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249 West 26 Street
Chelsea

249 West 26 Street,
Manhattan, NY 10001

18 Units

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Built in 1901

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5 Floors

3.2(6)
Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 0
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: No
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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 hours ago.
    BUILDING AVERAGE:
    0.22 violations per unit
    NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
    0.81 violation per unit
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    Non-hazardous
    2
    class A
    i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
    MOST RECENT:
    Jul 13, 2022: § 27-2005 adm code refit the door in the kitchen located at apt 1a, 1st story, 1st apartment from north at east
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    Hazardous
    2
    class B
    i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
    MOST RECENT:
    Jul 13, 2022: § 27-2005 adm code properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood floor in the bathroom located at apt 5d, 5th story, 2nd apartment from north at east
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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
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    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
    Elizabeth Novotny
    3.2(6)
    Site Manager•
    1 Property•18 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 0
    R
    Rowdy Management
    2.6(38)
    Agent•
    22 Properties•344 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 6
    C
    Chelsea Partners I, LLC
    2.3(12)
    Corporate Owner•
    3 Properties•52 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 1
    E
    Eric Margules
    2.5(35)
    Head Officer•
    20 Properties•332 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 6
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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
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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 (6)

    Over 1 year ago
    Overpriced now; but was a great starter apartment
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    It was a very cute place, nice, good air quality (you could leave your windows open and not get tons of dust, good air pressure; presar building). If you attend FIT, it’s obviously super convenient location and I loved being able to run back to my place between or even during classes lol. Good closet space, fire escape you can get out the window to easily.

    Gets hot as fresh hell in the winter when the heaters turn on which you don’t pay for, but I actually liked that because I left the windows cracked in the middle of winter and got fresh air. Friendly super, but rarely needed.

    Again: biggest pro is definitely being an FIT student, it’s just super convenient. Good little college place, good for being fresh out of the dorms.
    Cons:
    We moved out because they wouldn’t negotiate rent during Covid when it was overpriced, and I think it remained overpriced. Dealing with management was always awful, although thankfully we only had to a few times. Packages were stolen regularly, and there was some crime in the building, someone even breaking a first floor apartments door knob off. Super sleazy broker and big brokers fee though, and super shady lease although didn’t find out until after the fact lol.
    Advice to owner:
    Skip the broker! And find better management.
    Over 1 year ago
    Close to subway
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Close to subway
    Cons:
    Trash disposal is bad
    Over 1 year ago
    DO NOT RENT HERE!
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    The location of the building, the size of the apartment, kitchenette and bathroom.
    Cons:
    The management company is horrendous! The people that work for the management company and extremely rude… and inattentive. There is not a maintenance person in the building. The management company staff does not respond to anything you ask for.
    Advice to owner:
    Retain a completely different management company. You own a building that could be incredible, but the management company makes living in this building awful!
    Over 2 years ago
    My experience
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Clean, Bug guy came every month, friendly super
    Cons:
    I had no gas the entire time of my lease, leaving me to cook on a hot plate. Also it is very hard to get in touch with someone from the office. Almost impossible. They will ignore your calls and emails.
    Advice to owner:
    Man up bud.
    Over 2 years ago
    Old but convenient
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Close to multiple subway lines, quiet.
    Cons:
    Maintenance issues never fixed, cooking gas has been off for almost a year, not the safest street.
    Over 2 years ago
    Decent place
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    It was a nice building, nice neighbors, and great location
    Cons:
    There are roaches and the management company is not that responsive.
    Advice to owner:
    please be more responsive