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216 8 Avenue
Chelsea

216 8 Avenue,
Manhattan, NY 10011

31 Units

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Built in 1910

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6 Floors

4.3(5)
Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 1
Litigation History: No
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Yes
Building Overview
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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 3 days ago.
    BUILDING AVERAGE:
    0.25 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
    3
    class B
    i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
    MOST RECENT:
    Apr 18, 2022: § 27-2005, 2007 adm code and dept. rules and regulations. remove the encumbrance obstructing egress from fire escapes household items at 5th sty balcony, front east stack at fire escape
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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
    E
    Esperanza Polanco
    4.3(5)
    Site Manager•
    1 Property•31 Units
    Litigation History: No
    Evictions: 1
    F
    Fred Shalom
    3.2(35)
    Officer•
    10 Properties•375 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 4
    E
    Empire Realty Mgt
    4.3(5)
    Agent•
    1 Property•31 Units
    Litigation History: No
    Evictions: 1
    C
    Chelsea 8th Ave LLC
    3.3(9)
    Corporate Owner•
    2 Properties•85 Units
    Litigation History: No
    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
    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 (5)

    Over 1 year ago
    Love it Here
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Everything about the apartment is great
    Cons:
    The price and the loss of in building laundry
    Advice to owner:
    Answer enails
    Over 1 year ago
    Great friendly super
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Super is live in and very friendly, elevator reliable, great neighborhood
    Cons:
    Occasional water being turned off causing inconvenience, laundry machines in basement always busy
    Over 2 years ago
    Nice location and overall not bad but some issues with apartment
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Great location, nice architecture, everything you need
    Cons:
    Elevator frequently not working, mice, not clean, package theft an issue
    Advice to owner:
    Replace elevator and make apartment cleaner
    Over 2 years ago
    Well maintained elevator building with the best super!
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Great building I've lived in for past 3 years
    Amazing super
    Well maintained common areas
    Almost no issues with pests - saw one cockroach in laundry room once
    Cons:
    Building management is not very responsive but they've gotten better
    Issues with packages being stolen from mail area (but if you give Polanco the super a heads up, he'll usually put them aside if he sees them)
    Advice to owner:
    Get cameras in the lobby mail area!!!!
    Over 2 years ago
    Good place
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Great lobby and apartments
    Cons:
    No full time doorman
    Advice to owner:
    Keep it up