Washington Heights

555 West 156 Street,Manhattan, NY 10032

61 Units

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Built in 1928

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6 Floors

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3.4(4)
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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 28 violations which is 0.45 violations per unit for their entire portfolio.
That is better than the city average, which is 0.81 violations per unit.
Non-hazardous
7Class A
Non-Hazardous violations (i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building)
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Hazardous
11Class B
Hazardous violations (i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting)
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Immediately-hazardous
10Class C
Immediately Hazardous (i.e. rodents, inadequate heat or hot water)
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Approval DateDescriptionCurrent Status
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 westNov sent out
Apr 16, 2024§ 27-2005 adm code properly repair with similar material the broken or defective vinyl floor tiles in the kitchenette located at apt 3a, 3rd story, 1st apartment from south at westNov sent out
Apr 16, 2024§ 27-2005 hmc: properly repair or replace the broken or defective baseboard at south wall in the kitchenette located at apt 3a, 3rd story, 1st apartment from south at westNov sent out
Apr 15, 2024§ 27-2017.3 hmc: trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... approximately 3sq ft at ceiling in the bathroom located at apt 3a, 3rd story, 1st apartment from south at westNotice of issuance sent to tenant
Apr 09, 2024§ 27-2005 adm code paint metal in accordance with dept. regulation riser pipe at east wall in the kitchen located at apt 3d, 3rd story, 3rd apartment from north at eastCiv14 mailed
Mar 01, 2024§ 300 m/d law file plans and application and legalize the following alteration or restore to the legal condition existing prior to the making of said alteration drywall and stud partition erected with opening creating two rooms in the 1st room from east located at apt 1d, 1st story, 3rd apartment from north at eastCiv14 mailed
Feb 26, 2024§ 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department ceiling and south wall in the private hallway located at apt 4c, 4th story, 1st apartment from east at south , section at southCiv14 mailed

Property Owners and Associates

20 Magaw Apts
Corporate Owner
3.2(221)

136 Properties

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3939 Units

555 Partners LP
Corporate Owner
3.3(9)

2 Properties

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103 Units

Mark Scharfman
Agent, Head Officer
3.2(210)

135 Properties

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3976 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

Nice neighborhood, nice space, just know what you need.
Former Tenant
Pros:
Laundry in building Great neighborhood (c) ope...
Cons:
Roach problem for the whole (c) openigloo year ...
Advice to owner:
Just fix the roach problem.
Great Super but Could’ve Been Better
Former Tenant
Pros:
In short, my unit in (c) openigloo itself was O...
Cons:
Management is generally unresponsive about (c) ...
Great management, great super
Former Tenant
Pros:
Management was terrific. Super is (c) openigloo...
Cons:
Elevator was a little janky. (c) openigloo Some...
Advice to owner:
Aside from working on the elevator, asking the ...
Super was good
Former Tenant
Pros:
Super was responsive. Laundry in (c) openigloo ...
Cons:
one time our bathroom ceiling (c) openigloo cav...
Advice to owner:
Don’t skimp out fixing water damage. I had to c...