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561 Lenox Avenue
Central Harlem

561 Lenox Avenue,
Manhattan, NY 10030

68 Units

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Built in 1910

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6 Floors

3.9(5)
Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 7
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Yes
Building Overview
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    Central Harlem
    561 Lenox Avenue #17B
    $3,343
    2 beds•1 bath•Est. Jan 2025
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    In the past three years, this building had:
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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 days ago.
    BUILDING AVERAGE:
    0.17 violations per unit
    NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
    0.81 violation per unit
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    Non-hazardous
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    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
    10
    class B
    i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
    MOST RECENT:
    Sep 22, 2024: § 27-2026, 2027 hmc: properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at south wall in the bathroom located at apt 41b, 5th story, 1st apartment from north at east
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    Immediately hazardous
    2
    class C
    i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
    MOST RECENT:
    Aug 23, 2022: hmc adm code: § 27-2017.4 abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartment located at apt apt23, 3rd story, 2nd apartment from south at west
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    Missing information/filings
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    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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    531 West 151st LLC
    4.1(12)
    Corporate Owner•
    4 Properties•126 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 9
    R
    Raymond Vargas
    3.9(5)
    Site Manager•
    1 Property•68 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 7
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    561 Lenox Avenue LLC
    3.9(5)
    Agent•
    1 Property•68 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 7
    S
    Shamsy Baradarian
    3.9(13)
    Head Officer•
    5 Properties•152 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 9
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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)

    8 months ago
    Responsive Building Landlord
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    The management team of the building is very responsive to issues in the building.
    Cons:
    The feeling of living in a dorm room with the noise levels of the neighbors.
    Over 1 year ago
    Honestly not a bad deal for the area
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    -Recently renovated rooms
    -Relatively chill landlord as far as they go
    -Close to subway, parks, grocery stores, buses, restaurants and the like
    -Lots of natural light
    -Diverse occupants; longtime Harlem residents and newcomers alike
    -Working elevator, if a bit slow
    -Attitude of landlord seems positive with improvement in mind; whether that is at the expense of current residents is yet to be seen
    Cons:
    -Package area can be a bit messy and is unguarded
    -Small roaches
    -Buzz in system a bit tricky to use
    -On the main drag, so there is a lot of noise at times
    -Not the prettiest street, though this is an issue with the city. Lots of garbage and rats on the side street, and litter on the main street.
    Advice to owner:
    Increase the frequency of pest control to bimonthly in the summers, add a security camera or other deterrent to package area until approval for Amazon locker
    Over 2 years ago
    Nice apartment, responsive mgmt
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    The managers are responsive. The super is live-in and available. The porter is super nice. There was NO BROKER or BROKER FEE.
    The door buzzer can hook up to multiple cell phones so you can let deliveries/guests in remotely.
    USPS has access to a parcel locker.
    The hot water gets very hot.
    Has an elevator.
    Cons:
    Due to the short time between move-out and move-in, our apartment was only "broom clean" when we moved in. Could have probably used a deeper clean between tenants.
    We get some roaches.
    Advice to owner:
    A community bulletin board would be nice for talking about stuff like trick-or-treating, advertising babysitting/petsitting, etc.
    Over 2 years ago
    Great Gem in Central Harlem
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Management is in the building which is a huge bonus. They are very responsive
    Cons:
    Super could be more friendly
    Advice to owner:
    Hallways could use updating
    Over 2 years ago
    Lack of Care
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Close to the train, restaurants
    working elevator
    Cons:
    - Lots of packages stolen, owner does nothing to secure the mail area refuses to get cameras
    - No online rental payments
    - Building smells
    -No hot water atleast once a month, terrible water pressure
    - roach issue
    - Chicken spot on corner creates constant noise and activity at night
    - Owners have attitudes and terrible tenant communication.
    Advice to owner:
    -Invest in better mail securement area and cameras , people pay too much rent for packages to be constantly stolen and nothing to be done about it.
    -fix the water pressure and hot water FOR GOOD
    - reply to maintenance emails
    - There should be laundry in this building