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Howard Mermelstein

Joint Owner·1 building·5 units
3.6

2 reviews

Highlights

No
Evictions
No
Litigation cases

About Howard Mermelstein

Howard Mermelstein is a mixed-profile joint owner. Across their buildings, tenants rate them 3.6/5 across 2 reviews, with 50% recommending their buildings and 50% approving of them as an owner or associate. Their portfolio records 0 evictions, 15 open violations, and 0 litigation cases. Data last updated September 2, 2026. Howard Mermelstein is a joint owner associated with 1 building and 5 units in the Kips Bay neighborhood of Manhattan. The portfolio is concentrated in Kips Bay in Manhattan. The building was built in the 1910s and is classified as a mid-rise. None of the associated apartments are rent-stabilized. Prospective renters can find building-level ratings, reviews, and open-data records on the associated building pages.

Renter recommendations

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Renters recommend associated buildings

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Renters approve of this owner or associate

Reviews

Former tenant·2 months ago

Great Experience Overall

Pros

Decent sized rooms, updated finishings & appliances

Cons

Slightly outdated bathrooms & long response times from management. Noisy neighbors as well.

Former tenant·Over 3 years ago

Can probably get a better bang for your buck elsewhere

Pros

Updated appliances, hardly any pests, awesome maintenance guys

Cons

Apartment given to us unclean and with lots of issues (like mold) that should’ve been fixed before lease started, management can be slow to fixing issues, have to pay for heat (expensive), noisy retired frat guys for neighbors, charged a lot more than other buildings nearby for less (no elevator, stairway and rooftop unkempt, not all the rooms have a closet, only one laundry unit at the basement that tenants have to pay for). Owner tried to have us move out in the middle of our lease so they can lease it to someone else when real estate prices started to go back up. Utility was over $300 a month before we manually switched providers

Advice to the owners

Have people clean the stairway more often. Take care of molding furniture on rooftop

Buildings associated with HOWARD MERMELSTEIN

  • 134 East 28 Street
    Good cause

    134 East 28 Street

    3.6(2)

    Kips Bay

134 East 28 Street
Good cause

134 East 28 Street

3.6(2)

Kips Bay

Building ratings

Cleanliness

-

Trash management

-

Pest control

-

Water pressure

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Heat

-

Neighbors

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Noise levels

-

Owner responsiveness

-

Cleanliness

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Trash management

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Pest control

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Water pressure

-

Heat

-

Neighbors

-

Noise levels

-

Owner responsiveness

-

Rents and deposits

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Renters received their security deposits back

-

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 average3.00Violations per unit
NYC average0.81Violations per unit
1Class 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

9Class A
Non-hazardous

No peephole on a door, no street number on the building, unlawful keeping of animals

1Class I
Missing info

Missing or non-compliant with administrative information orders or filings

FAQs

Howard Mermelstein has an average tenant rating of 3.6 out of 5 across 2 reviews.

Buildings managed by Howard Mermelstein average 3.0 open violations per unit, more than the citywide average of 0.81.

50% of tenants who reviewed buildings managed by Howard Mermelstein would recommend living there.

Howard Mermelstein has no recorded evictions across their portfolio.

Howard Mermelstein has not appeared on the NYC worst landlords list.

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

Howard Mermelstein has no housing court litigation cases across their portfolio.

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Howard Mermelstein

Joint Owner·1 building·5 units
3.6

2 reviews

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