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203 Rivington Street
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203 Rivington Street,
Manhattan, NY 10002

71 Units

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Built in 1906

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5 Floors

3.3(11)
Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 2
Litigation History: No
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Yes
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    Renters Recommendations

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    -- of renters approve of this owner
    Review Summary for 203 Rivington Street
    Summarized from anonymous rental reviews on openigloo.
    Recent reviews for 203 Rivington Street praise the building's spacious units with high ceilings, strong water pressure, and good security presence. Tenants appreciate the convenient location near vibrant neighborhoods and highlight features like rooftop access (though often limited), laundry facilities, and a quiet environment outside school hours. However, consistent issues include poor building cleanliness, overflowing garbage areas, unreliable elevators, and prolonged closures of amenities such as the courtyard and roof deck. Heating can be inadequate during cold months, and management responsiveness is frequently criticized as slow or dismissive. Pest control is generally good, but tenant dissatisfaction with building upkeep and owner communication is notable.

    Reviews (11)

    3 months ago
    Good, clean for the most part
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    No bugs, good building. No bugs, elevators.
    Cons:
    Laundry room can be a mess with busted machines, and garbage room is always overflowing.
    10 months ago
    Best bang for your buck south of 14th Street
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Perfectly placed in the spectrum from budget to luxury, in downtown NYC which is a luxury area to live by default. You get: high ceilings (it's an old elementary school), tall windows, quiet location (minus the kids yelling for recess at the elementary school across the street), walkability to the best parts of New York: LES (home base) East Village, Chinatown, Little Italy, West Village, SoHo, you can even walk across the Williamsburg Bridge to BK if you have 25 minutes to spare etc... 360 degree rooftop view of Manhattan: Empire State, Chrysler bldg, 1 World Trade... A backyard courtyard that's highly underutilized, washer / dryer in building, 24h security team watching your packages & the lobby, a bike room, an elevator
    Cons:
    - Elevators are slow
    - Hallways are dirty, there is a bad character on staff who is entangled in legal battles with the super and the security team that management won't fire for some weird reason
    - Honestly not too much else. The unit got a little cold in the winter but the super helped fix the heaters and it's pretty much good now, except on the coldest days. So you bundle up or get a space heater.
    Advice to owner:
    Fire the porter who is neglecting the trash rooms, harassing your other employees, and does not know how to work a mop

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    Rents and Deposits

    -- of renters received their security deposits back
    It dummy text been reported if this building dummy electronic rent payments.
    Open Violations
    Only open violations from the last 10 years.
    Data last updated 5 days ago.
    The average number of violations per unit at 203 Rivington Street is better than the city.
    BUILDING AVERAGE:
    0 violations per unit
    NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
    0.81 violation per unit
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    Non-hazardous
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    class A
    i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
    MOST RECENT:
    No violation found...
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    Hazardous
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    class B
    i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
    MOST RECENT:
    No violation found...
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    Immediately hazardous
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    class C
    i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
    MOST RECENT:
    No violation found...
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    Missing information/filings
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    class I
    Missing or non-compliant with administrative information orders or filings
    MOST RECENT:
    No violation found...
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    Property Owners and Associates
    G
    Grace Taylor
    3.2(25)
    Officer•
    12 Properties•281 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 5
    E
    Eric Chan
    3.2(25)
    Head Officer•
    13 Properties•311 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 8
    K
    K Dew Realty Corp
    3.3(11)
    Corporate Owner•
    2 Properties•79 Units
    Litigation History: No
    Evictions: 2
    J
    Joseph Fernandez
    3.3(11)
    Agent•
    1 Property•71 Units
    Litigation History: No
    Evictions: 2

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