Gotham West at 608 11 Avenue,
Manhattan, NY 10036

703 Units

Built in 2011

31 Floors

Rent Stabilized Units: Yes
Evictions: 8
Litigation History: Yes
1 Year Bedbug History: Yes
Pet Friendly: Yes
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Review Summary for Gotham West
Summarized from anonymous rental reviews on openigloo.
Recent tenants praise the well-maintained building with good amenities and responsive staff, despite some mentioning noisy environments near the building. Positive remarks focus on great management, cleanliness, and reasonable pricing. However, there are concerns about noisy neighbors, occasional inefficiencies in addressing resident concerns, and noisy locations. Suggestions include enhancing noise insulation, improving management responsiveness, and offering better shuttle service. Overall, while the building offers comfortable living spaces and modern amenities, certain improvements in location convenience and neighbor interactions could further enhance the living experience.
Open Violations
Only open violations from the last 10 years.
Data last updated 1 week ago.
BUILDING AVERAGE:
0.02 violations per unit
NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
0.81 violation per unit
The average number of violations per unit at 608 11 Avenue is better than the city.
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Non-hazardous
7
class A
i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
MOST RECENT:
Jan 17, 2025: § 27-2005 adm code properly repair with similar material the broken or defective lifting wood floor in the 2nd room from north located at apt 1810, 18th story, 3rd apartment from south at west
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Hazardous
6
class B
i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
MOST RECENT:
Nov 13, 2024: hmc adm code: § 27-2017.4 abate the infestation consisting of vermin beetles in the entire apartment located at apt 1917, 18th story, 2nd apartment from north at east , section ''west''
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Immediately hazardous
2
class C
i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
MOST RECENT:
Sep 06, 2024: hmc adm code: § 27-2017.4 abate the infestation consisting of roaches in the entire apartment located at apt 1917, 18th story, 2nd apartment from north at east
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Missing information/filings
0
class I
Missing or non-compliant with administrative information orders or filings
MOST RECENT:
No violation found...
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-- of renters received their security deposits back
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Reviews (21)

2 weeks ago
Nice, well-maintained building
Former Tenant
Pros:
I liked my experience here. Pretty quiet and well-maintained building with good amenities (roof deck and gym are great).
Cons:
Only thing I didn't really love was the location. Neighborhood isn't the best and it's not super close to the subway.
1 month ago
Great management and very quiet
Former Tenant
Pros:
Great management, very quiet, timely responses, nice amenities
Cons:
Very far from subways; street smells awful with many pets in area/building
3 months ago
Great building, reasonably priced
Former Tenant
Pros:
Reasonably priced, great amenities, friendly staff.
Cons:
Traffic on 11th Ave at rush hour gets really noisy.
9 months ago
Nice apartment but difficult to work with
Former Tenant
Pros:
Rooftop views, space
Cons:
Management (and often the doormen) are extremely rude and will not work with you on things like move-in times, deliveries, etc., walls are very thin, amenities fob never worked (despite the hefty amenities fee), multiple arbitrary deductions from security deposit
Advice to owner:
Treat your tenants with more respect and consideration
Over 1 year ago
Great program for residents; pet friendly
Former Tenant
Pros:
Amazing resident enrichment programs, generally great doormen and staff, pet friendly, clean premises, feels safe, free commuter shuttle
Cons:
Plumbing and ventilation can be an issue, one or two surly doormen, can get cold and dry in winter
Advice to owner:
Fire Eddie
Over 1 year ago
Loved Living at Gotham West
Former Tenant
Pros:
Clean modern and well maintained apartments. Great value for the cost.
Cons:
The location is rough and the congestion from the Lincoln Tunnel can be really awful during rush hour and it generates a ton of noise pollution from honking.
Over 1 year ago
Great Building very luxurious
Former Tenant
Pros:
rooftop, amenities overall, nice layout very luxurious
Cons:
onces you move in management will take forever to get back to you about any problem. they fix everything within one day is super fast.
Advice to owner:
take care of ypur current residents and not only the onces you are trying to close to move in
Over 2 years ago
Management does not tespond
Former Tenant
Pros:
Rooftop is nice but amenity fee went up. Building staff are mostly nice.
Cons:
Management ignores any complaints, there’s constantly work being done, fixtures in apartments are cheap. It’s an overpriced mediocre building with unfriendly neighbors & horrible management
Advice to owner:
Respond to your tenants
Over 2 years ago
Building is nice but people not so
Former Tenant
Pros:
Very clean. Big and nice amenities. Very modern look.
Cons:
Front desk people can be rude.
Advice to owner:
Hire nicer people
Over 2 years ago
Bandaids on problems
Former Tenant
Pros:
Clean, amenities and lounge area is nice
Cons:
Water turns brown occasionally
Over 2 years ago
Better than some, but not perfect
Former Tenant
Pros:
Amenities are affordable, the water pressure is almost too much, the building is generally clean, and finishes are adequate in the units. Maintenance requests are handled quickly and courteously.
Cons:
The biggest drawback at Gotham West is that the walls between the units are paper thin, so noise is definitely an issue. The air conditioning in the units is not modern and is very loud and energy inefficient (e.g., $300/month power bill during summertime for a 1BR apt. seems a bit high…)

Building Management (NOT maintenance)is often slow to respond. Occasionally, management sends emails reminding tenants not to smoke, etc., and the tone of this correspondence very condescending and threatening. Also, the resident manager responds to emails within a few days…sometimes not at all.
Advice to owner:
Fix the elevators.
Over 2 years ago
Nice clean apartment
Former Tenant
Pros:
nicely managed luxury apartment with good clean amenities that are easy to use
Cons:
On the overpriced side as for rent and a bit far from midtown
Advice to owner:
Overall nice apartment and no specific advice to the owner
Over 2 years ago
Modern central building
Former Tenant
Pros:
Ok management, great location, nice amenities, great community activities planned by building
Cons:
Lots of traffic noise, too many animals and dog poop, aggressive move out process
Advice to owner:
Switch out animals for more amenities, give renters without animals a rent reduction
Over 2 years ago
Mid sized building
Former Tenant
Pros:
Clean and maintained
Solid front door staff
Cons:
Noisy location from traffic
Over 2 years ago
Gotham west apartment
Former Tenant
Pros:
New, modern, responsive team
Cons:
Location leaves much to be desired
Over 2 years ago
Stay Away from the Third Floor
Former Tenant
Pros:
Beautiful amenities, friendly concierge and maintenance. One of the few studio alcoves in midtown with an open kitchen and laundry in unit.
Cons:
Stay away from the third floor apartments. There is a mentally ill neighbor the building knows about that has lived here for years and is consistently screaming through the day and night. They are well aware of the issue and do not respond to noise and safety complaints. For apartments directly next to this one, it has disrupted sleep and work from home. For a luxury building of this caliber that is unacceptable.
Advice to owner:
The property owner knows well that they are losing lease renewals due to this disruptive neighbor. There was no warning or heads up given to this issue, and it is heartbreaking to watch unknowing new tenants sign leases to a year of noise.
Over 3 years ago
Decent building, bad location
Former Tenant
Pros:
The lobby, lounge and recreational facilities are top notch and feel like a high quality hotel ( even though access to lounge/gym etc requires a separate 50$ / month amenity fee ). Great views of the Times Square area from certain units on higher floors.
Management company and staff is quite nice.
Cons:
Terrible location if you want to use the subway - atleast a 20 minute walk to the nearest train station.

Building operates a shuttle bus but its only on weekdays and not so frequent anyway.

Design of the kitchen isn’t great. Apartment sizes are quite small.

Used to charge a 100$ application fee for new tenants.
Advice to owner:
Increase frequency of shuttle bus and operate it on weekends also.
Over 3 years ago
Comfortable home space
Former Tenant
Pros:
Good management, very responsive.
Cons:
Far from subway. Shuttle was infrequent and unreliable.
Over 3 years ago
Best management in midtown
Former Tenant
Pros:
Lots of community events and excellent service
Cons:
It’s in midtown
Advice to owner:
Keep up the great work
Over 3 years ago
The worst building management ever
Former Tenant
Pros:
Building is clean and helpful reception/doormen
Cons:
You’re just a number ! Leasing team keep changing and increasing rents, unreliable service and would never answer your calls or emails... their only interest is solely to increase and Maximize their profit ! Extremely noisy neighborhood .. stay away from 11 avenue and Gotham west !
Advice to owner:
Not worth you money !
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