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2194 Frederick Douglass Boulevard
South Harlem

2194 Frederick Douglass Boulevard,
Manhattan, NY 10026

8 Units

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Built in 1910

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5 Floors

2.3(3)
Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 0
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Unknown
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    Renters Recommendations

    -- of renters recommend this building

    -- of renters approve of this owner
    Review Summary for 2194 Frederick Douglass Boulevard
    Summarized from anonymous rental reviews on openigloo.
    Tenant feedback for 2194 Frederick Douglass Boulevard highlights its prime location near shops, parks, and transit as a key benefit. The building offers decent space and a quiet environment with mostly good neighbors. However, multiple reviews emphasize poor maintenance practices including unaddressed repairs, slow or nonexistent owner and superintendent responsiveness, and inadequate cleanliness with dirty common areas and persistent garbage issues. Water pressure and heating systems are frequently criticized. Communication from management is lacking, causing frustration during lease renewals and maintenance requests. Overall, renters find the location attractive but are deterred by management shortcomings and building upkeep problems.

    Reviews (3)

    1 month ago
    Not bad but not amazing
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Relatively quiet, good neighbors
    Cons:
    Super does not respond, the steps are filthy and have never been cleaned
    Advice to owner:
    You are a slum lord
    Over 4 years ago
    Great location but poorly maintained building
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Great location near grocery store, coffee shops, Harlem restaurant row, Central Park, Morningside Park, and subways. Decent value for the neighborhood and the amount of space you have.
    Cons:
    Maintenance - it take weeks or months to get anything fixed with sometimes issues going unresolved. Residents in the building have experienced leaking ceilings for months, a collapsed wall, exploding sink, broken closets, broken door buzzers, and more. All taking far too long to fix. The super is unresponsive most of the time and requires daily and weekly reminders to get anything done, often saying something will be fixed but never actually fixing it.

    Resident leave leaking, smelly garbage in the hallway even though the garbage chut is 4 feet away. Garbage will pile up for days and leak all of the floors. The floors and common spaces are only cleaned a few times a year, so the building is generally filthy. Residents will stuff paper in the front door to keep it from locking, allowing anybody to enter the building without a key.

    There is no communication with the management company and it is up to residents to figure things out themselves like paying rent online. No instructions were given for lease renewal like when it was due or where to mail it.

    Water pressure and temperature is terrible. You have to run the water for 5-10 minutes to get hot water and it is the lowest water pressure I've experienced.
    Advice to owner:
    Clean the building regularly. Enforce garbage management. Communicate with residents. Maintain the building properly.

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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 7 days ago.
    The average number of violations per unit at 2194 Frederick Douglass Boulevard is better than the city.
    BUILDING AVERAGE:
    0.5 violations per unit
    NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
    0.81 violation per unit
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    Non-hazardous
    1
    class A
    i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
    MOST RECENT:
    Aug 13, 2019: § 27-2005 adm code properly repair the broken or defective intercom system box at south wall in the 4th room from east located at apt 3n, 3rd story, 1st apartment from west at north
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    Hazardous
    0
    class B
    i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
    MOST RECENT:
    No violation found...
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    Immediately hazardous
    3
    class C
    i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
    MOST RECENT:
    Dec 11, 2020: § 27-2033 adm code post notice, in form approved by the department, stating the name and location of the person designated by the owner to have key to buildings heating system key not on presmise at public hall, 1st story
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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
    S
    Seon Assevero
    2.3(3)
    Site Manager•
    1 Property•8 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 0
    F
    2194 Fdbllc
    2.3(3)
    Corporate Owner•
    1 Property•8 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 0
    M
    Michael Goldstein
    2.3(3)
    Agent•
    1 Property•8 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 0
    Z
    Zipporah Goldstein
    2.3(3)
    Head Officer•
    1 Property•8 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 0

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