Midtown, Manhattan, NY 10019
18 reviews
Top rated building
This building is highly reviewed and rated 4+ stars by past and current renters.
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Cleanliness
Trash management
Pest control
Water pressure
Heat
Neighbors
Noise levels
Owner responsiveness
Renters received their security deposits back
Electronic rent payments
From past 10 years · Updated 3 days ago
Average violations per unit in this building is better than the city average.
Is short term housing here a problem for the long term tenants?
Over 3 years ago
Midtown, Manhattan, NY 10019
4.6
18 reviews
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Summarized from anonymous rental reviews on Openigloo.
Very clean and modern, spacious unit, great amenities (golf simulator, rooftop swimming, basketball court), package room has a system
Concierge is constantly on rotation and a lot of short term tenants, so security is a bit lax
Lived here for a year. The apartments are nice, we were on the ~50th floor so the noise was pretty quiet and the views were spectacular. During out time there the AC broke a few times which was frustrating but for the most part the building functioned. No vermin of any sort.
The lobby was often messy, with the windows constantly being broken (not sure what was going on here). There were several noise complaints on our floor which the building didn't do much about. Felt like a pretty laissez faire situation. Amenities are expensive. Access to the rooftop costs $2500 a year per person (not per apartment), and that price doesn’t include guests. If you want to bring a guest, you have to pay $75/guest for a day pass. There is staff at the rooftop that enforces these restrictions. You can’t access any part of the rooftop without paying this fee. Even if you pay for the rooftop, you still have to pay for the gym, which is $125/month with a minimum 1 year commitment.
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Respond to tenant reviewsRodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
Smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
No peephole on a door, no street number on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
Missing or non-compliant with administrative information orders or filings
