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219 East 28 Street
Kips Bay

219 East 28 Street,
Manhattan, NY 10016

20 Units

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Built in 1900

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5 Floors

3.8(4)
Rent Stabilized Units: Unknown
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 1
Litigation History: No
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Yes
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    Available Listings In 219 East 28 Street
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    Kips Bay
    219 East 28 Street #5D
    $4,152
    1 bed•1 bath•Est. Nov 2024
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    Kips Bay
    219 East 28 Street #5B
    $4,036
    1 bed•1 bath•Est. Jan 2025
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    219 East 28 Street #1C
    $3,844
    1 bed•1 bath•Est. Nov 2024
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    Kips Bay
    219 East 28 Street #1A
    $3,690
    1 bed•1 bath•Est. Dec 2024
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    Hey smart renter!
    In the past three years, this building had:
    87 complaints
    See all complaints about this building in a rental report
    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.
    Duration in the past 10 years.
    Data last updated 2 months ago.
    BUILDING AVERAGE:
    0.6 violations per unit
    NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
    0.81 violation per unit
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    Non-hazardous
    3
    class A
    i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
    MOST RECENT:
    Apr 06, 2023: section 27-2005 adm code properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retardant ceiling at north section at cellar
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    Hazardous
    5
    class B
    i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
    MOST RECENT:
    Jun 01, 2024: § 27-2005 adm code repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling and north wall in the bathroom located at apt 2a, 2nd story, 1st apartment from south at west
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    Immediately hazardous
    4
    class C
    i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
    MOST RECENT:
    Jun 02, 2024: § 27-2005 adm code repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling and east wall inside the closet in the 3rd room from north located at apt 2a, 2nd story, 1st apartment from south at west
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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
    E
    219 East 28 LLC
    0(0)
    Owner•
    1 Property•20 Units
    Litigation History: No
    Evictions: 1
    E
    219 East 28th St. LLC
    0(0)
    Corporate Owner•
    2 Properties•36 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 2
    A
    Annabelle Santiago
    0(0)
    Officer•
    1 Property•20 Units
    Litigation History: No
    Evictions: 1
    S
    Steve Croman
    3.2(183)
    Head Officer•
    191 Properties•2716 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 46
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    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 (4)

    1 month ago
    Terrible, neglectful owners
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Generally clean and butterfly mx
    Cons:
    Owner unresponsive about hazards and building violations. Multiple people called 311. High resident turnover.
    Advice to owner:
    Fix up property
    8 months ago
    Pricey but nice
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    - Clean - nice apartments - good garbage collection method - no pests - close to lots of grocery stores, restaurants, etc
    Cons:
    - expensive for size and location - had issues with water pressure and getting heat - management was slow to fix certain issues - loud street
    Over 1 year ago
    Fine but overpriced
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Good location but too expensive
    Cons:
    It can get noisy if facing 28th
    Over 2 years ago
    Building Good, Management Bad
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    The superintendent is great and very responsive, building is clean. My unit is renovated and I do like the details.
    Cons:
    Management is not who you want to be in business with. Steve Croman is the building owner and in 2017 he was sentenced to a year in jail and fined $5million for his eviction practices of displacing rent stabilized tenants to destabilize rent stabilized buildings. Steve Croman also settled a class action lawsuit for $8 million in restitution to the tenants he harassed/displaced. We formerly had Cathy Burton as our property manager; she was very rude in all of my interactions and this Spring I saw her visit the building to cuss out/verbally berate a tenant but I didn’t get the backstory on why this occurred. Management routinely claims checks arrive late so they can collect late fees; other tenants posting on www.Cromantenants.org appear to have similar issues. As part of the Croman settlement, the building was required to go under new management so they created a new legal entity but are the same management company from what I can tell. Additionally, I have never had such high utility bills at any other apartment. My apartment is very small but my electric and gas bills are between $150-$200 a month, even in months I have not been here.
    Advice to owner:
    Get out of the landlord business.
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