All 40 tenant reviews.

“Pros: The building always feels very clean Cons: Sometimes it takes a while to get a handyman”

“Pros: Big apartments, great doormen, responsive maintenance, large laundry room, gym is ok Cons: AC would turn on late in the season, hallways are outdated, big building so there is often a wait for packages, recently the rent increases have been unreasonable Advice to landlord: Na”

“Pros: Great location and love Apt Cons: mixed experiences with maintenance and management”

“Unit 1928 Pros: Very close access to a lot of subway stations, front desk is great, maintenance gets to you pretty fast (usually within a day), don’t really hear neighbors and felt very comfortable living here Cons: Building is older so elevator breaks down sometimes but there’s more than one, wood floors and appliances are a little old, great team and time living here so no major complaints!”

“Pros: Laundry in the basement, amazing doormen, great location, nice rooftop, large units Cons: management is not always responsive. Rooftop is only open between memorial day and labor day. AC only turns on after memorial day and last year it actually was not turned on until late June.”

“Unit 819 Pros: Management is straight forward, doormen are great, and the building is well maintained. Cons: The outdoor space has been closed for years while I was there due to local law 11 issues…management was trying to rectify, but it was a bummer.”

“Pros: - Friendly neighbors - Great doormen Cons: - Loud on 2nd ave side - Leasing office is not pleasant to deal with”

“Unit 728 Pros: Friendly doormen, close to the subway lines, good size apartment for the rent Cons: Raised rent 40% YoY (post covid), need to ask the doorman to open the gym, rooftop was not open for several years”

“Pros: Amazing doormen and building staff. Nice, clean gym facilities. Large, clean laundry room. Multiple elevators. Cons: Ongoing noisy construction/drilling under the building for months with no communication from management when it will end. No access to interior courtyard.”

“Unit 606 Pros: Lovely doormen, great space Cons: Issues with the water heater on the kitchen sink”

“Pros: Had roaches occasionally but otherwise ok Cons: Management disorganized and unhelpful”

“Pros: good location, neighbors are kind, doormen are GEMS Cons: summer without cold air, mgmt sucks, Advice to landlord: do better”

“Pros: The building appears to look nice but don't be fooled - it is run by a bunch of clowns Cons: I am shocked by the horrible support and response of this building- the building manager Frank does not take any ownership of issues. the maintenance staff says they will take care of issues and doesnt follow-up - the property manager is rude- and there are significant issues in this building- the ac broke for a month in the summer, they take half measures to deal with rodent issues- they allow for pipes to burst - the carpets are filthy and there are significant indifference to treating tenants with respect they deserve with high rent prices. Also they advertise that they have a courtyard that has not been open in more than 20+ years bc they are too cheap to fix the outside. They purely do not have decency, care or respect for safety of their tenants. DO NOT RENT HERE Advice to landlord: Take a good look at your management staff- they allow for issues to burst - literally and figuratively and they are running your building to the ground.”

“Unit 1917 Pros: The doormen are amazing - probably only plus Cons: Beware: there is no air conditioning in this building and window units are not allowed. Extremely expensive rent - roof deck was closed for years before finally opening and now only open 9am-9pm. Air conditioning doesn’t work with no end in sight at it being fixed Advice to landlord: Fix the air conditioning”

“Pros: The location cannot be beaten. The doormen and most of the staff are very nice. The apartments are spacious and have great storage space. The gym is small but good to have it. It’s safe and neighbors are usually nice. Cons: The lobby is beautiful but the common areas are run down, especially the carpeting needs to be changed or at least thoroughly washed and the gym machines are getting old. It’s a big building so maintenance is not always responsive and needs to be chased down. Advice to landlord: Change the carpet in the common areas and keep it clean”

“Pros: Clean, no pests, great noise insulation, good sized apartments, responsive staff. Many of the doormen are very nice. Cons: Rent increases by management are tough to swallow, but they are in line with this insane market”

“Unit 1224 Pros: Great doormen, clean building Cons: The noise levels are so loud. Street noise sounds like you’re right next to it. You can hear every honk. This building is close to the queensboro bridge so there’s a lot of traffic/honking. If you have loud neighbors, you’ll hear them too. Paper thin walls and windows”

“Pros: Everything was really nice about this place. It was clean, super quiet, heat and AC worked great. Not much to complain about. Cons: The only bad thing that happened at this place was that my dishwasher broke a few months before moving out, and they never repaired it. This was after I put in multiple tickets.”

“Pros: great doormen great neighborhood respectful neighbors no pest problems Cons: smells like dog pee outside because many pet owners Advice to landlord: be more responsive”

“Pros: Good rent Excellent location Cons: Room size Noise”

“Pros: Location is nice Cons: Near a school.”

“Pros: Building is clean and staff are always friendly/responsive Safe area and good security Cons: Gym is old/small and only open limited hours Many amenities not available (roof deck, terrace) Units are old/unrenovated but clean with terrific views Advice to landlord: Renovate gym and units”

“Pros: Good location, big building, good with packages Cons: Doormen arent the nicest.”

“Pros: Clean Friendly doormen Maintenance requests filled quickly Cons: Roof deck closed since I moved in Management unresponsive Advice to landlord: Open the roof deck!”

“Pros: great building amenities and staff Cons: Walls are paper thin, locks on doors are old”

“Pros: Slightly old, but comfortable. Cons: Found a cockroach”

“Pros: the staff is lovely easy subway access Cons: Could use a renovation Please open the roof deck”

“Pros: -laundry in building (expensive) -good doorman Cons: -cheap paint coat between tenants Advice to landlord: Use better paint”

“Pros: Clean and stuff Cons: SO MANY plumbing issues”

“Pros: Inexpensive compared to comps in the area Cons: Unresponsive Building management, a few very rude doormen, no outdoor living space, small garbage chutes, hallways not cleaned frequently enough”

“Pros: Honestly nervous I won’t be able to resign my lease because I got a covid deal and this place hit almost every check mark for me at a good price. Clean (never had any issues with pests or rodents), great amenities (friendly doorman, laundry, elevator, gym, parking lot). Safe neighborhood with groceries, bus / train and restaurants nearby. Cons: Sometimes the laundry room floods and there will be a puddle in there for a day or so. Advice to landlord: Add bike storage to the building”

“Pros: The lobby is nice, no pests, great water pressure, responsive to maintenance requests Cons: Sunroof deck closed for months, many maintenance requests, nice courtyard completely closed. So much potential not being used or renovated Advice to landlord: Open the outside spaces”

“Pros: Amazing Doorman Good location Near subway Large laundry room Garage parking Cons: Management is unresponsive, uncooperative and unhelpful Roach problem Unable to use outdoor or common areas AC units are awful and barely work Advice to landlord: Work with your tenants to resolve problems opposed to ignoring them.”

“Pros: - Great doormen staff - Very attentive and help you bring things up whenever needed. - Laundry in the building and dry cleaners in the base building as well. - Located directly between Central Park and the East River Esplanade as well as on the same block as the F & Q subway station Cons: - Apartments aren’t renovated much between tenants resulting in very outdated features like poor placement or lack of outlets in rooms that need more, old light fixtures and flooring, etc. - Heat / AC is building controlled and during season changes sometimes they are slow to change the temperature of the units - Windows are outdated and leak cold air in winter time - Plumbing can clog at times (usually shower) due to this being a 1960’s building and no attempt to update plumbing infrastructure Advice to landlord: - invest in larger upgrades to the building, plumbing lines, heating systems and window replacements”

“Pros: Decently maintained. Nice entrance. Doormen do their job very well. Cons: Management is horrific. Truly horrible, rude people who ignore their brand new tenants and tenants who have been here for years. The lease is insanity and has ZERO wiggle room. They refuse to make a single change to the lease. ZERO negotiation. They promise a gym and a roof deck. They have no plans in finishing the work to let the tenants WHO PAY FOR AMENITIES use the amenities. It’s such a scam. The real estate agent promises everything and the building has delivered on NOTHING. The windows don’t have any screens and are very thin. You can hear every single thing 24/7 Advice to landlord: Fix the property so your tenants can use it.”

“Pros: Decent closet space. Cons: They delay in fixing things. Old building. Advertise a courtyard and roof deck but never open. Anything they do are stop gap measures. Put in cheap appliances and then when things break they replace with used cheap appliances. ac heat units too small for rooms. Old closets constantly coming off rails. Scaffolding surrounding the whole building for at least a few years. I have never once seen a worker. They don’t seem to want to take down probably because it’s costs them and now unsavory people there as haven. They asked for a rent increase renewal at the height of pandemic. Advice to landlord: Focus on upkeep of individual apartments. Recognize the comparable market. The building should not be priced just based on bedrooms for such an old building. Not comparable to newer amenity rich buildings.”