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778 Madison Avenue
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778 Madison Avenue,
Manhattan, NY 10065

35 Units

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Built in 1907

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10 Floors

2.7(2)
Rent Stabilized Units: Unknown
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 1
Litigation History: No
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Yes
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    In the past three years, this building had:
    20 complaints
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    Open 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.
    Duration in the past 10 years.
    Data last updated 2 months ago.
    BUILDING AVERAGE:
    Less than 0.01 violations per unit
    NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
    0.81 violation per unit
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    Non-hazardous
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    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
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    class B
    i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
    MOST RECENT:
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    Immediately hazardous
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    class C
    i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
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    Missing information/filings
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    class I
    Missing or non-compliant with administrative information orders or filings
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    Property Owners and Associates
    L
    Luigi Lucaj
    2.7(2)
    Site Manager•
    1 Property•35 Units
    Litigation History: No
    Evictions: 1
    M
    780 Madison LLC
    2.7(2)
    Corporate Owner•
    2 Properties•57 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 4
    S
    Stanley Rintel
    2.7(2)
    Head Officer•
    1 Property•35 Units
    Litigation History: No
    Evictions: 1
    G
    Grand Avenue Investors LLC
    2.6(41)
    Corporate Owner•
    64 Properties•2133 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 108
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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 (2)

    2 weeks ago
    Leaks/mold that never get fixed
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Good location and basic building
    Cons:
    Property management will shy away from addressing any issues by not responding Management changes frequently
    Advice to owner:
    Respond and fix issues
    Over 1 year ago
    You get what you pay for
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    One block to central park. Elevator Live in super Some Very Nice neighbors Safe neighborhood Video intercom buzzers Fairly secure package delivery area in lobbby. (Usually) cannot hear neighbors above or below- prewar construction is solid. Dog friendly, all sizes Very nice & quiet neighbors on this floor.
    Cons:
    No laundry in bld / no laundry mats in walking distance. Closest grocery story / pharmacy is 12 min walk. Super is unstable, unreliable and communicates poorly. He can be quite kind and helpful at times, but you never know which version of him you are going to get. Many tenants avoid him or are afraid of him. He has been verbally abusive to tenants in via texts. We save pictures of them in case it becomes a legal issue. If your rent is on the lower end (like mine) only emergency things (ceiling leaks) gets fixed (and can 2 months). Only one radiator in my apt. They don't care. I got a portable electric heater. My electric bill is really high in winter because of that. No monthly pest control. I've had to deal with my own mice and roach infestation for years. Management will not communicate with tenants. If you write to them, they have the super respond. We have no proper recourse. Very dirty hallways with dead bugs and dirt everywhere. Several longtime (30+ years) rent stabilized tenants in build have gut renovated their apartments themselves. You are pretty much on your own in terms of fixing problems, but I am used to that having always lived in RS apts in NYC- you get what you pay for. This one is esp bad though, because my electricity was improperly wired by former tenant who also had a radiator removed by his own plumber. None of this is up to code and it can feel like camping at times.
    Advice to owner:
    There is high turnover in the building because of the dirty hallways, pest problems in most apartments and an unprofessional, erratic live in super. Tenants do not trust management. They have an exterminator come monthly, but he does not knock on doors. We have to ask the super each month for a visit. We get yelled at for doing so. No other building is like this. Maybe pay for super to attend a class to help him communicate better verbally and in writing (signs would be nice when elevator is broken etc). Management could set up a website login portal for tenants to file maintenance issues and other requests to help super stay organized. Be transparent with tenants and pay attention to how your employee behaves.
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