244 West 74 Street,Manhattan, NY 10023
37 Units
•Built in 1922
•9 Floors
•Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 1
Litigation History: No
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Yes
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-- of renters approve of this owner
Review Summary for 244 West 74 Street
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Recent tenants of 244 West 74th Street express disappointment in the building's management, citing unresponsive owners. Cons include elevator outages, inadequate water supply, poor pest control, and various maintenance issues. Rent increases and lack of communication from management lead to dissatisfaction. On the positive side, the community and location receive praise. Suggestions for improvement include better care for tenants and prompt response to concerns. Despite some positives, the recurrent theme is discontent with management's neglect and poor upkeep, influencing many to seek alternative residences in the area.
Reviews (3)
2.38 stars
Over 1 year ago
Management is non responsive/poorly maintained
Former Tenant
Pros:
Great location, large bedrooms
Cons:
elevator out of service for several months (and they only offered to have someone run the service elevator on M-F, 9-5pm after a lot of outcry) in 2023; water temperature issues (sometimes no hot and/or cold water); water pressure poor; hallways (other than main floor) never mopped; garbage/recycling inconsistent removal; laundry room had no working machines for many, many months; broken light fixtures in the fire stairs when we had no choice to walk up/down them during elevator outages- despite multiple requests to fix; packages stolen constantly; overheated. Owners/ management do not care about their tenants. They do not reply to emails, phone calls, 311 complaints, etc. Also they’ve raised rent over $2500 in 2 years.
Advice to owner:
Show some attention and care to your tenants
3 stars
Over 3 years ago
LUDICROUS RENT INCREASES, BROKEN AMMENITIES, ROACHES
Former Tenant
Pros:
The building is in a great location near the 1/2/3 train. Although this also has a downside as there is a heavy concentration of homeless individuals in the surrounding area. It is on the block of Fairway supermarket, which is great but also brings putrid smells (esp in the summer) and double-parkers.
Cons:
The bell system was broken the entire time I lived there resulting in package theft. The "laundry room" had 3 washers and 2 dryers. None of them worked properly and I wound up having to send my laundry out. There were a lot of roaches- I dont think it was because the tenants are unclean but because the building structure has many holes and crevasses that were not properly closed. It is an old building and it has not been properly maintained over the years. The landlords are completely unresponsive, its impossible to reach them. Finally, they have been raising the rents 60%!!!! Totally not worth it. For the rents they are asking, you can find a building with working amenities in the same area, which is exactly what I did .
Advice to owner:
Be ethical. Your tenants are people- people with families, elderly people, students, working professionals. They don't deserve to be ignored. They dont deserve to live with broken amenities. And they certainly don't deserve to be forced out of their homes by unethical, unjust rent increases.
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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 5 days ago.
The average number of violations per unit at 244 West 74 Street is better than the city.
BUILDING AVERAGE:
0.08 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:
Oct 22, 2025: § 27-2026 adm code repair the leaky and/or defective faucets at sink in the kitchen located at apt 8b, 8th story, 1st apartment from west at north
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Immediately hazardous
1
class C
i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
MOST RECENT:
Oct 02, 2025: § 27-2031 adm code provide hot water at all hot water fixtures in the entire apartment located at apt 8b, 8th story, 1st apartment from west at north
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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
L
Longview Property Services LLC
3.3(58)
Corporate Owner•
36 Properties•642 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 26
L
Luis Guardado
2.8(3)
Site Manager•
1 Property•37 UnitsLitigation History: No
Evictions: 1
W
244W74 Owner LLC
2.8(3)
Corporate Owner•
1 Property•37 UnitsLitigation History: No
Evictions: 1
P
Peter Hungerford
3.2(54)
Agent•
31 Properties•477 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 13
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