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541 West 162 Street
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541 West 162 Street,
Manhattan, NY 10032

30 Units

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Built in 1920

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5 Floors

3.6(2)
Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 3
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 1 week ago.
    BUILDING AVERAGE:
    1.9 violations per unit
    NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
    0.81 violation per unit
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    Non-hazardous
    7
    class A
    i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
    MOST RECENT:
    Oct 17, 2024: § 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the ceiling in the 6th room from north located at apt 56, 5th story, 2nd apartment from north at east
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    Hazardous
    24
    class B
    i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
    MOST RECENT:
    Sep 15, 2024: § 27-2005 hmc: properly repair or replace the broken or defective light fixture at ceiling in the bathroom located at apt 56, 5th story, 2nd apartment from north at east
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    Immediately hazardous
    26
    class C
    i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
    MOST RECENT:
    Sep 15, 2024: hmc adm code: § 27-2017.4 abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartment located at apt 56, 5th 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
    A
    Alan Shamah
    3.1(41)
    Head Officer•
    33 Properties•1170 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 70
    C
    Carl Zekaria
    3.2(36)
    Site Manager•
    Officer•
    30 Properties•1085 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 36
    W
    535-539 West 162nd LLC
    3.5(4)
    Corporate Owner•
    4 Properties•157 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 10
    S
    Shamco Management Corp.
    3.1(34)
    Agent•
    8 Properties•239 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 25
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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 (2)

    Over 1 year ago
    Moving After The Lease Is Up
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Rent was cheep and nice for a first apt for a bunch of college students but there were a lot of problems that are hard to over look.
    Cons:
    Neighbors play loud music every weekend

    Unresponsive landlord and super

    Packages frequently stolen

    Apparently pests in the building bug I’ve never seen any

    Poor trash management

    Loud pipes at all hours on
    Advice to owner:
    Be move actively involved in your property, it takes months to receive any maintenance. And make packages easier to receive because they are often left in the lobby and stolen 
    Over 2 years ago
    Nice chill building
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Proximity to subway, laundry in basement, great lobby,
    Cons:
    Little light in apartment, no way to buzz guests in