Review Summary for Vista Realty Corp
Summarized from anonymous rental reviews on openigloo.
Reviews for buildings managed by VISTA REALTY CORP indicate a strong location appeal and generally quiet, friendly neighbors. However, renters frequently report management challenges, including slow or unresponsive owner communication regarding maintenance and pest control. Pest issues, especially with rodents and roaches, appear recurrent, despite promises of monthly extermination. Cleanliness and upkeep vary, with some units arriving uncleaned and ongoing concerns about aging infrastructure, water damage, and mold. Garbage management is somewhat inconsistent across buildings. While some tenants commend the helpful supers, others highlight the need for more proactive, timely building care and improved responsiveness to maintenance requests to enhance tenant satisfaction.
Open Violations
Only open violations from the last 10 years.
Data last updated 7 days ago.
The average number of violations per unit for this owner/associates across their portfolio is better than the city.
BUILDING AVERAGE:
0.32 violations per unit
NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
0.81 violation per unit
Non-hazardous
1
class A
i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
MOST RECENT:
Nov 10, 2025: § 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 story
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Hazardous
8
class B
i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
MOST RECENT:
Apr 03, 2025: § 27-2005 adm code repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling in the 1st room from north located at apt 5c, 6th story, 1st apartment from south at west
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Immediately hazardous
7
class C
i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
MOST RECENT:
Dec 03, 2025: § 27-2005 hmc: properly repair or replace the broken or defective glass pane at the upper window sash at east wall at public hall stairs, 1st story
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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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All Properties Associated with Vista Realty Corp
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Gramercy Park
324 East 19 Street, Manhattan, NY 10003
25 Units • 6 Floors
2.8(6)
Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 0
Litigation History: No
1 Year Bedbug History: No
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Gramercy Park
328 East 19 Street, Manhattan, NY 10003
24 Units • 6 Floors
3.5(7)
Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 0
Litigation History: No
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Reviews (13)
3.38 stars
2 months ago
Apartment B Review
Former Tenant
Pros:
The super is very helpful and the trash is always taken out. Monthly extermination service provided.
Cons:
It’s difficult to reach out to the building company to get issues fixed.
3.12 stars
3 months ago
good for what you pay
Former Tenant
Pros:
- great location
- very accessible
- decent square footage
- very accessible
- decent square footage
Cons:
- rodent problem with limited assistance
- unit needed extreme updating
- unit needed extreme updating
2.75 stars
4 months ago
Classic NY building
Former Tenant
Pros:
Location
Size of units
Monthly exterminator
Size of units
Monthly exterminator
Cons:
Unaddressed/untimely attention to maintenance issues
2.25 stars
Over 1 year ago
Fine for first apartmenr
Former Tenant
Pros:
Great location in gramercy and big space for price
Cons:
Not well maintained with not so great management. A lot of loud construction with no end in sight.
3.88 stars
Over 1 year ago
Good overall, patience lacks
Former Tenant
Pros:
Good, quiet street, quiet neighbours.
Cons:
No security of the doors, no access back into building if I throw out garbage, irresponsive maintenance requests.
Advice to owner:
Be nice
3.12 stars
Over 1 year ago
Good for price
Former Tenant
Pros:
Cheap, great location, walls are thick and hardly hear neighbors
Cons:
Old and needs a ton of work, landlord does not respond, super hardly comes to fix things
Advice to owner:
Fix things at the root of the problem instead of bandaid fixes that don’t work
3 stars
Over 1 year ago
amazing location, lots to be desired
Former Tenant
Pros:
Love the neighborhood, very centrally located, not tiny for a Manhattan apartment, liked the kitchen size. relatively good light for north facing units
Cons:
Management is extremely unresponsive and difficult to get ahold of for any type of issues. Issues with water damage and mold in the building that doesn't seem to be mitigated. Some units have issues with mice/roaches.
3.75 stars
Over 1 year ago
Great location, meh apartment
Former Tenant
Pros:
Location, is next to a school so pretty quiet at night
Cons:
When we moved in the unit was filthy and had not been cleaned at all, if you are not very diligent there will be roaches (and even when you are there will be some), we lived on the top floor and had some leaking in ceiling with heavy rain, super is ok about fixing things but you usually have to bug them a bit, pre-war buillding so there is a lot of dirt and gaping in the baseboards, etc.
Advice to owner:
Clean your units
3 stars
Over 1 year ago
Could be better
Former Tenant
Pros:
Location is great
Generally safe
Nicely lit inside
Calm street
Generally safe
Nicely lit inside
Calm street
Cons:
Currently across the street from construction (as of Dec 2023)
Saw a rat in unit - there are likely rats in the walls (pitter patter can be heard)
Likely big roaches in the pipes
Need to be diligent about extermination
Unit has roach issues (there is monthly extermination service)
Moved into a unit that was not previously cleaned, and there were lots of roaches
Saw a rat in unit - there are likely rats in the walls (pitter patter can be heard)
Likely big roaches in the pipes
Need to be diligent about extermination
Unit has roach issues (there is monthly extermination service)
Moved into a unit that was not previously cleaned, and there were lots of roaches
1.5 stars
Over 2 years ago
Pest-filled building and unresponsive, incompetent landlords
Former Tenant
Pros:
Location is good
Cons:
- Roaches and mice in most apartments in the building, monthly exterminator is promised but he often doesn't show up
- faulty appliances: fridge didn't work from the day I moved in and the landlord refuse to repair or replace it
- online portal for maintenance requests is not checked and issues don't get resolved
- shower water is either scalding hot or icy cold, faucets are leaky and damaged
- heater spewed water all over the living room
- 4 doorknobs were broken in the apartment
- floors are warped so doors scratch the floor when they're opened
- faulty appliances: fridge didn't work from the day I moved in and the landlord refuse to repair or replace it
- online portal for maintenance requests is not checked and issues don't get resolved
- shower water is either scalding hot or icy cold, faucets are leaky and damaged
- heater spewed water all over the living room
- 4 doorknobs were broken in the apartment
- floors are warped so doors scratch the floor when they're opened
Advice to owner:
Start addressing the fundamental problems in the building and actually take care of issues brought up by tenants
4.25 stars
Over 2 years ago
I've liked it
Former Tenant
Pros:
Solid, very quiet between units. Good layouts. I have a nice kitchen. Nice management/super.
Cons:
A lot of construction around the building, and close to hospital so a lot of sirens, not landlords fault. Repairs can take a while. Hot water can be hit or miss.
Advice to owner:
N/A
2.75 stars
Over 3 years ago
Apartment Review
Former Tenant
Pros:
This apartment was in a great location.
Cons:
Everything else. Building is not regularly maintained. Mice infestation (we saw 5 in 1 month). Super/Office Managers do not respond in timely manners (waited over 1 month for an exterminator to come). There is mold and water damage in the ceilings as well.
Advice to owner:
Please respond to Class C violations in a timely manner to prevent tenants for tenant's safety/health.
4.5 stars
Over 4 years ago
Great building and area
Former Tenant
Pros:
Quiet clean good upkeep
Cons:
Building needs some updating