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Eric Powaka

Agent·1 building·16 units
3.1

2 reviews

Highlights

1
Evictions
8
Litigation cases

About Eric Powaka

Eric Powaka is a mixed-profile agent. Across their buildings, tenants rate them 3.1/5 across 2 reviews, with 50% recommending their buildings and 50% approving of them as an owner or associate. Their portfolio records 1 eviction, 86 open violations, and 8 litigation cases. Data last updated August 6, 2026. Eric Powaka is an agent associated with 1 building and 16 units across Hamilton Heights in Manhattan. The portfolio is concentrated in Hamilton Heights in Manhattan. The building was built in 1910 and is categorized as a mid-rise. All of the associated buildings have rent-stabilized apartments. Building-level ratings, reviews, and open-data records are available on the associated building pages.

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Renters approve of this owner or associate

Reviews

Former tenant·8 minutes ago

Cheap and convenient

Pros

Friendly super who helps

Cons

Mice and water is off a lot

Former tenant·Over 3 years ago

Cheap Rent but Developing World Conditions and Front Door that doesn't lock :/

Pros

Perfectly located and the neighborhood is amazing.

Cons

1. Trash is right next to stairwell and door never closes with many people entering through the trash door to go to their apartments. Because of this rats get into the main corridor. Literally had a baby rat blocking the exit to the main entrance because it got in through the trash door. 2. The Front Door does not lock. Just push it open- its not like Broadway is a highway for pedestrians.... Have had homeless and druggies enter the building and roam the stairs/corridors. 3. Hot water will randomly turn off some days with no notice. The notice you DO get is a piece of paper posted on the main door (that doesnt lock) with a sharpie written note... but it doesn't matter because by then you have taken a cold shower to head out... 4. Rodents are a huge problem 5. Mold and mushrooms... in the bathroom and kitchen... 6. Water damage that takes the company 1 month to fix... and you cant get a hold of anyone. Even the super will not tell you the number for his boss. Very shady. 7. Teenagers smoking weed in the corridor because they know from word of mouth that the front door does lock (clown face emoji) 8. Flies in the summer if you are on the first two floors. 9. Asking the super to do anything means waiting for them to come when they please aka 2 months later it gets done. Overall is is an apartment that had potential but the property owner doesn't care and would rather have you living in 2nd world conditions to be very candid.

Advice to the owners

Stop being a slumlord and actually replace the front door to the building. Manage the mold properly... not just having the super come over and wipe away the mold/fungi/mushrooms for them to grow back two days later.

Buildings associated with ERIC POWAKA

  • 3409 Broadway
    Rent-stabilized

    3409 Broadway

    3.1(2)

    Hamilton Heights

3409 Broadway
Rent-stabilized

3409 Broadway

3.1(2)

Hamilton Heights

Building ratings

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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

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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 average5.37Violations per unit
NYC average0.81Violations per unit
31Class C
Immediately hazardous

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

34Class B
Hazardous

Smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways

21Class 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

Eric Powaka has an average tenant rating of 3.1 out of 5 across 2 reviews.

Buildings managed by Eric Powaka average 5.37 open violations per unit, more than the citywide average of 0.81.

50% of tenants who reviewed buildings managed by Eric Powaka would recommend living there.

Eric Powaka has not appeared on the NYC worst landlords list.

Eric Powaka has 8 housing court litigation cases across their portfolio.

50% of tenants who reviewed a building managed by Eric Powaka approve of how it is run.

Eric Powaka has 1 recorded eviction across their portfolio.

Eric Powaka owns or manages 1 building totalling 16 units.

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Eric Powaka

Agent·1 building·16 units
3.1

2 reviews

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