120 West 116 Street,Manhattan, NY 10026
38 Units
•Built in 1920
•6 Floors
•Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 7
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Yes
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Review Summary for 120 West 116 Street
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Recent tenant feedback for 120 West 116 Street paints a bleak picture. While the building benefits from large units, high ceilings, and a convenient location near public transport, persistent issues overshadow these positives. Reviews describe severe cleanliness problems, including pervasive pest infestations (rats, cockroaches, bedbugs), foul odors, and unsanitary common areas. Garbage management and heating systems are frequently rated poorly, and safety concerns arise due to unauthorized street access. Tenants consistently criticize the lack of responsiveness from the property manager and owner, citing neglect and inadequate maintenance. Although neighbors receive mixed ratings, the overall sentiment strongly advises against residing here until management improves conditions and tenant care.
Reviews (5)
2.38 stars
1 week ago
The WORST Building and Property Managers/Landlord!!!
Former Tenant
Pros:
The Super and his team. That's it. Literally nothing else. Maybe access to the trains, but the building is a DUMP.
Cons:
EVERYTHING!! It's DISGUSTING! The property manager, Alex Salamea, DOES NOT RESPOND OR HELP YOU! Him and the landlord/owner Michael Alexander are greedy slumlords who will try to take your money and take you to court despite your legal right to withhold rent until they respond and fix things. But they don't even respond, so how can they even get to the point of fixing anything? Everything is disgustingly dirty, broken, moldy, falling apart, and just awful awful awful. It's practically tenant abuse and they know they can get away with leaving people who have no other option to rot.
Advice to owner:
sell the property to someone who will take care of the building and its tenants. You do not deserve it!
1.88 stars
5 months ago
Awful disgusting building
Former Tenant
Pros:
The super and his staff are amazing! Carlos and team do everything in their power to make it was easy as possible. They are so over-worked but they work so hard and are so nice.
Cons:
The landlord and the property manager are f***ing AWFUL! No responses, no safety, no care at all. I hope Langsam Properties burns to the ground. This building is SO dirty, it stinks so bad, they ignore their tenants, and they are awful. They try to do illegal stuff like raise the rent insanely for rent-stabilized units, thinking that their tenants don’t know better. They ignore you, they won’t help. The cameras have been broken for years and they refuse to fix it even though we get our packages stolen daily. The property manager is supposed to get us connected to the building buzzer and still hasn’t after a month. Matter of fact, I still haven’t heard from the property manager, landlord or anybody. The super carries this building on his back but he is overworked and under appreciated by this property team. I wish them nothing but the worst. They are just money hungry, stereotypical, disgusting landlords here.
Advice to owner:
You’re disgusting.
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Rents and Deposits
-- of renters received their security deposits back
It dummy text been reported if this building dummy electronic rent payments.
Open Violations
Only open violations from the last 10 years.
Data last updated 3 days ago.
The average number of violations per unit at 120 West 116 Street is worse than the city .
BUILDING AVERAGE:
2.86 violations per unit
NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
0.81 violation per unit
Non-hazardous
9
class A
i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
MOST RECENT:
Dec 11, 2025: § 27-2017.3 hmc: trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... less than 10 square feet at ceiling in the bathroom located at apt 6c, 6th story, 3rd apartment from west at north
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Hazardous
50
class B
i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
MOST RECENT:
Dec 11, 2025: § 27-2005 adm code repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color ceiling in the bathroom located at apt 6c, 6th story, 3rd apartment from west at north
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Immediately hazardous
49
class C
i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
MOST RECENT:
Dec 11, 2025: hmc adm code: § 27-2017.4 abate the infestation consisting of mice in the entire apartment located at apt 6f, 6th story, 3rd apartment from east at south
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Missing information/filings
1
class I
Missing or non-compliant with administrative information orders or filings
MOST RECENT:
Feb 27, 2024: § 27-2091(c) adm code the property has been issued an order to identify and address underlying conditions and violations related to the order. failure to comply may result in extensive repair work to correct underlying conditions and related violations by hpd. charges for repair work done pursuant to this order, if not paid, will become tax liens on the property
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Property Owners and Associates
C
Carlos Morales
2.3(5)
Site Manager•
1 Property•38 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 7
L
Langsam Prop Ser Corp
2.6(64)
Corporate Owner•
88 Properties•2505 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 259
M
Michael Alexander
2.3(5)
Head Officer•
1 Property•38 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 7
L
Lacp, Llp
2.2(7)
Corporate Owner•
4 Properties•82 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 13
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