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600 W 161 St
Washington Heights

600 W 161 St,
Manhattan, NY 10032

59 Units

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Built in 1920

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10 Floors

1(3)
Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 5
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Unknown
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    -- of renters approve of this owner
    Review Summary for 600 W 161 St
    Summarized from anonymous rental reviews on openigloo.
    Recent reviews for 3859 BROADWAY highlight severe issues including poor cleanliness, ineffective garbage management, heating problems, noisy neighbors, and pest infestations. Tenants expressed deep dissatisfaction with unresponsive and negligent management, safety concerns due to crime in the area, and theft incidents related to a nearby homeless shelter. Advices included implementing better security measures, addressing maintenance promptly, and removing the homeless shelter. These reviews strongly caution against living in this building due to a range of persistent, unsettling problems and safety hazards.

    Reviews (3)

    Over 3 years ago
    Careful apt 8A
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    No pros in that apartment
    Cons:
    I had the worst experience living in that apartment. The landlady is cheap and she doesn't care about the wellbeing of the people living in there. There was a huge problem with cockroaches and rats and with the heat of the summer it was even worse. I had to go to emergency services because there's not AC in the apartment and I had 3 different fans in my room. Decided to move because I was so stressed out and she didn't give me back my deposit. The apartment can look clean and nice at first but living there was hell. Music in the streets every day basically until 3-4am. A very bad experience
    Advice to owner:
    Get AC and be nicer
    Over 3 years ago
    Terrible building to live in
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Nothing the elevator are constantly down we don’t have access to the basement
    Cons:
    This is the worst building in Washington heights we are connected with a homeless shelter that has been stealing packages for years the hot water is always down and turns cold mid shower the rats and roaches own the apartment the area has drug addicts zombies and there’s a big guy always hanging out in front of the smoke shop that is attached to the building harassing tenant’s that comes out
    Advice to owner:
    Fix the problems you are turning a blind eye to everything

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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 600 W 161 St is better than the city.
    BUILDING AVERAGE:
    0.74 violations per unit
    NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
    0.81 violation per unit
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    Non-hazardous
    11
    class A
    i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
    MOST RECENT:
    Nov 18, 2025: § 27-2005 adm code repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling in the bathroom located at apt 7b1, 7th story, 1st apartment from east at south
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    Hazardous
    1
    class B
    i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
    MOST RECENT:
    Nov 18, 2025: § 27-2026, 2027 hmc: properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak above ceiling in the bathroom located at apt 7b1, 7th story, 1st apartment from east at south
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    Immediately hazardous
    32
    class C
    i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
    MOST RECENT:
    Sep 26, 2025: § 27-2056.6 adm code - correct the lead-based paint hazard - presumed lead paint that is peeling or on a deteriorated subsurface using work practices set forth in 28 rcny §11-06(b)(2) north wall in the bathroom located at apt 6d
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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
    Nicholas Conway
    1(3)
    Agent•
    1 Property•59 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 5
    A
    Alma Realty Corp
    2.9(154)
    Corporate Owner•
    178 Properties•7219 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 360
    G
    George Sakellaris
    1(3)
    Shareholder•
    1 Property•59 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 5
    S
    Socrates Foradoulas
    1(3)
    Site Manager•
    1 Property•59 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 5

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