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561 West 163 Street
Washington Heights

561 West 163 Street,
Manhattan, NY 10032

27 Units

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Built in 1925

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6 Floors

3.1(3)
Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 0
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: Yes
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 5 days ago.
    BUILDING AVERAGE:
    0.81 violations per unit
    NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
    0.81 violation per unit
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    Non-hazardous
    1
    class A
    i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
    MOST RECENT:
    May 16, 2024: § 300 m/d law file plans and application and legalize the following alteration or restore to the legal condition existing prior to the making of said alteration gas dryer installed at basement area at basement
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    Hazardous
    8
    class B
    i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
    MOST RECENT:
    Sep 01, 2024: § 27-2026, 2027 hmc: properly repair the source and abate the evidence of a water leak at east window header in the 1st room from north located at apt 2a, 2nd story, 1st apartment from north at east
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    Immediately hazardous
    13
    class C
    i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
    MOST RECENT:
    Jul 05, 2024: hmc adm code: § 27-2017.4 abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartment located at apt 3b, 3rd story, 1st apartment from east at south
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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
    W
    711-713 West 180th Holding LP
    2.7(25)
    Owner•
    Corporate Owner•
    32 Properties•1006 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 48
    B
    3900 Broadway Holding LLC
    3.1(3)
    Owner•
    Corporate Owner•
    2 Properties•47 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 0
    L
    Lewis Barbanel
    2.6(25)
    Head Officer•
    28 Properties•995 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 45
    B
    Barberry Rose Management
    3.3(6)
    Agent•
    4 Properties•117 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 1
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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)

    Over 2 years ago
    No Hot Water and Broken Front Door
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    The apartment itself is well renovated and clean.
    Cons:
    The radiators are turned on late in the cold season and off before the warm season. The front door to the building is broken so that it is unlocked all of the time such that packages are stolen and strangers are often in the building. The super is completely unresponsive and unhelpful. The landlords are even worse. The hot water works sporadically. There are many week stretches without hot water (think cold showers all of the time). The management has been unresponsive to these issues that should be fixed by law.
    Advice to owner:
    Fix the front door. Fix the hot water. Follow the laws.
    Over 2 years ago
    Beautiful needs work on pest control
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    It’s so beautiful, the kitchen and bathrooms are modern. There’s an elevator.
    Cons:
    Roaches. Roaches. Roaches everywhere.

    Advice to owner:
    Pest control
    Over 2 years ago
    Fine personal experience
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Pretty responsive + Pleasant super, management has been generally responsive via email, rarely had issues w/ apartment, not a ton of units in building (private).
    Cons:
    The trash area outside is often full, but they only pick up so often, so what’re you gonna do. Intercom has never worked, and the front door is often unlocked / broken.
    Advice to owner:
    Make sure the intercom system works.