Midtown South

Symphony House at 235 West 56 Street,

Manhattan, NY 10019

4.2(13)

482 Units

Built in 1987

45 Floors

1 Year Bedbug History: No
Landlords in NYC are required to file an annual bedbug report with the city and state whether the building has had a bedbug infestation in the past year. We found no recent bedbug reports from these city filings.
Litigation History: No
Litigation history is pulled from NYC housing court records. There are no recorded housing litigations associated with this property from the past 10 years. This information does not include non-housing court cases, such as small-claims cases
Evictions: 1
Rent Stabilized Units: No
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    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 1 violations which is less than 0.01 violations per unit for their entire portfolio.
    That is better than the city average, which is 0.59 violations per unit.
    Non-hazardous
    0Class A
    Non-Hazardous violations (i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building)
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    Hazardous
    1Class B
    Hazardous violations (i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting)
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    Immediately-hazardous
    0Class C
    Immediately Hazardous (i.e. rodents, inadequate heat or hot water)
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    Approval DateDescriptionCurrent Status
    There is no record of violation for class A
    Property Owners and Associates
    430-36 E. 72 Associates, L.p
    Corporate Owner
    4.2(13)

    2 Properties

    521 Units

    Litigation History: No
    Evictions: 1
    430-36 E.72 Associates, L.p
    Corporate Owner
    4.3(14)

    2 Properties

    521 Units

    Litigation History: No
    Evictions: 1
    80 81 & First Associates
    Corporate Owner
    4.2(13)

    2 Properties

    501 Units

    Litigation History: No
    Evictions: 1

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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

    Living in the center of universe

    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    - friendly doormen - supers are very responsive...
    Cons:
    - noisy surroundings in midtown - kitchen is sm...
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    Simple but amazing midtown stay

    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Staff is very friendly, laundry in every floor,...
    Cons:
    Some problems with the shower drain and hasn't ...
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    Do not recommend, old building and bad management

    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Apartments are spacious enough
    Cons:
    The insulation is absolutely terrible. Wind blo...
    Advice to owner:
    Be responsive, don’t lie, actually fix problems...
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    Good and bad

    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Its clean and has good amenities when you can u...
    Cons:
    They don't let delivery guys come in the doorma...
    Advice to owner:
    Its a great building itself but they really nee...
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    Lots of amenities, unpleasant staff

    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    So many amenities, pool, jacuzzi, roof decks ga...
    Cons:
    Doormen are rude, unprofessional at times. Rent...
    Advice to owner:
    Don’t raise rent, you’re building has not gone ...
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    Really well managed building!

    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Clean, safe, good location, management is alway...
    Cons:
    Not much really. The apartment prices have rais...
    Advice to owner:
    I would keep doing what you're doing. I have ne...
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    3 Month Stay

    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Staff in the lobby was always helpful with pack...
    Cons:
    Hours on the amenities (pool / gym / roof) are ...
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    Overall great building

    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    New window reduce noise, great maintenance
    Cons:
    The common area lounge close to early
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    Symphony house you need to know

    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Nothing - this is a nice building but the doorm...
    Cons:
    The staff of this building “lost” $3,000 worth ...
    Advice to owner:
    Get a clue.
    Report

    Well kept, nice apartments

    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Great views, good location for train lines and ...
    Cons:
    Not a lot of character in the neighborhood. Fit...
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    Nice luxury building in busy area

    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    -has nice views of Hudson River and Central Par...
    Cons:
    -I personally didn’t like that the area felt co...
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    Best building south of 59th street

    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Great lobby attendance, clean and great design
    Cons:
    Could have more amenities
    Advice to owner:
    Create more amenities
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    Indoor pool? 👍🏼

    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Loved the indoor pool
    Cons:
    This building is for temporary people who are w...
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