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In the past three years, this building had:
129 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 14 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
13Class 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
1Class C
Immediately Hazardous (i.e. rodents, inadequate heat or hot water)
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Approval DateDescriptionCurrent Status
Jan 22, 2024§ 329, m/d law and dept. rules and regs. provide a completed certificate of inspection visits in a proper frame at or near mailboxes, bottom edge of frame between 48-62 inches above floor at public hall, 1st storyNov sent out
Jan 22, 2024§ 27-2005 hmc: post, in a form approved by the commissioner, and maintain a notice in a common area of the building regarding the procedures that should be followed when a gas leak is suspected at public hall, 1st storyNov sent out
Jan 22, 2024§ 27-2045 adm code post a proper notice of smoke detector requirements, in a form approved by the commissioner, at or near the mail box at public hall, 1st storyNov sent out
Jan 22, 2024§ 27-2046.1 hmc: post a proper notice of carbon monoxide detecting device requirements, in a form approved by the commissioner, in a common area of a class a multiple dwelling near inspection certificate or provide notice to tenants in a private dwelling.Nov sent out
Jan 22, 2024§ 27-2104 adm code post and maintain a proper sign on wall of entrance story showing the registration number assigned by the department and the address of the building. at public hall, 1st storyNov sent out
Jan 22, 2024§ 26-1103 admin. code: post and maintain a proper notice on wall of the entrance story in english and spanish on the availability of the agencys housing information guide. a sample notice can be found at www.nyc.gov/hpd. at public hall, 1st storyNov sent out
Dec 21, 2023§ 27-2104 adm code post and maintain a proper sign on wall of entrance story showing the registration number assigned by the department and the address of the building. at public hall, 1st storyNov sent out
Dec 21, 2023§ 27-2045 adm code post a proper notice of smoke detector requirements, in a form approved by the commissioner, at or near the mail box missing at public hall, 1st storyNov sent out
Dec 21, 2023§ 26-1103 admin. code: post and maintain a proper notice on wall of the entrance story in english and spanish on the availability of the agencys housing information guide. a sample notice can be found at www.nyc.gov/hpd. at public hall, 1st storyNov sent out
Dec 21, 2023§ 27-2046.1 hmc: post a proper notice of carbon monoxide detecting device requirements, in a form approved by the commissioner, in a common area of a class a multiple dwelling near inspection certificate or provide notice to tenants in a private dwelling.Nov sent out
Dec 21, 2023§ 329, m/d law and dept. rules and regs. provide a completed certificate of inspection visits in a proper frame at or near mailboxes, bottom edge of frame between 48-62 inches above floor missing at public hall, 1st storyNov sent out
Dec 21, 2023§ 27-2053 adm code post sign on wall of entrance story bearing name, address including apartment number if any, and telephone number of superintendent, janitor or housekeeper. at public hall, 1st storyNov sent out
Dec 21, 2023§ 27-2005 hmc: post, in a form approved by the commissioner, and maintain a notice in a common area of the building regarding the procedures that should be followed when a gas leak is suspected at public hall, 1st storyNov sent out

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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.

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3 Year Tenant
Former Tenant
Pros:
- Fantastic doormen - Same day (c) openigloo ma...
Cons:
- Yearly rent hike is (c) openigloo absurd
Advice to owner:
Your most loyal and enduring tenants deserve be...
Great building but slightly on the expensive end
Former Tenant
Pros:
Super modern Great gym Friendly staff and (c) o...
Cons:
Water pressure was weak Area is (c) openigloo q...
Great building but extremely overpriced
Former Tenant
Pros:
I loved living here at (c) openigloo City Point...
Cons:
Price, price, price. I totally (c) openigloo un...
Really nice building, owners don’t care about tenants
Former Tenant
Pros:
-amazing staff -great amenities -proximity to t...
Cons:
Management treats you like you’re (c) openigloo...
Advice to owner:
Cool it on the rent increases. Stop setting ren...
Lived here for 2 years
Former Tenant
Pros:
Location, good amenities (gym, doormen), (c) op...
Cons:
Price, small units
Advice to owner:
Avoid raising rent so much
Honestly loved my stay there --- I miss that apartment
Former Tenant
Pros:
Brand new building; garbage chute (c) openigloo...
Cons:
across the street is a (c) openigloo building i...
Advice to owner:
Don't raise the rent so much each year
Dripping sound from AC
Former Tenant
Pros:
Herb garden with lots of (c) openigloo pesticide
Cons:
Lack of leasing team responsiveness; (c) openig...
Advice to owner:
Better updates to listings
Great building, amenities and staff
Former Tenant
Pros:
Building is well maintained, the (c) openigloo ...
Cons:
Management company tries to raise (c) openigloo...
Luxury building, luxury amenities
Former Tenant
Pros:
Very well kept building. Gym, (c) openigloo lob...
Cons:
No cons as of now.
Advice to owner:
Keep up the good work
Great amenities, great people - slow leasing response
Former Tenant
Pros:
- Amenities - Doormen and everyone (c) openiglo...
Cons:
- Some families live here (c) openigloo and use...
Advice to owner:
I agree with a previous review - get bent
Bring your earplugs
Former Tenant
Pros:
Great big windows, doormen are (c) openigloo fr...
Cons:
Constant loud dripping/tapping noise in (c) ope...
clean and nice
Former Tenant
Pros:
clean. very responsive.
Cons:
kind of overpriced
Advice to owner:
reduce rent
Great place to live
Former Tenant
Pros:
Friendly staff, quiet apartments
Cons:
Fairly noisy dripping from AC (c) openigloo units
Review
Former Tenant
Pros:
1. Management and maintenance staffs (c) openig...
Cons:
A little bit noisy from (c) openigloo the outsi...
My First Apartment
Former Tenant
Pros:
The building has great amenities. (c) openigloo...
Cons:
Depending on what type of (c) openigloo unit yo...
Advice to owner:
No advice! Great experience overall.
Management is truly awful, building staff is great
Former Tenant
Pros:
The concierges and porters are (c) openigloo al...
Cons:
Management is AWFUL. Their contract (c) openigl...
Advice to owner:
Get bent.
Great location, if you can handle the noise
Former Tenant
Pros:
Next to the subway and (c) openigloo shopping c...
Cons:
Construction sites surround the building (c) op...
Advice to owner:
The location by the Trader Joe’s and the Q trai...
Building has best staff
Former Tenant
Pros:
The staff are all incredibly (c) openigloo help...
Cons:
Rent payment process is clunky, (c) openigloo n...
Great place to live
Former Tenant
Pros:
Nice staff, good amenities, nice (c) openigloo ...
Cons:
Sometimes an elevator is broken (c) openigloo o...
Advice to owner:
Na
Great building and location
Former Tenant
Pros:
Good service, nice amenities, clean (c) openigl...
Cons:
Inconvenient Covid-19 amenity booking. Small (c...
Advice to owner:
Encourage your employees to be vaccinated!
One month in
Former Tenant
Pros:
Amazing concierge staff, clear communication, (...
Cons:
Mask compliance could be better