159 West 85 Street,Manhattan, NY 10024
20 Units
•Built in 1891
•4 Floors
•Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 0
Litigation History: No
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Unknown
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Renters Recommendations
-- of renters recommend this building
-- of renters approve of this owner
Review Summary for 159 West 85 Street
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Recent tenants praised the building's clean common areas and efficient garbage management. They also appreciated the friendly neighbors and quiet surroundings. However, multiple reviewers expressed frustration with the unresponsive property management, particularly mentioning issues with hot water and heating. Tenants highlighted a lack of communication and follow-through from the owner, especially in terms of promised compensations. Despite some positives like the location and amenities, the consensus leans towards dissatisfaction with management's handling of essential services and tenant concerns.
Reviews (4)
3.62 stars
Over 3 years ago
Friendly neighbors, nice units, management needs work
Former Tenant
Pros:
Neighbors, location, washers and dryers in building, quiet street, good trash control, stairwell is nice, good lighting in the hallways.
Cons:
Management is unresponsive and often passive aggressive. Bully-like communication.
Advice to owner:
Please respond to maintenance requests within a timely manner. Please do not avoid phone calls from tenants are asking for an update about repair or maintenance, just communicate to the building so there’s an accurate timeline.
3.62 stars
Over 3 years ago
Great building, but the property manager Sedrick Jean-Baptiste is horrible
Former Tenant
Pros:
Great neighbors, wonderful neighborhood.
Cons:
The worst thing was the property manager Sedrick Jean-Baptist. The boiler kept breaking (no hot water for 18 days, and heat was off at one point for a few weeks). Sedrick Jean-Baptist was the least responsive manager, and only responded when it came to our move out (when are we vacating, when can we snow the apartment, sometimes not even giving us more than 24 hrs notice). He also promised hot water credits but they never came - he gaslit our neighbors into making her feel like she shouldn’t get them. We probably wouldn’t have gotten the hot water fixed had we not all called 311. Now he owes us a lot, but he probably won’t give it to us. We had to email him over 4-5 times to finally get our window screens installed…something that should maybe take a few weeks but took over three months!
In the end, he was just shirking his responsibilities as a property manager because the property ended up selling. So, he chose to pass on his responsibilities to someone else than to actually deal with them and leave everyone extremely unhappy.
In the end, he was just shirking his responsibilities as a property manager because the property ended up selling. So, he chose to pass on his responsibilities to someone else than to actually deal with them and leave everyone extremely unhappy.
Advice to owner:
Actually listen to your tenants. Treat them more than just money. And actually keep your word. We’ll see ya in housing court!
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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 159 West 85 Street is better than the city.
BUILDING AVERAGE:
0 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
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
MOST RECENT:
No violation found...
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Property Owners and Associates
K
Kenji Asazuma
3.7(4)
Agent•
1 Property•20 UnitsLitigation History: No
Evictions: 0
N
New York Zone Property Inc
3.1(5)
Corporate Owner•
2 Properties•23 UnitsLitigation History: No
Evictions: 1
S
Shinwa Real Estate Co., Ltd
2.9(5)
Corporate Owner•
2 Properties•30 UnitsLitigation History: No
Evictions: 0
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