209 East 81 Street,Manhattan, NY 10028

20 Units

Built in 1920

6 Floors

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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.
This building has a total of 11 violations which is 0.55 violations per unit for their entire portfolio.
That is better than the city average, which is 0.81 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
2Class B
Hazardous violations (i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting)
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Immediately-hazardous
3Class C
Immediately Hazardous (i.e. rodents, inadequate heat or hot water)
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Approval DateDescriptionCurrent Status
Oct 03, 2018Section 27-2005 hmc: post, in a form approved by the commissioner, and maintain a notice in a common area of the building regarding the procedures that should be followed when a gas leak is suspected at public hall, 1st storyNov sent out
Oct 03, 2018Section 27-2053 adm code post sign on wall of entrance story bearing name, address including apartment number if any, and telephone number of superintendent, janitor or housekeeper. at public hall, 1st storyNov sent out
Oct 03, 2018Section 27-2046.1 hmc: post a proper notice of carbon monoxide detecting device requirements, in a form approved by the commissioner, in a common area of a class a multiple dwelling near inspection certificate or provide notice to tenants in a private dwelling. at public hall, 1st storyNov sent out
Oct 03, 2018Section 27-2045 adm code post a proper notice of smoke detector requirements, in a form approved by the commissioner, at or near the mail box sign missing at public hall, 1st storyNov sent out
Oct 03, 2018Section 27-2104 adm code post and maintain a proper sign on wall of entrance story showing the registration number assigned by the department and the address of the building. at public hall, 1st storyNov sent out
Oct 03, 2018Section 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department ceiling and east wall at public hall, 1st storyNov sent out

Property Owners and Associates

Alex Darian
Site Manager
1.8(3)

1 Property

20 Units

Ken Darian C/o Barber Shop
Owner
1.8(3)

1 Property

20 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.

Reviews

Literally the worst place to live EVER
Former Tenant
Pros:
almost nothing to say here
Cons:
- it is infested with (c) openigloo MICE - even...
Advice to owner:
maybe fix the building properly so you dont hav...
Needs a LOT of help / updates
Former Tenant
Pros:
Neighborhood - walkable to everything. (c) open...
Cons:
Needs serious updates throughout - (c) openiglo...
Advice to owner:
Put some effort and care into your building. Ac...
Worst experience-do not recommend
Former Tenant
Pros:
Location and cheap
Cons:
Mice, ants, lots of garbage, (c) openigloo land...
Advice to owner:
Do better! Hire an exterminator every month and...