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221 East 85 Street
Yorkville

221 East 85 Street,
Manhattan, NY 10028

28 Units

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Built in 1901

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7 Floors

3.7(5)
Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 0
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Yes
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    Review Summary for 221 East 85 Street
    Summarized from anonymous rental reviews on openigloo.
    Recent reviews of 221 East 85 Street, Manhattan highlight the attentive and efficient super, Teddy, ensuring cleanliness and prompt assistance. Positive aspects include quiet neighbors, good pest control, and well-kept common areas. However, concerns revolve around aging infrastructure, like plumbing issues. Management responsiveness varies, with some praising and others criticizing it for being slow and unscrupulous. The building's location and insulation are praised, but some units lack modern amenities. Rent prices are a point of contention, given the space limitations. Overall, a range of experiences is reported, with a general recommendation to stay despite some drawbacks.
    Open Violations
    Only open violations from the last 10 years.
    Data last updated 4 days ago.
    BUILDING AVERAGE:
    0 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
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    Hazardous
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    class B
    i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
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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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    class I
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    Property Owners and Associates
    T
    Teddy Farrugia
    3.7(5)
    Site Manager•
    1 Property•28 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 0
    E
    Eric Borkowski
    3.2(89)
    Head Officer•
    42 Properties•497 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 12
    J
    Josh Halegua
    2.5(25)
    Officer•
    8 Properties•127 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 3
    C
    Citi-urban Mgmt
    3.1(13)
    Agent•
    3 Properties•86 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 0
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    Renter Recommendations

    --% of renters recommend this building

    --% of renters approve of this owner

    Rents and Deposits

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

    Reviews (5)

    Over 1 year ago
    the super teddy is a hero
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Teddy was my favorite part of the place tbh. Always made sure the place was clean and he was available for help whenever needed.
    Cons:
    Old af. Our pipe burst in the bathroom, toilet was sh*t (no pun intended) and there was a crack in the kitchen sink which leaked pretty bad. Pretty typical for NYC buildings to not have updated plumbing so no surprise there. Thankfully it was all fixed pretty fast
    Over 2 years ago
    Good place to live
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Great super. Very quiet overall. Thick walls
    Cons:
    Scaffolding up forever.
    Over 2 years ago
    Great location, mid apartment, awful company
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Pre-war building so well Insulated, not much noise travels, and the super (Teddy) is a part time super but does a great job of keeping the stairs and hallways clean.
    Cons:
    Apartments are also pre-war so no dishwasher, laundry, or updated appliances. They definitely give the walls the typical white paint throw over so windows, door hinges, light switches, and outlets are all crusted over and kind of a pain.

    The biggest con was the company (Citi-urban management). They’re non responsive and greedy as fuck. They drove people out due to increased rent and won’t help with maintenance issues.
    Advice to owner:
    Don’t be greedy.
    Over 2 years ago
    Chill but overpriced
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Safe area, close to trains. Building is well kept and cleaned. Tenants are quiet and it's overall pretty chill.
    Cons:
    Bad plumbing, there was a hole in kitchen sink pipe but was quickly replaced. Too expensive for such little space. There's also been 1 report of mice and a couple of packages got stolen.
    Advice to owner:
    Needs to respond to emails/issues quicker
    Over 2 years ago
    Honest Complaint and Review
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Good location, near subways.
    Cons:
    Walls are really thin and combined with extremely noisy neighbor and unresponsive management, it’s a recipe for a disaster. Neighbor blares music all day and can be heard over zoom, etc and makes an annoying living environment.
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