251 West 81 Street,
Manhattan, NY 10024

43 Units

Built in 1900

7 Floors

Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Evictions: 0
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Unknown
Building Overview
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Renters Recommendations

-- of renters recommend this building

-- of renters approve of this owner

Reviews (2)

Over 3 years ago
Where is the doorman?
Former Tenant
Pros:
Convenient location.
Good sunlight.
Cons:
Unresponsive super.
Doorman professionalism.
Advice to owner:
Get a new superintendent.
The one you have is a joke.
Over 3 years ago
A hidden UWS treasure
Former Tenant
Pros:
- extremely quiet
- kind doorman
- large apartments with lots of space
- closet space!
- beautiful fireplaces
- tall ceilings
- working elevator
- reliable heat/hot water
Cons:
- cockroaches in basement laundry room
- rats in the surrounding area in the summer (but that’s just the uws)
- outdated appliances
- it appears dirty even when cleaned (floors, walls, hallways, etc)

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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.
Data last updated 7 days ago.
The average number of violations per unit at 251 West 81 Street is better than the city.
BUILDING AVERAGE:
0.04 violations per unit
NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
0.81 violation per unit
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Non-hazardous
2
class A
i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
MOST RECENT:
Apr 19, 2019: § 27-2005 hmc: post, in a form approved by the commissioner, and maintain a notice in a common area of the building regarding the procedures that should be followed when a gas leak is suspected at public hall, 1st story
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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
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Alert:
One of owners and associates from this building was on the Worst Landlord Watchlist
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20 Magaw Apts
3.3(233)
Corporate Owner
Agent
136 Properties3939 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 2
R
Ryan Diver
3.6(2)
Site Manager
1 Property43 Units
Litigation History: No
Evictions: 0
M
Mark Scharfman
3.3(235)
Worst Landlord
Head Officer
135 Properties3976 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 2
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Big Apple Corp
3.9(8)
Corporate Owner
Agent
3 Properties121 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 2

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