526 West 161 Street,Manhattan, NY 10032
24 Units
•Built in 1910
•6 Floors
•Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 1
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: Yes
Pet Friendly: Yes
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Washington Heights
526 West 161 Street #4
$2,860
2 beds•1 bath•Est. Mar 2025
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In the past three years, this building had:
139 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 1 week ago.
BUILDING AVERAGE:
0.58 violations per unit
NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
0.81 violation per unit
Non-hazardous
2
class A
i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
MOST RECENT:
Sep 20, 2022: § 27-2011 adm code cleanse to the satisfaction of this department the floors landings and stairs at all stories at public hall
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Hazardous
7
class B
i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
MOST RECENT:
Oct 19, 2024: § 27-2005 adm code & 309 m/d law abate the nuisance consisting of key operated lock installed at door leading to fire escape window in the 1st room from north at west located at apt 24, 6th story, 2nd apartment from west at north
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Immediately hazardous
5
class C
i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
MOST RECENT:
Sep 11, 2024: hmc adm code: § 27-2017.4 abate the infestation consisting of mice in the entire apartment located at apt 24, 6th story, 2nd apartment from north at east
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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
O
Optimum Equity LLC
2.5(5)
Corporate Owner•
2 Properties•34 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 1
L
Little Leaf Property Management LLC
2.7(42)
Agent•
40 Properties•1070 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 78
A
Aaron Jungreis
2.7(36)
Head Officer•
35 Properties•908 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 67
E
43 E 67 LLC
2.8(106)
Corporate Owner•
162 Properties•2713 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 218
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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)
2.75 stars
Over 1 year ago
Unresponsive Management-BED BUGS TWICE 2021-2022
Former Tenant
Pros:
Spacious bedrooms, kind live-in super and area for garbage
responsive for pest control
responsive for pest control
Cons:
-bed bugs twice- fumigated then the bed bugs came back
-roaches everywhere even with pest control coming EVERY WEEK
-my boyfriend fell through the stairs and the company said "sorry" then took 4 weeks to replace the step
-water would get turned off without notice
-new management take over and no-one let the tenets know
-package thief!!! group of drug addicts would find their way in and steal everything
-roaches everywhere even with pest control coming EVERY WEEK
-my boyfriend fell through the stairs and the company said "sorry" then took 4 weeks to replace the step
-water would get turned off without notice
-new management take over and no-one let the tenets know
-package thief!!! group of drug addicts would find their way in and steal everything
Advice to owner:
COMMUNICATE
2.12 stars
Over 1 year ago
My Worst NYC Unit Ever
Former Tenant
Pros:
- very close to C/1 trains
- supermarkets, discount stores, restaurants nearby
- library nearby
- supermarkets, discount stores, restaurants nearby
- library nearby
Cons:
- courtyard is filthy (garbage and dead pigeons decomposing for the entire lease)
- most mice and cockroaches I have ever had in an apartment
- building management took 3 months to respond to a domestic violence concern
- absolutely freezing in the winter, you will need alternative heat
- master bedroom has one outlet, very few outlets, you will need extension cords everywhere
- the outlets will blow due to the excessive extension cords and management took over a week to resolve that
- lights have been stuck in the on position
- everything will break
- worst apartment I’ve ever lived in out of 5 NYC living situations
- most mice and cockroaches I have ever had in an apartment
- building management took 3 months to respond to a domestic violence concern
- absolutely freezing in the winter, you will need alternative heat
- master bedroom has one outlet, very few outlets, you will need extension cords everywhere
- the outlets will blow due to the excessive extension cords and management took over a week to resolve that
- lights have been stuck in the on position
- everything will break
- worst apartment I’ve ever lived in out of 5 NYC living situations
Advice to owner:
Find a field of work that you are capable in? You need more responsive management and cleaner buildings.
2.88 stars
Over 1 year ago
Convenient but Dingy
Former Tenant
Pros:
Good location, close to the train and right off broadway.
Cons:
Filthy inner courtyard that encouraged more bugs in our first floor apartment. Little to no pest control- and this place is big city. We have learned to live with the bugs, it’s impossible to get rid of them. When trying to contact the management company for anything, they took weekend to respond and were of little help. Our superintendent was great, however he is overloaded by management and does not recurve the proper resources to take care of the building.
Advice to owner:
Better responsiveness, cleanliness, and get more supers.
2.12 stars
Over 2 years ago
Home sweet honking
Former Tenant
Pros:
- affordable
- nice neighbors
- good super
- nice neighbors
- good super
Cons:
- roaches and mice
- loud street with constant honking from the parking garage
- package theft
- tons of drug use in neighboring building
- occasionally people sleeping in the entryway
- inconsistent hot water
- loud street with constant honking from the parking garage
- package theft
- tons of drug use in neighboring building
- occasionally people sleeping in the entryway
- inconsistent hot water
Advice to owner:
Please be more responsive and humane to your tenants when they ask for your help with building issues and safety.
2.75 stars
Over 2 years ago
Non Responsive Landlord
Former Tenant
Pros:
The apartment sizes are very reasonable as well as the price.
Cons:
My roommates and I could not get in contact with the property management/landlord for 4 months. The phone number on the monthly bill us basically useless if you don’t have your building’s extension which no one ever gave us. The website on the bill to pay your rent is not the correct website. When you request for things in your apartment to be fixed, they are not.
Advice to owner:
Be more accessible and responsive to your tenets.