Century Management
Managing agent — unlicensed in New York State
131 buildings. 660 Class C violations. No state license.
PORTFOLIO GEOGRAPHY
131 buildings.
THE PATTERN
Mid-range violation rate.
At 5 Class C violations per building, Century Management sits in the middle of the firms we've scored. The firm is the HPD managing agent of record for 131 buildings carrying 660 total Class C violations. Not the worst — but in an unregulated industry, average is not a defense.
WHAT THIS MEANS FOR BUYERS
Considering a building managed by Century?
Century Management's 5 Class C violations per building sits in the middle of the firms we've scored — but averages obscure the real story. The aggregate number, 660, represents hundreds of conditions HPD deems immediately hazardous to residents' health and safety, and they are not spread evenly. A middling per-building rate does not mean good management. It means the failures cluster in a handful of buildings rather than spreading across the portfolio.
Century is overwhelmingly a Manhattan firm: 103 of their 131 buildings — roughly 79% — sit in Manhattan. Manhattan buildings generally have higher-value common charges, larger reserve funds, and more demanding shareholders who push for faster remediation. But the outliers tell a different story: 273 Bennett Avenue in Manhattan's Washington Heights carries 70 Class C violations on its own, and 1966 Newbold Avenue in the Bronx carries 54. Between them, those two buildings account for roughly a fifth of the firm's entire violation total. When even a Manhattan-focused firm lets a single building accumulate that many life-safety violations, the question is not whether they have bad buildings — it is whether they have a system for catching problems before they become crises.
If you are considering a Century-managed building, pay particular attention to the Washington Heights cluster visible in their portfolio. Request the building's specific violation history rather than relying on the firm's overall numbers, and ask for a copy of the most recent management agreement to understand what services the building is actually paying for.
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THE REGULATORY VOID
No license. No exam. No oversight.
Century Management is the HPD managing agent of record for 131 buildings containing an estimated 16,057 units worth of residential real estate — and needs no state license to do so. In Florida, a Community Association Manager must pass a state exam, carry a bond, and complete continuing education. In New York, there is no equivalent requirement.
This means there is no government body you can complain to about Century's management. No disciplinary board. No public complaint registry. No performance standards. The 660 Class C violations across their portfolio — conditions HPD classifies as immediately hazardous to life and health — trigger no regulatory consequence for the managing agent. The building gets the violation. The managing agent carries on.
TOP 25 BUILDINGS
Ranked by Class C violations.
| # | Address | Borough | Class C |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 273 Bennett Avenue | Manhattan | 70 |
| 2 | 1966 Newbold Avenue | Bronx | 54 |
| 3 | 80 Gold Street | Manhattan | 33 |
| 4 | 1445 1 Avenue | Manhattan | 32 |
| 5 | 245 West 74 Street | Manhattan | 31 |
| 6 | 323 West 11 Street | Manhattan | 29 |
| 7 | 2860 Broadway | Manhattan | 29 |
| 8 | 2546 East 13 Street | Brooklyn | 26 |
| 9 | 45 Kew Gardens Road | Queens | 23 |
| 10 | 305 East 45 Street | Manhattan | 22 |
| 11 | 174 Rear Pinehurst Avenue | Manhattan | 20 |
| 12 | 1213 Avenue Z | Brooklyn | 17 |
| 13 | 110 West 86 Street | Manhattan | 14 |
| 14 | 150 West 87 Street | Manhattan | 13 |
| 15 | 150 West 82ND Street | Manhattan | 13 |
| 16 | 31 Lincoln Road | Brooklyn | 12 |
| 17 | 172 West 79 Street | Manhattan | 12 |
| 18 | 200 East 83RD Street | Manhattan | 10 |
| 19 | 510 Flatbush Avenue | Brooklyn | 9 |
| 20 | 119 West 96 Street | Manhattan | 9 |
| 21 | 580 West End Avenue | Manhattan | 9 |
| 22 | 1237 Avenue Z | Brooklyn | 8 |
| 23 | 23 Greenwich Avenue | Manhattan | 8 |
| 24 | 380 Amsterdam Avenue | Manhattan | 8 |
| 25 | 5601 Riverdale Avenue | Bronx | 7 |
Source: HPD Violations (NYC Open Data). Class C = immediately hazardous.
RIGHT OF REPLY