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698 West End Avenue
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698 West End Avenue,
Manhattan, NY 10025

90 Units

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Built in 1925

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15 Floors

3.5(4)
Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 1
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Unknown
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    Open Violations
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    Data last updated 1 week ago.
    BUILDING AVERAGE:
    0 violations per unit
    NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
    0.81 violation per unit
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    Non-hazardous
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    class A
    i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
    MOST RECENT:
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    Hazardous
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    class B
    i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
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    Immediately hazardous
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    class C
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    class I
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    Property Owners and Associates
    K
    Kevin Padgett
    3.5(4)
    Site Manager•
    1 Property•90 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 1
    H
    47 Hk Realty LLC
    3.7(43)
    Corporate Owner•
    15 Properties•511 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 9
    B
    Bmh Realty
    3.5(4)
    Agent•
    1 Property•90 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 1
    A
    Arnold Simon
    3.6(15)
    Head Officer•
    4 Properties•359 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 3
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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)
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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 (4)

    Over 1 year ago
    $700/Month Rent Increase
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    The doormen and facility guys are great, and common places well maintained.
    Cons:
    1. Heating issues—some apartments too cold, some too hot. We had both.
    2. Landlord proposed to increase rent, outside of what comparable apartments rent for
    3. Outside noise levels can be intrusive
    4. Small lobby
    5. Ancient washer dryer that is not energy efficient
    Advice to owner:
    Read this review.
    Over 1 year ago
    Heller Reality Needs Customer Service Training
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Junior our super is wonderful. The elevator concierge team is also phenomenal warm and friendly.
    Cons:
    The metropolitan equities team (management company) is some of the rudest, unprofessional, and unreasonable people I have ever dealt with. They recently made "Enhancements" on the buildings heating system and now every tenant is complaining that it is freezing in our apartments. The SUPER is even slipping letters from other tenants under every persons door to encourage them to complain to the CEO, Kevin S. to do something about it. Aside from this any time you reach out to the metropolitan equities team via email (no phone number is provided ever)specifically Christa, Stewart just to name a few they respond with short, rude, and with zero empathy, compassion or people skills for tenants paying thousands of dollars to you every month.

    Say a prayer for all of the tenants at 698 west end avenue this weekend with 7 and 1 degree temperatures on Friday and Saturday because our building management company is more interested in gaslighting us vs. providing sufficient heating and living conditions.
    Advice to owner:
    Let people out of their lease so they can run away from this embarrassing property management team.
    Over 2 years ago
    Quiet no frills apartment on UWS
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Quiet in between floors
    Clean
    Safe
    Cons:
    Doormen don’t actually open the door often
    Limited light in apartment
    Limited outlets and storage
    Management doesn’t really fix something- they do a half try and say they are responsive
    Never a bug or rodent like some other buildings or units
    Advice to owner:
    Actually fix things that are broken (fridge/ bad dishwasher/ clogged sink) correctly the first time

    Electronic payments
    Cigarette smoking wafting in halls from certain units
    Over 2 years ago
    Pre-War is both good and bad
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Friendly, helpful super and doormen. Building is kept clean in common areas. Nicely sized apartments. Quiet building.
    Cons:
    Long-standing roach infestation issues. Only 1 elevator that cannot be operated by tenants - have to wait on doorman to operate every time. Strong odor from paint in unit. No electronic options to pay rent.
    Advice to owner:
    Bring the elevator and rent payment situations into the 21st century!