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490 West 187 Street
Fort George

490 West 187 Street,
Manhattan, NY 10033

58 Units

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Built in 1938

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6 Floors

2.5(1)
Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 6
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:
    1.96 violations per unit
    NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
    0.81 violation per unit
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    Non-hazardous
    25
    class A
    i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
    MOST RECENT:
    Dec 04, 2024: § 27-2005 adm code repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at east wall in the 1st room from north at west located at apt 1e, 1st story, 1st apartment from west at north
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    Hazardous
    61
    class B
    i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
    MOST RECENT:
    Oct 23, 2024: § 27-2005 adm code repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling and east wall. in the kitchen located at apt 3k, 3rd story, 2nd apartment from east at south
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    Immediately hazardous
    28
    class C
    i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
    MOST RECENT:
    Dec 12, 2024: § 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 hmc, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( c) mdl and 28 rcny §25-171: replace or repair the self-closing doors that is missing or defective hinges at door in the entrance located at apt 1e, 1st story, 1st 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
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    Alert:
    One of owners and associates from this building was on the Worst Landlord Watchlist
    R
    Richard Scharf
    3.7(73)
    Officer•
    43 Properties•2405 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 88
    R
    490 Realty LLC
    2.8(2)
    Agent•
    Corporate Owner•
    2 Properties•238 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 10
    C
    Ceaser Jimenez
    2.5(1)
    Site Manager•
    1 Property•58 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 6
    M
    Martin Scharf
    3.7(84)
    Worst Landlord•
    Head Officer•
    45 Properties•2548 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 77
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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 (1)

    Over 2 years ago
    Home, with unsolved problems
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Price.
    Apartment is basic, but nice and maintained. Kitchen replaced when moved in, bathtub.
    Cons:
    Super is a nice guy, but super slow. Some issues took more than a year to repair. Garbage cabinet and chute were filthy, neighbors constantly left stinky garbage in open bags on cabinet floor.
    This led to roaches everywhere, all the time, and occasional mice.

    The worst part as violently loud noise from the compressors of a bodega on the street level, 24/7. They shook the building and created terrible noise.

    Condescending landlord refused to do anything about any of these issues.
    Advice to owner:
    Remember your obligations and responsibilities as landlord.
    - Fix noise issue with sound isolation. Easy and cheap.
    - Monitor cameras to find tenants that leave trash on floor.

    It's easy to make your tenants life much much better. Take action instead of giving arrogant answers that don't solve anything but your power trip
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