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555 West 156 Street
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555 West 156 Street,
Manhattan, NY 10032

61 Units

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Built in 1928

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6 Floors

3.4(4)
Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 7
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: Yes
Pet Friendly: Unknown
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    In the past three years, this building had:
    153 complaints
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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.
    Duration in the past 10 years.
    Data last updated 2 months ago.
    BUILDING AVERAGE:
    0.36 violations per unit
    NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
    0.81 violation per unit
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    Non-hazardous
    5
    class A
    i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
    MOST RECENT:
    Apr 16, 2024: § 27-2005 hmc: properly repair or replace the broken or defective wall cabinet at north wall in the kitchenette located at apt 3a, 3rd story, 1st apartment from south at west
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    Hazardous
    10
    class B
    i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
    MOST RECENT:
    Apr 19, 2024: § 27-2026, 2027 hmc: properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at ceiling in the bathroom located at apt 5b, 5th story, 2nd 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:
    Apr 14, 2024: § 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 latch set in the entrance located at apt 3d, 3rd story, 3rd apartment from north at east
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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
    M
    20 Magaw Apts
    3.2(200)
    Corporate Owner•
    136 Properties•3939 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 151
    M
    Mark Scharfman
    3.2(200)
    Agent•
    Head Officer•
    135 Properties•3976 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 156
    P
    555 Partners LP
    3.3(9)
    Corporate Owner•
    2 Properties•103 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 7
    R
    Reyes Marte
    3.4(4)
    Site Manager•
    1 Property•61 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 7
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    Reviews (4)

    Over 1 year ago
    Nice neighborhood, nice space, just know what you need.
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Laundry in building Great neighborhood Close to the trains Elevator in building Overall nice space in apartment Very pet friendly
    Cons:
    Roach problem for the whole year I lived there. 1st floor is home to families with young children, these children would run up and down the hallways all night long. (It didn’t bother me, but I know it’s something that could bother other people.) Elevator is old, got stuck in it once and had to call the fire department. People’s dogs relief themselves in said elevator, leaving it to smell like urine.
    Advice to owner:
    Just fix the roach problem.
    Over 2 years ago
    Great Super but Could’ve Been Better
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    In short, my unit in itself was OK. It was gut reno’ed prior to move in, so I had very few issues with upkeep, pests, etc. Super was great, generally helpful and genuinely nice (if sometimes slower to respond). I decided to leave at the end of my lease but only due to financial implications of the pandemic.
    Cons:
    Management is generally unresponsive about larger issues that can’t be answered with a simple yes/no. Building was older and a bit run down so maybe could’ve been better maintained but not terrible. Biggest complaint was neighbors – a few were particularly loud (shouting, really bad singing, music blasting on weekends), and one tenant on the first floor routinely smoked in the lobby outside the tenant’s unit / in their unit with front door open / on front stoop.
    Over 2 years ago
    Great management, great super
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Management was terrific. Super is very on top of things and then some overall good guy. Building is right around the corner from the 1 and not too far from the C. Great location. Mail area is safe and my packages were safe each time.
    Cons:
    Elevator was a little janky. Sometimes people would forget to close the door to the trash area and roaches would find their way in, be in the laundry area.
    Advice to owner:
    Aside from working on the elevator, asking the woman on the first floor to quit smoking in the hall and asking some tenants to be a bit more mindful (fireworks set off on Fourth of July in hall, someone’s rotund child trying to ram my door down and kept playing with a package someone left on someone’s door…one time thing.) all else is good.
    Over 2 years ago
    Super was good
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Super was responsive. Laundry in the basement.
    Cons:
    one time our bathroom ceiling caved in and dumped a ton of water everywhere. Our upstairs neighbors had drainage problems, and I couldn’t tell whether they hadn’t communicated that or the super had been ignoring them.
    Advice to owner:
    Don’t skimp out fixing water damage. I had to call 311 to get the people who were fixing it to fix the entire water damaged area rather than just the places the drywall had cracked under the pressure of the water that was trapped up there.
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