36-20 St Marks Pl,Manhattan, NY 10003
20 Units
•Built in 1900
•6 Floors
•Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 0
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Yes
Building Overview
Building Report
Review Summary for 36-20 St Marks Pl
Summarized from anonymous rental reviews on openigloo.
Recent tenant reviews highlight significant issues with cleanliness, garbage management, and heating in the building. The management's unresponsiveness to maintenance requests, recurring pest problems, and lack of proper infrastructure upkeep are major concerns. Despite its convenient location and spacious units, the overall experience is marred by consistent problems like heat and water outages, poor building maintenance, and unhygienic common areas. If considering this building, potential renters should be wary of these recurring issues and may want to explore other options in the area for a more comfortable living environment.
Open Violations
Only open violations from the last 10 years.
Data last updated 6 days ago.
BUILDING AVERAGE:
13.85 violations per unit
NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
0.81 violation per unit
The average number of violations per unit at 36-20 St Marks Pl is worse than the city .
Non-hazardous
47
class A
i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
MOST RECENT:
Aug 22, 2024: § 27-2014 adm code and dept. rules and regulations. scrape and remove rust scales and paint with 2 coats of paint at all story balconies and ladders at fire escape at building east yard at fire escape
Show all
Hazardous
194
class B
i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
MOST RECENT:
Feb 26, 2025: § 27-2033.3(e) correct failure to maintain required records regarding internet capable temperature reporting devices and submit such records to the department upon request. data requested for the period of october 2024
Show all
Immediately hazardous
36
class C
i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
MOST RECENT:
Jan 13, 2025: § 27-2033 adm code provide ready access to buildings heating system door locked at boiler room
Show all
Missing information/filings
0
class I
Missing or non-compliant with administrative information orders or filings
MOST RECENT:
No violation found...
Show all
Property Owners and Associates
M
Martin Newman
3.1(11)
Officer•
3 Properties•28 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 1
I
Ivan Disla
2.9(46)
Officer•
13 Properties•212 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 6
C
Citi Urban Mgmt Corp
2.9(67)
Agent•
17 Properties•332 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 7
I
Ira Fishman
2.4(16)
Head Officer•
2 Properties•50 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 2
Frequently Asked Questions
Renter Q&A
Be the first to ask a question!
Building Ratings
Cleanliness
Garbage Management
Heat
Neighbors
Noise Levels
Owner Responsiveness
Pest Control
Water Pressure
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 (9)
2.25 stars
7 months ago
Good enough for a short stay
Former Tenant
Pros:
Large units for the price
Cons:
Dirty stair well and trash area
Advice to owner:
Clean up
1.5 stars
8 months ago
Beware of slumlord !!
Former Tenant
Pros:
The location, the people
Cons:
The lack of heat in the winter, sometimes for weeks at a time. The flooding of the stairwell, water damage and hoards of rats. The fact that the building management mocks you while you beg for heat. The fact that living hear has been dehumanizing and financially destructive.
People all wrongfully deflect the blame onto Martin the super (I should know, was doing it myself) when in fact Martin likely isn't given ANY means of fixing things by management and left to just wing it.
THE ISSUE IS THE HALEGUA FAMILY. Don’t let their confusing web of LLC’s and property managers that nobody has ever met before lead you don’t the wrong trail. JOSH HALEGUA. NATHAN HALEGUA. Old money making their wealth by treating humans like garbage with no rights.
People all wrongfully deflect the blame onto Martin the super (I should know, was doing it myself) when in fact Martin likely isn't given ANY means of fixing things by management and left to just wing it.
THE ISSUE IS THE HALEGUA FAMILY. Don’t let their confusing web of LLC’s and property managers that nobody has ever met before lead you don’t the wrong trail. JOSH HALEGUA. NATHAN HALEGUA. Old money making their wealth by treating humans like garbage with no rights.
Advice to owner:
Find another career
2.38 stars
9 months ago
Disaster of a Building
Former Tenant
Pros:
The location of this building is amazing. Close to everything you would want to be close to.
Cons:
Maintenance is horrible. Response time is abysmal. Had broken outlets in my room for 2.5 years and no one every came to fix it.
Advice to owner:
DO BETTER
2.38 stars
9 months ago
Avoid at all costs!
Former Tenant
Pros:
3 bedroom with separate living room and kitchen and equal sized bedrooms
Cons:
Literally everything else. Went days without working heat or hot water, or any sufficient response from building management, multiple winters in a row. Gross mismanagement of a recurring flooding issue on higher floors. High rent increases over multiple lease cycles. Would only recommend this building to my enemies.
Advice to owner:
Get out of property management, you're terrible at this and inhumane.
2 stars
Over 2 years ago
A barebones experience
Former Tenant
Pros:
Good kitchen and light and nearby to everything. Surprisingly spacious.
Cons:
Unresponsive super, horrible trash out front, construction constantly inside, stairs not cleaned in YEARS, constant leaks, heat barely ever turns on, pipes small so clog constantly, NYU student neighbors do not take care of the place
Advice to owner:
Literally do the bare minimum
2.25 stars
Over 2 years ago
It's terrible
Former Tenant
Pros:
Convenient location, pretty much nothing else
Cons:
Roaches.
Poor ventilation, smells from the restaurants on 2nd Ave if your unit faces a street vent.
Very little natural light.
The super is unresponsive.
It's really dirty everywhere (in the units and the halls)
The heat is either way too hot or doesn't work.
Poor ventilation, smells from the restaurants on 2nd Ave if your unit faces a street vent.
Very little natural light.
The super is unresponsive.
It's really dirty everywhere (in the units and the halls)
The heat is either way too hot or doesn't work.
Advice to owner:
Do something about the roaches and the heat.
1.75 stars
Over 2 years ago
No heat or hot water
Former Tenant
Pros:
Not a terrible price for the location
Cons:
We went without heat and hot water for a week and received no rent concessions. There are rats everywhere. The super and management are unresponsive. The building always smells and it is super loud (due to location).
Advice to owner:
Get out of real estate
2.5 stars
Over 2 years ago
No heat or water in dead of winter
Former Tenant
Pros:
Pretty apartment that’s about it
Cons:
HAVENT HAD HEAT OR WATER FOR A WEEK AND THEY HAVENT DONE SHIT
Advice to owner:
GET UR SHIT TOGETHER
1.75 stars
Over 3 years ago
College Student 3 Bedroom in East Village
Former Tenant
Pros:
I like the location the most, our room has a fire escape which is nice (even though it seems creaky and possibly dangerous to go on). For the East Village, not bad and due to price a lot of what is occurring is expected.
Cons:
Our specific apartment gets little to no light but other apartments seem to get more, that’s probably why ours is cheaper. The hallways are genuinely gross, but once you get in the apartment its much better. I wish someone cleaned more frequently or at least mopped the stairs.
Advice to owner:
Cleanliness is key. Perhaps lighting as well.
Submit an anonymous review to gain full access to reviews.
OR
Don't have a review to share? Subscribe to gain access to the platform.Already have an account?Login Here