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1 Convent Avenue

West Harlem, Manhattan, NY 10027

24 units·5 floors·Built in 1901
3.2

8 reviews

Rent-stabilized apartments

This building has apartments that entitle you to a renewal and limited rent increases.

Good cause building

This building guarantees a renewal and capped rent increases, if you follow your lease terms.

Highlights

4
Evictions
25
Open violations
4
Litigation cases
No
Bedbug history
Pet friendly

Renter recommendations

-%

Renters recommend this building

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Renters approve of the building's owners

Review summary

Summarized from anonymous rental reviews on Openigloo.

Recent tenant reviews indicate varying experiences at 1 Convent Avenue. While some praise the cleanliness, responsive management, and strong amenities like water pressure and garbage management, others highlight persistent issues such as package theft, poor heat maintenance, and unaddressed pest problems. Concerns about slow maintenance responses, noisy surroundings, and unresponsive management are recurrent themes. Improvements in building upkeep, security, and management responsiveness are suggested. Despite some positives like location and spacious units, inconsistencies in maintenance and security measures impact overall satisfaction.

Reviews

Former tenant·24 minutes ago

Nice and Clean Building

Pros

Responsive management, building is kept clean, and apartment kept in good shape.

Cons

Packages stolen often

Advice to the owners

N/A

Former tenant·3 weeks ago

Long Term Tenant Same Old Problems

Pros

A good deal in the area and rent doesn’t ever go up too much. Laundry in unit and dishwasher.

Cons

Lots of structural damage that cause ceiling leaks and caving in. Heat goes out every year for a week. Endless roach and rodent problem

Building ratings

Cleanliness

-

Trash management

-

Pest control

-

Water pressure

-

Heat

-

Neighbors

-

Noise levels

-

Owner responsiveness

-

Rents and deposits

-

Renters received their security deposits back

-

Electronic rent payments

Open violations

From past 10 years · Updated 5 days ago

Average violations per unit in this building is worse than the city average.

Building average1.04Violations per unit
NYC average0.81Violations per unit
4Class C
Immediately hazardous

Rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts

12Class B
Hazardous

Smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways

9Class A
Non-hazardous

No peephole on a door, no street number on the building, unlawful keeping of animals

0Class I
Missing info

Missing or non-compliant with administrative information orders or filings

Building owners and associates

Change of ownership/management in 1999

  • K
    Top rated

    Kenni Ramos

    3.2(8)
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    1 building

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    Michael Aryeh

    3.4(80)
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    31 buildings

  • B
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    Brian Newman

    3.3(16)
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    8 buildings

  • 1
    Top rated

    1 Convent Realty Llc

    3.2(8)
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    1 building

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