517 West 121 Street,
Manhattan, NY 10027

Rent Stabilized Units: Unknown
Evictions: 0
Litigation History: No
1 Year Bedbug History: Yes
Pet Friendly: No
Overview
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In the past three years, this building had:
4 complaints
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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.
Only open violations from the last 10 years.
Data last updated 1 week ago.
BUILDING AVERAGE:
-- 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
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class B
i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
MOST RECENT:
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Immediately hazardous
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class C
i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
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No violation found...
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Missing information/filings
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class I
Missing or non-compliant with administrative information orders or filings
MOST RECENT:
No violation found...
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Building Ratings

Cleanliness
1 (unmanaged) to 5 (well managed)
Garbage Management
1 (poorly managed) to 5 (well organized)
Heat
1 (faulty) to 5 (working)
Neighbors
1 (loud / disrespectful) to 5 (friendly and considerate)
Noise Levels
1 (loud) to 5 (quiet)
Owner Responsiveness
1 (slow) to 5 (timely)
Pest Control
1 (lots of pests) to 5 (no pests)
Water Pressure
1 (weak) to 5 (strong)
Cleanliness
Garbage Management
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Renter Recommendations

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Rents and Deposits

-- of renters received their security deposits back
It HAS NOT been reported if this building accepts electronic rent payments.

Reviews (4)

3 weeks ago
If you got this dorm, take it.
Former Tenant
Pros:
It is possibly the best dorm near Columbia University.
Cons:
Shared kitchen is not the best.
1 month ago
Great newish building with amazing security
Former Tenant
Pros:
Really great, well-maintained building. Amazing security in the lobby, definitely the safest I've felt in NY.
Cons:
Since this is a building geared towards students, the units are tiny efficiencies and most lack private kitchens (there are shared kitchens on alternate floors). Depending on how clean your floor-mates are, therefore, cleanliness of the said kitchens can become quite the problem. That said, the management is responsive and does its best to respond to such complaints.

Since the walls are fairly thin, noise can also be a bit of an issue but a call to the front desk typically takes care of it.
Over 1 year ago
Good building could be better with better doormen
Former Tenant
Pros:
Clean, no pests, extremely quiet.
Cons:
The security guards are mostly useless, not a doorman, not even security.
Advice to owner:
Allow deliverymen into the building.
Over 2 years ago
Excellent Student Housing
Former Tenant
Pros:
incredibly clean; study/computer lounge; beautiful views
Cons:
security can be unkind; tiny workout space