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532 West 147 Street
Hamilton Heights

532 West 147 Street,
Manhattan, NY 10031

20 Units

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Built in 1930

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5 Floors

3.5(3)
Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 2
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Yes
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 6 days ago.
    BUILDING AVERAGE:
    0.6 violations per unit
    NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
    0.81 violation per unit
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    Non-hazardous
    6
    class A
    i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
    MOST RECENT:
    Oct 04, 2024: § 27-2026, 2027 hmc: properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at north wall in the bathroom located at apt 22, 2nd story, 1st apartment from west at north
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    Hazardous
    4
    class B
    i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
    MOST RECENT:
    Aug 09, 2024: § 27-2005 adm code repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceilng and north wall in the bathroom located at apt 22, 2nd story, 1st apartment from west at north
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    Immediately hazardous
    2
    class C
    i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
    MOST RECENT:
    May 27, 2022: § 27-2005 adm code replace with new the missing faucet body and shower assembly in the bathroom located at apt 51, 5th story, 2nd 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
    A
    Alan Shamah
    3.1(41)
    Head Officer•
    33 Properties•1170 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 72
    C
    Carl Zekaria
    3.2(36)
    Site Manager•
    Officer•
    30 Properties•1085 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 62
    S
    Shamco Management Corp.
    3.1(34)
    Agent•
    8 Properties•239 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 25
    W
    West 147th Street Equities LLC
    3.2(16)
    Owner•
    Corporate Owner•
    5 Properties•137 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 12
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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)

    7 months ago
    Decent for the heights
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Renovated apartment, dishwasher, laundry in unit, responsive super!
    Cons:
    We never have hot water, we are on the top floor but it never gets nice and hot
    Advice to owner:
    Learn to like taking cold showers
    Over 1 year ago
    Okay building overall
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Good pest control
    Cons:
    Our apartment is old

    Hard to get anyone to fix anything (possible, but would require a few phone calls and follow-ups)

    Noise outside the building, especially during summer
    Over 2 years ago
    Okay
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Basic apartment, has heating and appliances.
    Cons:
    bad plumbing, super does not fix the issues very well
    Advice to owner:
    it’s a pretty noisy area
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