647 East 11 Street,Manhattan, NY 10009
30 Units
•Built in 1910
•6 Floors
•Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 0
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Yes
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-- of renters approve of this owner
Review Summary for 647 East 11 Street
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Recent renters at 647 East 11 Street appreciate the good unit layouts, natural light, and proximity to Manhattan conveniences. However, many face serious issues such as poor heating, frequent hot water outages, unreliable maintenance, and pest infestations. Package theft and noise disturbances are common complaints. Management and owner responsiveness are often described as slow, uncommunicative, or neglectful, worsening tenant frustration. While some praise the building’s quiet environment and helpful staff, others highlight unhygienic conditions, inappropriate super behavior, and lack of privacy. Prospective tenants should weigh these challenges against the building’s location and unit features before deciding.
Reviews (9)
2 stars
9 months ago
Save your money and sanity
Former Tenant
Pros:
Our unit has a good layout and nice natural light. You're not supposed to go on the roof but everyone does and it's the best part of the building.
Cons:
In the two years I have:
- Gotten hundreds of dollars in packages stolen
- Had upwards of 10 occasions where my unit had ZERO hot water
- Management left me without any running water for 3 days straight
- You have to ask management every day for over a week for them to send the super
- The super is extremely creepy to women and made several highly inappropriate comments and screamed at my roommate who asked him to wipe his shoes off after trekking mud all around the building. The super also urinates all over the floor when repairs are done when you aren't home.
- Been woken up countless nights to mentally ill people screaming outside the building. Hope you don't mind stepping over a homeless person with a needle in their arm on your way to work in the morning!
- The windows don't close and walls have gaps, so you spend an ungodly amount on AC in the summer
- Had the wrong lease sent to us for renewal at a price for a comparable, non-rent stabilized unit in our building that paid $400 less than us (despite being on a lower floor)
- Gotten hundreds of dollars in packages stolen
- Had upwards of 10 occasions where my unit had ZERO hot water
- Management left me without any running water for 3 days straight
- You have to ask management every day for over a week for them to send the super
- The super is extremely creepy to women and made several highly inappropriate comments and screamed at my roommate who asked him to wipe his shoes off after trekking mud all around the building. The super also urinates all over the floor when repairs are done when you aren't home.
- Been woken up countless nights to mentally ill people screaming outside the building. Hope you don't mind stepping over a homeless person with a needle in their arm on your way to work in the morning!
- The windows don't close and walls have gaps, so you spend an ungodly amount on AC in the summer
- Had the wrong lease sent to us for renewal at a price for a comparable, non-rent stabilized unit in our building that paid $400 less than us (despite being on a lower floor)
Advice to owner:
East Village Property Management should be fired and investigated for the countless issues that myself and other tenants have had to escalate to HPD and the DOB. If Management was incompetent but friendly I could recommend this building, but they have been nothing but rude, ineffective, and uncommunicative. Can you imagine paying $4,000 per month to be left without water for 3 whole days? Not no hot water, no water AT ALL. And not to mention 5 week period where the hot water just stopped working every week.
3.12 stars
Over 2 years ago
Average to pleasant experience
Former Tenant
Pros:
-my particular unit felt spacious and sunny
-accepts pets
-more or less responsive to issues
-tried to up my rent and was able to negotiate for lower (still raised a bit tho), don't be scared to negotiate!!
-accepts pets
-more or less responsive to issues
-tried to up my rent and was able to negotiate for lower (still raised a bit tho), don't be scared to negotiate!!
Cons:
-too cold in the winter, way too hot in the summer (bad insulation)
-light sleepers will wake up frequently (esp in winter when all the pipes rattle)
-tends to have pipe leaks and/or bursts
-packages often get stolen
-everything is pretty average for a high price, but hey it's manhattan so most apartments are bad with a high price
-light sleepers will wake up frequently (esp in winter when all the pipes rattle)
-tends to have pipe leaks and/or bursts
-packages often get stolen
-everything is pretty average for a high price, but hey it's manhattan so most apartments are bad with a high price
Advice to owner:
fix your heating system
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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 7 days ago.
The average number of violations per unit at 647 East 11 Street is better than the city.
BUILDING AVERAGE:
0.3 violations per unit
NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
0.81 violation per unit
Non-hazardous
0
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
3
class B
i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
MOST RECENT:
Jan 13, 2023: § 27-2005 adm code provide heavy duty key operated mortice lock at the building entrance door
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Immediately hazardous
6
class C
i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
MOST RECENT:
Nov 15, 2025: § 27-2029 adm code provide an adequate supply of heat for the apartment in the 4th room from north located at apt 29, 6th story, 2nd apartment from north at east
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Missing information/filings
0
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
E
East Village Property Management LLC
2.8(18)
Corporate Owner•
2 Properties•50 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 1
H
Howard Jacobson
2.7(9)
Officer•
1 Property•30 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 0
D
David Jacobson
3(47)
Head Officer•
6 Properties•174 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 4
D
David 647 LLC
2.7(9)
Corporate Owner•
1 Property•30 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 0
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