Chinatown

221 East Broadway,

Manhattan, NY 10002

26 Units

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Built in 1910

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6 Floors

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2.8(9)
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In the past three years, this building had:
99 complaints
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Open Violations

A violation is issued to a building when a city inspector from NYC's Department of Housing Preservation and Development validates and confirms a complaint made to 311. The violations listed below are open violations that have yet to be addressed or have not been confirmed as resolved by the city.
This building has a total of 28 violations which is 1.07 violations per unit for their entire portfolio.
That is worse than the city average, which is 0.81 violations per unit.
Non-hazardous
13Class A
Non-Hazardous violations (i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building)
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Hazardous
10Class B
Hazardous violations (i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting)
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Immediately-hazardous
5Class C
Immediately Hazardous (i.e. rodents, inadequate heat or hot water)
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Approval DateDescriptionCurrent Status
Aug 02, 2021Section 27-2005 adm code properly repair with similar material the broken or defective ceramic tiles at west wall at vestibule , 1st storyNov sent out
Aug 02, 2021Section 27-2005 hmc: post, in a form approved by the commissioner, and maintain a notice in a common area of the building regarding the procedures that should be followed when a gas leak is suspected at public hall, 1st storyNov sent out
Aug 02, 2021Section 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department at ceiling and east wall at public hall, 1st storyNov sent out
Aug 02, 2021Section 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department at east wall at public hall stairs, 5th storyNov sent out
Aug 02, 2021Section 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department at east wall at public hall stairs, 6th storyNov sent out
Jun 16, 2021Section 27-2005 adm code repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling in the 1st room from north located at apt 17, 5th story, 2nd apartment from east at southCertification postponment granted
Jun 16, 2021Section 27-2005 adm code repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at south wall in the bathroom located at apt 17, 5th story, 2nd apartment from east at southCertification postponment granted
Jun 16, 2021Section 27-2005 adm code repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling in the 2nd room from north located at apt 17, 5th story, 2nd apartment from east at southCertification postponment granted
Jun 16, 2021Section 27-2005 adm code repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at west wall in the 3rd room from north located at apt 17, 5th story, 2nd apartment from east at southCertification postponment granted
Jun 16, 2021Section 27-2005 adm code properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood floor in the 3rd room from north located at apt 17, 5th story, 2nd apartment from east at southCertification postponment granted
Jun 16, 2021Section 27-2005 adm code repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at north wall in the kitchen located at apt 17, 5th story, 2nd apartment from east at southCertification postponment granted
Aug 01, 2019Section 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the ceiling at public hall, 1st storyNot complied with
May 17, 2016Section 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department ceiling & all walls in the 2nd room from north at east located at apt 17, 5th story, 2nd apartment from west at northNov sent out

Property Owners and Associates

Angel Hernandez
Site Manager
2.8(9)

1 Property

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26 Units

Francine Krumholz
Corporate Owner
2.9(10)

5 Properties

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417 Units

Gloria Young
Officer
2.8(10)

4 Properties

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286 Units

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Renter Recommendations

60% of renters recommend this building

60% of renters approve of this owner

Rents and Deposits

95% of renters received their security deposits back
It HAS NOT been reported if this building accepts electronic rent payments.

Reviews

Good first apartment
Former Tenant
Pros:
Perfect location, neighbors are all (c) openigl...
Cons:
Cockroaches and we’ve had mice (c) openigloo a ...
Bed bugs, mice, broken appliances, leaky ceiling
Former Tenant
Pros:
Location and price
Cons:
Bed bugs Broken appliances (dishwasher and (c) ...
Advice to owner:
Don’t market these units as “comes with washer ...
Not bad
Former Tenant
Pros:
Location is not bad
Cons:
Could be more cleaner
Advice to owner:
Hire someone to clean better
Great location, management slow
Former Tenant
Pros:
- great location - rooftop access (c) openigloo...
Cons:
- management was slow to (c) openigloo respond ...
Advice to owner:
- update rent payment system - would be helpful...
Shady management, gross building
Former Tenant
Pros:
I guess the rent was (c) openigloo decent and t...
Cons:
Management never responds to calls (c) openiglo...
Advice to owner:
Dorothy should learn how to use a phone and wri...
Horrible management the worst
Former Tenant
Pros:
Location! subway grocery close by
Cons:
Roof leaking water
Advice to owner:
Get your act together
Poor Management Wow
Former Tenant
Pros:
Great location and big common (c) openigloo areas
Cons:
Massive Pest problem not handled (c) openigloo ...
Advice to owner:
Be better
Fine building to live in
Former Tenant
Pros:
Great location, quiet street, laundry (c) openi...
Cons:
Small space for 4 people
This bulding is not recommended, you are warned
Former Tenant
Pros:
The area is good
Cons:
The supposedly renovated apartments do (c) open...
Advice to owner:
Fix those cons issues