522 West 136 Street,Manhattan, NY 10031

36 Units

Built in 1926

6 Floors

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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 59 violations which is 1.63 violations per unit for their entire portfolio.
That is worse than the city average, which is 0.81 violations per unit.
Non-hazardous
5Class A
Non-Hazardous violations (i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building)
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Hazardous
28Class B
Hazardous violations (i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting)
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Immediately-hazardous
26Class C
Immediately Hazardous (i.e. rodents, inadequate heat or hot water)
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Approval DateDescriptionCurrent Status
Jan 17, 2024§ 27-2005 hmc: properly repair or replace the broken or defective electrical panel at east wall in the private hallway located at apt 6e, 6th story, 1st apartment from north at eastNov sent out
Oct 15, 2023§ 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all peeling paint surfaces in the 1st room from east at south, the bathroom located at apt 6f, 6th story, 1st apartment from east at southNov sent out
Oct 15, 2023§ 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the 1st door frame from north at east wall in the kitchen located at apt 6f, 6th story, 1st apartment from east at southNov sent out
Oct 15, 2023§ 27-2005 adm code paint metal in accordance with dept. regulation the 1st riser from east at south wall in the kitchen located at apt 6f, 6th story, 1st apartment from east at southNov sent out
Sep 25, 2023§ 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department ceiling and all walls in the kitchen located at apt 6f, 6th story, 1st apartment from east at southNov sent out

Property Owners and Associates

520 W 136 LLC
Owner, Corporate Owner
2.5(3)

2 Properties

47 Units

City Skyline Realty Inc
Agent
2.8(33)

19 Properties

638 Units

Dolores Montengro
Head Officer
2.6(5)

10 Properties

342 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

Could be worse but definitely could be better
Former Tenant
Pros:
Convenient place and area for (c) openigloo me
Cons:
Building was kinda old, had (c) openigloo const...
Advice to owner:
Be more responsive and be more aware of the iss...
Cockroaches and water issues
Former Tenant
Pros:
Cheap if you get Roommates (c) openigloo becaus...
Cons:
Pest control never came out, (c) openigloo had ...
Advice to owner:
Appreciate you redoing the floors and the new m...