Tenant Reviews for 2600 NETHERLAND AVENUE

You’d think with such a high end place the front desk could be of some assistance to deliverers. They’ll be sure to help themselves to a front row seat in watching but refrain from getting up and opening the door for someone struggling to make an entrance.

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Pros: Fairly priced Fairly clean Fairly safe Working to upgrade entire building Building staff for most part great guys Cons: Be careful with Hampton Managment, they verbally offered a two year lease, refused to honor it at closing. Apt was infested w roaches and grout in bath covered with caulk to mask moldy grout, refused to change grout ( absolutely disgusting!) . “Included A/C” is only 2 months. No civility, people let dogs urinate in elevators, lobby and in areas w no dog signs, don’t clean up poo, heavy pot smell throughout building, noisy neighbors with no response from management, no system for having carts in lobby to carry groceries upstairs. Lobby often left unattended by night doorman, they offer deals on apt that are only available to new tenants unfairly preventing existing tenants from getting an = deal. Advice to landlord: Do what you say you are going to do, honor and keep great tenants by treating them fairly. Offer good paying tenants same deals as you offer incoming new tenants take care of quality of life issues in building

Too expensive and it sucks. They are always construction goin on, always water repairs. Toilet gets clogged every other day. The laundry is disgusting. Can't wait until i get a house a move out. Not good.

I CURRENTLY Live here and I must say...the BIGGEST COMPLAINT I have is the unprofessional service that is displayed by the management office! On site & Off Site! They advertise numerous apartments with a "1 month free" stipulation and add additional months on to your lease in order to retract the offer. The woman in the management office are all rude. Its beyond evident these woman more than likely have no knowledge of real estate and simply acquired their jobs off of a craigslist ad..but be that as it may if you even decide to live here be prepared to deal with things on your own. They also make hard attempts to dock the security deposit thatis due back when you leave..my neighbor left and ended up in court after they tried to give her back 900.00 of a 2950.00 deposit because they claim the walls needed no be painted at her expense and grease on the cabinets that needed to be cleaned...Pure nonsense. My rent is 2900.00...that's over 34k a year! And im telling you all...DO NOT be fooled by the interior of the hallways or the lobby...The building is OLD! The Ventilation is Horrible! Summer time they charge an additional $60.00 on your rent for AC but the air is ALWAYS Hot and barely works! The Plumbing sucks..Water pressure so low u have to run around in the shower to get wet! The building has a Gym that Charges Families an ADDITIONAL $228.00 A month TO USE! The Parking SUCKS! and the building parking is also $230 per month Per Car! This place is like the Taj Mahal of Skid Row! A Total ---- hole and run by Idiots. Good Luck!

I disliked this community because of its rude and dismissive management and horrifically poor upkeep of the common areas of the building. While the maintenance staff, concierge and doormen were, for the most part, pleasant, I found the management unhelpful in addressing and resolving issues related to maintenance, building upkeep and extending common courtesies. In my observation the maintenance staff worked hard but were severely understaffed for a building the size of the Century. As a result, maintenance requests were not always addressed in a timely manner and to no fault of their own. I lived there for 10 years. Over time, the hallway carpets and walls became filthy. When things fell apart they weren't fixed, they were patched up. Something as simple as the hallway and elevator signage, after many fixes, could still be found on the floor as it had fallen off time and time again. I endured the infestation of mice; it took months to get rid of them. There was a persistent leak in one of the closets that was never addressed. When I finally moved out, what appeared to be black mold lined the closet. For the rent we paid, and though yes it was in the lease, the longer I lived there it seemed inconceivable that management thought it had no responsibility for putting a new coat of paint on the walls every few years. Even in NYC, residents who live in the "projects" get a new coat of paint every three years. I bring these things up because The Century is advertised as a "LUXURY RENTAL" with increasingly little luxuries. More, when they were repointing the bricks on the building façade those of us with terraces were without access to them for months. When we inquired about when the work would be finished management became increasingly hostile about the constant inquiry. Rent was NOT adjusted to compensate for this inconvenience and wrought iron furniture brought for a terrace had to sit in the living room or placed in storage at the resident's expense. When I decided to exercise my right to move based on a loophole in their lease agreement and attempted to communicate this to management with the desire to resolve the matter amicably and above board, I was appalled to find that after 10 years of being a "model" tenant (one who paid their rent on time always, lived well within a community environment, up-kept the unit I lived in) that I would be threatened with a bogus law suit and dragged through court for two years. Though the case was resolved in my favor, I was sadly reminded of how low this management group had sunk. When management sinks this low it is hard to imagine a comeback. As a result, I would never refer the Century to anyone.

The women in the office are not to polite or professional. The building smells like marijuana. The carpets in the hallways are filthy. The elevators are always out of service. You pay big bucks for the gym and parking. I am really rethinking renewing my lease when it comes up. For the amount of rent you pay you would expect a lot more. It's sad because all the maintenance guys and concierge and doorman are fantastic. It's there management that sucks !!!!

expensive dump!!!noise 24/7,no proper security,no management.

The apartments are very large and spacious. I am currently living here now. however I will be moving soon. The benefits are the staff, they are very courteous and kind. The neighbors are also very friendly. The building consist of mostly elderly people, families with A LOT of children and dogs, none of which I mind as a single person in a one bedroom. What I hate about the building is the leasing office/management staff. They are absolutely horrible. The rent is astronomically too high for what you're getting. (one BR starting at $2,700) The apartments are nice but the building itself is old, the hallways are horrific. They look like a hotel in a scary movie. I hate the fact the amenities are separate from the building which cost $1,100 a year and you MUST sign a contract. The Garage is also separate from the building which cost about $331 per month and you must put down 1st month rent and security deposit when you sign up) So for a 1BR you have to pay 1st mth rent & sec. dep = $5,400 plus $1,100 for the club, plus $662 for the garage if you drive (street parking is horrible) so that a total of $7,162 you would have to put upfront to live here and enjoy all it has. Now let me remind you this is still the BRONX, not Manhattan. This is just my opinion!

The apartments are very big with great closets and views. There is a 24 hour doorman but the gym is privately owned and there are doctors and dentists offices in the building so anyone can go up the elevators -- thus its not entirely safe. Parking is very expensive. There are a lot of kids and elderly people. I lived there for two years, and overall had a poor experience. Thus, I would not recommend it for the reasons listed above.

I lived there for 2 years. it was terrible experience ,even now that I moved till this moment I can not stop thinking about it . They broke in to my apartment in 18 flower with the keys that some how they manage to obtain it, and they took almost what ever had value and that was very easy to take; like all my jewelry that was our saving as a young couple and computer what ever you might think about it, but the worse part was that the management did not even care about it, although they knew it was inside job. I am out that horrible building almost year and half but even today that I am in a lost of debt and you can think selling piece of that jewelry which was for a rainy day it would help me to have easier life it make me cry.