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Michael Alvandi

Head Officer·1 building·88 units
2.9

12 reviews

Highlights

5
Evictions
2
Litigation cases

About Michael Alvandi

Michael Alvandi is a modestly rated but responsible head officer. Across their buildings, tenants rate them 2.9/5 across 12 reviews, with 34% recommending their buildings and 25% approving of them as an owner or associate. Their portfolio records 5 evictions, 25 open violations, and 2 litigation cases. Data last updated September 6, 2026. Associated with 1 building and 88 units across Manhattan, Michael Alvandi is a Head Officer responsible for a portfolio that spans construction eras from the 1920s to the 1920s, reflecting multiple generations of development. The portfolio is concentrated in the All Upper West Side neighborhood in Manhattan. The building is a high-rise. All of the associated buildings have rent-stabilized apartments. Renters can review each building's ratings, reviews, and public records on its own page.

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Reviews

Former tenant·4 minutes ago

Great location, awful maintenance

Pros

Great location. Love my neighbors they are all super lovely.

Cons

Water constantly goes on and off without notifying tenants. Pest control is a major issue! They have a bedbug issue but don't report it. I had bedbugs only 2 months after moving in having never had an issue with bedbugs in the 28 years I've lived in NYC. I also has gaslit by the super about it. The hallways are super dirty and dusty and haven't been cleaned in years and the laundry room is constantly dirty and roaches everywhere. For any potential renter, DO NOT rent here! It's not worth it. Management does nothing to actually fix the ongoing pest issues in the building, including falsifying bedbug records: Units 10E, 2F, 3F, and 9E have had bedbugs and none of the adjoining units were properly inspected. Tenants also weren't notified of this issue, we found out about it from other tenants.

Advice to the owners

Clean the actual hallways and stairwells, and actually do proper pest control for bedbugs.

Former tenant·1 week ago

Great location, terrible management

Pros

The location and layout of the building can’t be beat.

Cons

The management that bought the building and took over in 2025 has completely ruined the experience of living here. Gut renovating the building from the inside out, with no regard for habitability for the current tenants having to endure constantly invasive construction. Refuse to address issues with certain tenants smoking in the building. The newly renovated apartments are priced so ridiculously high for the experience of living in this building, it’s a joke. They have taken a historic pre-war with history and charm and turned it into a complete disaster.

Buildings associated with Michael Alvandi

  • 244 West 72 Street
    Rent-stabilized

    244 West 72 Street

    2.9(12)

    Upper West Side

244 West 72 Street
Rent-stabilized

244 West 72 Street

2.9(12)

Upper West Side

Building ratings

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Rents and deposits

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Renters received their security deposits back

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Electronic rent payments

Open violations

From past 10 years · Updated 5 days ago

Average violations per unit for this owner or associate is better than the city average.

Owner average0.28Violations per unit
NYC average0.81Violations per unit
14Class C
Immediately hazardous

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

9Class B
Hazardous

Smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways

2Class 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

FAQs

Michael Alvandi has an average tenant rating of 2.9 out of 5 across 12 reviews.

Buildings managed by Michael Alvandi average 0.28 open violations per unit, fewer than the citywide average of 0.81.

34% of tenants who reviewed buildings managed by Michael Alvandi would recommend living there.

Michael Alvandi has not appeared on the NYC worst landlords list.

Michael Alvandi has 5 recorded evictions across their portfolio.

25% of tenants who reviewed a building managed by Michael Alvandi approve of how it is run.

Michael Alvandi has 2 housing court litigation cases across their portfolio.

Michael Alvandi owns or manages 1 building totalling 88 units.

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Michael Alvandi

Head Officer·1 building·88 units
2.9

12 reviews

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