Tenant Reviews for 200 RECTOR PLACE

They are charging "sanitation money" to leave this place. What a racket. Is it run by the mob? The staff is great but this place is run by buffoons. They'll have massive vacancy soon enough. Hope the shakedown money helps with the massive vacancies you'll see.

Apt 34F Review

Pros: Quiet, clean, good location and easy transportation nearby Cons: Not many good food options nearby. Elevators are slow. Advice to landlord: Doorman should not stop everyone who wants to visit

At first glance this building seems like everything you are looking for, unfortunately my experience so far has been terrible. Renters are treated differently than owners. The maintenance staff is extremely rude and not accommodating. I had more than a few major issues in my apartment (in hindsight should have called 311) that were not taken care of for months, one of which still has not been solved. Heat is a constant struggle, stops working frequently and when it does work is uncontrollably hot. Elevators are insanely slow. Deliveries go to the front of the building and you can't use the carts at the front because of the stairs so good luck schlepping your big boxes. Doormen are super friendly but no real concierge service, if I needed help getting something upstairs or was away and asked for something the answer I always got was a fat no. In my old building the concierge was on top of everything, and they had a very small staff. Milford doesn't help with anything after you sign the deal and they send you a welcome package. Thin walls. Pros: view, gym, pool ($400), lounge, doormen.

We're leaving this building at the end of this month, after staying here for 2.5 years. Here are my thoughts about pros and cons about the building: PROS: * Absolutely amazing building staff, especially the doormen. I've never seen anything like this in my life -- they're always helpful, always know you by your name, and they make you feel safe and comfortable. Too many names to list all, but Amadou, Glen, Vishal, Sunil, Ercan, Peter, Abraham, Bobby were all great. I'll miss them dearly. * Overall good quality of tenants, usually families with children. * Good location, probably the safest neighborhood of the city, close to subways. Easy to find cabs. * A lot of apartment have gorgeous water views. We'll miss the sweeping views of Statue of Liberty from our bedroom. CONS: * Embarrassingly bad elevator system. There have been times I waited 15-20 minutes before giving up and walking 30 flights of stairs. They're under renovation, but not sure if it will really help, they're just not enough. I also don't think they're using all the elevators, sometimes you'll notice that one of them is just out of service, even though it's not clear why. * If you get a unit from Milford, then forget about any rent negotiations. They're willing to let the apartment sit in the market for 2 months instead of negotiating with you for a couple of hundred dollars. It's their way or the highway. * Really, I mean really tight rules about moving or delivery of furniture. Nothing on the weekends, nothing after 5 PM. It gets old after some point where you just need something delivered to your apartment, and you can't. * A 2-3 year high-rise construction just started across the street -- no sleep after 6 AM during the weekdays, if your apartment is facing West side highway. * No amenities, and I don't say this lightly. No lounge, no included gym (the gym costs $800/year/tenant, no month-to-month option, and it's closed during the day, which is probably the most ridiculous thing I've ever seen in any of the 6 NYC buildings I lived in. In short, you can just count the building gym out, it's useless. No rooftop, even though the building probably has one of the best views in Manhattan. No common spaces, just a fancy entrance, that's it. * Apartments are small. Our 2-br 2-ba is just 900 sqft, whereas the 1-br's are usually around 500s and low 600s, and it's usually a very typical, common layout (no varieties). After all said and done, I do recommend this building, we liked our time here. We're just ready for a fancier building with more amenities, like a gym, lounge and a rooftop.