235 East 4 Street,Manhattan, NY 10009
30 Units
•Built in 1920
•6 Floors
•Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 3
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Unknown
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In the past three years, this building had:
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Open Violations
A violation is issued to a building when a city inspector from
NYC's Department of Housing Preservation and Development validates and confirms a complaint made to 311.
The violations listed below are open violations that have yet to be addressed or have not been confirmed
as resolved by the city.
Only open violations from the last 10 years.
Data last updated 4 days ago.
BUILDING AVERAGE:
0.43 violations per unit
NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
0.81 violation per unit
Non-hazardous
2
class A
i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
MOST RECENT:
Apr 01, 2024: (a) § hmc:file annual bedbug report in accordance with hpd rule as described on the back of this notice of violation or as described on hpds website, www.nyc.gov\hpd, search bed bugs.
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Hazardous
6
class B
i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
MOST RECENT:
Sep 21, 2023: § 27-2005 adm code properly repair with similar material the broken or defective vinyl floor that preventing the vestibule door from being self close. , 1st story
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Immediately hazardous
5
class C
i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
MOST RECENT:
Sep 21, 2023: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 hmc, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( c) mdl and 28 rcny §25-171: replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective control arm , 1st story
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Missing information/filings
0
class I
Missing or non-compliant with administrative information orders or filings
MOST RECENT:
No violation found...
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Property Owners and Associates
C
Cactus 4 LLC
3.3(101)
Corporate Owner•
21 Properties•570 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 6
H
Henry Moses Jr
3.3(69)
Head Officer•
16 Properties•444 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 6
K
Kelvin Trevino
2.5(11)
Site Manager•
1 Property•30 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 3
R
Reaper Realty LLC
2.4(27)
Corporate Owner•
2 Properties•58 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 3
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Building Ratings
Cleanliness
1 (unmanaged) to 5 (well managed)
Garbage Management
1 (poorly managed) to 5 (well organized)
Heat
1 (faulty) to 5 (working)
Neighbors
1 (loud / disrespectful) to 5 (friendly and considerate)
Noise Levels
1 (loud) to 5 (quiet)
Owner Responsiveness
1 (slow) to 5 (timely)
Pest Control
1 (lots of pests) to 5 (no pests)
Water Pressure
1 (weak) to 5 (strong)
Cleanliness
Garbage Management
Heat
Neighbors
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Renter Recommendations
--% of renters recommend this building
--% of renters approve of this owner
Rents and Deposits
-- of renters received their security deposits back
It HAS NOT been reported if this building accepts electronic rent payments.
Reviews (12)
2.12 stars
1 month ago
Young and okay
Former Tenant
Pros:
Nice floors and apartment layouts, good crowd of you people
Cons:
Overpriced and unresponsive management
Advice to owner:
Who are you?
2.62 stars
2 months ago
Horrible management and pests!
Former Tenant
Pros:
Nice location and bedrooms were decent size
Cons:
Pests (cockroaches, mice) and very unresponsive and at times, rude management. Very slow to respond to maintenance requests and there were many issues through the year.
Advice to owner:
Fire your management.
stars
3 months ago
Good beginner apt, not much els
Former Tenant
Pros:
Good space square footage wise, good size rooms
Cons:
Bad management and lots of pests. Bad trash management and lots will go wrong with apt
2.62 stars
Over 1 year ago
Lived one year
Former Tenant
Pros:
Location is great
Cons:
Trash situation is bad
1.62 stars
Over 1 year ago
unresponsive management, loud
Former Tenant
Pros:
not much. the ceilings are quite high.
Cons:
windows are very leaky, rooms are extremely cold at night.
cockroaches came through holes in kitchen/bathroom
loud neighbors party frequently
cockroaches came through holes in kitchen/bathroom
loud neighbors party frequently
2.12 stars
Over 1 year ago
Roaches, Rats, Stingy Radiator
Former Tenant
Pros:
Love the neighbors, love the location.
Cons:
Very bad roach problem sprawling even to the 6th floor. The 5-6th floor is infested with mice as well, at least I hope they are mice and not rats. I would say the whole building is infested with german roaches as I have seen them in my unit, neighbors unit, and of course the hallway and lobby. Rats are heard in the walls and seen frequently in the lobby. Don’t even get me started on the trash situation. I accidentally killed a rat by throwing my trash as the 7 others spooked me. There is a rat colony living in the trash area which makes people leave it in the hall which makes the roaches and rats come inside too. The landlord is incessantly cheap and don’t even bother calling in an emergency. It will take 2 weeks of nonstop calling to get something reminiscent of a response. The EV is full of corrupt landlords but this one is one of the extremely evil ones, but he’ll get what’s coming for him in the afterlife.
Advice to owner:
There is no advice that will extract evil from the heart.
2 stars
Over 1 year ago
ROACHES RATS AND MORE!
Former Tenant
Pros:
Neighbors are kind
Cons:
This building has a massive water damage issue in lobby (water pouring out of electrical on some occasions), package theft (standard, but there is no security camera), rat colony living in trash room and lobby, mice, and a massive roach infestation that sprawls to the 6th floor. Little to no management response, expect weeks to pass if there is an issue.
Advice to owner:
You know what you are. Evil cannot be extracted from the heart.
2.88 stars
Over 2 years ago
Mediocre overpriced location in East Village
Former Tenant
Pros:
We were able to negotiate and put in a washer/dryer in the kitchen. The maintenance guy always responded to texts, he was over frequently to fix many things. The trash was taken out often.
We never saw a single bug or rodent and lived on the 2nd floor.
We never saw a single bug or rodent and lived on the 2nd floor.
Cons:
The club below opened while we were tenants (2020), but not everything seemed on the books. The music was so loud it shook the dishes in our cabinet. When we told management they said there was nothing they could do, since the only solution would be to spend thousands of dollars on soundproofing equipment.
Management responsiveness was quick but their solutions to our problems were lousy. We had several major water leaks in our bathroom, at one point our ceiling had a massive water bubble that popped and debris and dirt fell all over our bathroom. They just painted over it...
Management responsiveness was quick but their solutions to our problems were lousy. We had several major water leaks in our bathroom, at one point our ceiling had a massive water bubble that popped and debris and dirt fell all over our bathroom. They just painted over it...
Advice to owner:
Install a security camera in the lobby so people do not steal packages. Fix water problem...
3.38 stars
Over 2 years ago
Great first apartment
Former Tenant
Pros:
Quiet, good neighborhood, kept pre-war charm in main areas of building
Cons:
Front door seemed to always be broken (allowing anyone in), no warnings when hot water wouldn’t work or there was maintenance being done on the building, lighting in main areas should be maintained regularly
Advice to owner:
Small but meaningful changes in the common areas of the building would go a long way for tenants!
1.62 stars
Over 2 years ago
Nice apartments, terrible management of building
Former Tenant
Pros:
The apartment itself is nice, good location
Cons:
Issues include regular lack of heating/hot water, electrical issues that require replacing bc burnt lightbulbs 2-4 weeks, front doors and fire escape windows not locking, packages being stolen within minutes of delivery (front door barely closes), and cockroaches.
The apartments are nice but the building itself is kept terribly. The common areas haven’t been cleaned in over a year, and the trash area makes the entire building smell like trash (and attracts cockroaches, pigeons, and mice).
The apartments are nice but the building itself is kept terribly. The common areas haven’t been cleaned in over a year, and the trash area makes the entire building smell like trash (and attracts cockroaches, pigeons, and mice).
Advice to owner:
Take care of your building
3.17 stars
Over 2 years ago
Great Location, Poorly Managed
Former Tenant
Pros:
235 East 4th has an amazing location, right in the middle of Alphabet City and many of the best brunch spots in the neighborhood. The Apartment itself was spacious and well equipped. Management was generally responsive to major issues
Cons:
Unfortunately the building at is poorly maintained, which means throughout the year there were multiple major issues which needed addressing. In the year we were there the unit had more than 3 major water leaks from the above u it. Throughout the winter we found the heat often was not available - a petition was started that year to attempt to open a class action lawsuit (we didn’t partake).
Advice to owner:
Invest in your property. The neighborhood is great, but beyond the actual units themselves the building was falling apart.
3.75 stars
Over 2 years ago
Building is average for nyc
Former Tenant
Pros:
Nice apartment layout, great location
Cons:
Had issues with mice, cockroaches, and bird mites. Management is not always responsive.