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537 West 158 Street
Washington Heights

537 West 158 Street,
Manhattan, NY 10032

24 Units

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Built in 1909

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6 Floors

2.6(3)
Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 0
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Unknown
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    Review Summary for 537 West 158 Street
    Summarized from anonymous rental reviews on openigloo.
    Recent tenant reviews for 537 West 158 Street in Manhattan highlight significant concerns. Despite its convenient location and friendly neighbors, the building faces severe cleanliness issues, persistent pests like bedbugs, and unresponsive management. Maintenance problems, including heating and hot water issues, have also been a recurring problem. Tenants have expressed dissatisfaction with the lack of proper pest control measures and the slow response from the landlord. It is advisable for the building management to prioritize addressing these critical issues promptly to enhance residents' living experience.

    Reviews (3)

    6 months ago
    I want to love Living here
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Conveniently located in a lovely neighborhood
    Cons:
    Water boiling hot
    Buzzer doesn’t work
    Front door is sometimes broken
    Fire alarm always going off
    Landlord/super can be hard to reach directly
    Pests (BEDBUGS)
    Over 2 years ago
    Pest Ridden Hellhole
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Cheap rent, nice space, no issues with heating, friendly neighbors
    Cons:
    It should have been clear before we moved in that the halls smelling faintly of rotting fried chicken was a bad sign, but unfortunately we missed the red flags. The halls are filthy, and as spring came, every pest in New York started to appear. We’re talking roaches by the hundreds despite cleanliness and extermination efforts, mice, bedbugs, centipedes… just became impossible to deal with. Horrible response from management and took months to get official exterminators in. Frequent lack of hot water to boot. This place became an unsanitary nightmare and management made it worse.
    Advice to owner:
    Get proper exterminators in and maintain the cleanliness of hallways

    Building Ratings

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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 a day ago.
    The average number of violations per unit at 537 West 158 Street is worse than the city .
    BUILDING AVERAGE:
    1.75 violations per unit
    NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
    0.81 violation per unit
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    Non-hazardous
    1
    class A
    i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
    MOST RECENT:
    Nov 09, 2016: § 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department walls and ceilings and trims in the entire apartment located at apt 43, 4th story, 1st apartment from west at north
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    Hazardous
    31
    class B
    i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
    MOST RECENT:
    Jun 03, 2025: § 27-2005 adm code replace with new the missing electrical outlet cover at east wall in the foyer located at apt 33, 3rd story, 1st apartment from west at north
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    Immediately hazardous
    10
    class C
    i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
    MOST RECENT:
    Jun 03, 2025: § 27-2005 adm code repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color ceiling in the 3rd room from north located at apt 33, 3rd story, 1st 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
    A
    Alex Rodriguez
    2.6(3)
    Site Manager•
    1 Property•24 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 0
    M
    158 Management LLC
    2.5(7)
    Corporate Owner•
    3 Properties•72 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 0
    D
    David Hakakian
    2.4(6)
    Agent•
    11 Properties•111 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 14

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