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501 West 173 Street
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501 West 173 Street,
Manhattan, NY 10033

20 Units

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Built in 1911

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6 Floors

2.3(5)
Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 2
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Yes
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    Review Summary for 501 West 173 Street
    Summarized from anonymous rental reviews on openigloo.
    Recent tenant reviews highlight significant issues in the building, including poor cleanliness, garbage management, and noise levels. Residents face challenges with pests, unresponsive owners, and delayed security deposit returns. Despite some positives like good neighborhood and sunlight, the building suffers from rat infestation, package theft, and lack of amenities like laundry. Improvement suggestions emphasize better garbage area maintenance and consistent heating. Renters express disappointment with management's handling of security deposits, leading to prolonged disputes. While some approve of the owner, overall, there is a lack of recommendation due to various maintenance and management shortcomings.
    Open Violations
    Only open violations from the last 10 years.
    Data last updated 2 weeks ago.
    BUILDING AVERAGE:
    0.9 violations per unit
    NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
    0.81 violation per unit
    The average number of violations per unit at 501 West 173 Street is worse than the city .
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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:
    Feb 20, 2025: § 27-2017.3 hmc: trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... less than 10 sq.ft at west wall in the bathroom located at apt 24, 3rd story, 1st apartment from east at south
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    Hazardous
    11
    class B
    i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
    MOST RECENT:
    Feb 20, 2025: § 27-2045 adm code repair or replace the smoke detector detective in the entire apartment located at apt 24, 3rd story, 1st apartment from east at south
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    Immediately hazardous
    6
    class C
    i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
    MOST RECENT:
    Apr 09, 2023: § 27-2033 adm code provide ready access to buildings heating system door locked at boiler room
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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
    N
    New City Management LLC
    2.9(17)
    Agent•
    6 Properties•133 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 10
    Y
    Yaritza Martinez
    2.3(5)
    Site Manager•
    Head Officer•
    1 Property•20 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 2
    B
    Beyond 501 West Spe LLC
    2.3(5)
    Corporate Owner•
    1 Property•20 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 2
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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 (5)

    4 months ago
    old and broken building
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Near Rec Center.
    Cons:
    Above a church so it’s very loud. Leaking pipes in the unit above unit 12 made bathroom ceiling collapse.
    Advice to owner:
    Use building provided pest control services
    Over 1 year ago
    Building always has trash in the hallway
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Friendly neighbors and pet friendly
    Cons:
    Rats running around the door is always broken leading to drug addicts using in hallway garbage in hallways
    Advice to owner:
    Get rid of these rats first off that’s going in people apartments tear out the kitchen cabinets because a lot of the have gigantic holes under them that rats are coming through
    Over 1 year ago
    Awful apartment that's poorly managed
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Sunny, good location
    Cons:
    An incredible number of code violations
    Over 3 years ago
    Was happy living there but could do better
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Love the neighborhood
    Great sunlight
    Close to multiple subways
    Cons:
    Walk up
    Rat infested garbage area
    Package theft
    No laundry in building
    Too high of rent for no amenities
    Advice to owner:
    Please take better care of the garbage area. Sometimes it’s impossible to even open the door to throw out garbage, causing the building to become dirty with litter. The heat used to be really good but this last winter it was cold a lot of the time.
    Over 3 years ago
    Couldn’t get secuirty deposit back
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    We lived in a beautiful unit, plenty of space at a decent price. We didn’t have many issues with heat or electric or anything like that.
    Cons:
    I after moving out, it took us almost an entire year to get our security deposit back even though we were in no violation. The landlord ran off with it to France with him and it took tons of fighting to get it back and reporting him. The management company did virtually nothing and told us they couldn’t do anything because he was the one with the money and not them.
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