Avalon Midtown West at 826 8 Avenue,Manhattan, NY 10019
550 Units
•Built in 1998
•40 Floors
•Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 30
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: Yes
Pet Friendly: Yes
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Review Summary for Avalon Midtown West
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Tenant reviews for 826 8 Avenue highlight the building’s attractive location near subway access and vibrant Midtown, with many appreciating its clean spaces, friendly doormen, and upscale amenities including a gym and pool. The building is well-maintained with helpful staff in common areas and offers spacious units. However, persistent elevator malfunctions are a widespread frustration, often causing long waits. Noise levels and some problematic neighbors are mentioned, along with concerns about management's responsiveness, perceived rent hikes, and handling of maintenance issues. Despite drawbacks, tenants generally value the building’s features and central location, though management improvements are needed for tenant satisfaction.
Reviews (20)
3.75 stars
7 months ago
Overpriced and management who doesn't care at all
Former Tenant
Pros:
Beautiful building, nice amenities, friendly staff
Cons:
Management is ineffective, apathetic, and would rather protect stakeholders than tenants.
Advice to owner:
Care about your tenants more
1.12 stars
Over 1 year ago
Terrible building management
Former Tenant
Pros:
Concierge staff is amazing!!!
Cons:
First, there is nothing luxurious about this building that markets itself as a “luxury” building. All the appliances in the unit are very very old, rusty, and of extremely poor quality unlike pictures shown on their website. They break down often and they get replaced by even older and cheaper models - but only after many follow ups with the building management.
Second, the building's elevator breaks down often and for long periods. The building had only 1-2 operational elevators (out of the the 5) almost all of last summer. Residents had to que up for 15-20 mins during rush hours to get into an elevator. We heard from the other residents as well as building staff that this is an ongoing issue with the elevator and building management doesn’t care.
Third, we have been dealing with incompetency of the building management in providing us a functional dishwasher for 5 months now. We started seeing particles on the dishes and reported it to the building around Jan’24 when we also started noticing brown color water in the tap. However, instead of investigating the real issue and fixing it, we received a condescending emails from building managers who explained in their email how we should be loading the dishwasher. The building finally acknowledged the issues and replaced the dishwasher but we still have the same issues indicating we are getting dirty water with particles in it. When we pointed it out, the maintenance staff said he does not know what else he can do. The building manager and maintenance staff would say one thing to your face but deny later. We got a visit from building general manager who was condescending, confrontational, and argues with us to the point we had to ask her four times to leave our apartment.
You’ve to pay for gas and lighting to live here. But getting gaslighted by the building management team is free.
Second, the building's elevator breaks down often and for long periods. The building had only 1-2 operational elevators (out of the the 5) almost all of last summer. Residents had to que up for 15-20 mins during rush hours to get into an elevator. We heard from the other residents as well as building staff that this is an ongoing issue with the elevator and building management doesn’t care.
Third, we have been dealing with incompetency of the building management in providing us a functional dishwasher for 5 months now. We started seeing particles on the dishes and reported it to the building around Jan’24 when we also started noticing brown color water in the tap. However, instead of investigating the real issue and fixing it, we received a condescending emails from building managers who explained in their email how we should be loading the dishwasher. The building finally acknowledged the issues and replaced the dishwasher but we still have the same issues indicating we are getting dirty water with particles in it. When we pointed it out, the maintenance staff said he does not know what else he can do. The building manager and maintenance staff would say one thing to your face but deny later. We got a visit from building general manager who was condescending, confrontational, and argues with us to the point we had to ask her four times to leave our apartment.
You’ve to pay for gas and lighting to live here. But getting gaslighted by the building management team is free.
Available Listings In Avalon Midtown West
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1 BED:
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2+ BEDS:
2 units
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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 16 hours ago.
The average number of violations per unit at 826 8 Avenue is better than the city.
BUILDING AVERAGE:
0.02 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
7
class B
i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
MOST RECENT:
Nov 06, 2024: § 27-2017.3 hmc: trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... less than 10 sq.ft at ceiling in the bathroom located at apt 18s, 18th story, 1st apartment from east at south original violation 17099744 issued 05-jul-24 has been upgraded to class b per administrative code §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).
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Immediately hazardous
4
class C
i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
MOST RECENT:
Sep 06, 2025: hmc adm code: § 27-2017.4 abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartment located at apt 5g, 5th story, 3rd apartment from west at north , section ''west''
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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
J
Jon Vogel
4.3(152)
Top Rated•
Head Officer•
16 Properties•4321 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 151
M
Micah Parker
4.3(152)
Top Rated•
Agent•
16 Properties•4321 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 145
A
Asn 50 Street LLC
4(21)
Corporate Owner•
2 Properties•550 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 29
C
Chad Jeffries
4(21)
Site Manager•
1 Property•550 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 29
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