Fine Times Management CO LLC

Corporate Owner

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27 Properties

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263 Units

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4.1(11)

Evictions: 2

Litigation History: Yes

Review Summary for Fine Times Management CO LLC

Summarized from anonymous rental reviews on openigloo.

Recent tenant reviews of buildings managed by FINE TIMES MANAGEMENT CO LLC reveal a mixed management reputation. Positives include well-maintained, attractive buildings with respectful neighbors and responsive superintendents in some locations. Several tenants praise prompt issue resolution and quiet environments. However, there are recurring complaints about inconsistent owner responsiveness, particularly with maintenance delays, unaddressed safety concerns, and poor garbage management. Some buildings experience pest problems and noise insulation issues. Communication gaps, especially with management and supers in certain buildings, have led to frustration among renters. While many recommend living in these buildings, improved management attentiveness and timely responses would enhance tenant satisfaction.

Open Violations

Only open violations from the last 10 years.

Data last updated 4 days ago.

The average number of violations per unit for this owner/associates across their portfolio is better than the city.

BUILDING AVERAGE:

0.05 violations per unit

NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:

0.81 violation per unit

Non-hazardous

class A

i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals

MOST RECENT:

Nov 17, 2015: § 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 story

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Hazardous

class B

i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways

MOST RECENT:

Sep 17, 2019: § 27-2005 adm code replace with new the missing escutcheon plate to riser at east wall in the 1st room from north located at apt 1f, 1st story, 1st apartment from north at east

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Immediately hazardous

class C

i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts

MOST RECENT:

Jun 24, 2022: § 27-2017.3 hmc: trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... 10 sq. ft. at caulk bind to bathtub at north, east and west walls in the bathroom located at apt 1f, 1st story, 1st apartment from north at east original violation 13283655 issued 12-sep-19 has been upgraded to class c per administrative code §27-2017.3a(5)(a) or (b).

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Missing information/filings

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 Fine Times Management CO LLC

All Upper West Side

30 West 70 Street, Manhattan, NY 10023

31 Units • 9 Floors

4.5(1)

Rent Stabilized Units: Yes

Good Cause Eviction: Yes

Evictions: 0

Litigation History: No

1 Year Bedbug History: No

Brooklyn Heights

82 Pierrepont Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201

30 Units • 6 Floors

5(1)

Rent Stabilized Units: Yes

Good Cause Eviction: Yes

Evictions: 0

Litigation History: No

1 Year Bedbug History: No

Brooklyn Heights

137 Columbia Heights, Brooklyn, NY 11201

18 Units • 6 Floors

3(1)

Rent Stabilized Units: Yes

Good Cause Eviction: Yes

Evictions: 0

Litigation History: No

1 Year Bedbug History: No

All Upper West Side

30 West 71 Street, Manhattan, NY 10023

18 Units • 4 Floors

0(0)

Rent Stabilized Units: Yes

Good Cause Eviction: Yes

Evictions: 0

Litigation History: Yes

1 Year Bedbug History: No

Reviews (11)

1 week ago

Building Review 11 West 73rd

Former Tenant

Pros:

Location. Central AC. Privacy.

Cons:

Garbage management. Cannot get building management on the phone. Intercom system.

1 month ago

Amazing Well Kept Pre-War

Former Tenant

Pros:

Site staff and office maintenance responsiveness are the best I have ever experienced after living in various buildings for 20 years. Super is really handy and helpful. Building has Amazon locker which really helps for package security. Also a separate room with shelves for deliveries.

Cons:

Sometimes water bugs, especially after the rain. We have monthly exterminators who handle it well though. NYC unfortunately. No other types of pests fortunately.

Advice to owner:

Keep up the great work, Please do not sell to someone else!

Over 2 years ago

Great spot close to park

Former Tenant

Pros:

Close to the park, renovated, affordable

Cons:

No laundry, mosquitoes in apartment

Over 2 years ago

Not such a bargain after all

Former Tenant

Pros:

The location is unbeatable, and the neighbors are mostly very good. Our apartment is decently large, and well-heated, especially compared

Cons:

Management basically puts as little effort as possible into maintaining the building, and when they do take action, it's usually to make things worse. Case in point: they installed an intercom system that would call our cell phones instead of ringing our intercom, and asked the phone numbers of everyone in our apartment. Once the system was installed, we were told that only one number could be programmed, meaning, of course, that the owner of that phone must be home in order for the doorbell to work.

Some other weird things:
- You have to call/email the super up to five times to even get him to respond. He often simply ignores you.
- Packages are regularly stolen and management refuses to install a camera or take any other precautions (such as giving a vestibule key to FexEx/UPS)
- Minor things that would take five minutes to repair are left for months or years — the doorknob on the interior door has been falling apart since we moved in, but instead of simply replacing it, they just keep reattaching it (only for it to fall off or break again).
- Not the landlord's fault, but the building is noisier than you would expect from the neighborhood: there are lots of helicopters, and you can in fact here noisy cars and trucks on the BQE, as well as loud cars and motorcycles on Montague St.

Over 3 years ago

173 columbia heights

Former Tenant

Pros:

Thick walls allow for proper noise insulation from same floor neighbors

Cons:

It's an old building so there's a lot of gaps in between floors causing improper noise insulation from above and below at times

Over 3 years ago

Beautiful old building

Former Tenant

Pros:

The stairs were incredible

Cons:

Owners not very responsive. Windows were old.

Over 3 years ago

Management has room for improvement

Former Tenant

Pros:

Good location on the Upper West Side

Cons:

Management is frequently unresponsive. Management has also been slow to respond to safety issues. This includes a longtime broken gutter that allowed a dangerous amount of ice to accumulate on the steps.

Advice to owner:

Increase level of responsiveness. Address safety issues promptly and satisfactorily. Proactively address quality of life issues including multiple years of scaffolding. Respond to emails.

Over 4 years ago

Avoid this building

Former Tenant

Pros:

Brooklyn Heights is a fantastic neighborhood!

Cons:

The building management didn’t respond to our basic requests to get our appliances fixed and other basic issues. Despite paying market rate for this apt in Brooklyn Heights we had to repeatedly ask over and over for months for basic appliances to be fixed. Avoid this building.

Advice to owner:

Would be great to respond to tenants in a more timely way.

Over 4 years ago

Great apartment

Former Tenant

Pros:

I lived here for 2 years and had a great experience. Very quiet, respectful neighbors, quiet building and neighborhood, close to many major subway lines, beautiful building, clean and no bugs or rodents, and updated appliances.

Cons:

It can be hard to get a hold of the super directly but if you cc the building management company directly they are responsive so it wouldn’t stop me from me moving here. Anytime I’ve had an issue it’s been resolved.

Advice to owner:

It’s a great building and I wouldn’t hesitate to move here.

Over 4 years ago

Great Building

Former Tenant

Pros:

The super is responsive, the landlord takes care of the building, the neighbors are wonderful

Cons:

The stairs’ carpeting could use a serious clean/refresh but otherwise great.

Advice to owner:

Continue the great work, recommend cleaning the stair carpeting/updating it

Over 4 years ago

Great building, subpar management

Former Tenant

Pros:

The building itself is gorgeous! Fantastic wainscoting, molding, etc.

Cons:

Super, Richard, has ghosted us after several substantial issues in our unit were noticed. Building management referred us to another super contact in their portfolio and they have also neglected to respond to any issues.

Advice to owner:

May be time for a shake up in your on-site management team. They’ve obviously become a bit to comfortable on the job.