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206 West 88 Street
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206 West 88 Street,
Manhattan, NY 10024

15 Units

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Built in 1905

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5 Floors

3.8(3)
Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Pet Friendly: Yes
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    Renters Recommendations

    -- of renters recommend this building

    -- of renters approve of this owner

    Reviews (3)

    Over 2 years ago
    Not a bad place, beware erroneous deposit deductions
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Overall an excellent location in the Upper West Side. Close to the 1, 2, 3 and Central and Riverside parks so no complaints there. The building itself is standard for the city. Super was responsive to pressing issues. Amenities were modern and generally nice. Also, incredible living room -- highlight of the apartment. The light in the living room and spaciousness made for a nice living and work from home space.
    Cons:
    The layout of the apartment is very odd. It feels like a 2 bed 1 bath that was turned into a 3 bed to squeeze more people in it. The stairwell/common space was plagued by various messes like squished grapes or random nonsense that would go unattended; nothing egregious but still. The degree of separation between the owner and the property management obfuscates responsibility after move-out. The actual owner is difficult to get into contact with and is hostile to any challenges you may have regarding the state of the apartment upon moving out. Even when clearly in violation of NY statutes (regardless of whatever proof you have), he will attempt to bully you via threatening legal action, however erroneous, to deter you from considering small claims court filings or just finding a reasonable solution without escalation to court. Long story short, document every little thing upon move in and move out (I mean meticulously), and even then you still you run the risk of junk charges being taken out of your deposit followed by outright hostility when you inquire about it, if you can even get in touch with the owner at all! Don't expect him to approach disputes in good faith.
    Advice to owner:
    Don't squeeze tenants. Even once they’ve left, it's a bad look to make a habit of extracting unreasonable amounts out of regular people who don't have the time or resources to fight you on it. You are the owner, consider being more responsible and reasonable in these situations.
    Over 3 years ago
    Nice place on the Upper West Side
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    -Quiet area but super close to transit
    -generally clean and well kept street
    -close to a ton of great restaurants and the park!
    -no bugs or pests inside apartment
    Cons:
    Flies swarming the front steps from time to time can be a bit annoying but usually just from the trash
    Quite a bit of rats on the street on trash night but that’s to be expected of NY

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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 206 West 88 Street is worse than the city .
    BUILDING AVERAGE:
    0 violations per unit
    NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
    Less than 0.01 violation per unit
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    Non-hazardous
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    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
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    class B
    i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
    MOST RECENT:
    No violation found...
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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:
    No violation found...
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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:
    No violation found...
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    Property Owners and Associates
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    Kate Blum
    3.8(3)
    Owner•
    Corporate Owner•
    2 Properties•23 Units
    Litigation History: No
    Evictions: 0
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    323 West 76TH Street, LLC
    3.8(3)
    Owner•
    Corporate Owner•
    2 Properties•25 Units
    Litigation History: No
    Evictions: 0
    M
    Monica Zwirner
    3.8(3)
    Owner•
    Corporate Owner•
    2 Properties•20 Units
    Litigation History: No
    Evictions: 0
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    Blum Partners LLC
    3.8(3)
    Owner•
    Corporate Owner•
    2 Properties•21 Units
    Litigation History: No
    Evictions: 0

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