555 West 156 Street,Manhattan, NY 10032
61 Units
•Built in 1928
•6 Floors
•Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 8
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: Yes
Pet Friendly: Unknown
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In the past three years, this building had:
168 complaints
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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 17 hours ago.
BUILDING AVERAGE:
0.24 violations per unit
NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
0.81 violation per unit
Non-hazardous
1
class A
i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
MOST RECENT:
Aug 09, 2024: § 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department at ceiling in the private hallway located at apt 3d, 3rd story, 3rd apartment from north at east
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Hazardous
5
class B
i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
MOST RECENT:
Sep 26, 2024: § 27-2005 hmc: properly repair or replace the broken or defective lock assembly at door in the entire apartment located at apt 3a, 3rd story, 1st apartment from south at west
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Immediately hazardous
9
class C
i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
MOST RECENT:
Aug 30, 2024: § 27-2043.1 hmc install the missing or repair/replace the defective window guard(s) in accordance with the specifications of the new york city health code section 24 rcny chapter 12. wg to install = 3, wg to replace = 0, wg to repair = 0 in the entire apartment located at apt 3a, 3rd story, 1st apartment from south at west
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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
M
20 Magaw Apts
3.3(242)
Corporate Owner•
136 Properties•3939 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 193
Mark Scharfman
3.3(244)
Agent•
Head Officer•
135 Properties•3976 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 203
P
555 Partners LP
3.3(9)
Corporate Owner•
2 Properties•103 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 7
R
Reyes Marte
3.4(4)
Site Manager•
1 Property•61 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 7
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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 (4)
3.5 stars
Over 2 years ago
Nice neighborhood, nice space, just know what you need.
Former Tenant
Pros:
Laundry in building
Great neighborhood
Close to the trains
Elevator in building
Overall nice space in apartment
Very pet friendly
Great neighborhood
Close to the trains
Elevator in building
Overall nice space in apartment
Very pet friendly
Cons:
Roach problem for the whole year I lived there.
1st floor is home to families with young children, these children would run up and down the hallways all night long. (It didn’t bother me, but I know it’s something that could bother other people.)
Elevator is old, got stuck in it once and had to call the fire department.
People’s dogs relief themselves in said elevator, leaving it to smell like urine.
1st floor is home to families with young children, these children would run up and down the hallways all night long. (It didn’t bother me, but I know it’s something that could bother other people.)
Elevator is old, got stuck in it once and had to call the fire department.
People’s dogs relief themselves in said elevator, leaving it to smell like urine.
Advice to owner:
Just fix the roach problem.
3 stars
Over 2 years ago
Great Super but Could’ve Been Better
Former Tenant
Pros:
In short, my unit in itself was OK. It was gut reno’ed prior to move in, so I had very few issues with upkeep, pests, etc. Super was great, generally helpful and genuinely nice (if sometimes slower to respond). I decided to leave at the end of my lease but only due to financial implications of the pandemic.
Cons:
Management is generally unresponsive about larger issues that can’t be answered with a simple yes/no. Building was older and a bit run down so maybe could’ve been better maintained but not terrible. Biggest complaint was neighbors – a few were particularly loud (shouting, really bad singing, music blasting on weekends), and one tenant on the first floor routinely smoked in the lobby outside the tenant’s unit / in their unit with front door open / on front stoop.
4.12 stars
Over 2 years ago
Great management, great super
Former Tenant
Pros:
Management was terrific. Super is very on top of things and then some overall good guy. Building is right around the corner from the 1 and not too far from the C. Great location. Mail area is safe and my packages were safe each time.
Cons:
Elevator was a little janky. Sometimes people would forget to close the door to the trash area and roaches would find their way in, be in the laundry area.
Advice to owner:
Aside from working on the elevator, asking the woman on the first floor to quit smoking in the hall and asking some tenants to be a bit more mindful (fireworks set off on Fourth of July in hall, someone’s rotund child trying to ram my door down and kept playing with a package someone left on someone’s door…one time thing.) all else is good.
3.17 stars
Over 2 years ago
Super was good
Former Tenant
Pros:
Super was responsive. Laundry in the basement.
Cons:
one time our bathroom ceiling caved in and dumped a ton of water everywhere. Our upstairs neighbors had drainage problems, and I couldn’t tell whether they hadn’t communicated that or the super had been ignoring them.
Advice to owner:
Don’t skimp out fixing water damage. I had to call 311 to get the people who were fixing it to fix the entire water damaged area rather than just the places the drywall had cracked under the pressure of the water that was trapped up there.