31 St Marks Place,Manhattan, NY 10003
16 Units
•Built in 1900
•4 Floors
•Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 0
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Unknown
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-- of renters approve of this owner
Review Summary for 31 St Marks Place
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Recent reviews for 31 St Marks Place highlight serious issues with cleanliness, pest control, and maintenance. Tenants faced persistent problems with roaches, lack of heating, and unresponsive management. Despite convenient locations near transit, noise and safety concerns deter long-term stays. Suggestions include thorough fumigation, better upkeep, and improved communication from young, inexperienced managers. Building management's ineffectiveness and subpar conditions prompt multiple residents to regret their choice and opt to leave. These reviews caution against residing in this building due to the numerous unresolved issues, prompting a lack of recommendations for future tenants.
Reviews (4)
2.88 stars
7 months ago
Cute building but roaches
Former Tenant
Pros:
It was cute and in a convenient neighborhood
Cons:
The exterminators could never get rid of the cockroaches so we eventually left.
Advice to owner:
Fumigate the building.
1.88 stars
Over 3 years ago
If I could do it all over again, I would not have moved here.
Former Tenant
Pros:
The apt is super cute and about enough space for 1 person. 2 people might have a hard time living here, depending on how much stuff you have. Good light and this unit faces the back with views of midtown. The kitchen is fairly new with a dishwasher. The building is right in the middle of everything and next to really great trains / buses / etc.
Cons:
The mgmt company is somewhat responsive but there are chronic issues with the boiler. The building managers seem to all be young men in their 20s - they don't yet know how to talk to people. They will text all day long and then fail to update you once something is fixed. I just moved into this building 11 days ago - 9 of which I haven't had hot water (and therefore not heat as well). When I first moved in I was missing a key to the front door of the building, the dishwasher didn't have water going into it, the microwave was not working properly (which was scary), and it was clearly not cleaned or painted. They had done just enough to get by - my first red flag. After 11 days of texting, calling, and emailing: they've had to fix the boiler three times. They did fix the dishwasher but no word on the microwave. I received the key to front door of the building a week after I moved in. Building managers are rarely available outside of office hours (the lease specifically says to reach out to them outside of M-F 9-5). I also paid a realtor fee to move here. Needless to say I have little faith in this building now or this mgmt company. I will be steering clear of the realty company in the future as well.
Advice to owner:
Train your building managers to not tell tenants that they "have 100s of buildings, all with the same problems." That doesn't make them sound busy - it makes them sound ineffective.
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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 31 St Marks Place is worse than the city .
BUILDING AVERAGE:
1.5 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
11
class B
i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
MOST RECENT:
Apr 14, 2023: § 27-2045 adm code repair or replace the smoke detector missing. in the entire apartment located at apt 15, 4th story, 2nd apartment from east at south
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Immediately hazardous
13
class C
i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
MOST RECENT:
Apr 18, 2023: § 27-2031 adm code provide hot water at all hot water fixtures in the entire apartment located at apt 9, 3rd 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
A
Ashraf Ali
2.5(4)
Site Manager•
1 Property•16 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 0
T
Tristar Management Associates LLC
3.3(126)
Corporate Owner•
73 Properties•997 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 48
S
Stephanie Buchheim
2.5(4)
Head Officer•
1 Property•16 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 0
S
Samario, LLC
2.5(4)
Corporate Owner•
1 Property•16 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 0
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