219 East 28 Street,Manhattan, NY 10016
20 Units
•Built in 1900
•5 Floors
•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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Available Listings In 219 East 28 Street
Kips Bay
219 East 28 Street #3C
$4,724
2 beds•1 bath•Est. Feb 2025
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Kips Bay
219 East 28 Street #5B
$4,036
1 bed•1 bath•Est. Jan 2025
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Kips Bay
219 East 28 Street #4A
$3,844
1 bed•1 bath•Est. Feb 2025
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Kips Bay
219 East 28 Street #4B
$3,844
1 bed•1 bath•Est. Mar 2025
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In the past three years, this building had:
108 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 6 days ago.
BUILDING AVERAGE:
0.85 violations per unit
NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
0.81 violation per unit
Non-hazardous
6
class A
i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
MOST RECENT:
Jun 09, 2024: § 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department all walls and ceiling in the 1st room from north located at apt 2a, 2nd story, 1st apartment from north at east
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Hazardous
7
class B
i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
MOST RECENT:
Jul 17, 2024: § 27-2005, 2007 adm code and dept. rules and regulations. remove the encumbrance obstructing egress from fire escapes air conditioning unit pertruding more then 4in from window sill at 5th story balcony at fire escape on the south exterior wall
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Immediately hazardous
4
class C
i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
MOST RECENT:
Jul 17, 2024: § 27-2005 adm code & 309 m/d law abate the nuisance consisting of household items obstructing access to fire escape window in the 1st room from north located at apt 2a, 2nd story, 1st apartment from north at east
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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
219 East 28 LLC
3.8(4)
Owner•
1 Property•20 UnitsLitigation History: No
Evictions: 1
E
219 East 28th St. LLC
4(7)
Corporate Owner•
2 Properties•36 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 2
A
Annabelle Santiago
3.8(4)
Officer•
1 Property•20 UnitsLitigation History: No
Evictions: 1
S
Steve Croman
3.1(316)
Head Officer•
191 Properties•2716 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 58
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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
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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 (4)
3.38 stars
7 months ago
Terrible, neglectful owners
Former Tenant
Pros:
Generally clean and butterfly mx
Cons:
Owner unresponsive about hazards and building violations. Multiple people called 311. High resident turnover.
Advice to owner:
Fix up property
3.62 stars
Over 1 year ago
Pricey but nice
Former Tenant
Pros:
- Clean
- nice apartments
- good garbage collection method
- no pests
- close to lots of grocery stores, restaurants, etc
- nice apartments
- good garbage collection method
- no pests
- close to lots of grocery stores, restaurants, etc
Cons:
- expensive for size and location
- had issues with water pressure and getting heat
- management was slow to fix certain issues
- loud street
- had issues with water pressure and getting heat
- management was slow to fix certain issues
- loud street
4 stars
Over 2 years ago
Fine but overpriced
Former Tenant
Pros:
Good location but too expensive
Cons:
It can get noisy if facing 28th
4.38 stars
Over 2 years ago
Building Good, Management Bad
Former Tenant
Pros:
The superintendent is great and very responsive, building is clean. My unit is renovated and I do like the details.
Cons:
Management is not who you want to be in business with. Steve Croman is the building owner and in 2017 he was sentenced to a year in jail and fined $5million for his eviction practices of displacing rent stabilized tenants to destabilize rent stabilized buildings. Steve Croman also settled a class action lawsuit for $8 million in restitution to the tenants he harassed/displaced.
We formerly had Cathy Burton as our property manager; she was very rude in all of my interactions and this Spring I saw her visit the building to cuss out/verbally berate a tenant but I didn’t get the backstory on why this occurred.
Management routinely claims checks arrive late so they can collect late fees; other tenants posting on www.Cromantenants.org appear to have similar issues. As part of the Croman settlement, the building was required to go under new management so they created a new legal entity but are the same management company from what I can tell.
Additionally, I have never had such high utility bills at any other apartment. My apartment is very small but my electric and gas bills are between $150-$200 a month, even in months I have not been here.
We formerly had Cathy Burton as our property manager; she was very rude in all of my interactions and this Spring I saw her visit the building to cuss out/verbally berate a tenant but I didn’t get the backstory on why this occurred.
Management routinely claims checks arrive late so they can collect late fees; other tenants posting on www.Cromantenants.org appear to have similar issues. As part of the Croman settlement, the building was required to go under new management so they created a new legal entity but are the same management company from what I can tell.
Additionally, I have never had such high utility bills at any other apartment. My apartment is very small but my electric and gas bills are between $150-$200 a month, even in months I have not been here.
Advice to owner:
Get out of the landlord business.