12 Dongan Place,Manhattan, NY 10040
47 Units
•Built in 1937
•6 Floors
•Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 0
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Unknown
Building Overview
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In the past three years, this building had:
126 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 6 days ago.
BUILDING AVERAGE:
0 violations per unit
NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
0.81 violation per unit
Non-hazardous
0
class A
i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
MOST RECENT:
No violation found...
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Hazardous
0
class B
i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
MOST RECENT:
No violation found...
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Immediately hazardous
0
class C
i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
MOST RECENT:
No violation found...
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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
I
Irving Bauer
2.5(28)
Shareholder•
40 Properties•1634 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 79
R
Robert Bauer
2.6(16)
Officer•
20 Properties•721 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 34
V
Val Bau Realty Coporation
2.4(27)
Owner•
Corporate Owner•
46 Properties•1795 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 79
D
Dongan Pl LLC
3.9(4)
Owner•
Corporate Owner•
2 Properties•90 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 0
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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
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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
Spacious rooms in inwood
Former Tenant
Pros:
Quick garbage and recycling maintenance
Cons:
Dirty hallways and unsure if there was any pest control as I was subletting
Advice to owner:
Fix hallway windows
3.5 stars
Over 2 years ago
A solid B-minus
Former Tenant
Pros:
Up to the past year, it has been kept well and the on-site employees have been generally friendly and responsive. The other tenants are pretty much fantastic; family atmosphere, quiet inside the building. The units are turned over in excellent condition, and unit maintenance requests are handled in a timely, competent manner. Outdoor areas of owner responsibility are neat and clean. Addition of online rent portal is probably the single greatest improvement made here in recent years.
Cons:
This street is very noisy on non-winter weekends as the sidewalks are pretty much people's living rooms around the bodega. Broadway-facing units are like the starting line at an NHRA event. Courtyard units are more quiet but less sunny -- The owner denies responsibility for safety from trespassers and provides no modern method of vetting visitors and buzzing them in. Building safety issues, when surfaced, are almost always blamed on or passed off to tenants. -- In the past year, management attempts at improving the common areas have failed, leaving paint splatters, puddles and sloppiness throughout, almost as if it's a strategy of some sort. -- Some tenants are allowed to sublet or move to other units; less popular tenants are not allowed either.
Advice to owner:
You might try actually telling the tenants what is going on, or even update contact information. Are you afraid that people will ask for things if you communicate with them?
4.38 stars
Over 2 years ago
12 Dongan Place
Former Tenant
Pros:
Responsive super. Great water pressure
Cons:
Elevator is frequently out of order. During the summer, every night is a fiesta. Loud music and fireworks.
Advice to owner:
N/A
4.25 stars
Over 2 years ago
Home Sweet Home
Former Tenant
Pros:
I love our superintendent and porters! They’re very helpful and responsive. Garden between buildings is beautifully maintained. Landlord office is easy to contact - Miriam is really helpful when you can reach her (she’s very busy).
Cons:
Electric and plumbing is old and unstable. Elevator is old and out of service about once every other month. Laundry in building but the dryers are old and frightening.