493 2 Avenue,Manhattan, NY 10016
18 Units
•Built in 1920
•5 Floors
•Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Pet Friendly: Yes
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Review Summary for 493 2 Avenue
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Recent reviews for 493 2nd Avenue in Manhattan highlight severe issues with management, cleanliness, and pests. Tenants face constant noise disturbances, unresponsive staff, and unaddressed maintenance requests. Criticisms include high rent hikes, poor sanitation, and ongoing pest problems like roaches and rats. The building's location is a sole positive point. Recommendations urge for a change in management and improved building upkeep to enhance the living experience. Overall, caution is advised when considering this building for residence due to its numerous drawbacks and spotty management track record.
Reviews (4)
1.25 stars
Over 1 year ago
Terrible management, smelly, unsafe, revolving door of supers
Former Tenant
Pros:
There is a target across the street
Cons:
Management will never answer you. I’ve had 6 superintendents within my one year of living here. The walls are paper-thin and the Jamaican place next door is SO loud — you will think you moved into a nightclub. 80% of the time you exit the building there will be a homeless person sleeping on the step or someone selling drugs
Advice to owner:
Do better
1.62 stars
Over 2 years ago
Bad management + rats + roaches + garbage + noise
Former Tenant
Pros:
decent looking building. washer/dryer and dishwasher.
Cons:
thin thin thin walls - can hear everything. roaches and rats. Big and small roaches. Rats galore in the backyard and sometimes they venture inside. They are all over in the basement. Mice in some units too.
management is non responsive and generally just downright crook. They will never fix anything.
Management will also try to raise your rent an unreasonable amount upon lease expiration. We are talking $1100 additional on a glorified studio apartment.
management is non responsive and generally just downright crook. They will never fix anything.
Management will also try to raise your rent an unreasonable amount upon lease expiration. We are talking $1100 additional on a glorified studio apartment.
Advice to owner:
sell to a real landlord.
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Rents and Deposits
-- of renters received their security deposits back
It dummy text been reported if this building dummy electronic rent payments.
Open Violations
Only open violations from the last 10 years.
The average number of violations per unit at 493 2 Avenue is worse than the city .
BUILDING AVERAGE:
0 violations per unit
NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
Less than 0.01 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
C
Centennial Property NY
1.7(4)
Agent•
1 Property•18 UnitsLitigation History: No
Evictions: 0
A
Annabelle Santiago
1.7(4)
Officer•
1 Property•18 UnitsLitigation History: No
Evictions: 0
D
David Lekocevic
1.7(4)
Site Manager•
1 Property•18 UnitsLitigation History: No
Evictions: 0
S
Steve Croman
3.1(304)
Head Officer•
191 Properties•2716 UnitsLitigation History: Yes
Evictions: 15
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