Building complaint and pricing history broken down by month.
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Existing or upcoming construction projects in the building and area.
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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.
Only open violations from the last 10 years.
Data last updated 2 weeks ago.
BUILDING AVERAGE:
0 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:
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Hazardous
0
class B
i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
MOST RECENT:
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Immediately hazardous
0
class C
i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
MOST RECENT:
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Missing information/filings
0
class I
Missing or non-compliant with administrative information orders or filings
MOST RECENT:
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Property Owners and Associates
H
Hkal 34th Street Limited Partnership
4.3(20)
Top Rated•
Corporate Owner•
11 Properties•1510 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 22
K
Kibel Companies LLC
4.3(20)
Top Rated•
Agent•
10 Properties•1330 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 22
P
Peter Levenson
4.2(20)
Head Officer•
9 Properties•1170 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 22
A
Alex Pilat
4(20)
Site Manager•
1 Property•252 Units
Litigation History: No
Evictions: 3
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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)
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Renter Recommendations
--% of renters recommend this building
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Rents and Deposits
-- of renters received their security deposits back
It HAS NOT been reported if this building accepts electronic rent payments.
Reviews (21)
4.62 stars
2 months ago
Solid midtown spot
Former Tenant
Pros:
- really good unit layout (probably unit dependent) and was able to flex the apartment while having windows in every room + living room - fixed issues pretty promptly
Cons:
- ceiling paint peeled whenever there was a lot of rain. not a big deal just a little annoying - 1 of the 3 non service elevators is occasionally wonky or out of service. Generally not disruptive in day to day life - I’m a sensitive sleeper and street noise pretty audible even in the top floors. Ear plugs at night generally do the job
3.88 stars
4 months ago
enjoyed living here
Former Tenant
Pros:
building staff are great, apartment appliances are nice, never had issues w pests/bugs
Cons:
construction noises at night, elevators often not working
3.75 stars
7 months ago
Living in studio
Former Tenant
Pros:
Location, price, layout
Cons:
Noise, traffic and no double pane windows
4.25 stars
10 months ago
Been a while
Former Tenant
Pros:
Doormen, Laundry, Gym, transportation, elevators
Cons:
Noise from Moynihan train hall construction. I’m sure it’s better now.
Advice to owner:
Soundproofing the windows!
4.62 stars
Over 1 year ago
Great place to live
Former Tenant
Pros:
Staff was very nice, everything was well maintained, maintenance requests were responded to quickly, we saw no pests in our year there, apartment was spacious with big closets
Cons:
Heat was a bit too high for a bit too long, sometimes maintenance projects took too long
3.88 stars
Over 1 year ago
Recommend this building
Former Tenant
Pros:
Clean and nice area
Cons:
Sometimes rude doormen
4 stars
Over 1 year ago
Had a great time for a few years
Former Tenant
Pros:
The staff was always very nice. It was a pre-war building so I didn't really hear my upstairs or next door neighbors. Pet friendly. Allowed for a full wall so I was able to split the rent with a roommate
Cons:
The elevators broke down from time to time but there were 3 working elevators. There was some construction noise from the building next to ours.
The location is very busy, but very convenient. Tends to die down at night which is nice but during the day it can be very busy right at the door. The building staff is very friendly, and the doormen are all on top of it (except for one...) If you're in a remodeled apartment, the appliances are very fairly new.
Cons:
Management is basically unresponsive. Our rent increased by over $1000 YoY. They don't care about retaining tenants, all about the $$$
Advice to owner:
Do better to create a community, maybe people will stick around longer
2.88 stars
Over 1 year ago
Decent place but poor management
Former Tenant
Pros:
Convenient location and laundry on every floor
Cons:
Noise levels are absurd. Whichever way you're facing, youre bound by loud noise.
Facing north or west, you have super loud noise from a really busy intersection Facing south, you have a really loud construction site since theyre building out the the top portion of the Moynihan station. They even do construction through into the night
Management is extremely poor. Responsiveness as well as action taking is disappointing. We've had 2 months of no gas with not much communication. We had no one we could talk to since it took them weeks to respond to emails
Advice to owner:
Please step it up. Youre charging an arm and leg for disappointing management services
3.75 stars
Over 1 year ago
Nice building loud location
Former Tenant
Pros:
Convenient location Friendly staff
Cons:
High rent Not great management
3.88 stars
Over 2 years ago
YMMV - can you deal with noise?
Former Tenant
Pros:
I just moved out of this apartment building - was lucky enough to get one of the renovated units right after they finished work, so I'm sad to leave. The doormen ranged from chill/indifferent to friendly/useful, which I'm totally OK with. I think they've done a decent job making an aging building attractive to someone looking for a nicely finished unit without being in a supremo luxury building. The new in-unit finishing is pretty great - pleather lined sinks and med cabinets, slow-closing drawers and cupboards. The common areas like the gym and laundry rooms should be updated soon to keep up with the rest of the common areas.
I wasn't able to work out a renewal with the landlord, but didn't have any issues with them (though I was a bit surprised they weren't willing to adjust my rent even towards the covid-market rates). Note that between the front entrance and the 8th Ave subway, there's an AMC that has closed down due to the pandemic and its generous awning has attracted some homeless folks who are looking for shelter.
Cons:
I must say, if you're considering moving here - the construction noise you will face will be impossible to avoid. With an old building like this, you are going to have a hard time - surrounded not only by construction work on the new Manhattan West building and the new Penn Station, but also consistent road/wiring work along 34th, involving drilling, that often starts at 8p and ends around 5am. I spoke to the foreman of a couple of these sites about 'how many weeks' more they expected this to go on and was sort of laughed off with a 'more like how many months or more, bud'. Further, on the internal forum for tenants, people would regularly share complaints like the one attached and it is in line with my experience. I am not a light sleeper, but found myself to become increasingly anxious and sensitive to the noise in the final months of my occupancy. You can't really deal with construction noise with white noise or earplugs when you *feel* the tremors in bed.
I feel like The Sloane would be a great place to live in a couple of years when the surrounding area stabilizes a bit and more units complete their renovations. I'll miss my apartment and some of the staff, but I will not miss the sleepless nights.
Advice to owner:
File more 311 requests on behalf of your tenants!
4 stars
Over 2 years ago
Pretty nice but loud street
Former Tenant
Pros:
Well maintained, good doorman
Cons:
Location is very louder
Advice to owner:
Don’t have any
4.38 stars
Over 2 years ago
Adequate Place - not amazing
Former Tenant
Pros:
Doorman building Decent amount of room Okay amenities Not many issues experienced
Cons:
Doorman have been inefficient and bigotted Amenities were closed for a majority of my 16 month lease Pricy Area could be safer
4.12 stars
Over 2 years ago
Good for midtown
Former Tenant
Pros:
Great doormen and clean space
Cons:
Very loud always
Advice to owner:
Nothing you can do about construction noise
3.25 stars
Over 2 years ago
Ok building, very touristy area
Former Tenant
Pros:
Nice doormen, feels safe
Cons:
Management is horrible
3.5 stars
Over 2 years ago
Nice building
Former Tenant
Pros:
Nice doorman and staff
Cons:
Building management is unresponsive
Advice to owner:
Reply to tenents
3.75 stars
Over 2 years ago
it’s good but they did turn off gas
Former Tenant
Pros:
garbage shute, kept clean
Cons:
they turned the gas off for a month (no burners, laundry dryer) and didn’t care
Advice to owner:
give us reimbursements for all the extra food cost given no one month’s gas!
4.5 stars
Over 2 years ago
Great amenities, not the best location
Former Tenant
Pros:
Nice amenities and good sized apartments
Cons:
Not the best location, sometimes noisy construction, and apartment could be more updated
Advice to owner:
Update the rest of the apartments
4.5 stars
Over 2 years ago
Beautiful building but terrible management
Former Tenant
Pros:
The building is beautiful and is kept really well.
The gym is small but nice!
Cons:
The management is extremely difficult! They are unorganized and unresponsive.
They tried to bill us for rent when we had already moved out.
Advice to owner:
Work on organization and responsiveness to tenants.
4.88 stars
Over 2 years ago
Good but Overpriced
Former Tenant
Pros:
Brand new kitchens/bathrooms, pretty lobby, and full amenities.
Cons:
A little overpriced and the doormen are sometimes rude or not sober. Also, the surrounding area is polluted with homeless people/drugs but hey that’s New York!
3.88 stars
Over 2 years ago
Good building, very corporate mindset management
Former Tenant
Pros:
Convenient location Clean & well maintained building
Cons:
Difficult and irresponsible management A bit overpriced Noisy neighbors Can be too crowded for the location