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Rafe Ponxhaj

Site Manager·1 building·40 units
4.0

2 reviews

Highlights

No
Evictions
10
Litigation cases

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Reviews

Former tenant·Over 1 year ago

Great for uptown living

Pros

Water pressure, laundry in building, responsiveness if there is an issue with elevator

Cons

Dryer didn’t work for extended time

Former tenant·Over 3 years ago

Great 1st NY Apt.

Pros

-Small management team made for clearer communication compared to the corporate holders I’ve dealt with since -Rifat was such an awesome super! Even when things were way above his pay grade, he always tried to help! -I only ever saw the occasional roach in the basement on garbage day, never had pests in the apt -The sunlight was excellent in all rooms -Laundry room was always clean -Apt came with removable window screens

Cons

-Small management team made for longer response times to emails and issues -Package theft was common (edit: I see they’ve since gotten a package room) -Dryers worked but never well -Garbage room was always crowded because neighbors never bothered to break down boxes -Heating was fine 1st winter, then the 2nd winter the radiators in living room and 1 bedroom didn’t work for anything -External pipe caused a huge leak in the living room ceiling. Super tried to patch it twice before we convinced management that they needed a pro to fix the issue

Advice to the owners

Other apartments in the building have much smarter and updated layouts- make it standard for the building! Also your office manager is excellent but she really needs an assistant.

Buildings associated with RAFE PONXHAJ

  • 605 West 142 Street

    605 West 142 Street

    4.0(2)

    Hamilton Heights

605 West 142 Street

605 West 142 Street

4.0(2)

Hamilton Heights

Building ratings

Cleanliness

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Trash management

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Pest control

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Water pressure

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Heat

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Neighbors

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Noise levels

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Owner responsiveness

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Cleanliness

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Trash management

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Pest control

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Water pressure

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Heat

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Neighbors

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Noise levels

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Owner responsiveness

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Rents and deposits

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Renters received their security deposits back

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Electronic rent payments

Open violations

From past 10 years · Updated 5 days ago

Average violations per unit for this owner or associate is better than the city average.

Owner averageLess than 0.01Violations per unit
NYC average0.81Violations per unit
0Class C
Immediately hazardous

Rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts

0Class B
Hazardous

Smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways

0Class A
Non-hazardous

No peephole on a door, no street number on the building, unlawful keeping of animals

0Class I
Missing info

Missing or non-compliant with administrative information orders or filings

FAQs

Rafe Ponxhaj has an average tenant rating of 4.0 out of 5 across 2 reviews.

100% of tenants who reviewed buildings managed by Rafe Ponxhaj would recommend living there.

100% of tenants who reviewed a building managed by Rafe Ponxhaj approve of how it is run.

Rafe Ponxhaj owns or manages 1 building totalling 40 units.

Rafe Ponxhaj has no recorded evictions across their portfolio.

Rafe Ponxhaj has not appeared on the NYC worst landlords list.

Rafe Ponxhaj has 10 housing court litigation cases across their portfolio.

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Rafe Ponxhaj

Site Manager·1 building·40 units
4.0

2 reviews

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