19 East 21 Street,Manhattan, NY 10010
20 Units
•Built in 1847
•6 Floors
•Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 0
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: No
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 1 week ago.
BUILDING AVERAGE:
0 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
0
class B
i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
MOST RECENT:
No violation found...
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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
Matel Realty LLC
3.5(81)
Agent•
42 Properties•818 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 5
T
Tres Two
3.5(77)
Corporate Owner•
42 Properties•789 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 5
R
Rose Blaustein
3.2(4)
Shareholder•
4 Properties•62 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 0
S
Stuart Rubinfeld
3.3(16)
Head Officer•
10 Properties•196 UnitsLitigation 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 (2)
4 stars
10 months ago
Pretty solid building
Former Tenant
Pros:
I have lived in this building for several years and the management has always been courteous and responsive. They do increase the rent a lot year over year, especially given there are very few amenities, but for the neighborhood the size of the units is not bad and I've rarely had any issues.
Cons:
The walls are quite then so you do hear the other apartments. The cleanliness in the common areas is not always great.
1.62 stars
Over 3 years ago
Totally neglected...no upkeep
Former Tenant
Pros:
It was cheap when I moved in.
Cons:
SAFETY:
Property manager didn't disclose that the "camera" in the lobby is a fake until we (the residents) kept getting packages stolen and the police suggested we ask him for copies of the recording.
He refused to consider installing a real camera or video intercom. He won't answer me when I asked him when the last time the front door locks were re-keyed.
The light outside the building has been burnt out for months.
One of my neighbors couldn’t leave the building a few weeks ago because there was a person banging their head against the front door and started screaming at her. She called the police. The property owner again would not consider increasing security.
There were a few times when something broke and the management company did address it in a reasonable amount of time. However in each case, I told them to let me know when they are coming so I could leave work to be present but instead they entered my apartment when I wasn't there (these were clearly non-emergencies).
The maintenance person tried to convince me that the keyed lock did not need to have a cylinder guard and that not all apartments even had one. I told him that I had already consulted with a locksmith who told me that is was significantly less secure not to have one and that I had already taken the elevator to every floor but my door was the only one without the guard.
The property manager would not install a privacy latch (as required by law). I personally paid a locksmith $150 because I was afraid maintenance would enter my apartment while I was there.
UPKEEP:
The sidewalk outside of the building is full of garbage and cigarette butts.
The lobby, basement, hallways, and elevators are filthy. Everything needs painted.
The elevator goes on the fritz about once a week. It thinks it is on lobby level but really it is on the basement level. Or the doors don’t open. The call for help button doesn’t work. It hasn’t been inspected in forever.
Property manager didn't disclose that the "camera" in the lobby is a fake until we (the residents) kept getting packages stolen and the police suggested we ask him for copies of the recording.
He refused to consider installing a real camera or video intercom. He won't answer me when I asked him when the last time the front door locks were re-keyed.
The light outside the building has been burnt out for months.
One of my neighbors couldn’t leave the building a few weeks ago because there was a person banging their head against the front door and started screaming at her. She called the police. The property owner again would not consider increasing security.
There were a few times when something broke and the management company did address it in a reasonable amount of time. However in each case, I told them to let me know when they are coming so I could leave work to be present but instead they entered my apartment when I wasn't there (these were clearly non-emergencies).
The maintenance person tried to convince me that the keyed lock did not need to have a cylinder guard and that not all apartments even had one. I told him that I had already consulted with a locksmith who told me that is was significantly less secure not to have one and that I had already taken the elevator to every floor but my door was the only one without the guard.
The property manager would not install a privacy latch (as required by law). I personally paid a locksmith $150 because I was afraid maintenance would enter my apartment while I was there.
UPKEEP:
The sidewalk outside of the building is full of garbage and cigarette butts.
The lobby, basement, hallways, and elevators are filthy. Everything needs painted.
The elevator goes on the fritz about once a week. It thinks it is on lobby level but really it is on the basement level. Or the doors don’t open. The call for help button doesn’t work. It hasn’t been inspected in forever.
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