259 W 116 St,
Manhattan, NY 10026

30 Units

Built in 1910

5 Floors

Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 2
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Yes
Building Overview
Building Report
Available Listings In 259 W 116 St
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South Harlem
257 West 116 Street #4C
$2,887
2 beds1 bathEst. Feb 2025
Future
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:
2 violations per unit
NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
0.81 violation per unit
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Non-hazardous
13
class A
i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
MOST RECENT:
Mar 02, 2023: § 27-2005 adm code properly repair with similar material the broken or defective vinyl floor tiles in the kitchen located at apt 4d, 4th story, 2nd apartment from north at east
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Hazardous
26
class B
i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
MOST RECENT:
Nov 02, 2023: § 27-2005 adm code repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling and south wall in the bathroom located at apt 3c, 3rd story, 1st apartment from north at east
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Immediately hazardous
21
class C
i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
MOST RECENT:
Jun 09, 2024: hmc adm code: § 27-2017.4 abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartment located at apt 2b, 2nd story, 1st apartment from west at north
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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
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Alert:
One of owners and associates from this building was on the Worst Landlord Watchlist
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Scott Castellano
2.5(40)
Worst Landlord
Head Officer
50 Properties653 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 40
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307 West 113th Owner, LLC
2.7(76)
Owner
Corporate Owner
75 Properties1171 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 59
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Marcus Renard
1.8(3)
Worst Landlord
Managing Agent
1 Property30 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 2
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255-259 West 116th Owner, LLC
1.8(3)
Owner
Corporate Owner
2 Properties40 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 2
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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)

8 months ago
Terrible- Do Not Live here
Former Tenant
Pros:
The apartments themselves are pretty ok and have a fair amount of space.
Cons:
-constant bug infestations
-water goes off with no warning
-constant broken front door with people coming in and out
-rats jumping behind the walls
-poor trash management
10 months ago
A living hell
Former Tenant
Pros:
It was rent stabilized
Cons:
A sewage leak in our bathroom lasted for over a year. Management allowed our ceiling to crumble. Took our ceiling away entirely and then 2 rats fell into our bathroom. There was mold in the bathroom due to all of the sewage. Management painted over issues, and continuously gaslighted us.
Advice to owner:
Don’t rent this place to someone else until the problem is truly fixed.
Over 3 years ago
Dirty Hallways
Former Tenant
Pros:
Large apartments with nice wood floors.
Cons:
Tenants leave trash in the hallways on a regular basis and don’t always use the available trash shoot. The porter does not clean up regularly. Floors are always dirty. People smoke in the hallways.

Landlord is not responsive to tennant complaints.
Advice to owner:
Start responding more often to tenant issues and clean the building more regularly.

Also posting covid related material (like masks being mandatory in the hallways) might be beneficial.
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