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488 7 Avenue A,Manhattan, NY 10018
104 Units
•Built in 1902
•13 Floors
•Rent Stabilized Units: Unknown
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Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 1
Litigation History: No
Litigation history is pulled from NYC housing court records. There are no recorded housing litigations associated with this property from the past 10 years. This information does not include non-housing court cases, such as small-claims cases
1 Year Bedbug History: No
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Pet Friendly: Yes
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Building Overview
Building Report
Review Summary for 488 7 Avenue A
Summarized from anonymous rental reviews on openigloo.
Recent tenant reviews highlight the building's central location, cleanliness, and amenities like a gym. The staff, including doormen, receive praise for their friendliness. However, residents express concerns about noise levels, slow elevator, and unresponsive property management to maintenance issues. Some also mention difficulties with garbage management and occasional pest sightings. Despite these drawbacks, the majority approve of the owner and recommend the building for its convenient subway access. Suggestions include improving soundproofing, addressing maintenance promptly, and enhancing the overall building infrastructure for a more pleasant living experience.
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 1 day ago.
BUILDING AVERAGE:
0.06 violations per unit
NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
0.81 violation per unit
The average number of violations per unit at 488 7 Avenue A is better than the city.
Non-hazardous
4
class A
i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
MOST RECENT:
Jun 01, 2022: § 27-2053 adm code post sign on wall of entrance story bearing name, address including apartment number if any, and telephone number of superintendent, janitor or housekeeper. at public hall, 1st story
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Hazardous
1
class B
i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
MOST RECENT:
Jan 24, 2025: § 27-2017.3 hmc: trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... less than 10sq feet under sink at east wall in the kitchen located at apt 8b, 8th story, 1st apartment from east at south original violation 17291721 issued 22-sep-24 has been upgraded to class b per administrative code §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).
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Immediately hazardous
2
class C
i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
MOST RECENT:
Dec 02, 2024: § 27-2029 adm code provide an adequate supply of heat for the apartment in the 4th room from north located at apt 6d, 6th story
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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
B
Behrooz Torkian
4.1(37)
Shareholder•
Officer•
13 Properties•401 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 3
H
Hersel Torkian
4.1(37)
Site Manager•
Shareholder•
Head Officer•
13 Properties•401 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 3
G
106 Greenwich LLC
4.1(37)
Agent•
Corporate Owner•
13 Properties•401 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 3
S
488 Seventh LLC
3.9(15)
Agent•
Corporate Owner•
2 Properties•120 UnitsLitigation History: No
Evictions: 1
Frequently Asked Questions
Renter Q&A
Q: Is the building close to any schools with shorter comute time?
2 years ago
Building Ratings
Cleanliness
Garbage Management
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Neighbors
Noise Levels
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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 (15)
4.62 stars
2 months ago
Good starter apt for people new to the city
Former Tenant
Pros:
Very centrally located
Cons:
If you don’t have an interior apartment it can be very loud at times.
3.62 stars
2 months ago
Small and dark but theres a gym
Former Tenant
Pros:
The location is decent if you want to be close to Penn Station and Herald Square
Cons:
Very small 1 bed apt (about 350 sqft)
Flat top with no oven, but has microwave/convection thing
Cable/fios not available
Grouchy super, but he would fix things
New HVAC in unit with wall contr
Flat top with no oven, but has microwave/convection thing
Cable/fios not available
Grouchy super, but he would fix things
New HVAC in unit with wall contr
2.62 stars
7 months ago
Decent apartment for price, but still got some issues
Former Tenant
Pros:
* Renovated kitchen and bathroom
* Laundry on each floor
* Chill front desk staff
* Location is close to many subway stations
* Amazon delivers packages straight to door. Front desk looks over other packages
* Laundry on each floor
* Chill front desk staff
* Location is close to many subway stations
* Amazon delivers packages straight to door. Front desk looks over other packages
Cons:
* Central A/C does not work
* Shower drain is always clogged
* No hot water in the winter or it takes 10+ mins to warm up, but then runs out after 2 mins
* Leaky/running toilet
* The trash chute is too small to take any normal size garbage bags so people leave it in the trash room for the super to collect, but leaving trash bags on the floor attracts pests
* A few roach sightings, mainly after being away for a while. Not a regular issue though.
* Very little sunlight if facing the courtyard
* Slow ass elevator and it was broken for 3 months
* Property management is not very responsive to maintenance requests. They say they will come take a look at things and they don't. Super is pretty responsive, but isn't given the necessary stuff from management to fix
* A lot of tourist traffic on the street
* Walls are super thin. I can easily hear neighbors TV from hallway
* Shower drain is always clogged
* No hot water in the winter or it takes 10+ mins to warm up, but then runs out after 2 mins
* Leaky/running toilet
* The trash chute is too small to take any normal size garbage bags so people leave it in the trash room for the super to collect, but leaving trash bags on the floor attracts pests
* A few roach sightings, mainly after being away for a while. Not a regular issue though.
* Very little sunlight if facing the courtyard
* Slow ass elevator and it was broken for 3 months
* Property management is not very responsive to maintenance requests. They say they will come take a look at things and they don't. Super is pretty responsive, but isn't given the necessary stuff from management to fix
* A lot of tourist traffic on the street
* Walls are super thin. I can easily hear neighbors TV from hallway
3.88 stars
Over 1 year ago
Central location but too loud
Former Tenant
Pros:
Very central location in midtown Manhattan; all the staff are pretty nice and helpful
Cons:
It is very loud and there’s always constructions going on
4.25 stars
Over 1 year ago
Good but has problems
Former Tenant
Pros:
Amenities, services and doorman. Good living environment
Cons:
Management, unresponsive, garbage chutes super small,
Advice to owner:
Be more responsive to the tenants
4.75 stars
Over 1 year ago
Nice people, improved management
Former Tenant
Pros:
Convenient to nearly all subway lines
Tall ceilings
Nice floors
Tall ceilings
Nice floors
Cons:
Walls are a little thin, but you get used to it
Advice to owner:
N/A
4.75 stars
Over 1 year ago
Great building overall
Former Tenant
Pros:
Soundproof windows! Especially in midtown this is a must and I’m barely annoyed by the sounds.
Cons:
Location gets tiring after a while. Trash room get a little gross.
4.12 stars
Over 1 year ago
Nice building, Unresponsive Management
Former Tenant
Pros:
24 hour doorman, gym, laundry on floor
Cons:
No natural light
Advice to owner:
Do better.
1.75 stars
Over 1 year ago
Torkian: not responsive, unreasonable rent hikes, minimal maintenance
Former Tenant
Pros:
The door staff are great and we have a friendly relationship with the building staff. The exterior of the building is historic and beautiful. Apartments are adequately sized. That said- Torkian bills this as a luxury property, it is far from that.
Cons:
The management company is unprofessional, churns out tenants rapidly as folks cannot keep up w steep rent hikes, have been sued for short term rentals back in 2019 and are back at it again, won’t replace the trash compactor for 2 years now, don’t respond to tenant emails…. I could go on. If you can avoid it, do not rent from Torkian management portfolio of buildings.
Advice to owner:
Get a Super who is helpful, respond timely to urgent maintenance requests, appreciate tenants who aren’t loud college kids leaving pizza boxes and trash everywhere, smoking indoors. Your building is going down hill and it couldn’t be more obvious how much you don’t care.
4.75 stars
Over 2 years ago
Great Apartment and Management
Former Tenant
Pros:
Nice unit
Great heating/AC
Clean lobby
Great heating/AC
Clean lobby
Cons:
Location
Noise level from street
Noise level from street
Advice to owner:
Keep it up
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