544 East 5 Street,
Manhattan, NY 10009

81 Units

Built in 1970

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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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.
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Data last updated 1 week ago.
BUILDING AVERAGE:
0.3 violations per unit
NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
0.81 violation per unit
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Non-hazardous
22
class A
i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
MOST RECENT:
Apr 01, 2024: (a) § hmc:file annual bedbug report in accordance with hpd rule as described on the back of this notice of violation or as described on hpds website, www.nyc.gov\hpd, search bed bugs.
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Hazardous
0
class B
i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
MOST RECENT:
No violation found...
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Immediately hazardous
3
class C
i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
MOST RECENT:
Aug 05, 2019: § 27-2033 adm code post notice, in form approved by the department, stating the name and location of the person designated by the owner to have key to buildings heating system missing at or near mailbox at public hall, 1st story
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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
T
Taube Management Realty
3.8(19)
Agent
1 Property81 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 0
L
Liberty Toye 1 Corp
3.6(24)
Corporate Owner
2 Properties98 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 0
J
Joseph Taube
3.5(21)
Head Officer
3 Properties97 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 0
L
167 Ludlow Owner LLC
3.4(62)
Corporate Owner
16 Properties297 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 4
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Building Ratings

Cleanliness
1 (unmanaged) to 5 (well managed)
Garbage Management
1 (poorly managed) to 5 (well organized)
Heat
1 (faulty) to 5 (working)
Neighbors
1 (loud / disrespectful) to 5 (friendly and considerate)
Noise Levels
1 (loud) to 5 (quiet)
Owner Responsiveness
1 (slow) to 5 (timely)
Pest Control
1 (lots of pests) to 5 (no pests)
Water Pressure
1 (weak) to 5 (strong)
Cleanliness
Garbage Management
Heat
Neighbors
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Renter Recommendations

--% of renters recommend this building

--% of renters approve of this owner

Rents and Deposits

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

Reviews (19)

4 months ago
Fine apt rude management and doorman
Former Tenant
Pros:
The roof- young crowd of tenants
Cons:
If anything breaks good luck getting it fixed lol
4 months ago
Liberty Toye Review
Former Tenant
Pros:
Staff in the building is great. Very friendly and accommodating. The roof is a vibe. The gym is solid. Fair amount of NYU students. Younger crowd overall. Doesn’t get that loud. Try negotiating the rent if you sign. It worked for me
Cons:
Taube Management is a hassle to deal with at times depending on who you’re working with.
Advice to owner:
Find a new management company
Over 1 year ago
Clean apartment with the nicest doormen
Former Tenant
Pros:
My apartment was fairly clean on move in. The biggest pros for me were the in unit washer and dryer and the doormen.
Cons:
The water pressure was pretty bad and it sometimes took the owners a long time to respond to maintenance calls.
Over 1 year ago
Good building overall - roof is the best part
Former Tenant
Pros:
the roof is great, the elevator is also super convenient. very clean overall and never had pest/bug issues
Cons:
only complaint is they never fixed our kitchen drawer or other small things like broken light switch
Over 1 year ago
Nice updated building
Former Tenant
Pros:
Amenities & location are great. Love the rooftop and the doormen.
Cons:
The actual owners of the building never reply. Never got a mail key. No window in one of rooms. Lots of maintenance never got done.
Over 1 year ago
Ave B good
Former Tenant
Pros:
Location, rooftop, laundry in unit
Cons:
Things break and maintenance takes a while to fix
Over 1 year ago
lots of things breaking down and slow to fix
Former Tenant
Pros:
nice rooftop and all the doormen were very nice
Cons:
dryer was always breaking and management wouldnt replace it
microwave broke and took really long time to get fixed
heater was always making really loud noises that woke me up and management never fixed it. problem eventually went away when it got warmer
Over 1 year ago
Fake Luxury, horrible management
Former Tenant
Pros:
One of the few buildings in the east village with amenities like a rooftop, gym, doorman. Doormen are super nice and helpful and roof has great views
Cons:
Horrible, and I mean HORRIBLE management. They will take advantage of you and scam you out of every possible penny they can. They are so incredibly rude and frustrating to work with. Will also ignore you after multiple calls and emails.
Something broken? Good luck getting it fixed anytime soon. Apartments are fake luxury, cheaply made and a lot of rooms don’t have windows or closets.
Building is also a bit of a frat house, lot of young loud people who throw parties, which isn’t necessarily a con if you’re into that
No
Advice to owner:
Get new management.
Over 1 year ago
Don't expect management to fix anything
Former Tenant
Pros:
Hallways are clean, elevators work and great roof
Cons:
Management will not clean or fix anything, they will gas light you and hold out as long as possible to fix something. Guy literally tried to tell me the heat wasn't supposed to turn off when it reaches a certain temperature and not having auto shut off was how all heaters work.
Advice to owner:
Fix things on time within a week or two atleast. People pay a lot of money to live here
Over 2 years ago
The owners are extremely irresponsible
Former Tenant
Pros:
- Location
- Negotiable rent
Cons:
- The owners are extremely irresponsible and unresponsive— horrible handling of the property
- We’ve had SO many issues since moving in, including: broken a/c ALL summer during the worst heat wave in new york, broken fridge/freezer (my meat goes bad in three days), ceiling was leaking from a flooding bathroom upstairs and we were told to clean the floor ourselves, the maintenance men have broken my furniture while failing to fix appliances before, and I could go on
Advice to owner:
Please treat your tenants better
Over 2 years ago
62 Avenue B
Former Tenant
Pros:
Location, roof, gym, doormen
Cons:
Appliances broke easily
Over 2 years ago
A solid building overall
Former Tenant
Pros:
- Wonderful, friendly doormen and supers
- In unit laundry and dishwasher
- Quiet building since it was set back
Cons:
- Dishwasher broke several times
- No natural light in bathrooms, kitchen/living room
- Always hair and dust in the yoga room
Advice to owner:
Replace appliances when people continually report that they stop working! And clean the yoga room more.
Otherwise, keep up the good work.
Over 2 years ago
Glorified frat house
Former Tenant
Pros:
Amazing location, great gym and rooftop, and can’t forget in-unit laundry!
Cons:
Most people in the building convert the 1/2 bedrooms into 3/4 beds, with fresh out of college grads. The roof turns into a frat party most weekends, and the noise level in the hallways at night is unlivable.
Advice to owner:
Vet your residents.
Over 2 years ago
Worst management company in NYC
Former Tenant
Pros:
Friendly doormen. That is all.
Cons:
Super thin walls + excessive noise + unresponsive management

The roof looks nice, but it’s full of drunk bros anytime you might want to use it

Oh, and good luck getting anything fixed
Advice to owner:
Hire a new management company
Over 2 years ago
Decent ameneties and great onsite team
Former Tenant
Pros:
Roof terrace is a great space, modern facilities. Team on the ground are always helpful.
Cons:
Dealing with management can be a nightmare
Advice to owner:
No advice
Over 2 years ago
Fine building mostly
Former Tenant
Pros:
Nice area and nice roof
Cons:
They will rent you two bedrooms as 3 bedrooms when one room has no windows
Over 2 years ago
decent property
Former Tenant
Pros:
amenities were amazing, doormen were friendly, elevator was a giant plus
Cons:
super wasn’t very friendly/responsive, amenities would sometimes be revoked at management’s behest, management was hard to work with
Advice to owner:
fix your management team
Over 2 years ago
Great building
Former Tenant
Pros:
Doorman, clean, great amenities, quiet
Cons:
N/A none n/a
Advice to owner:
Respond to tenants/repair requests faster
Over 2 years ago
62 avenue b
Former Tenant
Pros:
The door man
Cons:
Gym was small
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