Kizner Associates Inc

Corporate Owner

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25 Properties

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342 Units

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3.8(15)

Evictions: 10

Litigation History: Yes

Review Summary for Kizner Associates Inc

Summarized from anonymous rental reviews on openigloo.

Tenants of buildings managed by KIZNER ASSOCIATES INC often commend the management and superintendents for their responsiveness and professionalism, contributing to generally clean and well-maintained properties. Many apartments offer good locations with convenient access to transportation and parks. However, there are recurring concerns about noise from neighbors and ongoing construction disturbances, as well as occasional pest control issues. Some renters express dissatisfaction with management’s communication, transparency, and handling of lease renewals or tenant disputes. While most residents recommend these buildings for their upkeep and community feel, prospective renters should be mindful of variable noise levels and management responsiveness.

Open Violations

Only open violations from the last 10 years.

Data last updated 7 days ago.

The average number of violations per unit for this owner/associates across their portfolio is better than the city.

BUILDING AVERAGE:

0.06 violations per unit

NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:

0.81 violation per unit

Non-hazardous

class A

i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals

MOST RECENT:

Mar 27, 2015: section 26-1103 admin. code: post and maintain a proper notice on wall of the entrance story in english and spanish on the availability of the agency?s housing information guide. a sample notice can be found at www.nyc.gov/hpd. at public hall, 1st story

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Hazardous

class B

i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways

MOST RECENT:

Nov 16, 2017: § 27-2005 adm code properly repair with similar material the broken or defective ceramic tile floor in the bathroom located at apt 5w, 5th story, 1st apartment from south at west

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Immediately hazardous

class C

i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts

MOST RECENT:

Nov 16, 2017: § 27-2033 adm code provide ready access to buildings heating system door locked at boiler room

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Missing information/filings

class I

Missing or non-compliant with administrative information orders or filings

MOST RECENT:

Nov 17, 2025: §27-2107 adm code owner failed to file a valid registration statement with the department as required by adm code §27-2097 and is therefore subject to civil penalties, prohibited from certifying violations, and denied the right to recover possession of premises for nonpayment of rent until a valid registration statement is filed.

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All Properties Associated with Kizner Associates Inc

Hudson Heights

831 West 176 Street, Manhattan, NY 10033

42 Units • 5 Floors

0(0)

Rent Stabilized Units: Yes

Good Cause Eviction: Yes

Evictions: 2

Litigation History: Yes

1 Year Bedbug History: No

Midtown

238 West 56 Street, Manhattan, NY 10019

23 Units • 5 Floors

0(0)

Rent Stabilized Units: Yes

Good Cause Eviction: Yes

Evictions: 1

Litigation History: Yes

1 Year Bedbug History: No

Chelsea

319 West 21 Street, Manhattan, NY 10011

20 Units • 5 Floors

4.1(1)

Rent Stabilized Units: Yes

Good Cause Eviction: Yes

Evictions: 1

Litigation History: No

1 Year Bedbug History: No

Chelsea

317 West 22 Street, Manhattan, NY 10011

20 Units • 5 Floors

4.4(1)

Rent Stabilized Units: Yes

Good Cause Eviction: Yes

Evictions: 1

Litigation History: No

1 Year Bedbug History: No

Reviews (15)

Over 2 years ago

overall great building

Former Tenant

Pros:

quiet, responsive management, usually clean.

Cons:

they have been doing some construction that is pretty noisy.

Over 2 years ago

Abruptly told to move out

Former Tenant

Pros:

Great location near 1/2/3, B, and C subways and by Central Park/reservoir. Pretty, clean building with wide stairs. Apartment has high ceilings with good natural light.

Cons:

Can be a bit noisy with traffic from W 96th. No laundry facility. Kitchen appliances and lighting fixtures are outdated. Rent is collected by check rather than online. Management is not very responsive or transparent and does not act with consideration to long-time, good standing tenants. New owner abruptly decided to not extend any leases.

Over 3 years ago

Wonderful studios apartments

Former Tenant

Pros:

The studio apartments in this building are wonderful. They are the perfect size with ample closet space for 1 person. They are updated and well kept. Even being on a street with restaurants there was never an issue with nice or roaches. The management and maintenance team were great.

Cons:

Didn’t love that the garbage was inside the building but that’s what you get with avenue apartments. The entry way is a little dark and dirty sometimes but the individual apartments are not.

Advice to owner:

Keep the entry way as nice as the apartments themselves!

Over 3 years ago

Best super, well managed building

Former Tenant

Pros:

The super is professional, timely and very on top of things
Entryways and garbage area are cleaned daily
Some of the apartments are more updated than others
3 grocery stores nearby
Close proximity to trains

Cons:

As of summer '22, garden floor tenant built up an interesting amount of trash and junk in the backyard.

As of summer '22, a third floor tenant with cats kept his door open constantly and it smelled quite bad frequently

Advice to owner:

Email communication rather than mail - ask for feedback from tenants
Transition to online rent payments

Over 3 years ago

No Frills Studio

Former Tenant

Pros:

The live-in super is the nicest guy and was super responsive to issues over text

Cons:

The bathroom had a recurring issue with mold due to poor ventilation --- the super came to clean and apply mold resistant paint but it was like a bandaid

Advice to owner:

Consider allowing loft beds for small units

Over 3 years ago

Undermarket rents with caveats

Former Tenant

Pros:

To have rent this low for the neighborhood is fantastic. The block is quiet, you're half a block to Riverside Park, it always felt safe, and it's only a few minutes to walk to the express station.

Cons:

There is no rush to upgrade the property nor will there be. That isn't necessarily bad, but if you live here you should expect to get what you pay for.

Advice to owner:

No advice to the property owner.

Over 3 years ago

The studio apt

Former Tenant

Pros:

-love the super, really great guy

Cons:

-walls are incredibly thin and there are some very rude tenants

Over 4 years ago

Majority and overall good

Former Tenant

Pros:

Location, landlord is responsive and super nice!

Cons:

Cold when temp drops.

Advice to owner:

Pest control

Over 4 years ago

Lovely building for location and price

Former Tenant

Pros:

Good shape and cleanliness for a building this age. Very responsive and accommodating owner and super

Cons:

Had a few water bugs, but very responsive when noticed and exterminator came very soon and frequently since

Advice to owner:

n/a

Over 4 years ago

Decent building, great super

Former Tenant

Pros:

Clean overall, super is great and quickly addresses issues

Cons:

Inconsistent pet policy, some neighbors have loud dogs

Over 4 years ago

Noisy neighbors

Former Tenant

Pros:

Location location location

Cons:

Disrespectful neighbors (noise, nasty smells)

Advice to owner:

Need to fix roaches and noise issues and reminder tenants of their responsibilities

Over 4 years ago

Great location, meh maintenance

Former Tenant

Pros:

Location, size of apartment

Cons:

Noise from neighbors, squeaky floors

Advice to owner:

You don’t need to fully renovate apartments between tenants, but standard upkeep should be your practice.

Over 4 years ago

Love my apartment

Former Tenant

Pros:

My apartment is beautiful and spacious and full of light. It’s such a pleasure living there.

Cons:

The building is a little old and the plumbing isn’t the best but that doesn’t matter.

Advice to owner:

Keep being the best, please.

Over 4 years ago

Great historic co-op building!

Former Tenant

Pros:

Beautiful exterior, well-maintained, good community

Cons:

Could benefit from work to interior stairways

Advice to owner:

Keep it up!

Over 4 years ago

RUN AWAY FROM HERE

Former Tenant

Pros:

Location was nice being so close to the park and the Natural History Museum

Cons:

1. The lady that lives in the bottom apartment ruined so much of our time living there. Every time anyone went up or down the stairs apparently it echoed through her room. I understand that is annoying but she would stand outside her door on Saturday nights and yell at people going out that they better not come back too late and wake her up. Meanwhile she had cats running around the building at all times. Also the doors did not block any sounds. She complained about us watching football on a Sunday afternoon at 3pm because our tv was too loud in the hallway.
2. We wanted out asap. We found another place to live but still had 3 months of our lease left. So we moved in to other place but left some of our stuff at old place until closer to move out date. A few weeks later my husband went to go get our things and using our keys went in to the apartment to find it moved in!!! They realized we moved out and. Iced others in!!! They threw away all our stuff and refused to pay us for us. They back paid us the rent we paid since the new owners paid it but really don’t believe they would have done this if they had not been caught.

Advice to owner:

Ha. This place just needs a new property manager. No saving this