142 West 109 Street,
Manhattan, NY 10025

13 Units

Built in 1920

5 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:
59 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 18 hours ago.
BUILDING AVERAGE:
0.76 violations per unit
NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
0.81 violation per unit
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Non-hazardous
2
class A
i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
MOST RECENT:
Nov 09, 2017: § 300 m/d law file plans and application and legalize the following alteration or restore to the legal condition existing prior to the making of said alteration floor pierced from 1 sty apt 1 rear with spiral stairs installed creating a duplex apt with cellar rear located at apt 1r, 1st story, 1st apartment from south at west
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Hazardous
8
class B
i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
MOST RECENT:
Nov 09, 2017: § 27-2081 adm code discontinue use of rooms for living purposes walls erected floor to ceiling creating rooms for sleping purposes at rear cellar
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Immediately hazardous
0
class C
i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
MOST RECENT:
No violation found...
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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
R
Rafael Sassouni
4.1(6)
Agent
Officer
2 Properties28 Units
Litigation History: No
Evictions: 1
S
109 Street LLC
3.5(8)
Owner
Corporate Owner
3 Properties43 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 2
A
Ambc Group LLC
3.5(92)
Agent
Officer
49 Properties785 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 10
B
Bita Sassouni
3.4(77)
Head Officer
45 Properties679 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 10
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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 (5)

Over 1 year ago
Charming and comfortable
Former Tenant
Pros:
Appliances, natural light, neighborhood
Cons:
Trash collection frequency
Over 1 year ago
142 W 109th - great building
Former Tenant
Pros:
Building is in a great location, a lot of excellent food options.
Cons:
The neighborhood can be iffy sometimes late at night
Over 2 years ago
Not worth it
Former Tenant
Pros:
Closer to the subway
Cons:
Not clean and lack of amenties
Advice to owner:
Get better people
Over 2 years ago
Fine for students
Former Tenant
Pros:
Great location, close to three parks, multiple subways lines, Columbia, and cheap eats
Cons:
Pretty small apartments (1 BRs advertised as 2 BRs), hallways and stairways not cleaned consistently
Advice to owner:
Hire someone to clean the entrance / hallways
Over 2 years ago
A good, solid apartment
Former Tenant
Pros:
Looks cool. Exposed brick, high ceilings.
Cons:
Some leaks that were eventually fixed. Maybe a little overcrowded garbage area.
Advice to owner:
I like it. More frequent trash pickup?