Which neighborhood does 279 West 117 Street, Manhattan, NY 10026 fall under?

In the neighborhood South Harlem, New York

Does 279 West 117 Street, Manhattan, NY 10026 have any open violations?

This building has 1 open violations

In the past year, did any apartments in 279 West 117 Street, Manhattan, NY 10026 have bedbug infestations?

In the past year, this building had no reports of bedbug infestations

NYC buildings Manhattan Central Harlem South Harlem279 West 117 Street

279 West 117 Street

South Harlem, Manhattan, NY 10026

138 units·10 floors·Built in 2003

4.2

6 reviews

Rent-stabilized apartments

This building has apartments that entitle you to a renewal and limited rent increases.

Good cause building

This building guarantees a renewal and capped rent increases, if you follow your lease terms.

Highlights

Evictions

Open violations

Litigation cases

Bedbug history

Pet friendly

Renter recommendations

Renters recommend this building

Renters approve of the building's owners

Review summary

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

Former tenant·10 minutes ago

Great building, friendly staff

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

Former tenant·Over 2 years ago

a roach motel

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 the owners

pleaaaaase fix the roach + trash problem. i know all of nyc has some roaches but we forreal have an infestation.

Building ratings

Cleanliness

Trash management

Pest control

Water pressure

Heat

Neighbors

Noise levels

Owner responsiveness

Cleanliness

Trash management

Pest control

Water pressure

Heat

Neighbors

Noise levels

Owner responsiveness

Rents and deposits

Renters received their security deposits back

Electronic rent payments

Open violations

From past 10 years · Updated a day ago

Average violations per unit in this building is better than the city average.

Building average0.00Violations per unit

NYC average0.81Violations per unit

1Class C

Immediately hazardous

Rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts

0Class B

Hazardous

Smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways

0Class A

Non-hazardous

No peephole on a door, no street number on the building, unlawful keeping of animals

0Class I

Missing info

Missing or non-compliant with administrative information orders or filings

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