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526 West 161 Street
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526 West 161 Street,
Manhattan, NY 10032

24 Units

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Built in 1910

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6 Floors

2.5(5)
Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 1
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: Yes
Pet Friendly: Yes
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    In the past three years, this building had:
    137 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:
    1.83 violations per unit
    NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
    0.81 violation per unit
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    Non-hazardous
    9
    class A
    i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
    MOST RECENT:
    Feb 24, 2023: section 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all walls in the 2nd room from north at west located at apt 9, 3rd story, 1st apartment from east at south
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    Hazardous
    28
    class B
    i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
    MOST RECENT:
    May 07, 2024: § 27-2046.1 hmc: repair or replace the carbon monoxide detecting device(s). missing in the entire apartment located at apt 13, 4th story, 1st 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:
    May 07, 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 door frame in the entrance located at apt 13, 4th story, 1st 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
    O
    Optimum Equity LLC
    2.5(5)
    Corporate Owner•
    2 Properties•34 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 1
    L
    Little Leaf Property Management LLC
    2.7(40)
    Agent•
    40 Properties•1070 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 53
    A
    Aaron Jungreis
    2.7(35)
    Head Officer•
    35 Properties•908 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 45
    E
    43 E 67 LLC
    2.8(99)
    Corporate Owner•
    162 Properties•2713 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 130
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    --% of renters recommend this building

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    Rents and Deposits

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

    Reviews (5)

    6 months ago
    Unresponsive Management-BED BUGS TWICE 2021-2022
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Spacious bedrooms, kind live-in super and area for garbage responsive for pest control
    Cons:
    -bed bugs twice- fumigated then the bed bugs came back -roaches everywhere even with pest control coming EVERY WEEK -my boyfriend fell through the stairs and the company said "sorry" then took 4 weeks to replace the step -water would get turned off without notice -new management take over and no-one let the tenets know -package thief!!! group of drug addicts would find their way in and steal everything
    Advice to owner:
    COMMUNICATE
    Over 1 year ago
    My Worst NYC Unit Ever
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    - very close to C/1 trains - supermarkets, discount stores, restaurants nearby - library nearby
    Cons:
    - courtyard is filthy (garbage and dead pigeons decomposing for the entire lease) - most mice and cockroaches I have ever had in an apartment - building management took 3 months to respond to a domestic violence concern - absolutely freezing in the winter, you will need alternative heat - master bedroom has one outlet, very few outlets, you will need extension cords everywhere - the outlets will blow due to the excessive extension cords and management took over a week to resolve that - lights have been stuck in the on position - everything will break - worst apartment I’ve ever lived in out of 5 NYC living situations
    Advice to owner:
    Find a field of work that you are capable in? You need more responsive management and cleaner buildings.
    Over 1 year ago
    Convenient but Dingy
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Good location, close to the train and right off broadway.
    Cons:
    Filthy inner courtyard that encouraged more bugs in our first floor apartment. Little to no pest control- and this place is big city. We have learned to live with the bugs, it’s impossible to get rid of them. When trying to contact the management company for anything, they took weekend to respond and were of little help. Our superintendent was great, however he is overloaded by management and does not recurve the proper resources to take care of the building.
    Advice to owner:
    Better responsiveness, cleanliness, and get more supers.
    Over 2 years ago
    Home sweet honking
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    - affordable - nice neighbors - good super
    Cons:
    - roaches and mice - loud street with constant honking from the parking garage - package theft - tons of drug use in neighboring building - occasionally people sleeping in the entryway - inconsistent hot water
    Advice to owner:
    Please be more responsive and humane to your tenants when they ask for your help with building issues and safety.
    Over 2 years ago
    Non Responsive Landlord
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    The apartment sizes are very reasonable as well as the price.
    Cons:
    My roommates and I could not get in contact with the property management/landlord for 4 months. The phone number on the monthly bill us basically useless if you don’t have your building’s extension which no one ever gave us. The website on the bill to pay your rent is not the correct website. When you request for things in your apartment to be fixed, they are not.
    Advice to owner:
    Be more accessible and responsive to your tenets.
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