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Steve Merlesena

Site Manager·1 building·8 units
2.8

5 reviews

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Evictions
1
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Review summary

Summarized from anonymous rental reviews on Openigloo.

Recent tenant reviews highlight buildings managed by Steve Merlesena are facing cleanliness issues with smelly trash in hallways and dirty floors. The management is notably unresponsive, leading to concerns about inconsistent heat, hot water, and pest control. Tenants appreciate the spacious units and some renovated apartments, but the overall experience is marred by maintenance issues and poor building upkeep. Recommendations include improving garbage management, addressing heating problems promptly, and enhancing owner responsiveness to create a more comfortable living environment. Rent stabilization status varies among the properties.

Reviews

Former tenant·7 minutes ago

Spacious rooms but unmaintained building and bad management

Pros

Great street, amazing storage and room size

Cons

Dirty hallways, trash on floors 1 and 2 are smelly, really unresponsive management

Former tenant·3 months ago

514 third ave

Pros

spacious units, great closet space

Cons

garbage is collected in hallways so often smells, hot water goes out a lot

Advice to the owners

clean hallways more often, fix hot water

Buildings associated with STEVE MERLESENA

  • 514 3 Avenue

    514 3 Avenue

    2.8(5)

    Murray Hill

514 3 Avenue

514 3 Avenue

2.8(5)

Murray Hill

Building ratings

Cleanliness

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Trash management

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Pest control

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Water pressure

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Heat

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Neighbors

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Noise levels

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Owner responsiveness

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Cleanliness

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Trash management

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Pest control

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Water pressure

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Heat

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Neighbors

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Noise levels

-

Owner responsiveness

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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 worse than the city average.

Owner average1.12Violations per unit
NYC average0.81Violations per unit
3Class C
Immediately hazardous

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

4Class 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

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Steve Merlesena

Site Manager·1 building·8 units
2.8

5 reviews

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