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135 West 116 Street
South Harlem

135 West 116 Street,
Manhattan, NY 10026

9 Units

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Built in 1920

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5 Floors

4.3(1)
Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 2
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Unknown
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    Renters Recommendations

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    Reviews (1)

    Over 4 years ago
    Pros outweighed the cons, I mostly enjoyed living here.
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Good location near the train and walking distance from Central Park. Decent amount of space in apartment, new appliances that worked great. Overall a nice spot, I miss it.
    Cons:
    We had a bad upstairs neighbor that was kind of noisy at night and would overflow their sink/tub to the point where it frequently leaked into our kitchen or bathroom. Management was pretty good about fixing our place when it happened, but we sometimes had to be a little pushy to get them in to help. When the upstairs neighbors moved the problem went away. (Other neighbors were great.)

    Other notes: lots of sirens because it's near Mt. Sinai, but it's not so bad once you get used to it. Definitely take them up on the once-a-month exterminator, or you will have some bugs show up (but if you do this and keep your place clean you'll be fine). Super sensitive smoke alarms and occasional water heat issues (standard NYC apartment issues).
    Advice to owner:
    Be a little more aggressive with neighbors that cause property damage.

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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 9 hours ago.
    The average number of violations per unit at 135 West 116 Street is worse than the city .
    BUILDING AVERAGE:
    2 violations per unit
    NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
    0.81 violation per unit
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    Non-hazardous
    3
    class A
    i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
    MOST RECENT:
    Feb 13, 2024: § 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all peeling paint surfaces in the bathroom located at apt 2a, 2nd story, 1st apartment from south at west
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    Hazardous
    12
    class B
    i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
    MOST RECENT:
    Jul 22, 2024: § 27-2026, 2027 hmc: properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at south and west walls in the bathroom located at apt 2a, 2nd story, 1st apartment from south at west
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    Immediately hazardous
    3
    class C
    i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
    MOST RECENT:
    Jun 09, 2025: § 27-2017.3 hmc: trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... more than 10 sq. ft.around the window frame at east wall in the 1st bathroom from north located at apt 2b, 2nd story, 1st apartment from east at south original violation 17140775 issued 18-jul-24 has been upgraded to class c per administrative code §27-2017.3a(5)(a) or (b).
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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
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    Alert:
    One of owners and associates from this building was on the Worst Landlord Watchlist
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    Scott Castellano
    2.5(36)
    Worst Landlord•
    Head Officer•
    36 Properties•493 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 34
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    Adam Lichtenstein
    4.3(1)
    Agent•
    1 Property•9 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 2
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    135 West 116TH Owner, LLC
    4.3(1)
    Corporate Owner•
    1 Property•9 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 2
    C
    Choice NY Management
    3.2(128)
    Corporate Owner•
    183 Properties•4142 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 65

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