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551 West 161 Street
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551 West 161 Street,
Manhattan, NY 10032

8 Units

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Built in 1910

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4 Floors

2.4(2)
Rent Stabilized Units: Unknown
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 0
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Yes
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    Reviews (2)

    8 months ago
    Landlord is ….. insert whatever word you want. Avoid Hezi torati at all costs
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    neighbors are lovely
    well maintained thanks ONLY to the super
    Cons:
    he violated the lease (didn’t take care of oven for 4 months)
    didn’t clean before moving in
    didn’t make repairs before moving in
    doesn’t know tenant laws and rights (just look up all the litigations he’s lost)
    no communication unless it’s a legal document after a year of trying to find a resolution and only given AFTER the window has passed
    harassed my mom after i made an HPD report (illegal)
    will try to discriminate based on age, sex, anything he can
    Advice to owner:
    if you had a shred of human decency and thought for more than one second maybe you wouldn’t have so many tenants that hate you and refuse to deal with you
    Over 2 years ago
    Simply Not Worth It
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Nice furnishings
    Close to subway
    Not worth the cons
    Cons:
    No insulation, which lead to no heat retention in unit and you could hear neighbors conversations regularly especially when you are quiet
    Hot water for 30min max
    Washer/dryer shakes the whole unit and is a piece of crap
    Poor appliances overall honestly
    Things would break and you have to keep reminding management and they might get to it
    Anything above light rain lead to flooding and leaks
    Building is under foreclosure (2022)
    Advice to owner:
    Actually do the work to renovate the building, don’t to things quick and cheap and then expect no issues.

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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 3 days ago.
    The average number of violations per unit at 551 West 161 Street is worse than the city .
    BUILDING AVERAGE:
    1.25 violations per unit
    NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
    0.81 violation per unit
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    Non-hazardous
    5
    class A
    i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
    MOST RECENT:
    Jun 04, 2025: (a) § hmc:file annual bedbug report in accordance with hpd rule as described on the back of this notice of violation or as described on hpds website, www.nyc.gov\hpd, search bed bugs.
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    Hazardous
    5
    class B
    i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
    MOST RECENT:
    Jan 25, 2022: § 27-2017.3 hmc: trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... west wall at stairs leading from 1st story to cellar (5 sq ft) at cellar original violation 14569008 issued 21-sep-21 has been upgraded to class b per administrative code §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).
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    Immediately hazardous
    0
    class C
    i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
    MOST RECENT:
    No violation found...
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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
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    Skygate 010 LLC
    2.4(2)
    Corporate Owner•
    1 Property•8 Units
    Litigation History: No
    Evictions: 0
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    Hezi Torati
    2.4(2)
    Agent•
    4 Properties•16 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 0

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