142 West 4 Street,Manhattan, NY 10012
24 Units
•Built in 1901
•6 Floors
•Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 1
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Yes
Building Overview
Building Report
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:
0.04 violations per unit
NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
0.81 violation per unit
Non-hazardous
0
class A
i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
MOST RECENT:
No violation found...
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Hazardous
1
class B
i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
MOST RECENT:
Sep 02, 2022: § 53,187,231 m/d law & dept rules & reg. provide means of egress from yard to street by fireproof passageway for which application must be filed for approval,or by unlocked door or gate in fence to adjoining premises with consent of adjacent owner.
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Immediately hazardous
0
class C
i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
MOST RECENT:
No violation found...
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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
M
Marcos S
3.1(7)
Site Manager•
1 Property•24 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 1
M
Merrimaker Corp
3.6(9)
Owner•
6 Properties•208 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 1
J
John Ryan
4(23)
Corporate Owner•
42 Properties•1866 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 8
F
Frederick Rudd
3.9(21)
Agent•
Head Officer•
24 Properties•640 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
Noise Levels
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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 (7)
2.88 stars
7 months ago
Great location but that's basically it.
Former Tenant
Pros:
Fun area, virtual doorbell, good neighbors.
Cons:
Dirty, raised rent prices an insane amount after covid, had mice problem.
2.62 stars
7 months ago
Roach infestation throughout building
Former Tenant
Pros:
- Good location
- Friendly neighbors/residents
- Seems they’ve renovated recently (was not renovated when I lived there)
- Friendly neighbors/residents
- Seems they’ve renovated recently (was not renovated when I lived there)
Cons:
- Roach infestation - within 48hrs of move in, we saw signs of a massive roach infestation. Had to pay for our own exterminator in order to keep the apt roach free (as their exterminator didn’t seem to do much) & we lived on one of the top floors so our exterminator said it had to have been a building wide infestation in order to have an infestation this large on a high floor of a walk up
- Homeless people would sleep on front stoop, top step almost every night and in the morning, since the door opened inward instead of outward, you would have to bang on the door to try and wake up the person so they would move and you could exit the building
- Second “bedroom” was so small it could fit only a full or queen bed and nothing else except the smallest/narrowest night stand table
- Ventilation in building was awful - another unit had smokers and somehow the smell of cigarette smoke would travel and our living room would reek of smoke
- Homeless people would sleep on front stoop, top step almost every night and in the morning, since the door opened inward instead of outward, you would have to bang on the door to try and wake up the person so they would move and you could exit the building
- Second “bedroom” was so small it could fit only a full or queen bed and nothing else except the smallest/narrowest night stand table
- Ventilation in building was awful - another unit had smokers and somehow the smell of cigarette smoke would travel and our living room would reek of smoke
Advice to owner:
Have the exterminator regularly and throughly check/spray all units.
3.12 stars
Over 1 year ago
Great Location but Not Really Worth the Headache
Former Tenant
Pros:
Lived here for 2 years mid-pandemic, went through 3 management companies. Great location next to the subway, bars and restaurants, was relatively inexpensive and had good layouts. Original management companies were good but the supers of each company were the absolute people ever. Super responsive and kind - the only redeeming quality about the building.
Cons:
Loved the original (Rudd), though not everybody had the same feelings. The second company was the worst, most unresponsive but didn’t have to connect with them much. The final (and current) company was horrible - the gas and heat were shut off for repairs from May 2021 through April 2022; management gave everyone a 2 burner hot plate rather than just replace the gas stoves with electric. Packages were always stolen by the drug addicts coming into the building, and there were no security cameras despite one fake one at the front of the building used as deterrent. The intercom system was always malfunctioning - the neighboring building (owned by same company) received the new Butterfly MX system but our building never got one. Stoop into the building was uneven and broken, never fixed.
Advice to owner:
Address the security issues rather than giving the units a facelift and charging insane amounts.
2.88 stars
Over 2 years ago
Not the best, worked for the short time.
Former Tenant
Pros:
Great location, rooms were sizable for a low budget. The floor plan was good for roommates who want privacy.
Cons:
Roach problem at the time, which hopefully has been remedied
3.38 stars
Over 2 years ago
W 4th St
Former Tenant
Pros:
Location is #1 perk, proximity to WSP
windows in each room of 2 bedroom
nice kitchen renovation
That is about it
windows in each room of 2 bedroom
nice kitchen renovation
That is about it
Cons:
W 4th street & areas surrounding the park are experiencing higher crime. Street can be scary at night
Security has been an issue
Walk up
No control over heat
No cooking gas in building as of mid 2022
Security has been an issue
Walk up
No control over heat
No cooking gas in building as of mid 2022
Advice to owner:
Not applicable .
2.75 stars
Over 2 years ago
3 Management Changes Over 16mo
Former Tenant
Pros:
Location, it’s close to good subways, great restaurants and bars, adjacent to the southwest entrance of the park, 3 citibike stations within a 3 block radius, 2nd management company had an amazing super managing the building who was kind and attentive-very responsive.
Cons:
The garbage area was disgusting, always overridden with trash-like a mountain of trash. The majority of units are old and rundown, way over market value and need many improvements. Rodents and roaches in the hallways frequently. People steal packages all the time. Identical building next door (owned by same management company) has butterfly intercom system and our building does not. Intercom system is absolute mess and always broken, never gets fixed. Current management company has super managing the building that does not answer texts and is unresponsive. This new management company company is also trying to clear house and is sending every non-rent controlled unit notice of non-renewal which is just so frustrating.
Advice to owner:
Be attentive and listen to the tenants, previous management was an absolute mess and did not care about the tenants. Follow up and be responsive.
3.88 stars
Over 3 years ago
Old building, new management making positive changes
Former Tenant
Pros:
New management seems to be making improvements. Location is amazing. Very quiet.
Cons:
Management is slow to respond. Building feels dirty. Some concerns about package safety.
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