160 East 55 Street,

Manhattan, NY 10022

44 Units

Built in 1955

8 Floors

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Violations

A violation is issued to a building when a city inspector from NYC's Department of Housing Preservation and Development validates and confirms a complaint made to 311. The violations listed below are open violations that have yet to be addressed or have not been confirmed as resolved by the city.
This building has a total of 20 violations which is 0.45 violations per unit for their entire portfolio.
That is better than the city average, which is 0.59 violations per unit.
Non-hazardous
6Class A
Non-Hazardous violations (i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building)
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Hazardous
13Class B
Hazardous violations (i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting)
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Immediately-hazardous
1Class C
Immediately Hazardous (i.e. rodents, inadequate heat or hot water)
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Approval DateDescriptionCurrent Status
2017-04-15Section 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all walls and ceiling in the 2nd room from north located at apt 5f, 5th story, 2nd apartment from east at southNov sent out
2017-04-15Section 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all walls and ceiling in the kitchen located at apt 5f, 5th story, 2nd apartment from east at southNov sent out
2017-04-15Section 27-2026 adm code replace the broken or defective or re-finish with porcelain enamel glaze, the bathtub in the bathroom located at apt 5f, 5th story, 2nd apartment from east at southNov sent out
2017-04-15Section 27-2005 adm code repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color all walls and ceiling in the foyer located at apt 5f, 5th story, 2nd apartment from east at southNov sent out
2017-04-15Section 26-1103 admin. code: post and maintain a proper notice on wall of the entrance story in english and spanish on the availability of the agency?s housing information guide. a sample notice can be found at www.nyc.gov/hpd. at public hall, 1st storyNov sent out
2017-04-15Section 27-2005 adm code refit the closet door in the foyer located at apt 5f, 5th story, 2nd apartment from east at southNov sent out
Property Owners and Associates
145-149 East 72nd Street LLC
Corporate Owner
3.5(132)

144 Properties

4113 Units

160 East 55th Street LLC
Corporate Owner
3.1(7)

2 Properties

51 Units

Allan Goldman
Head Officer
3.5(126)

140 Properties

4078 Units

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Renter Recommendations

60% of renters recommend this building

60% of renters approve of this owner

Rents and Deposits

95% of renters received their security deposits back
It HAS NOT been reported if this building accepts electronic rent payments.
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Very safe and quiet place to live

Former Tenant
Pros:
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Advice to owner:
Please consider renovating the elevator.
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Great for what it is!

Former Tenant
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Advice to owner:
No notes now
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Stay away, never move here

Former Tenant
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Cons:
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Advice to owner:
Sell the property, you’re too cheap and greedy ...
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Nice building but the property management company are impossible to reach

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Advice to owner:
Communicate with your tenants!
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Good experience overall

Former Tenant
Pros:
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Avoid at all costs

Former Tenant
Pros:
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Advice to owner:
Stop being crooks and scamming your tenants, re...
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Stay away- overpriced, terrible, and mismanaged

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Advice to owner:
Bulldoze the building and rebuild, or make it c...
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