46 West 85 Street,Manhattan, NY 10024
15 Units
•Built in 1887
•4 Floors
•Rent Stabilized Units: Unknown
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 0
Litigation History: No
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Yes
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Review Summary for 46 West 85 Street
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Recent tenant reviews for 46 WEST 85 STREET highlight a nice building in a great area with good neighbors. However, the landlord's behavior is a major concern, with reports of aggressive and possibly illegal clauses in leases, poor responsiveness, and issues with heating and water pressure. Pest control seems to be a significant issue. While the building itself is praised for cleanliness and location near Central Park, the landlord's management style, including early move-out requirements and lack of communication with the super, leaves renters dissatisfied. It is advised to proceed with caution due to the challenging landlord situation.
Reviews (3)
1.62 stars
Over 2 years ago
Illegal clauses, landlord is a bully -- RUN
Former Tenant
Pros:
The building itself is nice and relatively well-maintained in a great area. Neighbors are good people.
Cons:
The landlord has a criminal history (look him up) and is a bully. He writes illegal clauses into leases, including requirements for tenants to move out EARLY (before the technical end of the lease) so he has enough time to flip the apartment for the 1st of the month. When you push back on the illegal riders, he threatens litigation. He puts threatening/weird laughing and smiley face emojis in emails and texts. At one point, we didn't have heat and hot water in the dead of winter for almost a week and we not no rent abatement—or even apologies. Don't bother asking him to fix anything either, he'll blame the problem on you. (The super is a wonderful, lovely person, but the landlord won't let you communicate directly with him). Nice building, but a really bad owner. Recommend looking elsewhere.
Advice to owner:
Have some humanity. Stop bullying your tenants.
4.25 stars
Over 2 years ago
Clean building, great location, aggressive landlord
Former Tenant
Pros:
- Excellent location, half block to Central Park
- Generally quiet building (except for dogs barking occasionally)
- Elevator in a brownstone is nice
- Building hallways are kept very clean. Staff brings packages to your door
- New video intercom is convenient
- Generally quiet building (except for dogs barking occasionally)
- Elevator in a brownstone is nice
- Building hallways are kept very clean. Staff brings packages to your door
- New video intercom is convenient
Cons:
- Lease contains some very restrictive and possibly illegal clauses (eg: no grace period for rent payment, NY requires 5 days)
- Landlord requires you MOVE OUT 3 BUSINESS DAYS BEFORE LEASE END
- Only one washer and one dryer in basement. $2.50/load is a bit high
- Landlord does not allow for elevator to be used for moving ($1000 fee)
- Landlord requires you MOVE OUT 3 BUSINESS DAYS BEFORE LEASE END
- Only one washer and one dryer in basement. $2.50/load is a bit high
- Landlord does not allow for elevator to be used for moving ($1000 fee)
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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 46 West 85 Street is better than the city.
BUILDING AVERAGE:
0.4 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:
Aug 07, 2025: § 27-2005 adm code properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood floor in the 1st room from north at west located at apt a, 1st story, 2nd 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:
Aug 07, 2025: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 hmc, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( c) mdl and 28 rcny §25-171: replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective latch set installed at building front entrance door
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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
A
Alan Roitman
2.8(3)
Site Manager•
1 Property•15 UnitsLitigation History: No
Evictions: 0
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