221 East 85 Street,Manhattan, NY 10028
28 Units
•Built in 1901
•7 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:
20 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:
0.53 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:
Dec 16, 2015: section 26-1103 admin. code: post and maintain a proper notice on wall of the entrance story in english and spanish on the availability of the agency''s housing information guide. a sample notice can be found at www.nyc.gov/hpd.
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Hazardous
8
class B
i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
MOST RECENT:
Dec 17, 2017: section 27-2005 adm code properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood floor. in the entire apartment located at apt 12, 3rd story, 1st apartment from south at west
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Immediately hazardous
5
class C
i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
MOST RECENT:
Dec 31, 2015: section 27-2070 adm code provide an adequate supply of gas to the fixtures at the range in the kitchen located at apt 12, 3rd story, 2nd apartment from north at east
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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
T
Teddy Farrugia
3.7(5)
Site Manager•
1 Property•28 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 0
E
Eric Borkowski
3.2(88)
Head Officer•
42 Properties•497 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 12
J
Josh Halegua
2.5(25)
Officer•
8 Properties•127 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 3
C
Citi-urban Mgmt
3.1(13)
Agent•
3 Properties•86 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
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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 (5)
4.25 stars
Over 1 year ago
the super teddy is a hero
Former Tenant
Pros:
Teddy was my favorite part of the place tbh. Always made sure the place was clean and he was available for help whenever needed.
Cons:
Old af. Our pipe burst in the bathroom, toilet was sh*t (no pun intended) and there was a crack in the kitchen sink which leaked pretty bad. Pretty typical for NYC buildings to not have updated plumbing so no surprise there. Thankfully it was all fixed pretty fast
4.38 stars
Over 2 years ago
Good place to live
Former Tenant
Pros:
Great super. Very quiet overall. Thick walls
Cons:
Scaffolding up forever.
3.12 stars
Over 2 years ago
Great location, mid apartment, awful company
Former Tenant
Pros:
Pre-war building so well Insulated, not much noise travels, and the super (Teddy) is a part time super but does a great job of keeping the stairs and hallways clean.
Cons:
Apartments are also pre-war so no dishwasher, laundry, or updated appliances. They definitely give the walls the typical white paint throw over so windows, door hinges, light switches, and outlets are all crusted over and kind of a pain.
The biggest con was the company (Citi-urban management). They’re non responsive and greedy as fuck. They drove people out due to increased rent and won’t help with maintenance issues.
The biggest con was the company (Citi-urban management). They’re non responsive and greedy as fuck. They drove people out due to increased rent and won’t help with maintenance issues.
Advice to owner:
Don’t be greedy.
4.5 stars
Over 2 years ago
Chill but overpriced
Former Tenant
Pros:
Safe area, close to trains. Building is well kept and cleaned. Tenants are quiet and it's overall pretty chill.
Cons:
Bad plumbing, there was a hole in kitchen sink pipe but was quickly replaced. Too expensive for such little space. There's also been 1 report of mice and a couple of packages got stolen.
Advice to owner:
Needs to respond to emails/issues quicker
2.38 stars
Over 2 years ago
Honest Complaint and Review
Former Tenant
Pros:
Good location, near subways.
Cons:
Walls are really thin and combined with extremely noisy neighbor and unresponsive management, it’s a recipe for a disaster. Neighbor blares music all day and can be heard over zoom, etc and makes an annoying living environment.