515 East 81 Street,Manhattan, NY 10028
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:
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 6 days ago.
BUILDING AVERAGE:
1.5 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:
Jun 08, 2022: § 27-2005 adm code replace with new the broken or defective cabinet on east wall in the bathroom located at apt 2c, 2nd story, 2nd apartment from north at east
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Hazardous
18
class B
i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
MOST RECENT:
Feb 02, 2024: § 27-2005 adm code properly repair with similar material the broken or defective wood floor in the 3rd room from north located at apt 2c, 2nd story, 2nd apartment from north at east
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Immediately hazardous
10
class C
i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
MOST RECENT:
Apr 13, 2024: § 27-2005, 2007 hmc: remove the illegal double cylinder key operated locking device at door .. in the entrance located at apt 3a, 3rd story, 2nd 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
M
20 Magaw Apts
3.3(20)
Owner•
Corporate Owner•
136 Properties•3939 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 185
E
515 East 81st LLC
2.8(8)
Owner•
Corporate Owner•
2 Properties•62 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 0
M
Mark Scharfman
3.3(20)
Agent•
Head Officer•
135 Properties•3976 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 197
J
Julian Bana
2(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)
3.375 stars
4 months ago
Good with caveats
Former Tenant
Pros:
- No personal experience with pests
- Laundry in building
- Rent stabilized
- Great water pressure
- Laundry in building
- Rent stabilized
- Great water pressure
Cons:
- Walls are VERY thin - constantly hear neighbors fighting
- Apartment is rather cramped
- Common area very cramped
- Basement where laundry and garbage is located is dirty
- Apartment is rather cramped
- Common area very cramped
- Basement where laundry and garbage is located is dirty
1.75 stars
Over 2 years ago
Mismanaged building/possible slum lords
Former Tenant
Pros:
Quiet building. Location isn’t bad if you don’t mind living east of York Ave. rent is fairly low.
Cons:
The building manager and super are never to be seen from or heard from so if you have a problem in your apartment, Godspeed. It will take forever to get anything looked at or fixed. The neighbors are a mix of residents that have been there for 20+ years and very young residents so you will have a mix of noisy neighbors as well as neighbors who are hoarders with their personal belongings spilling into the hallway. Walls are thin and can hear neighbors laughing and talking. Common space is not clean and always smells of mold. Heat is not reliable in the winter, management doesn’t do anything about it.
Advice to owner:
Be more responsive and care about your tenants.
1 stars
Over 2 years ago
Terrible Management Company
Former Tenant
Pros:
1 Bedroom is nice size
Cons:
- pipes are terrible - cannot get a shower without the drain clogging
- mgmt company wont fix anything - toilet doesn't flush, fridge freezes all my food even when the temp is basically off, and A/C are broken
- heat is out of control - spend all winter with the window's wide open so as you can imagine the summers are hellish
- Hoarder on the second floor with soooo much black mold and terrible smell
- mgmt company will not negotiate on rent but increases are reasonable
(lived in my apartment for 4 years)
- mgmt company wont fix anything - toilet doesn't flush, fridge freezes all my food even when the temp is basically off, and A/C are broken
- heat is out of control - spend all winter with the window's wide open so as you can imagine the summers are hellish
- Hoarder on the second floor with soooo much black mold and terrible smell
- mgmt company will not negotiate on rent but increases are reasonable
(lived in my apartment for 4 years)
Advice to owner:
Be better.