87 East 4 Street,Manhattan, NY 10003
8 Units
•Built in 1857
•4 Floors
•Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 0
Litigation History: No
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Unknown
Building Overview
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In the past three years, this building had:
22 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 5 days ago.
BUILDING AVERAGE:
1.75 violations per unit
NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
0.81 violation per unit
Non-hazardous
3
class A
i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
MOST RECENT:
Sep 11, 2023: § 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department at ceiling at public hall, 4th story
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Hazardous
7
class B
i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
MOST RECENT:
Jan 10, 2024: § 27-2017.3 hmc: trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... at south wall in closet approx 2 sq.ft in the 2nd room from east located at apt 5b, 4th story, 1st apartment from north at east original violation 16215303 issued 10-sep-23 has been upgraded to class b per administrative code §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).
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Immediately hazardous
4
class C
i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
MOST RECENT:
Sep 11, 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 hinge in the entrance located at apt 5b, 4th story, 1st apartment from north at east
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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
A
Abe Cohen
2.9(13)
Head Officer•
8 Properties•118 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 1
R
Rc 87 East 4th Street LLC
3.4(4)
Corporate Owner•
2 Properties•14 UnitsLitigation History: No
Evictions: 0
H
Howard Mermelstein
2.7(37)
Corporate Owner•
22 Properties•415 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 23
D
Daily Maintenance
3.8(2)
Site Manager•
1 Property•8 UnitsLitigation History: No
Evictions: 0
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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
Noise Levels
Owner Responsiveness
Pest Control
Water Pressure
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 (2)
3.62 stars
Over 1 year ago
Great location/"bones" - Horrible Management
Former Tenant
Pros:
Location is incredible being in the EV on the cusp of LES and Bowery. 12 foot ceilings with tin tile and crown molding. Beautiful exposed brick. Heat is paid for by mgmt. Trash is taken out daily. Building residents are quiet and respectful. Large bedrooms for the EV. Beautiful large 7 foot tall windows if you are facing the north.
Cons:
Management responses to maintenance requests are half-assed and never followed through. I have spoken more with other members in the office versus the actual property manager, Jay.
Filthy apartment upon move-in. I had to "fight" to get it cleaned. Broken fridge. Dual front-load W/D disgustingly moldy upon move-in - we spent lots of money to attempt to fix the issue to no avail. It has not been fixed by them after 3 months of this issue being raised multiple times - rendering it unusable. It is now just a giant piece of junk taking up a lot of closet space.
Because heat is managed by the owners - it can get quite toasty on warmer winter/spring days before they shut it off in late April.
It is above an Italian restaurant + a comedy club and next to a bar, so there can be noise from them... but it isn't too glaringly bad. This is more prevalent in the second floor units.
Filthy apartment upon move-in. I had to "fight" to get it cleaned. Broken fridge. Dual front-load W/D disgustingly moldy upon move-in - we spent lots of money to attempt to fix the issue to no avail. It has not been fixed by them after 3 months of this issue being raised multiple times - rendering it unusable. It is now just a giant piece of junk taking up a lot of closet space.
Because heat is managed by the owners - it can get quite toasty on warmer winter/spring days before they shut it off in late April.
It is above an Italian restaurant + a comedy club and next to a bar, so there can be noise from them... but it isn't too glaringly bad. This is more prevalent in the second floor units.
4 stars
Over 2 years ago
Amazing Location, Shitty Management
Former Tenant
Pros:
Great location, the cleaning company hired by management does a great job keeping it clean and has an exterminator come often.
Cons:
Management takes forever to respond, if they respond at all. The specific guy who manages the building named Jay is rude, disrespectful, and doesn’t communicate at all. Literally the worst.
Advice to owner:
Get a new property manager or replace Jay.