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Udr Chelsea LLC

Corporate Owner

1 Properties

210 Units

Evictions: 0
Litigation History: No
Review Summary for Udr Chelsea LLC
Summarized from anonymous rental reviews on openigloo.
Recent reviews of buildings managed by UDR CHELSEA LLC commonly praise their responsive and generally attentive management team, friendly doormen, and well-maintained amenities such as gyms and rooftops. Tenants often note the convenience of location and appreciate the clean, modern apartments with good layouts. However, several renters reported ongoing issues with pest control, particularly cockroach infestations, and expressed frustration with delayed or incomplete renovations, especially in common areas like the lobby. Noise from transient residents and construction has been a concern as well. Despite some high rents and management criticisms, many still recommend these buildings for their convenience and quality amenities.
Open Violations
Only open violations from the last 10 years.
Data last updated 4 days ago.
The average number of violations per unit for this owner/associates across their portfolio is better than the city.
BUILDING AVERAGE:
0.04 violations per unit
NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
0.81 violation per unit
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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:
Aug 07, 2025: §27-2045(b)(5) hmc, § 12-01 rcny post a proper notice of smoke detector requirements, in a form approved by the commissioner, at or near the mailbox missing at public hall, 1st story
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Hazardous
0
class B
i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
MOST RECENT:
No violation found...
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Immediately hazardous
2
class C
i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
MOST RECENT:
Aug 07, 2025: hmc adm code: § 27-2017.4 abate the infestation consisting of mice in the entire apartment located at apt 514, 5th story, 1st apartment from west at north , section ''west''
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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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All Properties Associated with Udr Chelsea LLC
Chelsea
120 West 21 Street, Manhattan, NY 10011
210 Units 14 Floors
4.1(14)
Rent Stabilized Units: Unknown
Good Cause Eviction: Yes
Evictions: 0
Litigation History: No
1 Year Bedbug History: No

Reviews (14)

4 months ago
Very Great Building
Former Tenant
Pros:
Great amenities, responsive management for any issues or problems
Cons:
Expensive, had cockroaches for around a month
4 months ago
Clean, but mostly flexed apartments
Former Tenant
Pros:
Very clean, huge laundry room, easy for guests
Cons:
Very impersonal with the large number and rotating cast of doormen. Most apartments were flexed to 2-bedroom from 1, which gave the building a very young party vibe. The gym and rooftop were not well appointed with equipment/ furniture.
7 months ago
Great Management Company
Former Tenant
Pros:
The management company and super are extremely responsive. Will respond quickly and help you with anything
Cons:
Over priced for the amount of space/closets per unit and high rent increases
10 months ago
Beware of Roaches
Former Tenant
Pros:
The gym and rooftop are great. Relatively reasonable rents for what you’re getting. Great location
Cons:
Lived here for three years, first year was great, second year started having some roaches, and third year is was a full blown infestation. They were EVERYWHERE. I found at least one almost every single day. I know someone else who had mice in their apartment.
11 months ago
love this building so much!
Former Tenant
Pros:
all the staff is very friendly and helpful for those who live there, the maintainence guys are also very quick to fix the work quikcly. i love that they installed the digital key now as well
live right next to traders joes!
Cons:
i genuinely cannot think of any!
Over 1 year ago
Luxury rental building in chelsea - you get what you pay for
Former Tenant
Pros:
Clean, responsive management, nice common spaces and apts generally keep out noise from neighgbors
Cons:
Outside noise (out of buildings control is loud), some doormen not as great as others
Over 1 year ago
Full service in Chelsea but be weary
Former Tenant
Pros:
Location + full service building with a great gym and rooftop
Cons:
Roach problem has been persistent since winter 2023/2024. Building feels a bit transient due to the short term rentals
Over 3 years ago
Management is Awful
Former Tenant
Pros:
Rooftop is nice, although the grills barely work.
Cons:
Management is absolute scam artists, and they run airbnb style rentals in vacant apartments
Over 3 years ago
Affordable Semi-luxury
Former Tenant
Pros:
Leasing and building management are nice and responsive. Roof deck is stunning. Apartments have good layouts and really good closet space
Cons:
Hallways are outdated, so are AC and heater (heaters make a bunch of noise). Lobby is a mess but under renovation. Reno is taking forever and I don’t know what is delaying it.
Advice to owner:
Please use better quality paint and better painters. They do such a terrible job
Over 3 years ago
Nice apt, Poor, poor management
Former Tenant
Pros:
I love our actual apartment, specifically the larger kitchen and open layout. Ours also has a large patio which is amazing.
I haven’t spent time up there, but the building’s roof facilities look really nice.
Cons:
The management of this building is driving me mad. The biggest thing is that there is NO AC in the lobby and the poor people working at the front desk are sitting in a miserable amount of heat (not helping that we are in the middle of a heatwave). One of them told me they aren’t going to fix the AC down there until they do the renovations (which they have done nearly nothing on since they announced them six months ago). The front door of the building is always open, I’m sure for them to get as much airflow as possible, but I have seen cockroaches come into the building right through the front door. Today we had a cockroach in our actual apartment. I can’t speak to what their response will be yet (I hope quick and efficient) but the fact is that this is all probably due to poor management.
The poor treatment of employees is honestly enough, but I’ll add my other complaints, too: the laundry room is expensive, and I’ve seen it absolutely trashed with dryer sheets and lint everywhere (truly not an exaggeration). The porters have actually never been helpful when we’ve needed something done, and our water pressure in our kitchen worsened months ago and no one ever fixed it after we made the request.
Advice to owner:
Take care of your employees. Pay attention to your building.
Over 3 years ago
Great building & Rooftop
Former Tenant
Pros:
The apartments are continuously updated and have open concept kitchens, stainless steel appliances, big windows, closet space, nice doormen super and leasing agents, awesome rooftop gym.
Cons:
It’s owned by a greedy private equity company. My rent went up $1,900 per month putting it at $5,700 per month for a 1 bedroom. Also, if you live on the side facing the south, there is a rich dude who has private rooftop that will dj for the entire city avenue until past midnight AND all day long you will hear chain sawing from construction and sirens because the building is in the center of Manhattan.
Advice to owner:
Don’t be greedy.
Over 3 years ago
Over promises under delivers
Former Tenant
Pros:
Great doormen, beautiful rooftop, good location
Cons:
This building has so much potential but it’s really gone downhill. The rent is getting jacked up while the building owners throw money at pointless projects that never get completed. They’ve been working on/promising a “lobby renovation” for 1.5 years now and it’s still no where near done (broken mirrors, construction materials, closed lounge), and the lobby was mostly fine to begin with. They closed the roof for months to replace the decking last year and it already looks like crap less than a year later, meanwhile half the grilling features don’t work (broken lights, tv, broken/removed outdoor fridge, etc). Gym constantly has broken equipment.

The roof is supposed to be limited to a few people per unit but it’s a total free for all for 20 somethings to invite 30 friends for a rager every nice day in the summer

Hallways smell like absolute garbage in the summer from the garbage shoot and there’s no central AC or at least units in the hallway which for a “luxury” building is insane
Advice to owner:
Invest in actual smart changes, like fixing the basic glitches with the amenities we already have instead of doing these unnecessary dragged out “renovations” for no reason. (That money could be better spent towards updated cooling or modernizing apartments). At the very least, discount the amenity fees when you’re doing projects that takes months and months.

Actually enforce the guest limit on the roof so actual paying tenants can enjoy the space.
Over 3 years ago
21 Chelsea Review
Former Tenant
Pros:
Great friendly doormen, responsive owners, good amenities and convenient location.
Cons:
Walls are kind of thin
Over 4 years ago
Convenience and Amenities
Former Tenant
Pros:
Great doormen and staff at the building, nice gym - rarely busy, fantastic views from the rooftop
Cons:
Decor in hallways could be a little bit more updated
Advice to owner:
Allow more flexible renew timeframes (currently ~2months before lease end)