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209 West 109 Street
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209 West 109 Street,
Manhattan, NY 10025

16 Units

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Built in 1900

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5 Floors

2.5(5)
Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 2
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Yes
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    Review Summary for 209 West 109 Street
    Summarized from anonymous rental reviews on openigloo.
    Recent tenant reviews for 209 WEST 109 STREET highlight mixed experiences. The building's advantageous proximity to amenities, parks, and Columbia University is noted. However, severe issues like pest infestations involving rats, roaches, and unaddressed maintenance problems persist. Tenant complaints range from ineffective management to unclean common areas, with reports of abusive neighbors and disruptive staff. While some appreciate the building's location and friendly personnel, the reoccurring pest problems and maintenance deficiencies are major concerns. Improvement in pest control, maintenance responsiveness, and overall management is essential to enhance the living experience for tenants.

    Reviews (5)

    10 months ago
    CELINGS ARE COLLASING
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    CLOSE TO COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY AND RESTAURANTS
    CLOSE TO SUBWAYS
    CLOSE TO BANKS
    WALKING DISTANCE TO PARKS
    Cons:
    CORRUPTING LEASE
    CHANGING LEASE AGREEMENTS
    BASEMENT INFESTATION
    BASEMENTS LEAKS
    ILLEGAL CONSTRUCTIONS OFTEN
    HARRASEMENT OF TENANTS
    CEILING COLLAPSING
    ROOF LEAKING
    MASSIVE INFESTATION , MANY RATS EVEN INSDE APARTMENTS
    FLIES
    BATHROOMS ALWAYS OVERFLOWING, FLOODING
    POOR MAINTANANCE
    DRUGS EASILY AVAILABLE , NOT SAFE FOR YOUTH AND CHILDREN
    WALLS PEELING
    DIRTY WALLS
    SINKS FALLING ON THE GROUND
    Advice to owner:
    MAYWEATHER SHOULD GET HIS MONEY BACK , HE BOUGHT A BADLY MANAGED PROPERTY FALLING APART
    Over 1 year ago
    Responsive building but ongoing pest problem
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Good location, size and pricing. Relatively responsive management.
    Cons:
    Ongoing problem with cockroaches. While management would send pest control when requested, the problem would often reoccur every fee months as it seemed to be a building wide problem.
    Advice to owner:
    Maintain cleaner building and address pest issue more thoroughly

    Building Ratings

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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 5 days ago.
    The average number of violations per unit at 209 West 109 Street is worse than the city .
    BUILDING AVERAGE:
    2.37 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
    MOST RECENT:
    No violation found...
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    Hazardous
    2
    class B
    i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
    MOST RECENT:
    Aug 02, 2023: § 27-2046.1 hmc: repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). defective in the entire apartment located at apt 5w, 5th story, 1st apartment from south at west
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    Immediately hazardous
    36
    class C
    i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
    MOST RECENT:
    Nov 19, 2025: § 27-2005 adm code & 309 m/d law abate the nuisance consisting of scalding hot water above 130 degrees. in the entire apartment located at apt 4w, 4th story, 1st apartment from south at west
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    Missing information/filings
    0
    class I
    Missing or non-compliant with administrative information orders or filings
    MOST RECENT:
    No violation found...
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    Property Owners and Associates
    T
    109TH Affordable Housing LLC
    2.8(85)
    Corporate Owner•
    22 Properties•381 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 24
    J
    Joshua Gotlib
    2.8(77)
    Head Officer•
    21 Properties•356 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 22
    G
    Gabe Stone
    2.5(5)
    Site Manager•
    1 Property•16 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 2
    N
    Nieuw Amsterdam Property Management
    2.9(256)
    Corporate Owner•
    218 Properties•3886 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 527

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