Midtown South

105 West 55 Street,Manhattan, NY 10019

52 Units

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Built in 1917

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9 Floors

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3.8(6)
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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.
This building has a total of 5 violations which is 0.09 violations per unit for their entire portfolio.
That is better than the city average, which is 0.81 violations per unit.
Non-hazardous
3Class A
Non-Hazardous violations (i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building)
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Hazardous
2Class B
Hazardous violations (i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting)
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Immediately-hazardous
0Class C
Immediately Hazardous (i.e. rodents, inadequate heat or hot water)
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Approval DateDescriptionCurrent Status
Jul 10, 2022Section 27-2005 adm code paint metal in accordance with dept. regulation the cornice at south facade , 9th storyNov sent out
Dec 21, 2020Section 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the ceiling and all walls at bulkhead area section b at public hall stairs, 10th storyNov sent out
Jun 06, 2020Section 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department ceiling and south wall in the 1st room from east located at apt 9b, 9th story, 1st apartment from east at southNov sent out

Property Owners and Associates

105 W 55th Street Associates LLC
Agent, Corporate Owner
3.9(7)

2 Properties

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162 Units

365 West End LLC
Agent, Corporate Owner
3.9(7)

2 Properties

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162 Units

Alfons Melohn
Site Manager, Head Officer
3.9(7)

2 Properties

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162 Units

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Renter Recommendations

60% of renters recommend this building

60% of renters approve of this owner

Rents and Deposits

95% of renters received their security deposits back
It HAS NOT been reported if this building accepts electronic rent payments.

Reviews

Old building with a ton of demands placed on it.
Former Tenant
Pros:
generally clean, elevators are reliable (c) ope...
Cons:
super stingy with the heat (c) openigloo and ca...
Advice to owner:
sell
Easy living and super convenient
Former Tenant
Pros:
Responsive management, good elevators, clean (c...
Cons:
Pipes get hot in winter (c) openigloo and can f...
So far so good
Former Tenant
Pros:
No major issues in the (c) openigloo time I’ve ...
Cons:
The heating is controlled by (c) openigloo the ...
Great location
Former Tenant
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I moved here for a (c) openigloo year during th...
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Small living space and most (c) openigloo units...
Meh meh meh
Former Tenant
Pros:
Benny, the super is very (c) openigloo nice
Cons:
Horrible elevator situation.
105 west 55th
Former Tenant
Pros:
Good super. Benny
Cons:
Horrible elevator situation
Advice to owner:
Fix the elevators