love my apartment, common areas need work
Pros
I love my apartment. it's a good size, nice layout, nice floors. Good price for the size relative to the UWS (though definitely pricey overall). Staff is extremely nice. The front desk folks (the "regulars") are great and the porters and handymen are also really nice. Overall the staff is friendly. Outdoor areas are nice (rooftop and balcony) and the gym is pretty good. Trash compactor and laundry on the floor are both really convenient.
Cons
Common areas are not the most well maintained. It can take a while for broken or malfunctioning items to get repaired (or don't get repaired properly). Waterbugs in some common areas. Biggest con is the elevators are often broken (thankfully one at a time). Management takes a long time to respond. As others have written, there is a lot of turnover in the building, so not much of a sense of community, though people I have met are generally nice. I would certainly not call it a "luxury" building.
The Paris review
Pros
Super nice sized units, nice lobby! Close to everything and right around the corner from subway
Cons
No buzzer system, lack of security
