305 Broome St,Manhattan, NY 10002
Claimed
•22 Units
•Built in 1900
•6 Floors
•Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 0
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: No
Building Overview
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In the past three years, this building had:
79 complaints
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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 1 week ago.
BUILDING AVERAGE:
2.18 violations per unit
NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
0.81 violation per unit
Non-hazardous
5
class A
i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
MOST RECENT:
Jul 25, 2023: § 27-2005 hmc: refit the door at boiler room at cellar
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Hazardous
26
class B
i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
MOST RECENT:
Nov 23, 2023: § 27-2017.3 hmc: trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... (approx 2 sq ft) at ceiling in the bathroom located at apt 13, 4th story, 2nd apartment from south at west original violation 16127274 issued 24-jul-23 has been upgraded to class b per administrative code §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).
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Immediately hazardous
17
class C
i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
MOST RECENT:
Oct 10, 2024: hmc adm code: § 27-2017.4 abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartment located at apt 19, 6th story, 1st apartment from east at south
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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
S
Sma Equities
3(7)
Agent•
1 Property•22 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 0
S
Sm 303 Broome, LLC
2.9(14)
Corporate Owner•
2 Properties•44 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 0
S
Smgb Broome LLC / Ddcm Broome
3(64)
Corporate Owner•
16 Properties•250 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 4
S
Sina Mahfar
2.9(39)
Shareholder•
10 Properties•143 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 1
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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 (7)
3 stars
1 week ago
Cockroach Infestation Upon Move In
Former Tenant
Pros:
The location is great and the building itself is nice and decently quiet
Cons:
They let us move into a 200+ cockroach infestation. There is now a new management that seems to be handling the problem since we moved out but SMA equities was the old management and was horrible to us. We lost so much money moving in to this apartment and the emotional toll it took was also horrible.
Advice to owner:
beware of pests
2.38 stars
5 months ago
I wouldn’t do it again
Former Tenant
Pros:
Location
Exposed brick
Super
Exposed brick
Super
Cons:
Smells
Had rats in the trash room for months
Roaches
Landlord doesn’t respond
Locked the roof
Had rats in the trash room for months
Roaches
Landlord doesn’t respond
Locked the roof
2.62 stars
Over 1 year ago
community is great, landlord unresponsive
Former Tenant
Pros:
a lot of great people in the building, and best location
Cons:
landlord doesnt respond unless they need something from you
Advice to owner:
respond to your tenants
3.25 stars
Over 1 year ago
A vibe for a year
Former Tenant
Pros:
It's a great location
Cons:
Trouble with heating in the winter
2.88 stars
Over 1 year ago
Management completely unresponsive
Former Tenant
Pros:
- Kitchen and floor was new
- Great location
- Exterminator was available biweekly
- Great location
- Exterminator was available biweekly
Cons:
- Fridge was broken for 2-3 months (in the summer) and the management didn't take care of fixing it.
- Heat wasn't working until early-mid December.
- 3-4 times (in one year) there was no water at night due to maintenance.
- There was a sort of balcony (unaccessible) where there was stagnant water and became overpopulated by pigeons (we couldn't open 2 the windows because of that)
- Heat wasn't working until early-mid December.
- 3-4 times (in one year) there was no water at night due to maintenance.
- There was a sort of balcony (unaccessible) where there was stagnant water and became overpopulated by pigeons (we couldn't open 2 the windows because of that)
3.25 stars
Over 1 year ago
Not the best not the worst
Former Tenant
Pros:
For living on the lower east side, this apartment has some pros and cons. You are very close to anything you could want to do in LES and East Village, and very close to the B/D subway (less than 2 min walk.) Building is kept pretty clean, trash gets cleared out once a week. Super replies within an hour or so if during the week via email or through the portal.
Cons:
Cons: proximity to the park, lots of crime happening at any given moment, important to stay alert. The heat did not always work in the two years I've lived there. Water comes out of my heater and when I talked to the super about it, didn't exactly resolve. My neighbors have had mice before, we were scared we had some too but the super came quickly with traps etc.
3.33 stars
Over 2 years ago
Loved the Apt, Hated Mgmt
Former Tenant
Pros:
I liked the location right by Grand Street and Citi bike stations across the street. Trader Joe’s is really close and you can easily get to Soho on bike or about a 20 min walk. Roof isn’t “allowed” but everyone goes on anyways.
Cons:
Apt was not clean when we moved in, mildew in shower and burnt food on the stove. No one came to clean even after they said they would, I had to scrub the shower myself. Had issues with washing machine on day 1 and it took 2 months to get fixed. I was constantly talking to them, had to call all the time and get information. Turns out it usually is fixed within a few days but they “aren’t sure” why it took so long with me. They have an app where you can submit requests, several times they close your requests without any response. If you want to get something fixed, either do it yourself or expect to call someone higher up. Someone came to fix our ice maker (which never worked, even after the “fix”) and they left trash in the apt and the fridge was moved away from the wall and not pushed back. SMA Equities was the building mgmt- I will avoid any buildings with them as mgmt from now on.
Advice to owner:
Be more responsive. Check the apartments thoroughly before people move in and if something doesn’t work, then fix it