448 West 55 Street,Manhattan, NY 10019
20 Units
•Built in 1910
•5 Floors
•Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 0
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Yes
Building Overview
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In the past three years, this building had:
74 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 5 days ago.
BUILDING AVERAGE:
1.25 violations per unit
NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
0.81 violation per unit
Non-hazardous
2
class A
i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
MOST RECENT:
Sep 07, 2022: § 27-2005 adm code properly repair with similar material the broken or defective fire retardant material at the ceiling at public hall, 5th story
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Hazardous
16
class B
i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
MOST RECENT:
Sep 30, 2024: § 27-2021 adm code provide sufficient, proper and separate metal receptacles for the deposit of garbage, rubbish and other waste material and arrange for collection and disposal of such material.
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Immediately hazardous
7
class C
i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
MOST RECENT:
Feb 21, 2024: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 hmc, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( c) mdl and 28 rcny §25-171: replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinge in the entrance located at apt 3c, 3rd story, 2nd apartment from east at south
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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
S
Solar Realty Management Corp
2.4(15)
Agent•
22 Properties•365 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 37
E
Eiichiro Kobayashi
3.1(7)
Head Officer•
4 Properties•70 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 3
W
448 West 55th Street Apartment LLC
2.5(3)
Corporate Owner•
2 Properties•29 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 1
L
Luis Rodriguez
2.5(3)
Site Manager•
1 Property•20 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 (3)
2.88 stars
4 minutes ago
Avoid at all costs
Former Tenant
Pros:
Other tenants are great
Cons:
Non-responsive. Had SEVERE cockroach issue ongoing over a year. Heat and hot water shutoff with no notification and slow to repair.
3.38 stars
Over 2 years ago
No Communication or Action from Management
Former Tenant
Pros:
Location. No roaches or mice issues.
Cons:
No action or communication from Solar realty mngmt. Really bad service. Leakage from upstairs will never be solved. There is a loud neighbor that always screams on the phone for a long time in the lobby and you can hear everything as if its in your living room. The fridge stops working sporadically in colder months. Of course they won’t care about it. Unit is awkwardly planned when it was built and space is not well used, feels claustrophobic. Desperately needs renovation. No way to put an AC in the bedroom, the window wont allow it. Bathroom is too tiny for a human being!
Advice to owner:
Renovate the place. Fix leaking issue. Kitchen and bathroom need to switch places. Bedroom needs a second window. Change fridge.
1.38 stars
Over 2 years ago
Terrible Management at 448 West 55th Street
Former Tenant
Pros:
Literally no pros
Cons:
Management company is named Solar Management. Building gets insanely hot. My apartment was right above the boiler room, and they never informed of that. The apartment would get to close to 90 degrees. It was miserable. My radiator was acting up, so they came to fix it, and ended up just breaking it altogether... which led to a possibility of a gas leak. I had roaches for 6+ months. They tried to bring pest control out a few times, but the issue was never resolved. I had mice in the apartment for close to 2 months, and that was never resolved either. The smell from the mice led to me having health complications. I informed Solar of the urgency of this, and they pushed me to the wayside and basically said "get over it". Thanks to Mekkehan, Yinet, Manny, and the realtor, Aaron Chesky, for the terrible experience. Solar deserves nobody's business, or more importantly, their rent money. Choose any other management company.
Advice to owner:
Maybe respond to your tenants when they reach out for issues? Be attentive and actually care about the tenants, especially when they are having health issues due to your lack of negligence. Solar is a sorry excuse for a company, and deserves nobody's business.