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Not only has 1146 OGDEN, LLC succeeded in turning 1146 Ogden Avenue into a homeless hotel, but they have now gone so far as to shut off the hot water in the entire building for all apartments between the hours of 10:00PM and 6:30AM. HPD is aware of the problem and even issued a violation when I was able to get an inspector to inspect the issue in my apartment recently, but beyond issuing violations, HPD is rather impotent, which is typical of most NYC agencies.
Since acquiring the property at 1146 Ogden Avenue, 1146 OGDEN, LLC, aka STADIUM HOLDINGS, LLC, aka NEW CITY MANAGEMENT, LLC, has been rather negligent and unwilling to address hazardous and unlawful conditions with the building and within the apartments. The number of open violations against 1146 OGDEN, LLC is horrific! For example, the lock on the front door of the building has been broken for more than two months, yet management is unwilling to do anything about it, due to the fact that so many homeless families now live in the building -- these families are highly unlikely to complain about anything. The overall cleanliness of the building his plummeted noticeably over the last two years.
It's sinful how landlords like this are allowed to not only make sickening profits by any means available, but also how New York City and New York State agencies are so slow to take punitive action against these type of slumlords!
15 Comments
Heatwatchnyc (Guest)
Hi John,
HPD lists Aisha Rodriguez and William Molina as owner and manager of your building. Please post their number and we will call them on your behalf.
Thanks for posting.
John Smith (Guest)
The only time the building management is responsive to any building or apartment-related issues is when I either file a complaint with DHCR or take them to Bronx County Housing Court. The issues are chronic and include the filth caused in the hallways and elevators by the tenants from homeless shelters and mental health facilities being housed in some of the apartments on various floors.
Heatwatchnyc (Guest)
Dear John,
We contacted New City Management about your complaints of ongoing housing violations. We have also forwarded your post to the Public Advocate's office and to your Council Member Helen Foster's office.
Thank you for posting.
John Smith (Guest)
John Smith (Guest)
Heatwatchnyc (Guest)
Hi John,
I contacted Jim Fairbanks in City Council member Helen Foster's office for his help.
Please follow up with him. 718-588-7500
John Smith (Guest)
long time tenant (Guest)
Heatwatchnyc (Guest)
Decent Tenant (Guest)
Helen Foster's office is WORTHLESS. I have been to her office, as well as Assemblywoman Vanessa Gibson's office. In fact, I visited with Vanessa Gibson in person for two hours at her office on Grand Concourse in March of 2010. She promised to look into the issue of excessive cluster site housing(apartments contracted out to social services), but as usual, it was nothing more than hot air.
The building and elevator is cleaned regularly by the super, but the tenants from the homeless shelter regularly spit, little and leave refuse in the elevator and hallways. The tenants from the shelter aren't given front door keys, so they are constantly ringing random doorbells and breaking the front door lock -- the front door building lock stays broken for as long as a month or more.
These conditions don't persist because of the regular tenants, but because of the tenants from the shelter. If you paid no rent to live someplace, why would you respect that place or the people who do?
Decent Tenant (Guest)
Bill (Guest)
Zee (Guest)
Tenant (Guest)
I'm saying that the building has become increasingly dangerous, filthy and unlivable. I live on one of the lower floors and constantly hear loitering (possible drug activity) in the lobby. The front door is kept open with a smashed soda can or other object at night by some of the individuals engaged in this activity. I suspect that some of the women with children from the homeless shelter also have men who sell drugs living with them. This activity goes on at night and is not hard to mistake.
Also, the building lobby, elevator and hallways are always filthy over the weekend. The superintendent does a good job of cleaning the building, but the people from the shelter have absolutely no respect for building or the tenants who pay to live here. I've attached a picture to better illustrate what I'm saying.
Tenant (Guest)