554 West 50 Street,Manhattan, NY 10019
22 Units
•Built in 1920
•6 Floors
•Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 1
Litigation History: No
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Unknown
Building Overview
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In the past three years, this building had:
21 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:
1.13 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 26, 2024: § 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department west wall at public hall, 4th story
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Hazardous
10
class B
i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
MOST RECENT:
Jun 26, 2024: § 27-2005 hmc: properly repair or replace the broken or defective light fixture at ceiling at public hall, 2nd story
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Immediately hazardous
9
class C
i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
MOST RECENT:
Jun 26, 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 hinges at door leading to fire escape balcony at public hall, 3rd 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
N
794 Ninth Ave LLC
2.8(13)
Owner•
Corporate Owner•
14 Properties•174 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 3
W
554 West 50th Street
2.4(5)
Owner•
Corporate Owner•
2 Properties•40 UnitsLitigation History: No
Evictions: 0
J
Jennifer Giaimo
2.2(3)
Head Officer•
2 Properties•40 UnitsLitigation History: No
Evictions: 1
J
Joseph Giaimo
2.8(15)
Site Manager•
Agent•
Officer•
18 Properties•251 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 7
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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
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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 (2)
3.38 stars
Over 2 years ago
Affordable and not too shabby
Former Tenant
Pros:
The rent was more affordable and the apartment was larger than most apartments on 10th and 9th Ave. There was always heat and the neighbors were nice. The management team took care of any issues we had in a timely manner.
Cons:
We cook a lot and there was zero ventilation in the apartment. After moving we noticed all of our items that weren’t in the bedroom were covered in a thick dusty coating of oil.
The common areas were seldom cleaned. No matter how much I cleaned my floors they always were dirty. I wound up having to scrub the staircase and hallways that led to my apartment to keep my apartment floors clean even though we don’t wear our shoes inside.
There were roaches everywhere even though I deep cleaned all the time and had pest control products throughout the apartment.
The radiators made a lot of noise. Extreme banging noises that woke us up extremely early.
Overall we felt like all of our energy was draining after spending a few minutes in the apartment. We wound up trying to spend as much time as possible outside of the apartment.
The common areas were seldom cleaned. No matter how much I cleaned my floors they always were dirty. I wound up having to scrub the staircase and hallways that led to my apartment to keep my apartment floors clean even though we don’t wear our shoes inside.
There were roaches everywhere even though I deep cleaned all the time and had pest control products throughout the apartment.
The radiators made a lot of noise. Extreme banging noises that woke us up extremely early.
Overall we felt like all of our energy was draining after spending a few minutes in the apartment. We wound up trying to spend as much time as possible outside of the apartment.
Advice to owner:
Have a cleaning service sweep and mop the common areas every other week.
Better pest control. Figure out the issue with the radiators.
Better pest control. Figure out the issue with the radiators.
1.38 stars
Over 2 years ago
Landlord from hell
Former Tenant
Pros:
The neighbors? But nothing about the building or management
Cons:
The building has roaches and bugs all throughout. Walking up the stairs, you’ll see them scurrying around.
10 months into my 12 month lease, my radiator and the rise pipes started spitting brown, disgusting water into my walls and making loud hissing and banging noises beyond the normal level of a nyc radiator. I promptly called the office to get this fixed. Three weeks later, the pipes were still waking me up suddenly at 4,5,6,7AM like clockwork. All of this even after calling and notifying the landlord office several time per week and practically begging for it to be repaired.
When I visited the office to discuss terminating the lease 1 month early, the landlord, Joseph Giaimo, screamed at me, told me he would sue me, “fucking bankrupt” me, and ruin my credit. I asked him why he would think of suing me when he’s breaking the terms of the lease, and he told me he would “fucking break” me because he’s a lawyer and he’s rich. All this during the pandemic with no mask on. And all of this over terminating the lease 1 month early because he would not provide me with a habitable apartment.
My recommendation would be to never rent from this man or anything he’s affiliated with.
10 months into my 12 month lease, my radiator and the rise pipes started spitting brown, disgusting water into my walls and making loud hissing and banging noises beyond the normal level of a nyc radiator. I promptly called the office to get this fixed. Three weeks later, the pipes were still waking me up suddenly at 4,5,6,7AM like clockwork. All of this even after calling and notifying the landlord office several time per week and practically begging for it to be repaired.
When I visited the office to discuss terminating the lease 1 month early, the landlord, Joseph Giaimo, screamed at me, told me he would sue me, “fucking bankrupt” me, and ruin my credit. I asked him why he would think of suing me when he’s breaking the terms of the lease, and he told me he would “fucking break” me because he’s a lawyer and he’s rich. All this during the pandemic with no mask on. And all of this over terminating the lease 1 month early because he would not provide me with a habitable apartment.
My recommendation would be to never rent from this man or anything he’s affiliated with.
Advice to owner:
-anger management counseling
-repair things in a timely fashion
-wear a mask during a pandemic if you’re doing business.
-repair things in a timely fashion
-wear a mask during a pandemic if you’re doing business.