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Emge Inc

Corporate Owner·3 buildings·25 units
3.9

2 reviews

Highlights

No
Evictions
1
Litigation cases

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Reviews

Former tenant·Over 3 years ago

This building is mega old lol

Pros

Open brick is nice and if you deep clean this apartment its a great place to live, park-facing windows are quiet and nice. Appliances work well. New shower head is good. The super is really responsive and a cool and friendly guy, best one we've ever had by far. Really good natural light, hardwood floors, bookshelf space are a plus too.

Cons

Dirty as HELL when me moved in. Had to deep clean everywhere. Smells like fry oil sometimes from adjacent restaurant. Some of the windows dont stay open. The apartment itself doesn't leak but the outside hallway absolutely does, and is probably haunted. There is a singular lamp on the first floor and I can not guarantee your safety if you stare at it for too long. Adjacent plaza across the street is also probably haunted but otherwise not too loud or too big of a problem. Trash cans are hilariously small for the whole building

Advice to the owners

Please clean this building, it is shockingly dusty everywhere. Please add lights and fix the leaks in the main hallway so that I do not slip on the already janky stairs and die. Also please install a door buzzer or at the very least doorbells for every apt. We installed a temporary one ourselves and every delivery guy for every apartment has been ringing us. Also please get bigger trash bins for the whole building.

Former tenant·Over 3 years ago

I spent four happy years here, would have stayed if a larger unit was available

Pros

Live in super, incredible location in NYC, small building with access to outdoor space, radiant heat kept the building super warm in winter

Cons

Repairs mostly cosmetic rather than functional, dirty neighbors led to cockroaches,

Advice to the owners

Replace windows and renovate stairwell - building is in good shape for being nearly 100 years old, but needs to be serviced

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Building ratings

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Heat

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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 average0.84Violations per unit
NYC average0.81Violations per unit
1Class C
Immediately hazardous

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

19Class B
Hazardous

Smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways

1Class 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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Emge Inc

Corporate Owner·3 buildings·25 units
3.9

2 reviews

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