601 West 149 Street,
Manhattan, NY 10031

46 Units

Built in 1920

6 Floors

Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 1
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Yes
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Review Summary for 601 West 149 Street
Summarized from anonymous rental reviews on openigloo.
Recent reviews for 601 West 149 Street highlight great neighbors and a convenient neighborhood. However, the management is consistently unresponsive, with delayed repairs and rent hikes causing dissatisfaction. Safety concerns like malfunctioning locks and unreliable maintenance services have been raised. While some appreciate the friendly community and unit amenities, the overall consensus leans towards caution due to management inefficiencies and safety issues. Improved responsiveness, safety measures, and maintaining property promptly are suggested for enhanced living conditions.
Open Violations
Only open violations from the last 10 years.
Data last updated 6 days ago.
BUILDING AVERAGE:
2.8 violations per unit
NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
0.81 violation per unit
The average number of violations per unit at 601 West 149 Street is worse than the city .
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Non-hazardous
17
class A
i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
MOST RECENT:
Oct 30, 2024: § 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the baseboard at north wall, baseboard at east wall, baseboard at south wall, south wall, north wall in the 5th room from north located at apt 54, 5th story, 1st apartment from west at north
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Hazardous
40
class B
i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
MOST RECENT:
Feb 11, 2025: § 27-2046.1 hmc: repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). defective in the entire apartment located at apt 1, 1st story, 1st apartment from south at west
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Immediately hazardous
72
class C
i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
MOST RECENT:
Feb 11, 2025: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 hmc, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( c) mdl and 28 rcny §25-171: replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges in the entrance located at apt 64, 6th story, 3rd 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
B
3621 Broadway Realty LLC
3.2(8)
Corporate Owner
2 Properties54 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 2
T
Toni Harris
3.3(10)
Head Officer
4 Properties109 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 4
E
Edward Almodovar
2.7(6)
Site Manager
1 Property46 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 1
F
Fairstead Management LLC
3(99)
Agent
87 Properties3539 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 252
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--% of renters recommend this building

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

Reviews (6)

4 months ago
Not great experience so far
Former Tenant
Pros:
Neighbors seem polite and nice
Cons:
The management and super are completely unresponsive.
Advice to owner:
Be very weary of renting from here
6 months ago
Do not Rent with Fairstead
Former Tenant
Pros:
The neighborhood is great
Cons:
The management is awful and will never deliver a timely response / fix any repairs.
Over 2 years ago
Great neighbors horrible managment
Former Tenant
Pros:
Everyone in the building is really nice
Cons:
Managment is unresponsive and unavailable. Drastically increased our rent. There are constantly maintenance issues and the managment refuses to respond. It takes months of contacting them to get anything done.
Advice to owner:
Being a property owner isn’t a job. Stop being a leach off of people with real jobs.
Over 3 years ago
not a great place for a young female
Former Tenant
Pros:
near riverside park and good food in the area
Cons:
management was terrible, unresponsive, and difficult to work with. our gas got shut off unexpectedly and they made minimal attempt to rectify the situation. front door lock didn't work almost all the time so anyone off the street could enter the building. not the safest neighborhood and the neighbors were always loud.
Advice to owner:
get your shit together, if the proper safety protocols were put in place this actually might be a nice place to live.
Over 3 years ago
Fix up older apartments
Former Tenant
Pros:
I like the ppl in the building every is very friendly
Cons:
It’s so hard to reach management if your a long time apartment holder
Advice to owner:
Have a easy number to access ppl for fixes in the apartment and stop forcing long time renters to live in messed up conditions
Over 3 years ago
Not the best, would prob pass
Former Tenant
Pros:
Newly renovated apt so looked nice (although very cheaply done)
In unit laundry
Not to far from subway
Good restaurants near by
Large bedrooms
Cons:
Building owner (Andrew) is horrible, we had our ceiling leak excessive amounts of water at least three times. One time it was pouring through our electrical box and when I called the owner his response was “are you aware it is a Friday night...how did you get this number...it’s not not safe...” like ok sorry to bother you while you’re out to dinner, but water going through an electrical box is NOT SAFE. Also there was a hole in our bathroom ceiling when we went to view the apt that we were told would be fixed... lived for two years with the hole, it was patched once but fell shortly after while my roommate was showering and they never fixed it again. Also the neighborhood is super loud blasting music at all hours of the night. Also if your room faces the alley there is a huge flood light that basically makes it daytime in your room always. Additionally it get really hot in the winter as there is no control over the heat but that is typical of old nyc radiators.
Advice to owner:
Put yourself in your tenants shoes, have a heart and some empathy, fix major issues for real don’t just bandaid them as they will keep happening.
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