Harlem

166 West 129 Street,Manhattan, NY 10027

55 Units

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Built in 1910

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6 Floors

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2.5(3)
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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 62 violations which is 1.12 violations per unit for their entire portfolio.
That is worse 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
23Class B
Hazardous violations (i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting)
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Immediately-hazardous
36Class C
Immediately Hazardous (i.e. rodents, inadequate heat or hot water)
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Approval DateDescriptionCurrent Status
Apr 23, 2024§ 27-2005 adm code repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling in the 1st room from north located at apt 50, 5th story, 1st apartment from north at eastViolation open
Apr 23, 2024§ 27-2005 adm code repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling in the bathroom located at apt 50, 5th story, 1st apartment from north at eastViolation open
Oct 27, 2022Section 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the west wall in the 1st room from north at west located at apt 63, 6th story, 4th apartment from south at westFalse certification

Property Owners and Associates

166 West 129th Realty LLC
Corporate Owner
2.6(4)

2 Properties

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73 Units

Ben Schwadel
Site Manager, Agent
2.5(3)

1 Property

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55 Units

Moshe Mehlman
Head Officer
2.7(8)

11 Properties

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280 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.

Reviews

An OK building
Former Tenant
Pros:
It’s rent controlled, neighbors are (c) openigl...
Cons:
Can be dirty, old and (c) openigloo needs updating
Corners Cut on Issues
Former Tenant
Pros:
Great location, rent stabilized apartments
Cons:
Multiple water line issues with (c) openigloo c...
Advice to owner:
Stop cutting corners and take care of the prope...
Half-Done
Former Tenant
Pros:
Nice location. Management company (c) openiglo...
Cons:
They provide only the BARE (c) openigloo MINIMU...