204 West 81 Street,Manhattan, NY 10024
20 Units
•Built in 1920
•5 Floors
•Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 0
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Unknown
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Review Summary for 204 West 81 Street
Summarized from anonymous rental reviews on openigloo.
Recent reviews for 204 WEST 81 STREET highlight a mixed experience. The building is praised for a great neighborhood, functional kitchens, and helpful staff. However, management issues persist, including prolonged gas and laundry outages, poor responsiveness, pest problems, and high rent increases. Despite these challenges, tenants value the renovated kitchens and the building's location. Suggestions include improved management transparency and tenant care. While some approve of the owner and recommend the building, others express dissatisfaction, emphasizing the need for better overall maintenance and responsiveness to tenant concerns.
Available Listings In 204 West 81 Street
Open Violations
Only open violations from the last 10 years.
Data last updated 2 days ago.
BUILDING AVERAGE:
1.05 violations per unit
NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
0.81 violation per unit
The average number of violations per unit at 204 West 81 Street is worse than the city .
Non-hazardous
3
class A
i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
MOST RECENT:
Sep 23, 2021: § 27-2005 adm code paint metal in accordance with dept. regulation the steam riser in the kitchen located at apt 34, 3rd story, 2nd apartment from east at south
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Hazardous
12
class B
i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
MOST RECENT:
Nov 13, 2024: § 27-2005 adm code repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling and all walls in the kitchen located at apt 4, 1st story, 2nd apartment from east at south
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Immediately hazardous
6
class C
i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
MOST RECENT:
Nov 13, 2024: hmc adm code: § 27-2017.4 abate the infestation consisting of mice in the entire apartment located at apt 4, 1st story, 2nd apartment from east at south
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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 Ohebshalom
3.5(4)
Head Officer•
1 Property•20 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 0
M
Mmm Associates LLC
3.5(4)
Owner•
Corporate Owner•
2 Properties•42 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 0
S
Sky Management Corp
3.6(58)
Agent•
30 Properties•532 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 4
S
Sheila Hyman
3.9(10)
Officer•
8 Properties•136 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 0
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Renter Recommendations
--% of renters recommend this building
--% of renters approve of this owner
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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)
2.38 stars
Over 1 year ago
2/10 Living Experience
Former Tenant
Pros:
The neighborhood is great, people in building are great.
Cons:
Management is truly terrible. Only care about their wallets. We didn’t have gas and laundry for 13 months and they gave us about $5 discount a month. Trash schedule is terrible, rats in and around the building.
4 stars
Over 2 years ago
Great Place to Live When Nothing is Wrong
Former Tenant
Pros:
Apartments are nice and have the most functional kitchens I have seen in Manhattan. While our unit is small, it has very usable space and feels larger than it is. It is fantastic to be right off of a great block of Amsterdam and is very quiet.
Cons:
The management company is horrible. Sky Management does not respond to you or fix things unless it is an emergency. Con Ed just shut off the buildings’ gas because of violations at the fault of the building and management sent a letter blaming a tenant and refuses to either reduce rent or provide transparency. It will likely be off for 6+ months where we cannot use stoves, ovens, and building laundry machines. They have ripped down all notes that tenants have posted in the lobby attempting to organize and urged us to not file an official complaint with the city. Our rent increase has been astronomical as well. When our call box broke, it took two weeks for them to fix and we could not receive packages during this time. The elevator was broken for about a week at a time in and off for many months, but the building fixed it as soon as the city officially deemed it unsafe.
Advice to owner:
Care about your tenants and don’t be shady. We pay a ton and your apathy about taking away our ability to cook and do laundry is more than an inconvenience, it makes living in your building financially and emotionally unsustainable.
3 stars
Over 3 years ago
Good deal for location, but...
Former Tenant
Pros:
Elevator building with laundry in basement
Cons:
We had mice, cockroaches, leaks, and mold. There were constant issues with our unit.
4.5 stars
Over 3 years ago
Pretty good experience
Former Tenant
Pros:
The building was a pretty good first apartment - had a small pest problem that was quickly rectified. Super was very helpful. Street was nice. Kitchen was well renovated
Cons:
No major cons once the pest problem was rectified (quickly)
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