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540 Main St
Roosevelt Island

540 Main St,
Manhattan, NY 10044

153 Units

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Built in 1969

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1 Floors

3.1(8)
Rent Stabilized Units: Unknown
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 7
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Yes
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    Review Summary for 540 Main St
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    Tenant reviews for 540 Main St in Manhattan highlight the building's affordable rents, spacious units, and convenient location near subway and shopping. Residents appreciate the overall quietness, decent neighbors, and strong water pressure, with many units undergoing renovations offering nice views. Common positives include ample laundry facilities and the generally pleasant Roosevelt Island neighborhood. However, there are recurrent issues with poor management responsiveness, cleanliness concerns in hallways and garbage areas, pest infestations (notably roaches and fruit flies), and occasional maintenance problems including heating and plumbing. Package theft and security lapses are also noted. Tenants suggest improved maintenance, better pest control, enhanced security, and more attentive management.

    Reviews (8)

    4 months ago
    Worked for post-grad
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Affordable, ample laundry, and Roosevelt Island is generally great
    Cons:
    Stained carpeting everywhere, bathroom would get moldy, and so so so many roaches
    4 months ago
    Don’t let them fool you
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    The only thing good about the apartment is the size except the bathroom.
    Cons:
    Ever since C&C Management took over the quality of the management and the property is HORRIBLE. Dirty hallways, elevators, stairs etc. The management doesn’t answer the phone so you’re supposed to take the day off to catch someone to speak to. There’s a serious plumbing problem my bathroom had a leak which has the wall bubbling and excessive mold growing in my ceiling, medicine cabinet and behind my toilet. You have to email your issues then they hit you back with an automated response of them apologizing for taking so long to respond. Trash rooms stink and are filled with garbage spilling out. They turn off your heat when it’s cold. On top of that I’m paying market value and I heard that they’re taking nothing it section 8 now and programs from the shelters. So this should actually be turned into affordable housing!!!
    Advice to owner:
    Get a new management that manages the property. Stop allowing the property to deteriorate like a NYCHA development. Stop being cheap and higher maintenance staff. This was never like this when urban American had those property. Yall should be ashamed of yourself charging people that are hard working for luxury that definitely doesn’t exist.

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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 a day ago.
    The average number of violations per unit at 540 Main St is better than the city.
    BUILDING AVERAGE:
    0.07 violations per unit
    NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
    0.81 violation per unit
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    Non-hazardous
    4
    class A
    i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
    MOST RECENT:
    Aug 24, 2023: § 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department at ceiling in the 2nd room from north located at apt 1014, 10th story, 13th apartment from east at south
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    Hazardous
    2
    class B
    i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
    MOST RECENT:
    Aug 23, 2025: § 27-2017.3 hmc: trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... more than 10 square feet of mold at the east wall in the bathroom located at apt 440, 4th story, 4th apartment from east at south
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    Immediately hazardous
    5
    class C
    i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
    MOST RECENT:
    Dec 10, 2025: § 27-2024 adm code provide adequate supply of hot water for the fixtures at sink, wash basin and bathtub in the entire apartment located at apt 466, 4th story, 6th apartment from east at south
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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
    B
    Bajram Bicic
    3.1(8)
    Site Manager•
    1 Property•153 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 7
    C
    C & C Apartment Management LLC
    3(244)
    Corporate Owner•
    356 Properties•10623 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 664
    H
    Herminio Torres
    3(238)
    Head Officer•
    335 Properties•10141 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 639
    R
    Roosevelt Landings Owner LLC
    3.1(47)
    Corporate Owner•
    6 Properties•635 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 34

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