163 W 17 St,Manhattan, NY 10011
55 Units
•Built in 1950
•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
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Review Summary for 163 W 17 St
Summarized from anonymous rental reviews on openigloo.
Recent reviews for 163 West 17th Street reveal issues with heating, water pressure, and pests accompanied by unresponsive management. Tenants appreciate the central location and friendly neighbors but express frustration with recurring problems like heat outages and security concerns. Suggestions include investing in building infrastructure, better pest control, and responsive management to enhance the overall living experience. While some praise the attentive super, the consensus advises improved owner care and building upgrades to ensure tenant well-being and satisfaction.
Open Violations
Only open violations from the last 10 years.
Data last updated 10 hours ago.
BUILDING AVERAGE:
0.23 violations per unit
NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
0.81 violation per unit
The average number of violations per unit at 163 W 17 St is better than the city.
Non-hazardous
6
class A
i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
MOST RECENT:
Apr 24, 2023: § 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the south wall in the 2nd room from east located at apt 2c, 2nd story, 5th apartment from south at west
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Hazardous
2
class B
i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
MOST RECENT:
Aug 23, 2023: § 27-2017.3 hmc: trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... approx 6 sq ft of mold at the east wall in the 1st bathroom from north located at apt 2c, 2nd story, 5th apartment from south at west original violation 15933576 issued 21-apr-23 has been upgraded to class b per administrative code §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).
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Immediately hazardous
5
class C
i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
MOST RECENT:
Oct 18, 2024: § 27-2005, 2007 adm code remove device preventing door from being self-closing hook and eye at vestibule door , 1st story
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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
H
Harry Januzi
3(12)
Site Manager•
1 Property•55 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 0
S
119-125 Seventh Ave Realty, LLC
3(12)
Corporate Owner•
2 Properties•77 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 0
G
Gene Palumbo
3.4(296)
Corporate Owner•
215 Properties•4793 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 89
A
Aj Clarke Re Corp
3.6(70)
Agent•
49 Properties•1014 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 19
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-- of renters received their security deposits back
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Reviews (12)
2.12 stars
1 week ago
do not move h
Former Tenant
Pros:
neighbor's are lovely, some have been in the building since it went up. Close proximity to subways, west village, west side highway
Cons:
If you want to live in a building where everything goes wrong, this is the building for you. Heat and hot water go out at least once a week, cafeteria BLASTS music on the weekends and your whole apartment will shake. The super is useless and gaslights you constantly. The landlord is a slumlord who doesnt get the proper permitting for things so the building is extremely unsafe and a hazard.
People complained that they say small baby rats in their apartment. enough said.
People complained that they say small baby rats in their apartment. enough said.
Advice to owner:
do better. treat you tenants with respect and do the right thing.
2.75 stars
10 months ago
Place is a dump
Former Tenant
Pros:
Good location and big floor plans
Cons:
Place is falling apart and horrible management.
Advice to owner:
Sell the property
3 stars
10 months ago
Great location, neglected building
Former Tenant
Pros:
Amazing location that allows you easy access to most train lines and easily walk to Flatiron, West Village, etc. It's a small building so it's rare that you're fighting for a laundry machine. The neighbors are all really nice. People bring each others packages up and are generally looking out for each other.
Cons:
You are right off of 7th ave and above a bar (Cafeteria) so it is always loud, especially when the bar has a party (Halloween, Pride, etc). Also if you run into any issues the Super, Harry, is pretty slow to respond/get a resolution. When I moved in there were a ton of roaches and the laundry room & garbage room have been "under construction" for over a year so you're stuck with a temporary space for both. Everything in this building is from at least 30 years ago.
Advice to owner:
Invest back into this building and get a Super that actually acts on the tenants needs.
3.75 stars
11 months ago
Persistent heating and infrastructure issues
Former Tenant
Pros:
Super is super attentive to everything
Cons:
Supers cannot fix infrastructure issues like boiling problems and water safety concerns
Advice to owner:
invest into heating and water infrastructure
2.5 stars
Over 1 year ago
Ongoing Heat and Smell Issues
Former Tenant
Pros:
Neighbors are amazing
Cons:
Heat and hot water switch off constantly. Oil spill in basement caused high levels of CO in apartment. First floor completely gutted leaving second floor open to basement and heating issues. No response from ownership on issues ongoing for over 6 months.
Advice to owner:
Listen to your tenants or rent will stop coming in.
3.88 stars
Over 2 years ago
For management, you will be nothing more than a paycheck.
Former Tenant
Pros:
Location, decent size apartments, friendly neighbors.
Cons:
Management does not respond to emails. If there is an issue that will cause management an expense, they will avoid your emails and calls until you get tired out. They do not care about the well-being of their tenants. Do not rent here.
Advice to owner:
Care about the tenants.
3.25 stars
Over 2 years ago
Alright
Former Tenant
Pros:
The super was kind and helpful.
Cons:
Management team was severely unresponsive. They changed location of the laundry room without notice and changed all the machines to new cards systems so any money you had on the card was forfeited. Saw a few roaches but nothing crazy. The front door to the building never closes behind you, and there were multiple break ins. In one case a homeless woman was living in an electrical closet on a floor for a few weeks, and packages were regularly stolen when people could walk through the front with no issue.
2.75 stars
Over 2 years ago
not bad not great
Former Tenant
Pros:
- nice location in chelsea
- has fios gigabit internet
- good wash and fold location nearby
- nice restaurants and grocery locations nearby
- has fios gigabit internet
- good wash and fold location nearby
- nice restaurants and grocery locations nearby
Cons:
- caught around 7 mice
- packages got stolen from the mail room
- building management never fixed security camera while we were there
- if you have someone living above you, you will most likely hear everything
- caffeteria gets louddd at night (24/7) restaurant
- packages got stolen from the mail room
- building management never fixed security camera while we were there
- if you have someone living above you, you will most likely hear everything
- caffeteria gets louddd at night (24/7) restaurant
Advice to owner:
more security measures please and better insulation between the floors
4.5 stars
Over 3 years ago
163 w 17th
Former Tenant
Pros:
Great area, super is very responsive, building is clean.
Cons:
Building is old and a bit out dated.
Advice to owner:
Don't have any.
2.5 stars
Over 3 years ago
163 West 17th street ny,ny
Former Tenant
Pros:
Location is good
Cons:
Terrible and lazy live in super
Advice to owner:
Stop the Hazardous BLACK MOLD in your apartments and building. Beware get the housing preservation department to test your apartment
3.25 stars
Over 3 years ago
great super, unreponsive management
Former Tenant
Pros:
our super has responded relatively promptly to any problems that we have (mouse, leaks, etc.) and is really helpful
Cons:
management has not responded to a single one of our efforts to reach out. also 2 horrible neighbors, one next door and one upstairs.
2.12 stars
Over 3 years ago
Stay Away, Owner is a mess
Former Tenant
Pros:
Location is great.
Cons:
The building management have lost control of this building and falsely advertise it online. There is no live in super.
The hot water goes out 1-2 days a month, currently in April it has been out 5 days in a row.
The elevator is ancient and gets stuck on a regular basis between the 4th and 5th floor.
There was a 4 month period that construction was going on in the basement of the building and the front doors were propped open. Packages were going missing on a daily basis. When asked for the camera footage in the lobby the landlord response was “those cameras don’t work”.
The landlord of this building never responds or fixes anything. I would stay far far away.
The hot water goes out 1-2 days a month, currently in April it has been out 5 days in a row.
The elevator is ancient and gets stuck on a regular basis between the 4th and 5th floor.
There was a 4 month period that construction was going on in the basement of the building and the front doors were propped open. Packages were going missing on a daily basis. When asked for the camera footage in the lobby the landlord response was “those cameras don’t work”.
The landlord of this building never responds or fixes anything. I would stay far far away.
Advice to owner:
Do better. Be a human. Take care of your tenants who have been there for 20+ years. And stop over charging new tenants with false promises.
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