56 Bennett Avenue,Manhattan, NY 10033
78 Units
•Built in 1920
•6 Floors
•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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-- of renters approve of this owner
Review Summary for 56 Bennett Avenue
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Recent reviews of 56 Bennett Avenue highlight a generally clean and safe building with friendly, quiet neighbors including families and seniors. The location is appreciated, and the building is largely peaceful, though street-facing units may experience occasional noise. Management receives mixed feedback, with some tenants noting slow and limited responsiveness, particularly regarding heating and maintenance issues like frequent elevator outages and prolonged laundry room dysfunction. Pest control and package room organization also need improvement. While aesthetics have been updated, tenants urge focus on meaningful infrastructure repairs over cosmetic changes. Rent levels are considered high for the unit sizes. Overall, it’s a decent choice for those valuing community and safety but may require patience with management.
Reviews (3)
3.5 stars
Over 2 years ago
Used to be a great building, now just good
Former Tenant
Pros:
Great location
Generally good neighbors
Generally quiet neighbors, with a few exceptions
Current super is good
Cat friendly building, dogs not allowed (though still see them)
Generally good neighbors
Generally quiet neighbors, with a few exceptions
Current super is good
Cat friendly building, dogs not allowed (though still see them)
Cons:
- If your windows face the street, it can get very noisy sometimes (but not always)
- Management seems more interested in lipstick projects than meaningful changes (replaces interior decor of elevator while the elevator itself continues to break down repeatedly over next year, replaces washing machines but hardly ever repairs the new ones when they break down which is often, etc.)
- Building manager is pretty awful. Expect pinny pinching on heat (to the point where you'll need to call 311), lying to or ignoring tenants, etc. Fired a previous super who regularly went out of his way to help tenants. Often 24 hours communication or less (or none) of major events like interruption of water, etc.
- Dirty water (especially hot water if someone else above/below you is running theirs too)
- Laundry room has been largely non functional for a long time now (it takes months for service to be called when washing machines and dryers break down - as I write this all washers and dryers except one of each have been out of order for close to four months)
- Management seems more interested in lipstick projects than meaningful changes (replaces interior decor of elevator while the elevator itself continues to break down repeatedly over next year, replaces washing machines but hardly ever repairs the new ones when they break down which is often, etc.)
- Building manager is pretty awful. Expect pinny pinching on heat (to the point where you'll need to call 311), lying to or ignoring tenants, etc. Fired a previous super who regularly went out of his way to help tenants. Often 24 hours communication or less (or none) of major events like interruption of water, etc.
- Dirty water (especially hot water if someone else above/below you is running theirs too)
- Laundry room has been largely non functional for a long time now (it takes months for service to be called when washing machines and dryers break down - as I write this all washers and dryers except one of each have been out of order for close to four months)
Advice to owner:
Take a hard look at your building manager. Make meaningful changes, not just projects to make it pretty for potential renters. Put in a better door/intercom system.
4 stars
Over 3 years ago
Quiet, friendly apartment
Former Tenant
Pros:
Friendly, quiet neighbors. Generally clean, a fair amount of families with young kids
Cons:
Apartment was extemely dirty upon move-in, Elevator goes down 1x a month, package room is disorganized, pest control is inconsistent
Advice to owner:
Better turnover of apartments, more structured pest control
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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 5 hours ago.
The average number of violations per unit at 56 Bennett Avenue is better than the city.
BUILDING AVERAGE:
0.1 violations per unit
NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
0.81 violation per unit
Non-hazardous
0
class A
i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
MOST RECENT:
No violation found...
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Hazardous
5
class B
i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
MOST RECENT:
Nov 10, 2025: § 27-2010, 2011, 2012 adm code remove the accumulation of refuse and/or rubbish and maintain in a clean condition the ... at basement
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Immediately hazardous
3
class C
i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
MOST RECENT:
Nov 09, 2025: § 27-2031 adm code provide hot water at all hot water fixtures in the entire apartment located at apt 6c, 6th story, 5th apartment from west at north , section at east
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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
R
Rodolfoadon Martinez
3.9(3)
Site Manager•
1 Property•78 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 1
R
R A Cohen & Associates, Inc
3.7(6)
Corporate Owner•
6 Properties•175 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 8
R
Robert Cohen
3.5(39)
Shareholder•
16 Properties•363 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 7
R
Ralph Della Cava
3.4(44)
Officer•
18 Properties•441 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 13
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