Which neighborhood does 537 West 158 Street, Manhattan, NY 10032 fall under?

In the neighborhood Washington Heights, New York

Does 537 West 158 Street, Manhattan, NY 10032 have any open violations?

This building has 42 open violations

In the past year, did any apartments in 537 West 158 Street, Manhattan, NY 10032 have bedbug infestations?

In the past year, this building had no reports of bedbug infestations

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537 West 158 Street

Washington Heights, Manhattan, NY 10032

24 units·6 floors·Built in 1909

2.6

3 reviews

Rent-stabilized apartments

This building has apartments that entitle you to a renewal and limited rent increases.

Good cause building

This building guarantees a renewal and capped rent increases, if you follow your lease terms.

Highlights

Evictions

Open violations

Litigation cases

Bedbug history

Renter recommendations

Renters recommend this building

Renters approve of the building's owners

Review summary

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

Former tenant·51 minutes ago

I want to love Living here

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)

Former tenant·Over 2 years ago

Pest Ridden Hellhole

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 the owners

Get proper exterminators in and maintain the cleanliness of hallways

Building ratings

Cleanliness

Trash management

Pest control

Water pressure

Heat

Neighbors

Noise levels

Owner responsiveness

Cleanliness

Trash management

Pest control

Water pressure

Heat

Neighbors

Noise levels

Owner responsiveness

Rents and deposits

Renters received their security deposits back

Electronic rent payments

Open violations

From past 10 years · Updated 2 days ago

Average violations per unit in this building is worse than the city average.

Building average1.75Violations per unit

NYC average0.81Violations per unit

10Class C

Immediately hazardous

Rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts

31Class B

Hazardous

Smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways

1Class A

Non-hazardous

No peephole on a door, no street number on the building, unlawful keeping of animals

0Class I

Missing info

Missing or non-compliant with administrative information orders or filings

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Reviews

I want to love Living here

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Pest Ridden Hellhole

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Open violations

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