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534 West 159 Street
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534 West 159 Street,
Manhattan, NY 10032

10 Units

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Built in 1913

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5 Floors

1.5(1)
Rent Stabilized Units: Unknown
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 1
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Unknown
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    In the past three years, this building had:
    154 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:
    11.7 violations per unit
    NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
    0.81 violation per unit
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    Non-hazardous
    22
    class A
    i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
    MOST RECENT:
    Apr 09, 2024: § 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department at roof bulkhead ceiling and all walls at public hall
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    Hazardous
    61
    class B
    i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
    MOST RECENT:
    Apr 09, 2024: § 27-2005 adm code repair the roof so that it will not leak at roof bulkhead ceiling at public hall
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    Immediately hazardous
    34
    class C
    i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
    MOST RECENT:
    Apr 09, 2024: § 27-2026 adm code repair the broken or defective connection sink in the kitchen located at apt 2b, 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
    S
    Staurt Fish
    1.5(1)
    Site Manager•
    1 Property•10 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 1
    C
    Choice NY Management
    3.2(58)
    Agent•
    43 Properties•1460 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 16
    H
    Howard Mermelstein
    2.7(36)
    Owner•
    Corporate Owner•
    22 Properties•415 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 19
    R
    Rh 534 West 159 Street LP
    2.5(3)
    Owner•
    Corporate Owner•
    2 Properties•16 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 1
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    Renter Recommendations

    --% of renters recommend this building

    --% of renters approve of this owner

    Rents and Deposits

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

    Reviews (1)

    Over 2 years ago
    Tenant 2014-2016
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Unit itself (studio) was cute and updated.
    Cons:
    Very poor management, rats, unsafe door, noise, major rent increase despite low quality
    Advice to owner:
    I believe the property owner has since changed, but at the time, my advice would have been to hire better management (and more broadly, to care about the living conditions of your tenants, but that’s a losing battle).
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