hampton Houses in Harlem for $32.5 million from Rubin Schron’s Cammeby’s International Group.

The former Mitchell-Lama apartment buildings, with a total of 355 units, are located at 2450 Frederick Douglass Boulevard between 131st and 132nd streets and 410 St. Nicholas Avenue, between 130th and 131st streets.

The sale went into contract in May and closed Oct. 5, city property records published Oct. 31 show. Cammeby’s and Weinberger did not respond to requests for comment.

The sale was brokered by Aaron Jungreis, president of Rosewood Realty Group, for a price of about $91,550 per unit. … [more]