536 West 188 Street,Manhattan, NY 10040

36 Units

Built in 1922

6 Floors

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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.
This building has a total of 70 violations which is 1.94 violations per unit for their entire portfolio.
That is worse than the city average, which is 0.81 violations per unit.
Non-hazardous
8Class A
Non-Hazardous violations (i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building)
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Hazardous
33Class B
Hazardous violations (i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting)
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Immediately-hazardous
29Class C
Immediately Hazardous (i.e. rodents, inadequate heat or hot water)
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Approval DateDescriptionCurrent Status
Aug 01, 2023§ 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department at ceiling and all walls at roof bulkhead at public hall, section ''west''Not complied with
Jan 26, 2022§ 27-2005 adm code repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling, all walls and trim throughout in the entire apartment located at apt 5a, 5th story, 1st apartment from east at south , section ''east''Not complied with
Oct 08, 2021§ 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all peeling paint surfaces in the bathroom , the 3rd room from north at west, the 2nd room from north, the kitchen located at apt 2f, 2nd story, 1st apartment from south at west , section ''449'', 1st from east at southFirst no access to re- inspect violation
Oct 08, 2021§ 27-2026, 2027 hmc: properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at ceiling in the 3rd room from north at west located at apt 2f, 2nd story, 1st apartment from south at west , section ''449'', 1st from east at southFirst no access to re- inspect violation
Oct 08, 2021§ 27-2005 adm code repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color the west wall, ceiling in the 3rd room from north at west located at apt 2f, 2nd story, 1st apartment from south at west , section ''449'', 1st from east at southFirst no access to re- inspect violation
Sep 27, 2021§ 300 m/d law file plans and application and legalize the following alteration or restore to the legal condition existing prior to the making of said alteration partition erected floor to ceiling subdividing the room in the 2nd room from north at east located at apt 2f, 2nd story, 1st apartment from south at west , section ''449'', 1st from east at southFirst no access to re- inspect violation
May 24, 2017§ 27-2005 adm code refit door at entrance in the bathroom located at apt 4f, 4th story, 1st apartment from east at southNot complied with
May 24, 2017§ 27-2005 adm code refit door at entrance in the 1st room from east at south located at apt 4f, 4th story, 1st apartment from east at southNot complied with

Property Owners and Associates

449 Audubon Heights Associates, LLC
Agent, Corporate Owner
3.1(2)

20 Properties

112 Units

Douglas Peterson
Shareholder, Head Officer
3.5(3)

4 Properties

76 Units

Hector Serrano
Site Manager
3.1(2)

1 Property

36 Units

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Renter Recommendations

60% of renters recommend this building

60% of renters approve of this owner

Rents and Deposits

95% of renters received their security deposits back
It HAS NOT been reported if this building accepts electronic rent payments.

Reviews

Don’t expect any help from super here
Former Tenant
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neighborhood and community are great (c) openig...
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fire the super he is rude
great neighborhood, bad super
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Love the neighborhood and community; (c) openig...
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The super is non responsive (c) openigloo and c...
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Get a super who does the work - this one cant ...