213 East 4 Street,Manhattan, NY 10009
28 Units
•Built in 1900
•6 Floors
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In the past three years, this building had:
106 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 37 violations which is 1.32 violations per unit for their entire portfolio.
That is worse than the city average, which is 0.81 violations per unit.
Non-hazardous
11Class A
Non-Hazardous violations (i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building)
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Hazardous
21Class 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
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.Nov sent out
Jul 15, 2023§ 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department at ceiling and south wall at public hall, 1st storyNov sent out
Mar 15, 2023(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 hpd's website, www.nyc.gov\hpd, search bed bugs.Nov sent out
Sep 13, 2022Section 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the south wall in the 4th room from north at west located at apt 24, 6th story, 2nd apartment from east at southNov sent out
Sep 13, 2022Section 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the ceiling in the bathroom located at apt 24, 6th story, 2nd apartment from east at southNov sent out
Sep 13, 2022Section 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the south wall in the 4th room from north at east located at apt 24, 6th story, 2nd apartment from east at southNov sent out
Jul 20, 2022Section 27-2005 adm code paint metal in accordance with dept. regulation the metal cornice at south facade , 6th storyNot complied with
Jul 20, 2022Section 27-2014 adm code and dept. rules and regulations. scrape and remove rust scales and paint with 2 coats of paint all components at all balconies at all stories at south at 1st fire escape from eastNot complied with
Jul 20, 2022Section 27-2005 adm code paint metal in accordance with dept. regulation the metal cornice at south facade , 1st storyNot complied with
Jun 07, 2022Section 27-2005 adm code repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the ceiling in the 2nd room from north at west located at apt 28, 6th story, 1st apartment from south at westNot complied with
Jun 07, 2022Section 27-2005 adm code paint metal in accordance with dept. regulation the cornice at south facade , 6th storyNot complied with
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Building Ratings
Water Pressure
Water Pressure: 5
Cleanliness
Cleanliness: 3
Pest Control
Pest Control: 2
Heat
Heat: 5
Noise Levels
Noise Levels: 4
Owner Responsiveness
Owner Responsiveness: 5
Neighbors
Neighbors: 5
Garbage Management
Garbage Management: 5
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
1.375 stars
Save yourself the headache
Former Tenant
Pros:
Only pro - location
Cons:
-Minimal responsiveness from management, if (c)...
3.875 stars
Average EV apartment
Former Tenant
Pros:
They keep the hallways and (c) openigloo garbag...
Cons:
Responsiveness is hit or miss. (c) openigloo We...
2.5 stars
Poor management communication, not maintained building
Former Tenant
Pros:
Location, washer dryer in unit, (c) openigloo d...
Cons:
Not maintained, lack of responsiveness (c) open...
3.25 stars
215 East 4th
Former Tenant
Pros:
-The location
-Laundry in unit
Cons:
-The landlord
-Apartments not ready (c) openig...
Advice to owner:
Answer your tenants
1.875 stars
DO NOT LIVE HERE
Former Tenant
Pros:
Good location if you want (c) openigloo to be i...
Cons:
I've never had a more (c) openigloo traumatizin...
Advice to owner:
I don't know how you sleep at night is all I'm ...
1.375 stars
Not worth it
Former Tenant
Pros:
Central location for NYU students/people (c) op...
Cons:
Terrible management - incredible unresponsive (...
Advice to owner:
Reconsider your whole approach and how to bette...
1.25 stars
AVOID THIS BUILDING AT ALL COSTS
Former Tenant
Pros:
location LITERALLY THE ONLY PRO
Cons:
Dirtiest building you will ever (c) openigloo s...
Advice to owner:
Get your act together. Your building is CRUMBLI...
2.25 stars
Dirty and poor building management - dont live here
Former Tenant
Pros:
Location, good wine bar and (c) openigloo resta...
Cons:
Lots of packages were stolen, (c) openigloo dir...
Advice to owner:
More frequency cleaning of the building, securi...
3.75 stars
Good apartment for younger tenants
Former Tenant
Pros:
Convenient to all of EV. (c) openigloo Fairly c...
Cons:
No issues other than loud (c) openigloo washer/...
3.125 stars
(215 E 4th) Nice layout, loud pipe noise, used to have a lot of package theivery
Former Tenant
Pros:
- Apartment layout is generally (c) openigloo n...
Cons:
- Big issues with communication. (c) openigloo ...
Advice to owner:
- Communicate important information via an emai...
1.375 stars
avoid at all costs
Former Tenant
Pros:
very nice neighbors. good location.
Cons:
owner doesn’t respond quickly if (c) openigloo ...
Advice to owner:
Being more responsive to tenant issues.
Maintai...
1.625 stars
Slumlords & Con Artist
Former Tenant
Pros:
Location is the only pro (c) openigloo and even...
Cons:
Lack of repairs - the (c) openigloo landlord is...
Advice to owner:
If you can't take care of your property - don't...
1.75 stars
Terrible Mangement staff
Former Tenant
Pros:
Nice area to live
Cons:
Management could care less about (c) openigloo ...
Advice to owner:
Get a new career
2.5 stars
Hell on earth
Former Tenant
Pros:
Pretty much nothing except the (c) openigloo price
Cons:
Some rooms got horrible light, (c) openigloo we...
Advice to owner:
Go to jail
2.25 stars
Don’t waste your money here
Former Tenant
Pros:
Location nice block
Cons:
Management is unreachable.
You’ll be cold (c) ...
Advice to owner:
Your doing a bad job keeping you apartments occ...