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495 3 Avenue
Kips Bay

495 3 Avenue,
Manhattan, NY 10016

12 Units

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Built in 1910

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5 Floors

3.6(4)
Rent Stabilized Units: Unknown
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 0
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Yes
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    Review Summary for 495 3 Avenue
    Summarized from anonymous rental reviews on openigloo.
    Recent reviews highlight the building's convenient location, especially for young adults, and relatively quiet neighbors. The apartments feature nice finishes, but inconsistencies in apartment sizes have been noted. While maintenance and extermination services are responsive, management communication can be lacking. Issues with heat maintenance, occasional pest problems, and laundry room accessibility have been raised. Despite some drawbacks, the building offers good water pressure and a generally clean environment. Tenants emphasize the need for improved heat management, better communication from management, and accurate listing information.

    Reviews (4)

    6 months ago
    Review of 495
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Convenient location and ok rent
    Cons:
    Windowless living room / 1 of the bedrooms
    Over 1 year ago
    Great starter NYC apartment for those in their 20s!
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    The building is in a young and fun, but safe area, and surprisingly quiet. Great for those in their early 20s just moving to the city. Close to the 6 lines and M15/M101 buses. Super easy to get around.

    Finishings are nice and apartments are spacious, although after meeting some of my neighbors I’ve learned that each unit can drastically vary in size (even though rent may be the same for both units).

    We’ve seen minimal roaches and an exterminator came pretty quickly when we’ve reported it. No rodent issues. Maintenance is also very responsive to requests, although they may show up without warning.
    Cons:
    The laundry room is technically a walk around the corner so you have to go outside to get to it and it can get pretty busy since so many buildings are using it at once. Also not uncommon for 1/3 of the machines to be out of order at any given time.

    The heat also broke for the majority of winter so it was impossible to escape the cold. You were pretty much forced to sleep in full sweats and invest in a space heater.

    Also while maintenance is great, management will just ghost you if you ask about anything that they don’t want to deal with.
    Advice to owner:
    Respond to your tenants!! It’s not cool to only be responsive when it’s convenient for you. Also please fix the heat

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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 495 3 Avenue is better than the city.
    BUILDING AVERAGE:
    0.33 violations per unit
    NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
    0.81 violation per unit
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    Non-hazardous
    1
    class A
    i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
    MOST RECENT:
    Jun 27, 2018: § 27-2005 hmc: post, in a form approved by the commissioner, and maintain a notice in a common area of the building regarding the procedures that should be followed when a gas leak is suspected at public hall, 1st story
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    Hazardous
    2
    class B
    i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
    MOST RECENT:
    Jun 09, 2017: § 27-2040 adm code provide adequate lighting at or near the outside of the front entranceway of the building and keep same burning from sunset every day to sunrise on the day following a minimum of 100 watts of incandescent light required. (light fixture present)
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    Immediately hazardous
    1
    class C
    i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
    MOST RECENT:
    Feb 22, 2015: § 27-2005 adm code & 309 m/d law abate the nuisance consisting of installed flat surface roof skylight glass for the apts on the top floor
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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
    R
    33RD Street Investors VI LLC
    4.2(5)
    Corporate Owner•
    2 Properties•16 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 0
    D
    Daniel Hochberg
    3.5(48)
    Agent•
    15 Properties•285 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 2
    R
    Rupen Maharjan
    3.6(4)
    Site Manager•
    1 Property•12 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 0
    M
    Mgt Property Management LLC
    3.3(66)
    Corporate Owner•
    24 Properties•749 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 18

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