Pros: Decent price, very close to any transit you could want. Probably an easy commute to anywhere in the city. There were cockroaches but management paid for an exterminator and I've only seen one or two since. Cons: N…
407 WEST 39 STREET is a prewar 1900 building, 5 floors, 33 units in Midtown, NYC. Owned by HELL'S KITCHEN INC. Public records show 5 open violations on file. Tenant-impact history includes 1 eviction. Risk signals: 1 bedbug report. Lucid Rents has 3 verified tenant reviews on this building.
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Manhattan · March 2026
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Potential savings: ~12% by timing your move to January.
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§ 53, 187, 231 M/D LAW AND DEPARTMENT RULES AND REGULATIONS. PROVIDE A SHOE PROPERLY SECURED TO BOTTOM OF STRING OF DROPLADDER SHOE AT BOTTOM OF THE DROP LADDER TACK WELDED,[SECURE USING APPROPRIATE NUTS AND BOLTS [ AT 1ST FIRE ESCAPE FROM WEST AT NORTH ] AT SOUTH EXTERIOR WALL
§ 53, 187, 231 M/D LAW AND DEPARTMENT RULES AND REGULATIONS. PROVIDE A SHOE PROPERLY SECURED TO BOTTOM OF STRING OF DROPLADDER SHOE AT BOTTOM OF THE DROP LADDER TACK WELDED,[SECURE USING APPROPRIATE NUTS AND BOLTS [ AT 2ND FIRE ESCAPE FROM WEST AT NORTH ] AT SOUTH EXTERIOR WALL
(A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPDS WEBSITE, WWW.NYC.GOV\HPD, SEARCH BED BUGS.
§ 27-2005, 27-2007, 27-2041.1 HMC, §238, § 309; § 107 (2) ( C) MDL AND 28 RCNY §25-171: REPLACE OR REPAIR THE SELF-CLOSING DOORS THAT IS MISSING OR DEFECTIVE EAST FIRE DOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 2nd STORY, SECTION ''East''
§ 27-2005 HMC: REFIT EAST FIRE DOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 2nd STORY, SECTION ''East''
Pros: Decent price, very close to any transit you could want. Probably an easy commute to anywhere in the city. There were cockroaches but management paid for an exterminator and I've only seen one or two since. Cons: N…
Unit W4A Pros: - affordable for manhattan - heat and water pressures are great - building management is easy to reach (through online portal) Cons: - noise. Noise Isolation between units is great, but can easily hear o…
Pros: Landlord and Super, location, Cons: Nothing except covid Advice to landlord: Keep doing a great job
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The Garment District and Penn Station area is Midtown at its most functional — not charming, but incredibly connected. Madison Square Garden, Macy's Herald Square, and every commuter rail line in the region converge here.
Noise — Noise: Construction Before/After Hours (NM1)
Noise — Noise: Jack Hammering (NC2)
HPD Class A Violation — § 53, 187, 231 M/D LAW AND DEPARTMENT RULES AND REGULATIONS. PROVIDE A SHOE PROPERLY SECURED TO BOTTOM OF STRING OF DROP
HPD Class A Violation — § 53, 187, 231 M/D LAW AND DEPARTMENT RULES AND REGULATIONS. PROVIDE A SHOE PROPERLY SECURED TO BOTTOM OF STRING OF DROP
Water System — Dirty Water (WE)
Missed Collection — Trash
Missed Collection — Trash
Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
DOOR/WINDOW — WINDOW FRAME
PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK