220 West 149 Street,Manhattan, NY 10039

25 Units

Built in 1910

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 62 violations which is 2.48 violations per unit for their entire portfolio.
That is worse than the city average, which is 0.81 violations per unit.
Non-hazardous
6Class A
Non-Hazardous violations (i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building)
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Hazardous
20Class B
Hazardous violations (i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting)
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Immediately-hazardous
35Class C
Immediately Hazardous (i.e. rodents, inadequate heat or hot water)
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Missing information/filings
1Class I
Missing or non-compliant with administrative information orders or filings
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Approval DateDescriptionCurrent Status
Feb 05, 2023§ 27-2005 adm code repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling in the kitchenette located at apt 4, 1st story, 2nd apartment from east at southNot complied with
Apr 15, 2022§ 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the west wall at public hall, 2nd storyNot complied with
Feb 04, 2022§ 27-2026, 2027 hmc: properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at ceiling in the bathroom located at apt 42, 4th story, 1st apartment from west at northFirst no access to re- inspect violation
Feb 04, 2022§ 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the walls and ceiling in the bathroom located at apt 42, 4th story, 1st apartment from west at northFirst no access to re- inspect violation
Jan 19, 2021§ 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the west wall at public hall, 2nd storyNot complied with
Nov 10, 2020§ 27-2005 adm code properly repair the broken or defective cover to the circuit breaker box in the private hallway located at apt 64, 6th story, 2nd apartment from east at southNot complied with

Property Owners and Associates

Choice NY Management
Agent
3.2(55)

43 Properties

1460 Units

Howard Mermelstein
Corporate Owner
2.7(36)

22 Properties

415 Units

Mark Silber
Head Officer
2.2(8)

7 Properties

103 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

its nice but the owners make it worse
Former Tenant
Pros:
the cameras and its well (c) openigloo lit when...
Cons:
the property manager never answers (c) openiglo...
Advice to owner:
Your in the people business. Treat people with ...
Maintenance/mgmt impossible to reach
Former Tenant
Pros:
Furnished, good location,
Cons:
Impossible to get help if (c) openigloo locked ...
Advice to owner:
Maintenance is important you can’t not provide ...