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505 West 54 Street
Hell's Kitchen

505 West 54 Street,
Manhattan, NY 10019

164 Units

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Built in 2000

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12 Floors

3.9(7)
Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Evictions: 8
Litigation History: No
1 Year Bedbug History: No
Pet Friendly: Unknown
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    Reviews (7)

    Over 2 years ago
    A Luxury Tenement Slum
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Nice shared outdoor space.
    Cons:
    I have been living here for 7 months now. The entire time, I have been able to smell my neighbor’s dirty cat litter from my own bathroom because of an issue with the shared ventilation system that the building can’t (or won’t) fix. My hot water comes out brown and murky several times a week (pictured), and has done so since I moved in. A mysterious crack appeared on my wall seemingly in the hours while I was at work one day (pictured), and although for weeks I have been told that someone will come and fix it but no one has. For months my refrigerator door would not close all the way, causing dairy items and meats to spoil faster, and it took them months to replace the fridge (it just got resolved days ago). Finally, and perhaps most egregious of all, my rent mysteriously went up one month, and I called to ask why and they said there was a clause on the 33rd (THIRTY THIRD!) page of my lease written entirely in indecipherable legalese that said it could happen, although no one gave me a heads up about it when I was moving in.

    Please avoid this building at all costs.
    Advice to owner:
    Please tell people about the midterm rent increase and word it more accessibly in the lease, preferably on one of the earlier pages. And be more responsive and actually fix the problems people have in these stupidly expensive apartments.
    Over 3 years ago
    Generall Good, Brief Mouse Issue
    Former Tenant
    Pros:
    Huge, great light, big windows
    Cons:
    Temporary mouse pest problem
    Advice to owner:
    Address pest issues quickly

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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 505 West 54 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
    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
    3
    class B
    i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
    MOST RECENT:
    Apr 01, 2023: § 27-2017.3 hmc: trace and repair the source and abate the visible mold condition... at ceiling approx. 4 sq. ft. in the bathroom located at apt 520, 5th story, 2nd apartment from east at south original violation 15588182 issued 30-nov-22 has been upgraded to class b per administrative code §27-2017.3a(3)(a) or (b).
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    Immediately hazardous
    1
    class C
    i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
    MOST RECENT:
    Dec 01, 2022: hmc adm code: § 27-2017.4 abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartment located at apt 520, 5th story, 2nd apartment from east at south
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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
    E
    Eqr-east 27TH Street Apartments
    4.1(142)
    Corporate Owner•
    17 Properties•4032 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 9
    E
    Equity Residential Management, LLC
    4.2(233)
    Agent•
    24 Properties•5289 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 12
    J
    Jim Von Albade
    4.1(14)
    Head Officer•
    2 Properties•518 Units
    Litigation History: No
    Evictions: 0
    T
    Tatiana Bond
    4.2(221)
    Officer•
    29 Properties•6544 Units
    Litigation History: Yes
    Evictions: 14

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