Ocean at 1 West Street,Manhattan, NY 10004

491 Units

Built in 1902

31 Floors

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In the past three years, this building had:
172 complaints
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Open Violations

A violation is issued to a building when a city inspector from NYC's Department of Housing Preservation and Development validates and confirms a complaint made to 311. The violations listed below are open violations that have yet to be addressed or have not been confirmed as resolved by the city.
This building has a total of 17 violations which is 0.03 violations per unit for their entire portfolio.
That is better than the city average, which is 0.81 violations per unit.
Non-hazardous
3Class A
Non-Hazardous violations (i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building)
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Hazardous
7Class B
Hazardous violations (i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting)
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Immediately-hazardous
7Class C
Immediately Hazardous (i.e. rodents, inadequate heat or hot water)
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Approval DateDescriptionCurrent Status
Sep 21, 2023§ 300 m/d law file plans and application and legalize the following alteration or restore to the legal condition existing prior to the making of said alteration suspended ceiling at public hall, 19th storyNot complied with
Apr 19, 2023§ 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the south wall at fire stairs, 18th story, section ''south''Not complied with
Apr 19, 2023§ 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department the east wall at fire stairs, 22nd story, section ''north''Not complied with

Property Owners and Associates

Columbus Property Management
Agent
3.6(153)

11 Properties

3350 Units

John Mehmedovic
Officer
3.8(113)

11 Properties

3350 Units

Joseph Moinian
Shareholder
3.8(94)

11 Properties

3106 Units

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Renter Recommendations

60% of renters recommend this building

60% of renters approve of this owner

Rents and Deposits

95% of renters received their security deposits back
It HAS NOT been reported if this building accepts electronic rent payments.

Reviews

4/10 building- nothing stands out
Former Tenant
Pros:
some good layouts that get (c) openigloo good l...
Cons:
very poor overall
Advice to owner:
take cleanliness and renovations more seriously
living at 1 west
Former Tenant
Pros:
great doormen, very pet friendly, (c) openigloo...
Cons:
Management is not great at (c) openigloo respon...
Huge building with a ton of tenants, slow management
Former Tenant
Pros:
Beautiful building - historic NYC (c) openigloo...
Cons:
too many people are living (c) openigloo here a...
Good Beginner apartment
Former Tenant
Pros:
- Roof is great
Cons:
management is difficult to get (c) openigloo a ...
Elevator trouble but overall a nice building
Former Tenant
Pros:
It’s a landmark building with (c) openigloo gor...
Cons:
Elevators would break down quite (c) openigloo ...
Advice to owner:
It’d be great if there a gym at this building
fine but not great
Former Tenant
Pros:
nice doormen and lobby
Cons:
dirty common areas, garbage rooms (c) openigloo...
It was a great experience
Former Tenant
Pros:
Building was in perfect state, (c) openigloo cl...
Cons:
The package room was closed (c) openigloo rando...
I love living here
Former Tenant
Pros:
Nice doormen, great location, lots (c) openiglo...
Cons:
Gym sucks, mail room has (c) openigloo crappy h...
Advice to owner:
Have management call tenants instead of talking...
Great building, bad management
Former Tenant
Pros:
Responsive maintenance team to requests, (c) op...
Cons:
Management group managed the building (c) openi...
Ocean Luxury Residence - ok place to stay
Former Tenant
Pros:
Nice lobby, free gym on (c) openigloo the 19th ...
Cons:
Small dark halls
Great place for a couple
Former Tenant
Pros:
it's pet-friendly, right across from (c) openig...
Cons:
The gym was not the (c) openigloo cleanest and ...
Advice to owner:
Be more transparent before applicants get to th...
Good Apartment
Former Tenant
Pros:
New interior finish
Cons:
Elevators commonly went out and (c) openigloo s...
Ok but ended horrible
Former Tenant
Pros:
Nice building, relatively cheap
Cons:
apartment flooded and took months (c) openigloo...
Advice to owner:
actually help the problem, dont just try to pus...
Pricey but worth it
Former Tenant
Pros:
Valet & doorman Very very very (c) openigloo ve...
Cons:
Gym had a lot of (c) openigloo machines broken ...
Loved the view
Former Tenant
Pros:
The view is amazing
Cons:
No lounge area for study. Gym (c) openigloo small
Amazing views, through Scaffolding
Former Tenant
Pros:
Views, renovated bathrooms, elevators and (c) o...
Cons:
Old appliances, scaffolding everywhere
Advice to owner:
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Visiting the Building
Former Tenant
Pros:
Upon visiting I loved the (c) openigloo modernn...
Cons:
The lobby felt like it (c) openigloo didn’t mat...
Advice to owner:
N/A
Good starter place
Former Tenant
Pros:
Love the roof, super is (c) openigloo fast and ...
Cons:
Management is not very responsive
Advice to owner:
More flexibility
Nearby Neighborhood .
Former Tenant
Pros:
I love the train that (c) openigloo runs by whi...
Cons:
It can get cold so (c) openigloo you must be pr...
Advice to owner:
Better management
Good apartment with some flaws
Former Tenant
Pros:
Updated appliances, door man, roof (c) openiglo...
Cons:
Walls are thin in some (c) openigloo apartments...
Advice to owner:
Keep the package room open longer
1 West Street Review
Former Tenant
Pros:
High ceilings, nice views, spacious, (c) openig...
Cons:
Repairs will take a while. (c) openigloo Apartm...
Advice to owner:
Get a better repairman/mechanic to look into th...
Don't rent at this place
Former Tenant
Pros:
Nice ambiance, prompt response but (c) openiglo...
Cons:
They charge every little thing (c) openigloo to...
Advice to owner:
Stop charging for mistakes you've made.
Nice place as advertised
Former Tenant
Pros:
Good location and apartment
Cons:
Rather unclean and lax management
Decent building in FiDi
Former Tenant
Pros:
Nice lobby and rooftop views (c) openigloo
Cons:
Appliances are not most updated (c) openigloo
One west review
Former Tenant
Pros:
Cool spot close to battery (c) openigloo park
Cons:
air conditioning really loud
Great first apartment.
Former Tenant
Pros:
Beautiful building. Great amenities.
Cons:
Personally didn’t love the location. (c) openig...
Advice to owner:
we did have 1 roach.
not worth it
Former Tenant
Pros:
views, location, rooftop
Cons:
management is awful, staff are (c) openigloo ru...
Advice to owner:
you have a beautiful building. take better care...
Selfish and Greedy Management
Former Tenant
Pros:
Location Big windows/views Updated kitchen Ce...
Cons:
Management was incredibly greedy- raised (c) op...
Advice to owner:
Make your currents happy so you don’t have peop...
Loved 1 west street
Former Tenant
Pros:
Friendly building staff Beautiful building Rooftop
Cons:
Package room lost lots of (c) openigloo package...
Great place to live
Former Tenant
Pros:
Rooftop, gym, mail concierge, doorman, (c) open...
Cons:
Water pressure / temp is (c) openigloo great bu...
Classic views, modern management
Former Tenant
Pros:
Beautiful lobby. Amazing views. Modern (c) open...
Cons:
Carpentry finishes could be more (c) openigloo ...
Advice to owner:
Open mailroom for longer access to packages
1 west
Former Tenant
Pros:
The gym and roof deck (c) openigloo and lobby a...
Cons:
Management is brutal. There were (c) openigloo ...
Advice to owner:
Be more responsive, responsible and fair.
Amenities!
Former Tenant
Pros:
A lot of luxury finishes (c) openigloo on the a...
Cons:
Noise through walls :/
Advice to owner:
Make the walls thicker?
Meh - so-so
Former Tenant
Pros:
Great apartment, great light, recently (c) open...
Cons:
Management was an absolute abomination (c) open...
Advice to owner:
Train your staff properly on how to interact wi...
Friendly Doormen, $hit Elevators
Former Tenant
Pros:
The doormen are great, repairs (c) openigloo ar...
Cons:
Elevators are slow and often (c) openigloo brok...
Advice to owner:
Fix the elevators!
Terrible building
Former Tenant
Pros:
Views, nothing, this sucks
Cons:
Bad management, customer service, elevators, (c...
Advice to owner:
Fix the building
Decent unit lazy management
Former Tenant
Pros:
High cielings, nice views, nice (c) openigloo i...
Cons:
Management, price, location
Advice to owner:
figure out renovations and cleaning in time so ...