246 East 53 Street,Manhattan, NY 10022
20 Units
•Built in 1900
•6 Floors
•Rent Stabilized Units: Unknown
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 0
Litigation History: No
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Yes
Building Overview
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In the past three years, this building had:
51 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 2 days ago.
BUILDING AVERAGE:
2.5 violations per unit
NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
0.81 violation per unit
Non-hazardous
20
class A
i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
MOST RECENT:
Aug 01, 2024: § 53, 187, 231 m/d law and department rules and regulations. provide a shoe properly secured to bottom of string of dropladder welded shoe of drop ladder at fire escape at building front at fire escape
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Hazardous
19
class B
i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
MOST RECENT:
May 24, 2023: section 27-2045 adm code repair or replace the smoke detector defective in the entire apartment located at apt 8, 3rd story, 1st apartment from south at west
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Immediately hazardous
11
class C
i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
MOST RECENT:
May 24, 2023: hmc adm code: � 27-2017.4 abate the infestation consisting of mice in the entire apartment located at apt 8, 3rd 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
C
Capada LLC
3.1(19)
Agent•
5 Properties•48 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 0
C
Carl Finger
3.1(19)
Shareholder•
Head Officer•
6 Properties•57 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 2
L
Louis Cabral
2.4(8)
Site Manager•
1 Property•20 UnitsLitigation History: No
Evictions: 0
D
Dorothy Finger
3.1(19)
Shareholder•
Head Officer•
5 Properties•48 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
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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 (8)
1.75 stars
3 weeks ago
Horrible Owners and older lady with dementia
Former Tenant
Pros:
None that I can think of
Cons:
Tiny hallway space and stair space people can not walk next to each other in hallway or in stairs.
Small apartments. Narrow and no closet space
Horrible owners unreliable and dickheads in their responses and overall attitude
Horrible super doesn’t even clean or mop very lazy building is always in horrible condition
Older lady used to stop all young people. Same older lady shows signs of dementia and has obsessive personality she talks alot of crap about people to other people, opens her door constantly up until 2am, waits for people to come to the stairs to interact with them just weird vibes. Talks alot of crap with the super you walk in and they are just talking about different people from the building.
Management unwilling to do repairs
Bullies and unfriendly people
Small apartments. Narrow and no closet space
Horrible owners unreliable and dickheads in their responses and overall attitude
Horrible super doesn’t even clean or mop very lazy building is always in horrible condition
Older lady used to stop all young people. Same older lady shows signs of dementia and has obsessive personality she talks alot of crap about people to other people, opens her door constantly up until 2am, waits for people to come to the stairs to interact with them just weird vibes. Talks alot of crap with the super you walk in and they are just talking about different people from the building.
Management unwilling to do repairs
Bullies and unfriendly people
Advice to owner:
Be better people
2.25 stars
2 months ago
Mediocre experience - untrustworthy owner/agents, unresponsive management
Former Tenant
Pros:
Friendly neighbors, decent size for price
Cons:
Rotting floor and unrepaired appliances, lack of pest control (rodents and roaches), unresponsive management
2.88 stars
3 months ago
Everything good except the garbage
Former Tenant
Pros:
Great neighborhood. Lots of restaurants on the street
Cons:
Terrible landlords! They are quick to collect rent but nothing else.
Getting my deposit back after I moved was so slow and painful that I had to have my lawyer friend call them with a lawsuit threat. After I moved out, they "forgot" to cancel the automated rent payments and try to collect rent for the next four months! I had to close that bank account to stop them.
In terms of lawsuits, their automated phone tree has a dedicated option to file lawsuits against them, so they are quite used to this.
There is no live-in superintendent, leading to slow maintenance. The garbage quickly piles up in the alley as the superintendent only comes twice a week to remove it. Occasionally, the superintendent skips a day, making garbage disposal hazardous. The excessive garbage also results in a rat and roach problem, with violation citations consistently posted on the front building door.
Getting my deposit back after I moved was so slow and painful that I had to have my lawyer friend call them with a lawsuit threat. After I moved out, they "forgot" to cancel the automated rent payments and try to collect rent for the next four months! I had to close that bank account to stop them.
In terms of lawsuits, their automated phone tree has a dedicated option to file lawsuits against them, so they are quite used to this.
There is no live-in superintendent, leading to slow maintenance. The garbage quickly piles up in the alley as the superintendent only comes twice a week to remove it. Occasionally, the superintendent skips a day, making garbage disposal hazardous. The excessive garbage also results in a rat and roach problem, with violation citations consistently posted on the front building door.
Advice to owner:
Spend the money and fix the building; hire someone efficient; don't try to scam your tenants!
2.5 stars
3 months ago
Do not live here
Former Tenant
Pros:
The neighborhood is cute
Cons:
Massive mouse infestation, dead cockroaches on the stairs, super only takes out the trash. I don’t think the stairs have been swept or mopped in decades. The place is filthy.
Advice to owner:
This place is on the verge of a slum
2.38 stars
Over 1 year ago
Review of 247
Former Tenant
Pros:
Close to trains
Cons:
Poorly managed
Rodent problems
Super is unresponsive
Rodent problems
Super is unresponsive
3.5 stars
Over 2 years ago
Bitter Sweet
Former Tenant
Pros:
Really loved the apartment but owners are not very friendly. Super is great but does not live in, repair are done in a timely manner.
Cons:
Common areas are not very clean and garbage area is always a disaster. Mail isn’t completely safe in hall as packages are visible. Bathrooms are very tiny !
Advice to owner:
The building is lovely but needs to be kept up with more and possibly updated
3 stars
Over 2 years ago
Good starter apartment
Former Tenant
Pros:
Really good location. Easy to get other places in the city.
Cons:
Very poor communication with owners.
Advice to owner:
NA
1 stars
Over 2 years ago
The landlord is a terrible human
Former Tenant
Pros:
Literally nothing good to say here
Cons:
If an appliance breaks no matter if it’s 20 years old you have to pay for it.
The landlord doesn’t care if you go without heat
Very harassful company
Garbage is disgusting attracts rats in your apartment
No pest control
Very old dilapidated building
You will never get back your security no matter how clean you leave the apartment
The landlord doesn’t care if you go without heat
Very harassful company
Garbage is disgusting attracts rats in your apartment
No pest control
Very old dilapidated building
You will never get back your security no matter how clean you leave the apartment
Advice to owner:
Just because your a real estate lawyer doesn’t and are able to jump throw all the loopholes to save your back doesn’t mean it’s human