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Efrain Soto

Site Manager·1 building·27 units
3.8

6 reviews

Highlights

No
Evictions
2
Litigation cases

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Renters approve of this owner or associate

Review summary

Summarized from anonymous rental reviews on Openigloo.

Tenants of EFRAIN Soto's buildings often praise the great locations, historic charm, and friendly neighbors. Management is generally responsive, especially to emergencies, and buildings have solid water pressure and heating. However, recurring pest issues, particularly with mice and occasional roaches, are common concerns. Cleanliness and garbage management vary, with some complaints about basement trash buildup. Tenants also highlight the lack of an online portal for rent payments and communication as an area for improvement. Overall, renters find the buildings livable and well-situated but suggest more proactive pest control and modernization of management systems.

Reviews

Former tenant·3 minutes ago

Great place to live

Pros

Plenty of space and great area to stay in

Cons

Few roaches and saw a rat once but it's NYC what can you expect.

Former tenant·Over 1 year ago

Homey pre-war community

Pros

It’s a lovely beaux arts building on a beautiful historic street; surprisingly quiet despite being a block west of the Mt Sinai emergency room (no ambulances go past because 17th st runs E-W). Elevator and laundry in building, all in working order. Nice thick soundproof walls and friendly neighbors!

Cons

Management sometimes needs to be bugged a few times to respond/deal with issues (so far, a broken overhead light and one mouse sighting that have now been fixed). Sometimes the trash and recycling piles up in the basement a bit much the day or two before trash day, but nothing super gross.

Advice to the owners

Invest in revamping your website (currently broken) and adding a digital portal for rent payments!

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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

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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 better than the city average.

Owner average0.18Violations per unit
NYC average0.81Violations per unit
0Class 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

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

E

Efrain Soto

Site Manager·1 building·27 units
3.8

6 reviews

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