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518 West 139 Street
Hamilton Heights

518 West 139 Street,
Manhattan, NY 10031

42 Units

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Built in 1910

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6 Floors

3.7(3)
Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 2
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 518 West 139 Street
    Summarized from anonymous rental reviews on openigloo.
    Recent reviews for 518 West 139 Street highlight spacious, renovated apartments with good finishes and generally responsive, kind management and superintendents. Tenants appreciate the organized garbage system, buzzer intercom, and family-oriented community. However, persistent pest control issues and occasional noise from neighbors pose challenges. Some note the lobby, entrance, and elevator as areas needing aesthetic and cleanliness improvements. While heating and water pressure are typically good, some concerns about mail theft and rent increases have been raised. Overall, renters find the building livable and recommend it, particularly valuing the management's responsiveness despite opportunities for better upkeep.

    Reviews (3)

    a day ago
    Good first apartment, but not well kept
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Good bones to the building, nice neighbors, spacious unit, good finishes
    Cons:
    No help with pest control over the years - had mice and roaches by the time we left
    Over 2 years ago
    Overall a good experience
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Generally a responsive super, renovated apt upon move-in, organized trash system, buzzer intercom to phone, kind landlord who is quick to attend to major repairs for my unit, office correspondence has improved
    Cons:
    Mail theft in lobby, which I realize is now a common problem in the city and not isolated to this building, loud neighbors at times, water temp/pressure needs some TLC after many years of working fine.

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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 13 hours ago.
    The average number of violations per unit at 518 West 139 Street is worse than the city .
    BUILDING AVERAGE:
    1.16 violations per unit
    NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
    0.81 violation per unit
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    Non-hazardous
    3
    class A
    i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
    MOST RECENT:
    Sep 05, 2024: § 27-2005 adm code replace with new the missing escutcheon plate, heat riser pipe at the ceiling in the 1st room from north at east located at apt 43, 4th story, 3rd apartment from west at north
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    Hazardous
    15
    class B
    i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
    MOST RECENT:
    Dec 01, 2025: § 27-2026 adm code repair the broken or defective connection wasteline at washbasin in the bathroom located at apt 65, 6th story, 1st apartment from west at north
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    Immediately hazardous
    31
    class C
    i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
    MOST RECENT:
    Dec 04, 2025: § 27-2005 adm code & 309 m/d law abate the nuisance consisting of scalding hot water tempature exceeding 130 degrees at all hot water fixtures in the entire apartment located at apt 64, 6th story, 2nd apartment from west at north
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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
    H
    Harlem East LLC
    3.7(3)
    Corporate Owner•
    1 Property•42 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 2
    U
    Us Realty Corp
    2.9(65)
    Corporate Owner•
    59 Properties•1738 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 89
    A
    Angel Fabian
    3.7(3)
    Agent•
    2 Properties•42 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 3

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