Sky at 605 West 42 Street,Manhattan, NY 10036
1175 Units
•Built in 2008
•60 Floors
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In the past three years, this building had:
597 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 33 violations which is 0.02 violations per unit for their entire portfolio.
That is better than the city average, which is 0.81 violations per unit.
Non-hazardous
2Class A
Non-Hazardous violations (i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building)
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Hazardous
21Class B
Hazardous violations (i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting)
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Immediately-hazardous
10Class C
Immediately Hazardous (i.e. rodents, inadequate heat or hot water)
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Approval DateDescriptionCurrent Status
Feb 23, 2024§ 27-2013 adm code paint with light colored paint to the satisfaction of this department in the closet at east wall in the foyer located at apt 55q, 55th story, 3rd apartment from east at southNov certified on time
Mar 27, 2023§ 27-2005 adm code refit entrance door in the 1st room from east at south located at apt 24g, 24th story, 1st apartment from north at eastFirst no access to re- inspect violation
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Building Ratings
Water Pressure
Water Pressure: 5
Cleanliness
Cleanliness: 3
Pest Control
Pest Control: 2
Heat
Heat: 5
Noise Levels
Noise Levels: 4
Owner Responsiveness
Owner Responsiveness: 5
Neighbors
Neighbors: 5
Garbage Management
Garbage Management: 5
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
3.125 stars
poorly managed luxury building
Former Tenant
Pros:
beautiful lobby and view; front (c) openigloo d...
Cons:
roaches in unit, broken heating
3 stars
Beautiful building but had roaches and no broken heat/ac unit
Former Tenant
Pros:
Nice luxury lobby
Nice views up (c) openigloo top
Cons:
Packages can only be picked (c) openigloo up du...
1.625 stars
Huge Letdown with Slumlord Behavior
Former Tenant
Pros:
Not much. Honestly it's just (c) openigloo lips...
Cons:
Terrible management, poor materials, immensely ...
Advice to owner:
Take better care of the building and better car...
3 stars
Pay for a subpar box for the price of luxury
Former Tenant
Pros:
Lobby, concierge, views
Cons:
Cleaninliness, apartment robberies, dirty hallw...
Advice to owner:
Stop treating the building as a money making ma...
4 stars
Failed to fix AC unit for 6 months
Former Tenant
Pros:
Friendly doorman and valet room (c) openigloo s...
Cons:
Super noisy due to heavy (c) openigloo traffic ...
Advice to owner:
Please fix or replace the AC unit ASAP!
3.125 stars
Beautiful building/ horribly managed
Former Tenant
Pros:
Concierge, views, gym, location
Cons:
Apartment design flaws, horrible management (c)...
Advice to owner:
None, they won’t change their practices
2.5 stars
Disaster-DO NOT RENT THERE!
Former Tenant
Pros:
The view the lobby
Cons:
8 throw up/pee stains on (c) openigloo hallway ...
Advice to owner:
FIX BROKEN ITEMS AND STOP LYING ABOUT ITEMS THA...
4.625 stars
Quiet modern building with great views
Former Tenant
Pros:
Very modern apartments, friendly staff, (c) ope...
Cons:
Can't collect packages 24/7 which (c) openigloo...
Advice to owner:
Keep it up
2.625 stars
Slum disguised as a “luxury building”
Former Tenant
Pros:
Front desk staff, views
Cons:
-No working oven for over (c) openigloo two yea...
Advice to owner:
Provide working appliances and a safe living en...
4.75 stars
Had a good experience
Former Tenant
Pros:
It had a convenient location (c) openigloo and ...
Cons:
Too expensive for what you (c) openigloo get in...
5 stars
Beautiful
Former Tenant
Pros:
Beautiful Pleasant building!!
Cons:
Only one included amenity sitting (c) openigloo...
Advice to owner:
More included amenities or lower amenities price
4.375 stars
Not the best, not the worst
Former Tenant
Pros:
- Dog friendly, near dog (c) openigloo park, ha...
Cons:
- Inconvenient package picking up, (c) openiglo...
1.25 stars
Money hungry hateful
Former Tenant
Pros:
New building 3 pools rich (c) openigloo feeling...
Cons:
Poor management a bit (c) openigloo racist not...
Advice to owner:
Overhaul your management ! Rudest people I’ve e...
4.25 stars
Lived in 2 units here, great experiences at both but
Former Tenant
Pros:
Views - I faced the (c) openigloo water on a hi...
Cons:
Some of the reviews mention (c) openigloo warpe...
Advice to owner:
Huge property management company I doubt the ow...
5 stars
Great place to live
Former Tenant
Pros:
Beautiful building and lobby, well (c) openiglo...
Cons:
Lots of noise from 11th (c) openigloo Avenue tr...
Advice to owner:
I love living here. I wish something could be d...
3.125 stars
Nice building, very loud
Former Tenant
Pros:
Brand new, good amenities, doorman
Cons:
Loud, amenities are expensive, too (c) openiglo...
4.25 stars
Nice and Clean
Former Tenant
Pros:
Very modern and clean. Didn’t (c) openigloo hav...
Cons:
Walls are a little but (c) openigloo thin.
Advice to owner:
Faster response to maintenance issues.
3 stars
Very noise and bad management
Former Tenant
Pros:
Nice new Apts but the (c) openigloo quality ver...
Cons:
Very noise because of the (c) openigloo cheap w...
Advice to owner:
Get your act together!
2.875 stars
Great in theory, terrible in execution.
Former Tenant
Pros:
-Good apartment layouts
-Great appliances and (...
Cons:
-Lots of amenities i.e. the (c) openigloo gym a...
Advice to owner:
Take more pride in your property by enforcing p...
4.75 stars
I Love Sky
Former Tenant
Pros:
I loved Everything
Cons:
Pretty much nothing
Advice to owner:
Replace the seating in the lobby, please
4.25 stars
Sky luxurious building - not-so-luxurious service
Former Tenant
Pros:
The building is beautiful, very (c) openigloo c...
Cons:
The elevator were a mess… (c) openigloo often w...
Advice to owner:
Treat your vendors with dignity and respect, be...
4.833333333333333 stars
Love Sky !!!
Former Tenant
Pros:
Probably the nicest apartment building (c) open...
Cons:
I’m afraid of heights and (c) openigloo live on...
Advice to owner:
Give me a free month!