Symphony House at 235 West 56 Street,
Manhattan, NY 10019
Building Open Data
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
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Building Ratings
Water Pressure
Water Pressure: 5
Cleanliness
Cleanliness: 3
Pest Control
Pest Control: 2
Heat
Heat: 5
Noise Levels
Noise Levels: 4
Owner Responsiveness
Owner Responsiveness: 5
Neighbors
Neighbors: 5
Garbage Management
Garbage Management: 5
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
4.625 stars
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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5 stars
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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2.625 stars
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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3.75 stars
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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3.625 stars
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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4.5 stars
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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4.875 stars
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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4.125 stars
Overall great building
Former Tenant
Pros:
New window reduce noise, great maintenance
Cons:
The common area lounge close to early
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3.5 stars
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.
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4.625 stars
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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4.625 stars
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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5 stars
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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3.625 stars
Indoor pool? 👍🏼
Former Tenant
Pros:
Loved the indoor pool
Cons:
This building is for temporary people who are w...
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