Upper East Side

525 East 81 Street,Manhattan, NY 10028

44 Units

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Built in 1957

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5 Floors

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3.2(5)
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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 25 violations which is 0.56 violations per unit for their entire portfolio.
That is better than the city average, which is 0.81 violations per unit.
Non-hazardous
7Class A
Non-Hazardous violations (i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building)
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Hazardous
18Class B
Hazardous violations (i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting)
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Immediately-hazardous
0Class C
Immediately Hazardous (i.e. rodents, inadequate heat or hot water)
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Approval DateDescriptionCurrent Status
Sep 15, 2020Section 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 certified late
Sep 15, 2020Section 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 certified late
Sep 15, 2020Section 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 present as paper at public hall, 1st storyNov certified late
Sep 15, 2020Section 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 certified late
Sep 15, 2020Section 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 certified late
Feb 08, 2020Section 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the south wall at public hall, 2nd storyNov sent out
Feb 08, 2020Section 27-2005 adm code properly repair with similar material the broken or defective south wall with fire retardant plaster at public hall, 2nd storyNov sent out

Property Owners and Associates

Abner Ohebshalom
Head Officer
3.2(7)

2 Properties

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64 Units

Dennis Cardona
Site Manager
3.2(5)

1 Property

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44 Units

Elk 525 East 81st LLC
Agent, Corporate Owner
3.4(13)

4 Properties

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116 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.

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525 Building
Former Tenant
Pros:
Great super after 2 that (c) openigloo were not...
Cons:
A bit of a pest (c) openigloo problem that they...
Advice to owner:
Need cameras in the package area or a better sy...
Okay Apartment - Building could be better
Former Tenant
Pros:
Quick to fix issues. Replaced (c) openigloo sup...
Cons:
BUGS, Heat is super inconsistent.
Okay for the price
Former Tenant
Pros:
- Lower rent than many (c) openigloo other plac...
Cons:
- Pest issues - Initial (c) openigloo superint...
Just ok
Former Tenant
Pros:
The super was very nice, (c) openigloo although...
Cons:
The heat is unbearable. (c) openigloo My AC ha...
Advice to owner:
Do a better job of listening to and acting on y...
No doorknob. Tons of mice.
Former Tenant
Pros:
Affordable rent I suppose
Cons:
Moved into my new apartment (c) openigloo and t...
Advice to owner:
Hire some professionals, clean the building and...