342 East 15 Street,
Manhattan, NY 10003

24 Units

Built in 1910

6 Floors

Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 0
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Unknown
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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 14 hours ago.
BUILDING AVERAGE:
0.5 violations per unit
NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
0.81 violation per unit
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Non-hazardous
1
class A
i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
MOST RECENT:
Feb 02, 2017: § 27-2005 adm code refit upper and lower window sash throughout in the entire apartment located at apt 5b, 5th story, 1st apartment from south at west
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Hazardous
7
class B
i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
MOST RECENT:
Feb 02, 2017: § 27-2005 adm code repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color walls throughout apartment in the entire apartment located at apt 5b, 5th story, 1st apartment from south at west
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Immediately hazardous
4
class C
i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
MOST RECENT:
Feb 02, 2017: § 27-2037, 2038 hmc: provide a safe and adequate supply of electric service to the fixtures ceiling light fixtures throughout apartment in the entire apartment located at apt 5b, 5th story, 1st apartment from south at west
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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
J
John Kucharczyk
3.1(10)
Officer
1 Property24 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 0
T
Thomas Mastrangelo
3.1(10)
Agent
1 Property24 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 0
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Bruno Ilabassi
3.6(32)
Corporate Owner
19 Properties402 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 1
T
15th Associates LLC
3.5(109)
Corporate Owner
81 Properties2193 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 34
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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
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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 (10)

4 months ago
Good value for the area
Former Tenant
Pros:
Very clean, no bugs, very responsive super, updated finishes in the kitchen, pet friendly to cats unofficially
Cons:
Only thing I didn't like is that even though the surrounding area is really nice with stuyvesant park, there would sometimes be harmless, unhoused people who would loiter on the stoop at night. Never felt unsafe, but as a woman not ideal.
Advice to owner:
N/A
6 months ago
Worst Building I've lived In
Former Tenant
Pros:
Away from main street, so not too noisy, close to East Village/Union Square
Cons:
Utilities not maintained, water pressure spotty;
Area and building itselfis super unkempt and dirty, lots of homeless people hanging around
Extremely unresponsive manager and super - have NEVER been able to reach "live-in" super

oh, yeah, 6 floor walkup; no amenities at all
Advice to owner:
FIRE FACUNDO - He is absolutely useless as a super
9 months ago
Good Rent, But You Get What You Pay For
Former Tenant
Pros:
Rent Stabilized
Decent Sized Rooms
Open Kitchen
Cons:
Issues with pests
Owners are unhelpful
Have some "interesting" characters that live in the building
A lot of homeless outside the front door
Over 1 year ago
Good for just out of college
Former Tenant
Pros:
Cheap rent for sure
Cons:
A lot of things
Advice to owner:
Be more responsive when tenants need help
Over 1 year ago
342 E15 Review
Former Tenant
Pros:
location; accessible to a lot of public amenities in East Village; transportation access
Cons:
6 floor walkup, non-responsive super, no laundry in building, poorly maintained,
Advice to owner:
have your super actually respond to tenants; actually clean your building
Over 1 year ago
Good quality for the price
Former Tenant
Pros:
Responsive super, spacious units
Cons:
Different units had very different levels of quality
Over 2 years ago
Spacious but problems with pests and cleanliness
Former Tenant
Pros:
The rooms are quite spacious and we were able to host decent sized gatherings. Neighbors are friendly.
Cons:
There was a roach problem, mostly in the first month. It was mostly kept at bay by exterminator visits but we saw a couple after the first month too. The stairs and common area sometimes have food lying around and it takes a couple days to be cleaned. Old noisy appliances.
Over 2 years ago
Old Building with Pests
Former Tenant
Pros:
High Ceilings, Spacious considering the rent
Cons:
Cockroaches during the summer. With pest control it got a bit better, but still saw here and there. Heater extremely loud. Interior of building is dirty
Over 2 years ago
No frills East Village living
Former Tenant
Pros:
Viking management is always on top of their stuff! They also never increased my rent. Some of the old rent controlled tenants have been there since the 70s or earlier and are cool characters… but the younger people always seem to be smoking marijuana in the building.
Cons:
No control of heat. Sometimes would be 40 degrees in my bedroom in the middle of the night. I would call 311 but nothing ever seems to have changed. Also sometimes the hallway smelled like people peed in it. The area has kind of gone to shit with homeless people all around. And homeless people were apparently living on our roof all summer last year.
Advice to owner:
Keep not raising rent. Paint the chipped walls in the entryway. Clean the common area floors more often. Better security system maybe video would be helpful to see who people are letting in when they buzz… I think a lot of homeless people are getting buzzed in unknowingly and stealing packages or using the alley as a restroom
Over 2 years ago
Good price but not the cleanest
Former Tenant
Pros:
Price space and location
Cons:
Not clean. Lots of homeless people outside
Advice to owner:
Clean more