Chinatown

550J Grand Street,Manhattan, NY 10002

276 Units

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Built in 1949

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13 Floors

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3.8(3)
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In the past three years, this building had:
153 complaints
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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 0 violations which is 0 violations per unit for their entire portfolio.
That is better than the city average, which is 0.81 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
0Class 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

Akam Associates, Inc
Agent
3.7(129)

360 Properties

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33369 Units

Christopher Alker
Officer
3.9(5)

3 Properties

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802 Units

Hillman Housing Corp
Owner, Corporate Owner
3.9(5)

3 Properties

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802 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

Great For Families
Former Tenant
Pros:
Private playground Nice neighbors Maintenance i...
Cons:
Garbage disposal Management won’t increase secu...
Advice to owner:
More security! Take care of the garbage!
Epic coops need to reconstitute as condominiums.
Former Tenant
Pros:
The Lower East Side is (c) openigloo one of NYC...
Cons:
The Coop Board does not (c) openigloo run these...
Advice to owner:
Need to reconstitute the coop as a condo as soo...
Increased Rent During Covid
Former Tenant
Pros:
No Pros - middle of (c) openigloo the pandemic ...
Cons:
No Pros - middle of (c) openigloo the pandemic ...
Advice to owner:
Don’t raise rent during a international pandemic