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253 E 77th Street
253 E 77th Street
Courtyard before Ohebshaloms
Courtyard after Ohebshalom Takeover
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Address: 253 E 77th Street
a/k/a: 1481 Second Avenue
Borough: Manhattan
Neighborhood: Upper East Side
Zip: 10021
Number of Apartments: 24
Block: 1432
Lot: 21
Type: Rent Stabilized
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Purchased: 7/30/2001
DOF Market Value: $5,350,000.00
Mortgage Debt: $7,000,000.00
Current Bank: M&T Bank
Status: confirmed
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Live in this building? Please submit your Building Report!: http://www.shalomtenants.org/bldg_report.html
Key Events Reported by Tenants: We pray for help everyday from the politicians to put these landlords away and to stop the landlord's corrupt and abusive tactics. The landlords are abusive and harrass the tenants-especially rent stabalized tenants. The landlords are engaging in illegal activities and the city agencies and city and state government must take immediate action. HELP!!!!!!!!!
Financial History: 7/30/01: Deeded by S&L Management to Alliance 77 LLC.
8/6/01: Mortgage by Alliance 77 LLC with M&T Real Estate for $7,000,000, signed by Benjamin Ohebshalom.
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Building Services
Inadequate heat / hot water
No superintendent
Intercom broken
Garbage accumulation
Vermin infestation
Utility outages
Inadequate lighting
Entrance doors unlocked
Inadequate janitor service
Landlord refuses to make repairs
Shoddy repairs
It takes a long time to get repairs done
Tenants must take off work for scheduled repairs
Multilock
Mul-T-Lock installed with high fees for spare and replacement keys
Leases, Security Deposit, Rent
Landlord refuses rent payments
Renewal leases are not provided 90 days in advance
Renewal lease terms differ from original lease terms
Vacancy leases include discount riders with conditions
Renewal leases require tenants to sign away rights in order to keep rent discounts
Annual reporting of security deposit changed after Shaloms took over
Annual reporting does not state maintenance fees
Security deposit interest is not paid to tenants
Landlord does not maintain separate account for security deposit
Harassment
Unannounced visits/inspections by landlord
Frequent phone calls from landlord
Certified letters from landlord
Notices to Cure from Landlord
Litigation initiated by landlord
Eviction(s) initiated by landlord
Coercion by landlord
Landlord offers favors in exchange for ceding of legal rights
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Construction Activities
Frequent renovations / construction
Construction without permits
Weekend / after hours construction
Lack of safegards during construction
Dust/debris from construction
Combining apartments (2+ small = 1 large apt)
Partitioning apartments (1 large = 2+ small apts)
Adding new stories to building
Horizontal expansion of building
Construction Incidents
Breaking through wall/ceiling
Gas leaks, cut gas lines
Broken pipes, floods
Electrical fires
Security & Safety
Break-ins, burglaries
Blocked fire escape
Landlord has entered apartment(s) without permission
Landlord has physically broken into apartment(s)
Rental Trends
Apartments turn over frequently after Shalom takeover
New tenants have rent discounts after Shalom takeover
New tenants are transient after Shalom takeover
New tenants are very young after Shalom takeover
New tenants come from outside NYC after Shalom takover
New tenants come from outside USA after Shalom takover
More people now occupy individual apartments than before shalom takeover
Couples moving in tend not to be married after Shalom takeover
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Owner Name: Alliance 77 LLC
Owner Address: 226 E 54th Street, Suite 402
Owner City, State, Zip: New York, NY 10022
Owner DOS Filing Date: 7/13/01
Shaloms Connected with this Property
Ben Shalom/Benjamin Ohebshalom
Miriam Sharifian
Sheila Hyman
Management Company: Sky Management
Management Address: 226 E 54th Street, Suite 402
Management City, State, Zip: New York, NY 10022 |
City Council: Daniel Garodnick (4)
State Assembly: Jonathan Bing (73)
State Senate: Liz Krueger (26) |
Building Managed by Ben Shalom
A/K/A: Benjamin Ohebshalom
Primary Association: Sky Management
Address: 226 E 54th Street, Suite 402
City, State Zip: New York, NY 10022
Phone: 212-759-1300
Fax: 212-759-5229
DOS Filing Date: 10/4/94
Website: http://www.skymanagement.com
Secondary Association
Empire Management
Also Associated With: Bluejay Construction
Home Address: 11 Cow Lane, Great Neck
Email: info@shalomtenants.org
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