493 Amsterdam Avenue,Manhattan, NY 10024
13 Units
•Built in 1891
•5 Floors
•Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 0
Litigation History: No
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Unknown
Building Overview
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Review Summary for 493 Amsterdam Avenue
Summarized from anonymous rental reviews on openigloo.
Recent tenant reviews at 493 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10024 highlight the building's spacious units, convenient location, and quiet neighborhood as positives. However, concerns include rent increases, poor management responsiveness, inefficient heating, and security issues like missing packages and lack of cameras. Tenants have reported pest problems, noise pollution, and inadequate building upkeep like garbage overflow and dirty surroundings. Recommendations include improving management responsiveness, enhancing security measures, resolving heating inefficiencies, and increasing cleanliness standards throughout the building. Overall, while the location and space are appreciated, the building needs significant improvement in various aspects to enhance the living experience.
Open Violations
Only open violations from the last 10 years.
Data last updated 2 days ago.
BUILDING AVERAGE:
0 violations per unit
NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
0.81 violation per unit
The average number of violations per unit at 493 Amsterdam Avenue is better than the city.
Non-hazardous
0
class A
i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
MOST RECENT:
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Hazardous
0
class B
i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
MOST RECENT:
No violation found...
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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
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Property Owners and Associates
K
Ki Shin
2.6(4)
Site Manager•
1 Property•13 UnitsLitigation History: No
Evictions: 0
W
115 W. 77 LLC
3.4(11)
Owner•
Corporate Owner•
13 Properties•141 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 0
A
493 Amsterdam LLC
2.6(4)
Owner•
Corporate Owner•
2 Properties•23 UnitsLitigation History: No
Evictions: 0
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-- of renters received their security deposits back
It HAS NOT been reported if this building accepts electronic rent payments.
Reviews (4)
3.88 stars
10 months ago
Big space, older building
Former Tenant
Pros:
- rail road style rooming, felt large due to the separation of rooms
- superintendent comes at a reasonable time when there’s an issue
- quiet neighborhood
- superintendent comes at a reasonable time when there’s an issue
- quiet neighborhood
Cons:
- rent increases by $400-$500 dollars
- heard that there were mice issues, applied for pest control but no one followed up
- packages have recently gone missing in the lobby
- heard that there were mice issues, applied for pest control but no one followed up
- packages have recently gone missing in the lobby
Advice to owner:
Follow up on tenants for the pest control, install security cameras in the front foyer to prevent theft
2.88 stars
Over 1 year ago
I don't recommend
Former Tenant
Pros:
Excellent location near groceries, laundromats, subways, pharmacies, restaurants, and Central & Riverside Park. Large units, some units are recently renovated, building management cleans once per week, neighbors are nice (at least when I was living there), good hot water and water pressure
Cons:
The management is terrible. The super lives in NJ, and there's an office a few blocks away, but no one is ever there and they have never answered the phone. You can contact them via email and they may respond in a few days, or not at all. They never really resolved any of my problems.
The heat is electric, so it's very expensive. It's not enough to heat the whole apartment, and the building has very little insulation, so the heat has to work even harder. During the winter, expect to pay $150-300 per month for electric and still be cold.
Some apartments' kitchens have zero ventilation, which can be hazardous.
I'm amazed we never had a security incident considering there are no cameras and the lock on building entrance is not very secure.
Other cons: the units have very little natural light; garbage is only taken out twice per week so the garbage room builds up A LOT; walls are so thin that you hear everything from neighbors; let's just say I do not feel very confident in those stairs; my neighbor was nickel-and-dimed on their security deposit for unfair reasons
The heat is electric, so it's very expensive. It's not enough to heat the whole apartment, and the building has very little insulation, so the heat has to work even harder. During the winter, expect to pay $150-300 per month for electric and still be cold.
Some apartments' kitchens have zero ventilation, which can be hazardous.
I'm amazed we never had a security incident considering there are no cameras and the lock on building entrance is not very secure.
Other cons: the units have very little natural light; garbage is only taken out twice per week so the garbage room builds up A LOT; walls are so thin that you hear everything from neighbors; let's just say I do not feel very confident in those stairs; my neighbor was nickel-and-dimed on their security deposit for unfair reasons
Advice to owner:
Provide better service to your tenants
1.5 stars
Over 2 years ago
Not a good place to live
Former Tenant
Pros:
Great neighborhood in an awesome location
Cons:
So dark, Could hear everything my neighbor said, Freezing- had to pay for heat, Old and dirty
Advice to owner:
Never even knew who you were, Seems very neglected
2 stars
Over 2 years ago
Pretty Awful Building & Mgmt
Former Tenant
Pros:
Units are large & MGMT is consistent (what you get is not good/ no frills but they make that clear pretty after an interaction or two).
Cons:
Smells like garbage all the time/garbage room always over full, floors always dirty, carpets old and worn and smell. Lots of bugs in the building. Graffiti on the windows out front (no pride in the asset). They charge you for heat/ you have to pay for it thru con Ed - which bc of the bad insulation & old window literally costs 100s of dollars.
Stay away from this overpriced POS unless you have no other options. If you are considering it try talking to the woman downstairs, I think on the second floor. She's been there forever and can tell you how bad the windows/heat are and how bad the building has been (think she has dirt cheap rent and that's why she stays).
Stay away from this overpriced POS unless you have no other options. If you are considering it try talking to the woman downstairs, I think on the second floor. She's been there forever and can tell you how bad the windows/heat are and how bad the building has been (think she has dirt cheap rent and that's why she stays).
Advice to owner:
Clean floors and garbage more, clean windows.
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