521 Manhattan Avenue,Manhattan, NY 10027
1 Units
•Built in 1901
•3 Floors
•Rent Stabilized Units: Unknown
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 3 months ago.
BUILDING AVERAGE:
Less than 0.01 violations per unit
NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
0.81 violation per unit
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
0
class B
i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
MOST RECENT:
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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
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David C Troy , A Partnership
2.8(1)
Owner•
1 Property•1 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
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Pest Control
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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 (1)
2.75 stars
Over 2 years ago
Old, beautiful, and grimy
Former Tenant
Pros:
Beautiful, historical building in a lively neighborhood. Rent is cheap. Furniture included. Utilities included.
Cons:
Landlord (Marlyn/David) is overly familiar. Marlyn allows new, perspectives to enter the LOCKED rooms of other tenants without permission.
Spare keys for units are left in plain site, without locks. Marlyn does not have a count of the number of keys to know if any go missing. She claims that “nothing has ever been stolen” but then again she also said that there were no rats in the building and we found rat droppings in the flatware cabinet.
Railings on the building are not secured so you may fall off the stairs.
There are 8 residents but there’s no delivery box for the Amazon delivery team. There’s no Ring/security device either so deliveries are tricky. And the intercom is broken.
Showers don’t drain so you’ll be standing in water if your shower is more than 3 minutes.
Rooms are not cleaned ever. So the mattresses and carpets are musty and dirty because she allows tenants to wear shoes on the carpet.
The landlord seems to be a hoarder who places new furniture in your room while you are out. You may not have asked for it, but you will be given hell if you tell Marlyn to stop cluttering your room.
Marlyn treats the place like her house rather than her business. Boundaries are a problem. She’ll try to use mommy guilt to get you to do things her way. It’s like she doesn’t understand that grown people don’t like being treated that way.
The lease is supposed to let you terminate within 3 months of starting the lease. She refused to give back the deposit.
Spare keys for units are left in plain site, without locks. Marlyn does not have a count of the number of keys to know if any go missing. She claims that “nothing has ever been stolen” but then again she also said that there were no rats in the building and we found rat droppings in the flatware cabinet.
Railings on the building are not secured so you may fall off the stairs.
There are 8 residents but there’s no delivery box for the Amazon delivery team. There’s no Ring/security device either so deliveries are tricky. And the intercom is broken.
Showers don’t drain so you’ll be standing in water if your shower is more than 3 minutes.
Rooms are not cleaned ever. So the mattresses and carpets are musty and dirty because she allows tenants to wear shoes on the carpet.
The landlord seems to be a hoarder who places new furniture in your room while you are out. You may not have asked for it, but you will be given hell if you tell Marlyn to stop cluttering your room.
Marlyn treats the place like her house rather than her business. Boundaries are a problem. She’ll try to use mommy guilt to get you to do things her way. It’s like she doesn’t understand that grown people don’t like being treated that way.
The lease is supposed to let you terminate within 3 months of starting the lease. She refused to give back the deposit.
Advice to owner:
Therapy. Get therapy for Marlyn and stop putting “antiques” everywhere. Furnished Rentals are for people who want basic furniture and the ability to personalize their space minimally.