401 East 88 Street,
Manhattan, NY 10128

Claimed

205 Units

Built in 1964

16 Floors

Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Evictions: 5
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: Yes
Pet Friendly: Yes
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Renters Recommendations

-- of renters recommend this building

-- of renters approve of this owner

Reviews (10)

Over 1 year ago
Nothing luxury about this building
Former Tenant
Pros:
Location to near the park and ferry
Cons:
The smell of garbage throughout, the central air that doesn't always work, the smell of smoke on some floors, the lack of interest from the property management company, the dirty hall ways, the lack of security at the door. No one cares about you in the building.
Advice to owner:
Listen to your tenants and help them when they ask - at least try to work with them on issues
Over 1 year ago
Spacious Apartments at a Premium
Former Tenant
Pros:
- Building staff (doormen, porters, handymen) are all kind and very helpful. Always quick to resolve any issues
- Live in a 2BR/2BA and this is by far one of the larger and more spacious setups I’ve seen on the UES.
- Great location
Cons:
- The ownership/management group sucks. They’re terrible at responding to maintenance requests that need management approval (i.e. floor repairs, ceiling repairs, paint requests, etc.)
- We’ve had multiple leaks from the bathrooms and construction taking place in the unit above us. It’s literally created gaping holes in our ceiling and it’s taken management forever to get them repaired.
- We’ve lived in this building for 3.5 years and there has been NON-STOP construction and renovations above us, beneath us, and next to us. The work is incredibly loud and the company they’ve hired is sooooo slow at completing the renovations so it just drags on.
- We moved in during 2020 and paid market rates at the time, and in just 3 years they’ve tried to raise our rent by nearly $1,700/mo *more* than what we came in at. And they don’t negotiate.
- For the price of the apartments, this building has ZERO amenities. Other buildings in the neighborhood offer gyms, playrooms, outdoor space for better prices than this building.
Advice to owner:
Stop being so greedy and money hungry

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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 401 East 88 Street is better than the city.
BUILDING AVERAGE:
0.02 violations per unit
NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
0.81 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
3
class B
i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
MOST RECENT:
Apr 04, 2025: § 27-2005 adm code repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color at ceiling and west wall in the 3rd room from north located at apt 2h, 2nd story, 1st apartment from south at west
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Immediately hazardous
2
class C
i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
MOST RECENT:
Apr 04, 2025: § 27-2033 adm code provide ready access to buildings heating system at basement at boiler room
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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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1700 First Avenue LLC
3.5(10)
Corporate Owner
2 Properties212 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 5
E
Edo Mehmedovic
3.5(10)
Site Manager
1 Property205 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 5
A
Allan Goldman
3.5(176)
Head Officer
140 Properties4078 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 30
M
Michael Gaffney
3.5(10)
Agent
1 Property205 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 5

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