The Pinehurst
Management Co.
Argo Real Estate, LLC
50 West 17th Street
New York, NY 10011
p (212) 896-8600
f (212) 896-8666
Property Manager
John Duff
e JohnD@argo.com
p (212) 896-8600
Building Staff
Superintendent:
Leo Drejic
e Super@ThePinehurst.org
p (646) 372-0092
After hours: (212) 896-8660
Established as a co-op on April 22, 1985, the building was built in 1907 and opened in 1908 as the Pinehurst. At the time, apartments with western exposures had Hudson River views. But as in the rest of the growing city, new residents needed homes, so new streets were laid and more buildings erected. Today, some of our apartments have views of the George Washington Bridge, a feature that didn’t exist in 1907.
Little green thumbs in our patio garden.
The co-operative corporation serves the interest of apartment owners to ensure the long-term stability of the the building and the business that operates it. The corporation is run by an elected board of directors, which oversees a property manager and a superintendent who lives in the building. Are you interested in serving? Ask a director about the role, and take a look at how these new directors in other buildings found the job.
Ninety percent of the Pinehurst’s apartments are owner-occupied, and all of the seats on the board are filled by resident owners.
We’re easy to find: the A Train, which runs express from Midtown, has an entrance at the end of the block, on the downtown end of the 181
Street Station. Take the escalators up, turn right, and head down Fort Washington Avenue.
Are you looking for a new home? See what’s on the market in the Pinehurst.
Events in the Pinehurst
Amenities
Storage cages
If you can’t fit everything into your closets, put them in one of our storage cages, right. Each contains about 160 cubic feet. To sign up, contact John at Argo.
Bike racks
Whether you ride for fun or for the hills, at the Pinehurst you can keep your bicycle in our storage area instead of your apartment. It’s one of the hot amenities in town. Now that we have expanded the number of bike racks, there’s one available for each apartment. To sign up, contact John at Argo.
Patio garden
Get a breath of fresh air away from the street in our garden space. The plantings are cared for by resident green thumbs for everyone to enjoy.
Laundry room
All our clothes washers and dryers were replaced in 2009 with new machines that use less elec- tricity, water or natural gas. They also save your quarters because you can pay from your phone with an app instead of with spare change. For the current hours, please see “Laundry Room” on the Residents’ Info page.
Composting bins
To reduce waste, the Pinehurst participates in the city’s brown bin program, which lets you put food waste, food-soiled paper and unwanted plants in special collection bins.
Gym
We updated our gym equipment and renovated the space in 2017, right, providing better and newer equipment and a more pleasant workout area.
Other features
Our elevator was fully modernized (and beautified) in 2010. New windows were installed in every apartment in 2009, and each comes with screens and tilts in for easy cleaning. We also have an outdoor garden with its own seating area and a live-in superintendent. Find out about the building’s additional updates, below.
Capital Improvements
The Pinehurst’s Board of Directors is committed not only to maintaining our home but to improving it in its second century. Over the past few decades, the shareholders have invested in important projects that keep the building sound and make it more enjoyable.
Interior Painting
Out with the old …
We repainted the interior of the building in a long-overdue update.
The work began July 2023 by V&N Interiors and was completed in October. The walls, doors (including the elevator doors), mailboxes, faux fireplace and the columns in the lobby took on the new pallette.
Residents chose the new colors in a vote over the summer. The previous color scheme was painted in the late 1990s
… and in with the new Metropolitan pallette.
Façade Repairs
We made repairs to the building’s exterior to comply with Local Law 11. The work, which started in summer 2022, was performed by Castcapa and Sullivan Engineering. It concluded in spring 2023.
Bike Rack Expansion
One of the most popular amenities in Manhattan is a bike rack—so you don’t have to store your bike in you apartment. We added fifteen racks in 2015, so we now have enough for each apartment.
Courtyard Concrete and Drain Upgrade
We drilled open a trench to replace drain pipes, left. The finished job, right.
So that we could comply with new insurance regulations, and to improve the outflow of water on days of heavy rain, in 2013 we replaced the drainpipe that runs under
the courtyard. That involved drilling up the old concrete and replacing it, which has the added benefit of a new, smoother surface in the courtyard.
The work was completed in mid-November 2013 following seven weeks of construction.
Boiler Efficiency Project
Our source of hot water and winter heat reliably keeps us comfortable. But it burned No. 2 oil, which is inefficient, creates a fair amount of smoke and is more
expensive than other grades. When the city moved to require all boilers to burn a more energy-conscious oil, we jumped on board.
The upgrade took place in November 2012, and the boiler now burns No. 4 oil, a more efficient fuel.
Intercom Replacement
Our intercoms provide video access to the front door.
To make it easier to identify your visitors, in October 2012 we installed a new intercom system. The staff of Academy, a firm in Queens, performed the work.
The new system provides a video image of your visitor in addition to an audio connection, allowing you to identify him or her before granting access.
Elevator Upgrade
Some of the elevator’s machinery we were using in 2010 had been installed around the time Robert Wagner was mayor in the 1950s; some of it was even older than that. Although the equipment was largely reliable, it was temperamental at times. Residents were often left inconvenienced, and when the elevator needed repairs parts often had to be made from scratch because they weren't available anymore.
The Board decided early in 2010 to find an alternative to costly patches. They decided to replace the motor and system that hoists the cab, and
to improve the cab’s interior at the same time. Convenience and comfort were two important considerations, and another was the set of new, more strict elevator maintenance rules that went into effect
that year. Read about the updated rules here.
Eltech crews install the hoist cable, left, and the new cab interior, right.
The biggest challenge was the two main pieces of equipment, the motor and the controller. The motor runs the elevator up and down and the controller stops it at each floor. These components had survived many years past their expected useful life.
Over seven weeks, the elevator construction company Eltech removed the old system and replaced it with a new one. The job was completed on November 24, 2010, and was done within our financial means and without an assessment.
Riggers erect the south scaffold in August 2008 so the south facade can be repaired.
Façade Repointing
In 2008 we repaired the façade, replacing cracked stone and re-pointing the mortar. The job lasted four months over the summer and fall and should stand for many years.
The window installation crew at work in October 2008.
Window Replacement
Another big project in 2008 was replacing everyone’s windows, more than 400 in all. The new windows tilt in for easy cleaning and come with screens so we can enjoy pleasant weather without swatting flies.
Roof replacement
In 2005 our roof was replaced with a new one, eliminating stray leaks with a new membrane that seals out rain and water. The roof came with a 20-year warranty, so we’re confident we’ll stay dry at least until 2025.
Pigeon Abatement, Healthy Trees, Laundry
Pigeons pester us as they do most other buildings (and people) in New York. So in the summer of 2009 we hired a pigeon abatement company that strung wire, hung nets, and installed other methods to harmlessly keep pigeons off our façade.
We hired a crew to enlarge the sidewalk opening (right) for our elm tree, and to adjust the fence (left) to fit the new space. (C) RoughAcres
We also upgraded our laundry machines and laundry room in 2008, added a fitness room in 2007, and installed storage cages in 2006.
We’re committed to improving our building's efficiency with utility consumption. From reducing water usage in showers and sink taps ...
And don’t forget the information you’re reading now. We launched our website in 2006, just ahead of the co-op’s twenty-fifth anniversary (and the building’s centenary). It’s the source for residents to find out what’s going on in the building—and an array of the rich selection of activities taking place in our corner of New York. The site also reaches beyond our walls when brokers use it to help promote apartment sales.
If you have ideas or suggestions about any aspect of the building, or if you see problems that the Board should address, please let us know.
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