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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.
Duration in the past 10 years.
Data last updated 4 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:
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Hazardous
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class B
i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
MOST RECENT:
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Immediately hazardous
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class C
i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
MOST RECENT:
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Missing information/filings
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class I
Missing or non-compliant with administrative information orders or filings
MOST RECENT:
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Property Owners and Associates
A
Almark Holding Co. LLC
4.1(20)
Corporate Owner•
11 Properties•967 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 7
G
George Vala
4.1(22)
Site Manager•
2 Properties•252 Units
Litigation History: No
Evictions: 1
E
230 East 30th LLC
4.2(27)
Corporate Owner•
3 Properties•338 Units
Litigation History: No
Evictions: 1
M
Mark Kalimian
4.1(22)
Head Officer•
2 Properties•252 Units
Litigation History: No
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
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Pest Control
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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 (22)
3.25 stars
just now
230 East 30th
Former Tenant
Pros:
Amazing location, updated appliances and beautiful bathroom
Cons:
Small when flexed, no overhead light
3.75 stars
2 months ago
Good for your first apt
Former Tenant
Pros:
Solid location with basic amenities. Walking distance from restaurants, bars, Trader Joe’s. George the super is really responsive. Overall a good place to start if you’ve just moved to NYC and don’t mind making the trade-off of space/amenities for convenience.
Cons:
We had a rodent issue that was resolved relatively quickly. No package organization - literally everything gets dumped in a pile in the mail room - resulting in package theft.
4.375 stars
9 months ago
Good location, solid building
Former Tenant
Pros:
It’s a solid building with two elevators, laundry in basement, and virtual building access
Cons:
Construction has been going on for a while and not sure when it will end. Also packages are regularly stolen, but that’s normal
Advice to owner:
Figure something out for stolen packages, doesn’t have to be anything too elaborate
4.625 stars
11 months ago
Good for first apt
Former Tenant
Pros:
-Clean building -Good water pressure
Cons:
-Packages stolen -Very hot
4.375 stars
Over 1 year ago
Good first apartment
Former Tenant
Pros:
Like the building, lots of young people, good location
Cons:
Briefly had mice, no window in living room
3.375 stars
Over 1 year ago
Decent place to live
Former Tenant
Pros:
Centrally located in great neighborhood
Cons:
Massive rent hikes
4.375 stars
Over 1 year ago
I liked it here!
Former Tenant
Pros:
Pretty clean, decent amenities, lots of sunlight
Cons:
Building had one or two break-ins or attempted break-ins
Advice to owner:
Nighttime doorman/security
4.625 stars
Over 1 year ago
I liked living here
Former Tenant
Pros:
new kitchen and and bathrooms
Cons:
separate heating for two bed rooms. Other room was cold
Advice to owner:
nothing
3.25 stars
Over 1 year ago
Careless owners, not honest
Former Tenant
Pros:
Laundry in building, recently renovated kitchens and bathrooms, elevator
Cons:
Some bedrooms do not get AC or heat, reoccurring target for break ins and robberies, mice, unresponsive and unhelpful management
Advice to owner:
Care more about the tenants
4.75 stars
Over 1 year ago
Great building would move back
Former Tenant
Pros:
George is a great super! He’s very responsive and friendly. The overall building is a great place and so is the neighborhood.
Cons:
If anything the laundry facilities could be a little neater but they’re not dirty.
4.125 stars
Over 1 year ago
Over a decade here and pretty happy
Former Tenant
Pros:
The superintendent George is the BEST The laundry room is convenient; 24/7; noise not bothering anyone
Cons:
It's Kips Bay so lots of 20-somethings and very noisy Pain in the ass getting my rental deposit back; took months possibly due to change in personnel and me falling through the cracks but I had to email and call many times
3.875 stars
Over 1 year ago
Decent kips bay property
Former Tenant
Pros:
I was there from July 2019 to March 2020. The super was responsive for requests. The building made move-out during Covid fairly easy. AC worked fine. Location is convenient. Electronic rental payments.
Cons:
Poorly/yellow lit hallways. Laundry was a bit of a coin toss as always is the case with having laundry in the building - many tenants and few machines meant stuff constantly getting chucked out of the washer right after it beeps, by someone else who was waiting. At one point the kitchen was renovated over a period of several days leaving the kitchen completely barren and useless, we probably should've been compensated for that in some way. Massive unreasonable security deposit of 3 months rent, I couldn't believe between the 3 of us as roommates we had to pay 15k security deposit, though we got it all back after move out. Note: if you have not seen the article about the psycho posing as a delivery man who assaulted a poor woman who lived in this building, you should look it up.
Advice to owner:
Install better security system / camera buzzers
3.75 stars
Over 2 years ago
Great Location in Murray Hill/Kips Bay
Former Tenant
Pros:
Updated kitchen and bathroom Laundry in building
Cons:
Management will not answer. There have been some safety issues in the building and when I emailed them about additional safety measures, they didn’t answer
4.375 stars
Over 2 years ago
230 e 30th st
Former Tenant
Pros:
Super clean, easy trash removal and laundry
Cons:
Can get noisy depending on the floor, central heating so can get really hot
Advice to owner:
Turn down the central heating
4.375 stars
Over 2 years ago
230 East 30th
Former Tenant
Pros:
Well managed building. Good, responsive live-in super. Frequently update amenities (kitchen, bathroom, windows all updated over 3 years)
Cons:
Elevators were slow. Packages were just thrown in lobby & sometimes stolen. Younger & louder tenets
Advice to owner:
Very responsive & helpful. Diligently updated building
4 stars
Over 2 years ago
Good Place to Start in the middle of NYC
Former Tenant
Pros:
location, elevator, laundry in basement, renovated kitchen + bathroom
Cons:
paper thin walls, lots of package theft, building management doesn't inform residents about crime in the building
Advice to owner:
just be more transparent with your residents
3.875 stars
Over 2 years ago
230 East 30th St
Former Tenant
Pros:
The building was ok. A decent first apartment in New York. The street was quiet and close to Trader Joe’s and Target.
Cons:
We had pest problems with roaches and struggled with responsiveness from the management company.
5 stars
Over 2 years ago
Excellent experience here
Former Tenant
Pros:
Loved living here. Great experience. Super and mgmt were helpful and responsive. Clean. Great apt.
Cons:
It’s a younger crowd so some may not like that. I don’t think it is a con.
Advice to owner:
Excellently managed building.
4.375 stars
Over 2 years ago
Good First Apartment
Former Tenant
Pros:
elevator, nicely maintained, laundry room in basement
Cons:
people stealing packages, delivery having hard access to building
Advice to owner:
stabilize the rent please
3.25 stars
Over 2 years ago
Lived there for several years
Former Tenant
Pros:
Convenient location Lots of light in the apartment Good layout of apartment
Cons:
Only one super for a large building Laundry is in basement shared with public parking garage .
Advice to owner:
Hire staff to clean and maintain building
3.75 stars
Over 2 years ago
230 Building review
Former Tenant
Pros:
Super is very reliable
Cons:
Walls are slim and flex bedrooms are not built well
4.375 stars
Over 2 years ago
Good starter place
Former Tenant
Pros:
Newer building, elevator, clean laundry room and basement, proximity to restaurants, groceries, etc
Cons:
The walls are paper thin and you can hear everything people are doing, the elevators get messy on the weekend, definitely a younger crowd, package theft is very common