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Available Listings In The Biltmore
Midtown
269 W 47 St #26B
$6,100
1 bed•1 bath•Avail. Immediately
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In the past three years, this building had:
371 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.
Duration in the past 10 years.
Data last updated 2 weeks 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
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:
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Missing information/filings
0
class I
Missing or non-compliant with administrative information orders or filings
MOST RECENT:
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Property Owners and Associates
B
Biltmore Owner LLC
3.1(16)
Corporate Owner•
1 Property•464 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 3
G
Greystar
3.1(16)
Agent•
1 Property•464 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 3
C
Chris Niehaus
3.1(16)
Head Officer•
2 Properties•477 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 3
D
Daniel Hochberg
3.5(20)
Head Officer•
10 Properties•861 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 8
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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 (16)
3.25 stars
2 days ago
Great units but too expensive given the quality of the building amenities
Former Tenant
Pros:
Apartment unit itself is very well updated
Cons:
Building management is hard to get ahold of. There’s also a high percentage of college students living in the building who tend to leave messes in the common areas. There’s often a lot of construction noises as the building is constantly renovating apartments and fixing issues.
2.625 stars
9 months ago
Not a luxury apartment building
Former Tenant
Pros:
Convenient location to work
Cons:
Expensive for the quality you live in.
Advice to owner:
N/A
2.75 stars
9 months ago
Management is a disaster
Former Tenant
Pros:
The layout of the apartments is nice, good location
Cons:
Management is basically non existent. Frequent water shut offs, no announcements on construction going on in the building. They prioritize meaningless things such as taco Thursday when it’s much more important for residents to have water access, functioning elevators and not inconvenienced with months long construction work for apartments (one 1 bedroom apartment with kitchen and bathroom update takes about 6 months, one and off constantly)
Advice to owner:
Forget the stupid community stuff and communicate with residents
2.75 stars
Over 1 year ago
Don’t listed to any promises management makes.
Former Tenant
Pros:
I don’t have any pros.
Cons:
The elevators have not functioned reliably since at least 2018: the management needs to completely replace them AND also consider that buildings of this size usually have 7-8 elevators, not 4 (of which usually 2 are not available). Management will tell you it’s a temporary problem. It’s not. You will always have massive waits. Literal physical fights have broken out over the elevators.
2.5 stars
Over 1 year ago
Not worth the price
Former Tenant
Pros:
Some units are remodeled 2 elevators are usually running.
Cons:
1B electric bill - $425/mo, amenity floor - $100/mo, Times Sq & fire station sirens 24/7. 2/4 elevators creates 10 minute commute from lobby to unit. Leaving rent control program in 2024.
Advice to owner:
The construction rider is fraud and you have been reported to the housing authority.
4 stars
Over 1 year ago
Fine midtown studio
Former Tenant
Pros:
Good neighborhood, close to metro station
Cons:
Management team responsiveness could be better
2.75 stars
Over 1 year ago
Worst experience ever for a “luxury” building
Former Tenant
Pros:
Location, some of the receptionists were nice
Cons:
Worst management and attention ever. This building is managed by the worst company in the entire world and absolutely would do anything to make your living situation a living hell. Find somewhere else to rent, this place is not worth it
Advice to owner:
Listen to your tenants, stop being arrogant and actually care for your apartments.
3.125 stars
Over 2 years ago
Great for a short term rental
Former Tenant
Pros:
Great location.
Remodeled units have a washer/dryer, albeit in the kitchen….
Bedroom fits a king bed which I wanted.
Long serving doormen are great.
Cons:
Electric bill for a one bedroom is approx $350 a month.
Heat is shut off if the weather forecast is above 56 degrees. 56 degrees inside your apartment is cold! (Bought an electric space heater)
The hot water supply to the shower is never consistent. Shower alternates between scalding hot and cold.
The remodeled units have a mini camping fridge. Why would you spend tens of thousands of dollars and not out in a full size fridge?
North facade faces Times Square, South looks over an active NYFD fire station. It gets loud from any direction.
2.5 stars
Over 2 years ago
Horrible elevator system
Former Tenant
Pros:
Doormen are nice
Cons:
Routinely waiting 15min+ for the elevator. They will tell you its fixed during your visit but it is not.
1.625 stars
Over 2 years ago
Poor management
Former Tenant
Pros:
1. Great views of the Hudson River
Cons:
1. Management is horrible 2. Only 4 elevators for 52 floors and more often than not at least 1 is unavailable
Advice to owner:
1. Respond to emails
2.5 stars
Over 2 years ago
Worst new management. No one cares. Old owners were so much better
Former Tenant
Pros:
Staff is great. They always responsive
Cons:
New management is the worst. They trying to kick old tenants so that they can jack up the price for new tenant
Advice to owner:
You are the worst
2.8333333333333335 stars
Over 2 years ago
Poor management
Former Tenant
Pros:
1. Great views of the Hudson River
Cons:
1. Management doesn’t respond to emails 2. Extremely slow renovation process 3. Elevators don’t work well
Advice to owner:
1. Complete the renovations. They were supposed to be completed in November 2019
3.5 stars
Over 2 years ago
Apartment itself is good, meh management and elevators
Former Tenant
Pros:
The apartment I had, the G line studio, was really nice. Had windowed kitchen, bathroom, alcove, and price was reasonable.
Cons:
Elevator keeps breaking down. Sometimes you have to wait for 30 mins for one, and that’s happened more than once. Management was okay but not super responsive.
4.5 stars
Over 2 years ago
Better Now Than B4
Former Tenant
Pros:
Great area, newly renovated, nice new amenities, w/d in unit, package valet
Cons:
Long wait times for elevators, loud 8th ave noises
Advice to owner:
The new mgmt is much better than the previous MGT one
3.625 stars
Over 2 years ago
Worst management - Okay apartments
Former Tenant
Pros:
Loved the supers and the desk people but management. Views for higher floors were nice as well.
Cons:
Management was atrocious and complains were never heard.