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279 West 117 Street
South Harlem

279 West 117 Street,
Manhattan, NY 10026

138 Units

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Built in 2003

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10 Floors

4.2(6)
Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 3
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Yes
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    Review Summary for 279 West 117 Street
    Summarized from anonymous rental reviews on openigloo.
    Recent reviews of 279 West 117 Street reveal a building with spacious, rent-stabilized apartments in a vibrant neighborhood, enhanced by friendly doormen and helpful staff. Residents appreciate the clean, well-maintained common areas, reliable heat, water pressure, and manageable noise levels. However, pest control remains inconsistent, with occasional roach infestations attributed to garbage management issues. Laundry and gym facilities, while convenient, would benefit from updates and better upkeep. Some tenants report challenges with unresponsive or problematic management and superintendents, suggesting a need for improved professionalism and maintenance responsiveness to elevate the living experience further.

    Reviews (6)

    2 months ago
    Great building, friendly staff
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Great apartments, staff is friendly and helpful, responsive maintenance and pest control (some years better than others). Highly recommend
    Cons:
    Building mostly stays on top of cockroach extermination, but occasionally exterminator has been a no show and infestations would get bad in those times
    Over 3 years ago
    a roach motel
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    some great neighbors, thomas at the front desk is a sweetheart, sort of convenient.
    Cons:
    some terrible neighbors, trash room on each floor attracts pests with these weird open bins, roaches in the hallway, roaches on the elevator panel, roaches in the elevator, roaches in my apartment
    Advice to owner:
    pleaaaaase fix the roach + trash problem. i know all of nyc has some roaches but we forreal have an infestation.

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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 4 days ago.
    The average number of violations per unit at 279 West 117 Street is better than the city.
    BUILDING AVERAGE:
    0 violations per unit
    NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
    0.81 violation per unit
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    Non-hazardous
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    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
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    class B
    i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
    MOST RECENT:
    No violation found...
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    Immediately hazardous
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    class C
    i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
    MOST RECENT:
    No violation found...
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    Missing information/filings
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    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
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    Ibec Building Corp
    4.2(28)
    Corporate Owner•
    40 Properties•780 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 8
    F
    Fred-doug 117 LLC
    4.2(6)
    Corporate Owner•
    1 Property•138 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 3
    J
    John Frezza
    4(22)
    Shareholder•
    3 Properties•407 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 4
    E
    Eddie Ahmetaj
    4.2(6)
    Site Manager•
    1 Property•138 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 3

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