81 2 Avenue,Manhattan, NY 10003
3 Units
•Built in 1845
•5 Floors
•Rent Stabilized Units: Unknown
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 0
Litigation History: No
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: No
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Review Summary for 81 2 Avenue
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Recent reviews for 81 2 Avenue highlight spacious and clean apartments with strong water pressure and decent heating. The location is considered good with bright units and high ceilings. However, residents consistently report issues with noise due to disruptive individuals and homeless presence near the building entrance, impacting safety and comfort. Garbage management and owner responsiveness receive mixed feedback, with some tenants experiencing unprofessional behavior and communication problems from management. Pest control is generally satisfactory, but safety concerns and street-level disturbances detract significantly from the living experience. Rent increases without improvements and a lack of building amenities are also noted drawbacks.
Reviews (4)
2.62 stars
3 months ago
Don't use Lee Odell RE Inc
Former Tenant
Pros:
Building was clean, location was great.
Cons:
Just putting this out there so that maybe (hopefully) it will one day help out someone looking for an apartment. Never, EVER live in a building that uses Lee ODell Real Estate, Inc. Their office person is the least competent, rudest and downright worst landlord I have ever experienced in my life - and I have gotten apartments off of Craigslist. Many times they tried to charge me a late fee for rent and when I told them to check the mail they said we can't check we are not in the office right now ???? Like that is my problem??? They sent my roommate's bank information to a group chat when we had only lived together a few weeks, and they repeatedly sent us emails meant for other buildings and units. When I tried to bring up complaints/fight the late fee they hung up immediately and told me to "stop screaming at them" when I was not even raising my voice. Then when I tried to text about it I got mocking responses and emojis instead of just talking out the issue with me. She, on the other hand, would call us like 10 times in a row during work hours for answers to questions that she had if she would just like...do her job? So frustrating.
They also tried to raise our rent by $700 offering no kind of upgrade to the apt with a building lacking any amenities.
They struggled to even just give us an apartment number in a building with 3 units in it. Half the year we were Apt 3, for ConEd we were apt 4 and then randomly at the end of 2 years there was a flimsy plastic '4' taped to our wall which fell off in 3 days. Oh! and now ConEd is trying to hit us with a huge bill because they never turned our meter on.
Lee himself is non-existent you have to go through the brick-brained office assistant who I won't mention by name but if you live under them YOU WILL GET IT.
Anyway, thats it.
I hope when people look up Lee Odell Real Estate, Inc this will show up. Sometimes its called Lee Odell RE, Inc. Or Lee Odell RE Inc.
Have a good one, happy renting.
They also tried to raise our rent by $700 offering no kind of upgrade to the apt with a building lacking any amenities.
They struggled to even just give us an apartment number in a building with 3 units in it. Half the year we were Apt 3, for ConEd we were apt 4 and then randomly at the end of 2 years there was a flimsy plastic '4' taped to our wall which fell off in 3 days. Oh! and now ConEd is trying to hit us with a huge bill because they never turned our meter on.
Lee himself is non-existent you have to go through the brick-brained office assistant who I won't mention by name but if you live under them YOU WILL GET IT.
Anyway, thats it.
I hope when people look up Lee Odell Real Estate, Inc this will show up. Sometimes its called Lee Odell RE, Inc. Or Lee Odell RE Inc.
Have a good one, happy renting.
Advice to owner:
Update your appliances, stop being rude to your tenants, do your job.
3.5 stars
5 months ago
great apt bad block
Former Tenant
Pros:
great size apt
Cons:
homeless people in front of front door 24 hrs
Building Ratings
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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 4 days ago.
The average number of violations per unit at 81 2 Avenue is better than the city.
BUILDING AVERAGE:
0.33 violations per unit
NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
0.81 violation per unit
Non-hazardous
1
class A
i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
MOST RECENT:
Jun 04, 2025: (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
0
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
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
L
Lee Odell
2.3(6)
Head Officer•
5 Properties•37 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 1
A
81 2 Ave Corp
3.2(4)
Corporate Owner•
1 Property•3 UnitsLitigation History: No
Evictions: 0
V
Victoria Campbell
3.2(4)
Officer•
2 Properties•11 UnitsLitigation History: No
Evictions: 0
M
Molly Odell
3.2(4)
Shareholder•
1 Property•3 UnitsLitigation History: No
Evictions: 0
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