Tenant Reviews for 2 GOLD STREET

If you're thinking about renting here, don't - seriously. While I agree that 2 Gold may look GREAT from the outside (i.e. exterior design, pool, lounges, etc.), don't be fooled. Here's why you SHOULD NOT rent at 2 Gold Street: - Security is a joke; the doormen are nice but they let ANYONE in (heck, there was a shooting here a few weeks ago - I think that says it all) - Elevators are constantly broken and tiny for the number of residents in the building; I need to wait 5-10 minutes for an open elevator every morning - Walls are thin; if one of your neighbors (even down the hall) are having a party on the weekdays/weekends (which they probably are), you won't be able to sleep due to the loud music and constant door slamming - Don't be fooled by the amazing roof or "kitchenette" in the upstairs lounge because you'll rarely be able to use it to entertain guests; you're only allowed 2 visitors up there per tenant -- if you have 3 people (instead of 2), they will send up a yellow-shirted "security guard" to tell you to go back to your apartment Also, don't be attracted by the "promotional" rent they give you (i.e. 1 month free) because they'll get you for the net amount plus an additional 7-8% increase once you consider re-signing a year later -- nearly a $900 increase for my rent. There are a million places to live in Manhattan - I would put 2 Gold at the bottom of your list.

Building/Apt are decent enough, but I can't say the same for the other tenants... -Neighbor on one side decided it would be a good idea to have sex every weekday around 2am. -Neighbor on the other side blasts, and I mean BLASTS, rap music at 7:30am every morning to get himself pumped for work, I guess. He's also fond of watching Lord of the Rings movies at full volume at 7-8am on Sat & Sun mornings. When I asked him politely to stop, he said that "wasn't how he rolled" and has continued the behavior. Thankfully the lease is up soon. -Neighbors across the way appear to be 2 high school kids with a parent dropping by occasionally to check in. This doesn't stop them from having parties that spill over into the hallway and involve slamming the door at least 73,654 times. -People smoke in the stairwells and the smell spills over into the apts. -At LEAST one elevator out of three is down for maintenance EVERY weekend -Up until the kid dealing drugs out of his apt was shot, the elevators, solarium, and roof were COMPLETELY unusable for residents on Friday/Saturday nights because the college kids decided to use the place as a club. Since the doormen actually started logging who comes and goes, there has been a MARKED improvement in this aspect -Irresponsible residents leave their crap in the dryers for hours without removing it (esp. annoying when the drier they're taking up is one of the 4 large dryers that you need to use to wash linens etc..) All in, the building WOULD be a nice place to live (staff is pleasant, facilities are decent), but the type of resident they've allowed to live there has ruined the experience.