159 Christopher Street,
Manhattan, NY 10014

12 Units

Built in 1880

5 Floors

Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 0
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Yes
Building Overview
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In the past three years, this building had:
36 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 2 days ago.
BUILDING AVERAGE:
0.83 violations per unit
NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
0.81 violation per unit
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Non-hazardous
5
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
4
class B
i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
MOST RECENT:
Jun 17, 2024: § 27-2005 hmc: properly repair or replace the broken or defective inopertive bell buzzer intercom system from building front entrance to panel at east wall in the foyer located at apt 3, 2nd story, 1st apartment from west at north
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Immediately hazardous
1
class C
i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
MOST RECENT:
Nov 15, 2019: § 27-2005, 2007 adm code arrange and make self-closing the doors .. in the entrance located at apt 4, 3rd story, 1st apartment from south at west
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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 Properties570 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 6
H
Henry Moses Jr
3.8(3)
Head Officer
1 Property12 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 0
V
Vanderleigh Properties LLC
3.4(64)
Agent
14 Properties381 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 3
K
Kelvin Trevino
3.8(3)
Site Manager
1 Property12 Units
Litigation History: Yes
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 (3)

Over 1 year ago
Terrible Management, Good Location
Former Tenant
Pros:
Great location, good size apartments and natural light. Appliances work well. Super is nice but can be hard to get a hold of. Well-priced for what it is.
Cons:
Management WILL NOT respond or fix anything. Apartment is freezing and they do just enough to not break the law (and sometimes do break the law), so beware the winter. The radiator comes on every morning at 530am sounding like someone is hammering and then turns off for rest of day.

Building staircase is spiral and very difficult to move into. Closets / storage space are extremely minimal.
Advice to owner:
Respond to your tenants and fix complaints Replace your heating system.
Over 2 years ago
Hospitality, Cozyness, Cleareness
Former Tenant
Pros:
Clean, cosy straight
Cons:
Location, building architecture
Over 2 years ago
Very cool building
Former Tenant
Pros:
The location and price could not be beat, apt was nicely renovated
Cons:
It’s an old building but the landlord took care of whatever issues appeared.
Advice to owner:
Office is hit or miss- one of the ladies who answers the phone is a bit rude