301 East 79 Street,Manhattan, NY 10075
538 Units
•Built in 1974
•36 Floors
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In the past three years, this building had:
76 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.
This building has a total of 4 violations which is less than 0.01 violations per unit for their entire portfolio.
That is better than the city average, which is 0.81 violations per unit.
Non-hazardous
3Class A
Non-Hazardous violations (i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building)
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Hazardous
0Class B
Hazardous violations (i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting)
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Immediately-hazardous
1Class C
Immediately Hazardous (i.e. rodents, inadequate heat or hot water)
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Approval DateDescriptionCurrent Status
Mar 29, 2023Section 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
Mar 29, 2023Section 26-1103 admin. code: post and maintain a proper notice on wall of the entrance story in english and spanish on the availability of the agency's housing information guide. a sample notice can be found at www.nyc.gov/hpd. at public hall, 1st storyNov sent out
Mar 29, 2023Section 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.Nov sent out
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Building Ratings
Water Pressure
Water Pressure: 5
Cleanliness
Cleanliness: 3
Pest Control
Pest Control: 2
Heat
Heat: 5
Noise Levels
Noise Levels: 4
Owner Responsiveness
Owner Responsiveness: 5
Neighbors
Neighbors: 5
Garbage Management
Garbage Management: 5
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
4.875 stars
the best!
Former Tenant
Pros:
Everything!!!
great building. excellent staff. ...
Cons:
There's not one thing I (c) openigloo can compl...
Advice to owner:
Fantastic
4.875 stars
Nice building with responsive management and maintenance
Former Tenant
Pros:
Overall, this has been a (c) openigloo lovely b...
Cons:
There was a gas leak (c) openigloo which caused...
Advice to owner:
Some apartments could use some updates and reno...
4.75 stars
Continental Towers is a great!
Former Tenant
Pros:
This is very well run (c) openigloo building wi...
Cons:
Building is approx. half rentals (c) openigloo ...
Advice to owner:
Continue doing what you're doing.
4.75 stars
Well managed building
Former Tenant
Pros:
Staff are friendly and responsive. (c) openiglo...
Cons:
Large number of units so (c) openigloo elevator...
3.625 stars
old building such a pain
Former Tenant
Pros:
i love the location
Cons:
management not too responsive;
windows are (c) ...
4.875 stars
Great building to live in
Former Tenant
Pros:
Building is clean and well (c) openigloo kept, ...
Cons:
Elevators go out of service (c) openigloo frequ...