Tenant Reviews for 90 WEST STREET

I like this building. It's an architectural gem and a piece of NYC history. The apartments have beautiful layouts, tall ceilings, plenty of closets (even studios), solid appliances. Gym and laundry are OK. The corridors are being renovated. The management and staff are all very nice and helpful. The only downside is the noise from the roof AC of the hotel next door - not good if you are a light sleeper. But overall after thorough investigation I think it's the best deal in the Financial District - best value for your money. And you get to live in a building that used to be the tallest one in the world - in 1907:-)

DO NOT MOVE IN!!!!!!!!!! construction inside and outside of the building. I can't sleep day or night. Sleezy dusty greasy ----s manage the building. Sad sad place. The sweep it under the couch mentality was invented here. Gym blows. Lounge is disgusting and the TV/ wireless rarely works. Don't waste your time even looking into this ---- swamp. The building across the street looks wonderful though.

With views of the Hudson and TriBeCa, and One World Trade Center and Memorial next door, this building has been a fun place to live for the past two years. The architect designed the building just before he did the Woolworth and it's easy to see the similarities. The units are well maintained with high ceilings, bamboo floors and stainless steel appliances, but the main attraction is the amazing view of the WTC site and Battery Park City. The two reflecting pools on the WTC grounds below are incredibly beautiful, as is the sight of the new glass towers rising among their mostly art deco neighbors downtown. The Goldman building across the street even gives off a warm glow that belies the gut and pillage instincts of its occupants. On the other hand their analyst/associate types I've met in the building seem nice and normal so the cultural thing at the top must be carefully culled. The downside has been the ongoing construction, which while fascinating to observe, can be a bit noisy from time to tIme. Although a fraction of what it was, once or twice a week morning begins with some clanging or drilling. Other than that overall noise level is less than what you'd hear in Chelsea or Midtown. Traffic noise is virtually nil, and I've never had an issue with noisy neighbors. I'm a fairly light sleeper so I regularly sleep with earplugs and don't hear much of anything at night. One other downside: tourists. The area has become an attraction with the WTC Memorial now open. Once Greenwich is unblocked all the hot to fat piglets from the Midwest and Europe will veer away from the building front, but for now some of them congregate out front after exiting the memorial. This is one thing the building management could have easily done better--i.e. not agreed to the visitor center downstairs, but turns out they're in it to make a buck. The positives outweigh the negatives for me, and the area has been convenient from short commutes to grocery shopping (Whole Foods up West St. delivers for $5 and plenty of dining and 15-20 minute Seamless delivery options) but if you're looking for village-y charm or trendy this is not for you. If you're into slightly anonymous, convenient urban living in a historic building and neighborhood then you can't do better for the price.

Lived there for a year worst apartment in NYC. Dusty noisy and tourist now surround the building. Best day of my life was when i moved out. The building received tax payer dollars to rebuild and have raised rent over 20% in one year. The property manager Lee Rosen is horrible never responsive and does nothing the only word in his vocabulary is no. Also the super of the building named Andrew is not only 400 pounds but useless and rude. Nothing gets done there the whole staff sucks. To sum it up is sucked!!!!!

unbearable construction noise, unresponsive management, tourists everywhere you walk.

The management doesn't care about the tenants, the construction noise makes the apartments unliveable. literally. Lee Rosen, the manager could care less about the tenants and the noise. I would NEVER wish this apartment on my worst enemy... Don't be seduced by the size/space in the apartment, you will regret it b/c the noise is from 5 am until 2 am, every night...

If the manager is still a guy without hair named, Lee Rosen, read everything when you sign the contract. If he comes back saying there was a typo, don't sign until you read everything again. Lee Rosen is a bad man. Switched the contract and lies about what he said. Contruction noise is annoying because they work during 2-4 AM Again, Be careful!! when you sign the contract.

This is one of the worst buildings I've ever been in. I recently moved out for a number of reasons. Don't believe the stellar reviews with high ratings, they are obviously being posted by management to increase their "stars". Here's the truth about the building: 1. Noisy. It's ridiculous. Jack hammering starts a 6:30am, even on Saturdays. It is so loud it sounded like it was inside my apt. There's nothing you can do about it. Don't bother calling 311, if you read reviews from one or 2 yrs ago, they complain about the noise. Here's my favorite quote: "Port Authority can do whatever they want". 2. Hijacked sidewalks. Recently the Liberty Street bridge was moved to the front door of the building, the Club Quarters Hotel opened and the W is almost done. All that paired with closed sidewalks for construction and trash everywhere. I'm not exaggerating, it's impossible. Here's what a short walk to the Starbucks takes: dodge the thousands of people rushing by, run around the piles of trash (sometimes 7ft tall), huge delivery trucks on the sidewalks, a frikin hot dog vendor on the corner, broken glass where the recycling trash used to be, and finally the closed sidewalks for construction. Did I mention a bunch of construction workers making dirty comments at you? What the heck? The Starbucks is only a half block away. 3. Personnel. Everyone that works in the building is super nice, that I give them. The staff is super attentive, and polite. That is a big plus. 4. Parking. Yes, there is a garage in the building, but they charge $450 to park your car there. There's NO street parking, the Police Station next door takes all the spots (everything is marked no standing anytime), the few spots available by Rector St are so restricted you shouldn't bother trying, you will get a ticket. Subway is 3 blocks away on Rector, but the station closes every so often. 5. The apartments. I did like my place, it was clean when I moved in. I did hear about some of the neighbors' problems with their AC, but mine worked ok. The bamboo floors were nice, and the kitchen was really cute. Everything looked new. 6. Pricing. Once the market went sour, management did lower my rent, but when I was up for renewal, they decided to raise the rent to absurd levels. No, the building is not worth that much. I moved out. 7. Management. Well, this is a crapshoot. The rental office people could be bipolar sometimes, it is very odd. You could be treated nicely, or like the scum of the earth. You never know. I never had to meet the manager, I had luck with my neighbors, never had a problem. but I did hear about the complaints, and his inability to address legitimate issues. I cannot say one way or another, just take it with a grain of salt. 8. Neighbors. I guess this one comes with the NYC lifestyle. Some floors have the party types, crazy nasty people and some floors are so cool. Someone died in the building, and residents were not told about it. There was a possible murder investigation taking place, and it was all over the news. An email was sent out after it made the evening news. Could management weed out all the crazies? Hmm, probably not. It is NYC. So there you have it. I enjoyed my apt, my neighbors, the staff. I hated the noise, the parking situation, the trash, the busy sidewalks and the construction. The bad turned out to be too much for me, but I believe everyone should make an educated decision based on facts.

Yesterday we found brown water coming from all of our faucets - yet again. This buildng just seems to always have something wrong. Google the flood and 90 west to get an idea of what the tenants went through a few years back. There were other times the elevators are out -it's a 24 story building... not exactly a walk up. Tons of construction noise on all side, plus highway traffic and constant sirens in the area. Low quality appliances that are not well maintained. Definately much better options in the area with better quality of life and higher end amenities.

PARKING - I do not own a car but the few times I have rented a car I have been able to find parking no problem. Also, there is a private garage under/behind our building so that is always available if street parking is scarce. NOISE - As far as internal noise, not an issue. We never hear our neighbors. I know construction noise is a huge concern being right next to ground zero, but the windows and walls are very well insulated. We have been living there over a year and honestly the only time the construction bothered us was when the slurry walls were being installed. Otherwise, noise has not been an issue. However, only our living room faces ground zero; our bedroom faces the opposite side, so we are very lucky that we do not have to worry about being woken up in the mornings. If our bedroom wall was facing ground zero I may have a different opinion. GROUNDS - While all of the construction is a minus, the building does its best to keep up appearances. For example, placing a green shield over the construction fence, and keeping flowers along the entry way. The building is also impeccible - amazing lobby, nice gym, great lounge. SAFETY - one good part about being near Ground Zero is there are always police officers in the vicinity. I never feel unsafe, even in the wee hours of the morning. CONSTRUCTION (not ground zero) - Everything in our apartment is of great quality. I have heard others complain of problems with their heating/ac, but I guess it varies by apartment. Also, this place has AMAZING closets, which is impossible to find in Manhattan. The gym and lounge and great features too. MAINENTANCE - the maintenance staff is great. Even if I have a small problem (like needing a light bulb replaced) they are more than happy to come help out. They get along GREAT with pets too, so if you have a dog you don't need to worry about being home when they come by. STAFF - the Doormen are wonderful! All so nice and helpful. The Concierge/valet is great too. No complaints about any staff members. OVERALL - This has been a GREAT building to live in. I highly recommend it.