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496 Manhattan Avenue
South Harlem

496 Manhattan Avenue,
Manhattan, NY 10027

5 Units

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Built in 1901

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5 Floors

3.9(5)
Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 0
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Unknown
Building Overview
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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 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:
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    Hazardous
    0
    class B
    i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
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    Immediately hazardous
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    class C
    i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
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    Missing information/filings
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    class I
    Missing or non-compliant with administrative information orders or filings
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    Property Owners and Associates
    J
    Jay Newhouse
    3.5(17)
    Agent•
    Head Officer•
    14 Properties•149 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 6
    H
    Hph Chosen LLC
    3.5(9)
    Corporate Owner•
    5 Properties•69 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 6
    E
    53-55 E 130th, LLC
    3.5(17)
    Corporate Owner•
    14 Properties•149 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 6
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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)
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    Garbage Management
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    Owner Responsiveness
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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)

    Over 2 years ago
    Fantastic Harlem Apartment
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Very nice apartment. We had no issues or problems. It is an older building but nicely updated with high end kitchen. Great sunlight in front windows (1 BR and living room). Building very secure. Never had security issues within apartment building relating to package theft, etc. Close to Morningside Park which is lovely. Nice bodega on the corner. Subway station close by. Some very nice restaurants (higher end) as well as everyday casual pick-up style restaurants nearby within walking distance. Close to everything great in Harlem. Highly recommend.
    Cons:
    There are no cons
    Advice to owner:
    I have no advice
    Over 3 years ago
    New building ownership - not great
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Clean and laundry in unit
    Cons:
    New management not as responsive to maintenance issues, heat radiators didn’t work properly, lack of communication. Also not flexible with COVID
    Over 3 years ago
    Bad experience room-share
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    I lived in this building to share a unit.
    The area was ok but I didn’t like that people hang around all the time outside.
    Cons:
    One thing is that the lease holders were the worst to deal with. Very cheap, broke, and do anything to do take advantage of new tenants. Be careful!!
    Advice to owner:
    N/A
    Over 3 years ago
    horrible management.
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    building is decently maintained, but there were rats in the adjacent building i’ve seen go in and out. occasional roaches seen in our unit
    Cons:
    management is unfriendly and unhelpful whenever i contact them with regular maintenance/insect/security deposit issues. there is only one maintenance person available who works 9-5, when everyone is not at home. they also changed management suddenly without any prior notice other than a slipping a paper under our door to tell us to start paying rent somewhere else. strongly discourage giving money to this company
    Advice to owner:
    improved service needed; more transparent and upfront information provided to tenants about deposit return process; fairness on your end to provide full maintenance services when requests are submitted; return deposits that are owed in due time according to city law
    Over 3 years ago
    Good apartment to live in
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Landlord is very responsive
    Cons:
    You can hear your neighbors
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