561 West 144 Street,Manhattan, NY 10031
20 Units
•Built in 1910
•5 Floors
•Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 3
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 561 West 144 Street
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Recent tenant reviews for 561 W 144th St highlight major issues, including poor cleanliness, maintenance delays, pest problems, and unresponsive management. Renters face high rent for subpar living conditions, with ongoing issues like clogged toilets, broken fixtures, and pest infestations. Some appreciate the convenient location and apartment features like high ceilings but are deterred by the lack of elevator and slow maintenance services. Overall, the building falls short on meeting tenant expectations, urging potential renters to consider other options in the area due to various drawbacks and unaddressed concerns.
Reviews (3)
2 stars
Over 3 years ago
Do not live here omg
Former Tenant
Pros:
Our apartment on the 5th floor had a washer/dryer and was pretty spaced out, but considering all of the cons it isn't worth it
Cons:
Firstly, our rent is nearly 3k. When we moved in the toilet was clogged and unusable, closet doors were not attached to closets, light fixtures were broken, horrible water damage to the floors; these were things we'd be assured would be fixed before move in that weren't. We have had consistent issues with water bugs, mice, and roaches. Any time we contact the super he refuses to come by to repair anything, and the management for the building is unprofessional towards me and my roommates despite the living conditions they allowed us to move into. For the amount of money we're paying for rent we shouldn't have all of these issues. Additionally, many tenants in the building are very unclean, and will often leave trash, bandaids, and rotten food like egg shells or vegetables all over the staircase and floors until the cleaning staff cleans it up (but they only come once a week it seems). Overall there are much nicer and cheaper places in the area. Do not rent from City Skyline Realty. I ended up reporting the building to 311 due to their unresponsiveness.
Advice to owner:
This building's super is extremely unhelpful and rude, and refuses to take care of basic requests like repairing a light fixture in the bathroom. What's the point of him working there?
3.12 stars
Over 4 years ago
Moving out soon
Former Tenant
Pros:
High ceilings , light , convenient location
Cons:
Super does not fix anything , our doors were broken before we moved in and out lease is up and they never got fixed
Advice to owner:
Idk be better
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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 7 days ago.
The average number of violations per unit at 561 West 144 Street is better than the city.
BUILDING AVERAGE:
0.5 violations per unit
NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
0.81 violation per unit
Non-hazardous
1
class A
i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
MOST RECENT:
Jun 04, 2025: (a) § hmc:file annual bedbug report in accordance with hpd rule as described on the back of this notice of violation or as described on hpds website, www.nyc.gov\hpd, search bed bugs.
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Hazardous
2
class B
i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
MOST RECENT:
Jun 08, 2024: § 27-2005 hmc: properly repair or replace the broken or defective ... bell buzzer intercom system from building entrance to tenant's interface.... located at apt 32, 3rd story, 1st apartment from east at south
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Immediately hazardous
7
class C
i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
MOST RECENT:
Jul 15, 2024: hmc adm code: § 27-2017.4 abate the infestation consisting of mice in the entire apartment located at apt 22, 2nd story, 2nd apartment from east at south
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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
Alert:
One of owners and associates from this building was on the Worst Landlord Watchlist
C
Cam Property Mgmt
2.4(28)
Corporate Owner•
22 Properties•502 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 57
J
Joseph Cafiero
2.7(3)
Head Officer•
1 Property•20 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 3
W
561 W 144 Realty LLC
2.7(3)
Corporate Owner•
1 Property•20 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 3
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