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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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    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.
    Open Violations
    Only open violations from the last 10 years.
    Data last updated 1 week ago.
    BUILDING AVERAGE:
    1.04 violations per unit
    NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
    0.81 violation per unit
    The average number of violations per unit at 242 East 50 Street is worse than the city .
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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
    3
    class C
    i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
    MOST RECENT:
    Feb 18, 2025: § 27-2005 adm code & 309 m/d law abate the nuisance consisting of hot water exceeding the maximum temperature of 130 degrees at all plumbing fixtures. in the entire apartment located at apt 6d, 6th 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
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    F-astroid 234E50-sat LLC
    3.3(13)
    Corporate Owner•
    4 Properties•122 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 0
    E
    Empire Management
    3.3(45)
    Agent•
    15 Properties•434 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 13
    F
    Fred Shalom
    3.2(36)
    Shareholder•
    Officer•
    10 Properties•375 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 5
    N
    Ndok Pejay
    3.2(7)
    Site Manager•
    1 Property•24 Units
    Litigation History: No
    Evictions: 0
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    Renter Recommendations

    --% of renters recommend this building

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    Rents and Deposits

    -- of renters received their security deposits back
    It HAS NOT been reported if this building accepts electronic rent payments.

    Reviews (7)

    1 month 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
    10 months 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
    Over 1 year ago
    Nice and decent building but bad super/property owners
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Superb location, elevator, nice apartment
    Cons:
    Unprofessional super, packages get stolen quite frequently
    Advice to owner:
    Change entrance lock system and set up cameras
    Over 3 years ago
    Roomy Apartment, Rude Super
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    - quiet if you have an apartment in the back
    - lots of space
    - updated appliances in kitchen including dishwasher
    - hardwood floors
    - good storage
    - pretty good natural light
    - laundry in building
    Cons:
    - no control over heat (even with radiators closed, apartment is so hot in winter)
    - shower is temperamental (temperature extremes change while you’re in shower, pressure changes)
    - toilet is a dinosaur, always running, need to hold for 5 seconds to flush
    - no fan in bathroom so paint peels and mold forms on ceiling, even with window and door open
    - wine bar right next to apartment is always SO LOUD
    - wine bar always has some sort of construction going on, LOUD
    - have had roaches and tried to contact exterminator but was a whole complicated process
    - garbage area is always a wreck with mice and flies
    -when we moved in, things weren’t working or set up correct
    - doors don’t close very well (front door even with lock is loose, bedroom door locking issues)
    - paint over outlets
    - have shut off our water before with no heads up
    Advice to owner:
    Make updates to the bathroom that will last, hire a new super who will be communicative and kind and easy to contact, fix water issues and heaters
    Over 3 years ago
    Clean, but not worth dealing w property managers
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    The building was clean (I never saw a single bug), the location is incredible, there is an elevator, heat was perfect, shower + water pressure were great
    Cons:
    No fan in the bathroom, loud courtyard due to wine bar’s outdoor seating, the landlord is not responsive, and the property managers are impossible to get a hold of and it took months to get our deposit back after threatening with a lawyer
    Advice to owner:
    Get a responsive landlord and communicate better with your tenants.
    Over 3 years ago
    Decent super, slow and stupid landlord
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Building is decently maintained. My units gets lots of sun. Hot water and water pressure is good. Elevator and washer dryer are reliable. Super is decently reliable
    Cons:
    Windows facing into center of building have a restaurant courtyard to deal with. Is quite loud until 11pm when they close. The landlord is incredibly unresponsive. They will ignore several emails at a time.
    Advice to owner:
    Hire better property managers who actually respond to their email
    Over 3 years ago
    242 E 50
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Location. Proximity to subways, bars
    Cons:
    Responsiveness. Not up to date
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