442 West 54 Street,Manhattan, NY 10019
20 Units
•Built in 1901
•5 Floors
•Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 0
Litigation History: No
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: No
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Renters Recommendations
-- of renters recommend this building
-- of renters approve of this owner
Review Summary for 442 West 54 Street
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Recent reviews for 442 West 54 Street highlight its prime Hell's Kitchen location and decent apartment size with strong water pressure and adequate heat in winter. Tenants appreciate some character in units and occasional friendly management. However, consistent issues include thin walls causing noise disturbances, unreliable and costly laundry facilities, pest problems, and poorly managed trash areas leading to rats. Many find management and owner responsiveness lacking or inconsistent, with some reporting unfair practices related to security deposits. While some renters recommend the building, others caution about cleanliness, outdated appliances, and lack of elevator, suggesting improvements in maintenance and tenant communication are needed.
Reviews (8)
3.12 stars
1 month ago
Thin walls and subpar management
Former Tenant
Pros:
Great location next to prime hells kitchen 9th ave and to the Hudson River. The apartment itself was decently sized and standard for a prewar building. Decent space, but nothing fancy.
Extremely warm heating in the winter and solid water pressure.
Extremely warm heating in the winter and solid water pressure.
Cons:
Management of this building was the worst thing about it. The trash area was not organized at all, leading to people leaving trash on the ground; I encountered rats and critters. About once a month they would turned off water without notifying the tenants.
Laundry in this building was $9 to do a wash and dry altogether and is located in the basement, which you pass through to the trash area.
The walls were extremely thin and your neighbor will be like your roommate. You can hear regular conversations through the wall. My neighbor banged on my wall when I was playing a video on my phone at the lowest volume at night.
I found they didn't abide by the New York heat laws and waited for it to get around 45 degrees before turning on the heat.
Laundry in this building was $9 to do a wash and dry altogether and is located in the basement, which you pass through to the trash area.
The walls were extremely thin and your neighbor will be like your roommate. You can hear regular conversations through the wall. My neighbor banged on my wall when I was playing a video on my phone at the lowest volume at night.
I found they didn't abide by the New York heat laws and waited for it to get around 45 degrees before turning on the heat.
Advice to owner:
Better trash area management i.e. actual recycling bins, clean hallways more consistently, better communication with residents about servicing.
2 stars
5 months ago
Outdated and generally poor
Former Tenant
Pros:
- Location
- Heat
- Heat
Cons:
- Loud, walls are paper thin
- I had roaches for half the time I was there
- The super is the loudest neighbor to exist
- Laundry machines are ancient
- No hot water in shower for days at a time
- Oven doesn't work, management did nothing
- I had roaches for half the time I was there
- The super is the loudest neighbor to exist
- Laundry machines are ancient
- No hot water in shower for days at a time
- Oven doesn't work, management did nothing
Building Ratings
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Garbage Management
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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 7 days ago.
The average number of violations per unit at 442 West 54 Street is better than the city.
BUILDING AVERAGE:
0.1 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:
No violation found...
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Hazardous
2
class B
i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
MOST RECENT:
May 24, 2016: section 27-2005, 2007 adm code and dept. rules and regulations. remove the encumbrance obstructing egress from fire escapes , electric wires running along the top return rails , 5th story
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Immediately hazardous
0
class C
i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
MOST RECENT:
No violation found...
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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
J
Jon Farhadian
3.3(8)
Site Manager•
1 Property•20 UnitsLitigation History: No
Evictions: 0
M
Mansour Farhadian
3.1(18)
Head Officer•
9 Properties•65 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 3
N
Nadar Realty Holdings
3.3(8)
Corporate Owner•
1 Property•20 UnitsLitigation History: No
Evictions: 0
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