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515 Cathedral Parkway
Morningside Heights

515 Cathedral Parkway,
Manhattan, NY 10025

83 Units

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Built in 1909

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12 Floors

3.3(8)
Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 0
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Yes
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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:
    0.19 violations per unit
    NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
    0.81 violation per unit
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    Non-hazardous
    0
    class A
    i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
    MOST RECENT:
    No violation found...
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    Hazardous
    6
    class B
    i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
    MOST RECENT:
    Jun 12, 2024: § 27-2045 adm code repair or replace the smoke detector missing in the entire apartment located at apt 7c, 7th story, 1st apartment from east at south
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    Immediately hazardous
    9
    class C
    i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
    MOST RECENT:
    Jun 12, 2024: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 hmc, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( c) mdl and 28 rcny §25-171: replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective latch at door at compactor closet, 12th story
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    Missing information/filings
    1
    class I
    Missing or non-compliant with administrative information orders or filings
    MOST RECENT:
    Feb 01, 2021: §27-2153 adm code the premises has been selected to participate in the alternative enforcement program which may result in building-wide inspections, fees, and extensive repair work to correct violations and underlying conditions. charges for repair work done pursuant to this order, if not paid, will become liens on the property
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    Property Owners and Associates
    E
    Empire Mgmt America Corp
    3.3(50)
    Agent•
    6 Properties•394 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 7
    S
    Steven Kurlander
    3(46)
    Officer•
    8 Properties•477 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 4
    A
    Acquisition America Vii.llc
    3.3(8)
    Corporate Owner•
    1 Property•83 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 0
    A
    Acquisition America Viii LLC
    3.3(95)
    Site Manager•
    Head Officer•
    17 Properties•811 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 15
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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 (8)

    14 minutes ago
    Decent building on UWS
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Close to 123 subway. Live-in super takes care of repairs/maintenance.
    Cons:
    Bad management, noisy street, elevators break down from time to time
    Over 1 year ago
    Great building, great location, great neighbors, less than a block from train
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Excellent location, excellent apartment, excellent neighbors, and they installed a wall to make a third bedroom with no charge. Brand-new kitchen.
    Cons:
    Juan, the super is not nice and does not appreciate being called upon for things. If you really, really kill him with kindness, you'll get more than if you don't. The management was TERRIBLE when we didn't renew our lease. Turned incredibly nasty and vindictive and we didn't even break the lease.
    Advice to owner:
    Be nice?
    Over 1 year ago
    Old building with poor management
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Location, Size of apartments
    Cons:
    Cockroaches, Super does not respond quickly, lots of stolen packages
    Over 1 year ago
    Good experience
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Elevator. Neighbors were nice and quiet. Good water pressure and good rent price.
    Cons:
    Lobby smelled like smoke sometimes.
    Over 2 years ago
    Good space and location with poor management
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    The unit was spacious and neighbors were mostly great.
    Cons:
    The super was extremely difficult to contact and communicate with; refused to help with issues that legally should be covered by super. Disregarded issues in the unit, meaning they would go on for months without being resolved.
    Over 2 years ago
    Convenient place to live
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Next to everything
    Cons:
    Pest problem
    Landlord takes forever to take action
    Over 2 years ago
    Good experience in good location
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Usually pretty clean, big apartments, good location
    Cons:
    one or two bugs a month, super wasn’t super helpful
    Over 2 years ago
    DO NOT RENT (YOU WILL PAY FOR IT)
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    There are no pros
    Cons:
    I don't think I have ever had a worst terrible living experience, and I have lived in some truly terrible places. First of all, the communication with any of the personnel is as terrible as it can get. The landlord and superintendet are mysoginistic, always unavailable (not only have I never been able to speak to the landlord, but he hasn't even answered a single email I've sent), and straight out rude and unhelpful. Just how bad is it? Let me describe. The first few months of me living here the elevator was not working. The solution for this was to a) carry my AC unit 7 floors up the stairs or b) pay 70 USD to the super, cash of course, to let me use the service elevator. On top of this, even though the elevator was "repaired", it breaks every week or so. On top of this, we haven't had a laundry room for a few months and their solution is to "use the building next door's". Sure, under freezing weather 4 laundry machines can service 2 whole buildings, that makes sense. On top of this, my apartment hasn't had gas since nearly 1 month in when I moved in, and their solution was to tell me to buy portable electric stoves. No, that is not valid. We constantly have infestations of flies and cockroaches, walls are thin, and our packages are often misplaced or stolen. Overall, terrible, terrible experience. Please do yourself a favor and do not rent here, under any circumstance.
    Advice to owner:
    Listen to your tenants, care about the building, fire the administrator and fire the super.