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242 East 50 Street
Turtle Bay

242 East 50 Street,
Manhattan, NY 10022

24 Units

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Built in 1900

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6 Floors

3.2(7)
Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 0
Litigation History: No
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Yes
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    Renters Recommendations

    -- of renters recommend this building

    -- of renters approve of this owner
    Review Summary for 242 East 50 Street
    Summarized from anonymous rental reviews on openigloo.
    Recent tenant reviews highlight a building with respectful neighbors, good pest control, and regular cleanliness. However, issues arise from unresponsive landlords, ineffective superintendents, and recurring pests. Suggestions include improving maintenance timeliness, updating entrance security, and addressing communication gaps. Despite positives like location and space, the consensus leans towards demanding better property management and prompt repairs to enhance resident experience, making it worthwhile to consider factoring in these aspects before choosing to reside in this establishment on 242 EAST 50 STREET, Manhattan.

    Reviews (7)

    11 months ago
    Great building to live in. Virtually no major issues or complaints!
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Nice/ respectful neighbors, hallways and entrance cleaned once a month, no pests
    Cons:
    Laundry units in the basement would randomly break, not dry clothes, etc..
    Advice to owner:
    Being a bit more prompt when it comes to repairs
    Over 1 year ago
    Unkept and Uncaring
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Hot water is good and the location is good.
    Cons:
    There are a lot of bugs regardless of it the exterminator comes. The landlord and super will not respond unless you keep calling.
    Advice to owner:
    Clean up the place

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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 3 days ago.
    The average number of violations per unit at 242 East 50 Street is worse than the city .
    BUILDING AVERAGE:
    0.95 violations per unit
    NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
    0.81 violation per unit
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    Non-hazardous
    3
    class A
    i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
    MOST RECENT:
    Jun 12, 2024: § 53, 187, 231 m/d law and department rules and regulations. provide a shoe properly secured to bottom of string of dropladder welded shoe needs to be bolted at drop ladder of fire escape at building front at fire escape
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    Hazardous
    19
    class B
    i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
    MOST RECENT:
    Jun 18, 2024: § 27-2026, 2027 hmc: properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at the ceiling and the east wall in the bathroom located at apt 1c, 1st story, 1st apartment from east at south
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    Immediately hazardous
    1
    class C
    i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
    MOST RECENT:
    May 24, 2024: § 27-2005 adm code repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the ceiling in the 3rd room from north at east located at apt 5c, 5th story, 1st 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
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    F-astroid 234E50-sat LLC
    3.5(11)
    Corporate Owner•
    3 Properties•68 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 0
    E
    Empire Management
    3.4(36)
    Corporate Owner•
    11 Properties•285 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 12
    F
    Fred Shalom
    3.2(25)
    Shareholder•
    6 Properties•248 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 2
    N
    Ndok Pejay
    3.2(7)
    Site Manager•
    1 Property•24 Units
    Litigation History: No
    Evictions: 0

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