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Trans World Equities Company

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Corporate Owner

2 Properties

537 Units

Evictions: 3
Litigation History: No
Review Summary for Trans World Equities Company
Summarized from anonymous rental reviews on openigloo.
Recent tenant reviews highlight buildings managed by TRANS WORLD EQUITIES COMPANY are praised for their cleanliness, responsive and attentive staff, and well-maintained amenities. Positive aspects include good management, reasonable rent increases, and spacious units. However, concerns include occasional pest issues, noise disturbances, delayed amenities like gyms, and issues with heating control. Tenants appreciate the neighborhood's convenience but note a lack of diversity in some buildings. Suggestions include improving pest control, laundry facilities, and enhancing heating efficiency. Overall, tenants feel content with the management and living experience.
Open Violations
Only open violations from the last 10 years.
Data last updated 1 month ago.
BUILDING AVERAGE:
0 violations per unit
NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
0.81 violation per unit
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About Trans World Equities Company
Transworld Equities Rentals, a subsidiary of Trans World Equities, Inc., is a Manhattan-based real estate firm offering no fee apartments in New York City’s premier locations. They have various properties in Union Square, Flatiron, Financial District, Astoria, Tribeca, Midtown West, Soho, and Upper East Side.
All Properties Associated with Trans World Equities Company
Lenox Hill
400 East 71 Street, Manhattan, NY 10021
Top Rated 417 Units 23 Floors
4.5(12)
East Village
91 Third Avenue, Manhattan, NY 10003
120 Units 6 Floors
4.6(7)

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Renter Recommendations

--% of renters recommend this building

--% of renters approve of this owner

Rents and Deposits

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

Reviews (19)

3 months ago
Great building fair renewals
Former Tenant
Pros:
Good management, fair renewals
Cons:
They haven’t opened the gym in 4 years
Over 1 year ago
Amazing landlord experience
Former Tenant
Pros:
Reasonable rent increases, most attentive super / supers assistant, clean building, quick repairs
Cons:
This building has unique apartment configurations, with tons of staircases that can be sort of noisy in neighboring apartments
Over 1 year ago
Nice Building, Great Super
Former Tenant
Pros:
The super is very attentive and helpful. The garden outback is very nice.
Cons:
Could hear upstairs neighbors stomping a lot. Plumbing issues would overflow into neighboring apartments on the rare occasion.
Over 1 year ago
Great building, amazing staff, poor rodent removal if you get hit with one!
Former Tenant
Pros:
Amazing responsive staff. Maybe not like a fancier building but I don't like that anyway. I'm very low maintenance. Apartment sizes are nice. Lisa is amazing and lovely to deal with even when she has to say no. She is on the ball which you can't say for most management companies. I miss living there.
Cons:
Rent got crazy like everywhere else recently and again, there are no meaningful amenities here compared to more upscale lux high rise buildings. I left because I was not allowed to upgrade to a 2 bedroom at externally posted covid market prices after having been a very good long term tenant. My child needed their own room and I would have preferred to stay. The second reason we left is construction resulted in rodents entering the unit. The exterminator came 3 or 4 times and could not sufficiently find or solve the problem. I am not. hoarder and am an extremely neat person. It was psychologically too much to deal with.
Advice to owner:
Take care of your existing legacy tenants better and they won't leave.
Over 1 year ago
superb apartment to live in
Former Tenant
Pros:
-awesome super
-great apartment layouts
-responsive with maintenance requests
Cons:
cant think of any - some of the kitchens are small but thats expected for nyc
Advice to owner:
Keep up the great work!
Over 1 year ago
Love This Building
Former Tenant
Pros:
Responsive Super, Packages brought up to door, High Ceilings, Spacious Units
Cons:
Had some trouble with leaking pipes but super was responsive to fixing the issues
Over 1 year ago
I love it here
Former Tenant
Pros:
Amazing super
Closet size
Cons:
Water issues but easily fixed
Over 1 year ago
Very nice well kept building with friendly staff
Former Tenant
Pros:
Friendly staff/doormen
Clean common areas
Speediness to respond to any issue
Cons:
Saw a roach once (an exterminator came within 48hrs)
No amenities other than a doorman (but they’re working on building a gym in basement)
Over 2 years ago
Overall, Great Place
Former Tenant
Pros:
The porters, doormen, handymen, and package room assistants are all so helpful and really great. Very clean, very attentive. GREAT CLOSET SPACE!
Cons:
Super acts like he doesn't know anything and pretty sure he smokes in his office near the laundry room because it stinks like smoke some days. Lots of washing machines/dryers are always broken, but there are a lot of them. We were told the gym would be available shortly after we moved in and 2 years later, still nothing.
Over 2 years ago
A really nice building, but not everyone might fit in
Former Tenant
Pros:
- Cleanliness
- Responsiveness of onsite staff and management
- Fast elevators
- New improved package room service
- Very clean and nice laundry room
- Relatively quiet for Manhattan
Cons:
- Heating and AC system is quite old and loud. Most importantly, heating cannot be controlled in winter which personally resulted in too many uncomfortable days where it was way too hot in the apartment and I'd have gladly turned it down/off but there is no way to control it (it's also an incredible waste of energy!)
- If you are in a unit near the elevators, it can get quite loud
- While people in the building are friendly, they could be a bit more considerate when in the hallways (you can hear everything though apartment entrance doors since they have huge gaps)
- Depending on who you are, you might find it hard to feel like you "fit in" here. There's very little diversity in this building and it kind of corresponds to UES stereotypes. While this is sadly true for most nice buildings in NYC, it did feel a bit more extreme here compared to other buildings in other parts of the city. That said, I haven't seen specific examples of concerning or annoying behavior that might make someone feel unwelcome
- Not a con in general, but for young people reading this: building residents skew older so make sure this is the vibe you want
- It happened a couple of times that maintenance staff were not very respectful when entering apartments
- Very small bathrooms
- A gym was supposed to be built and opened more than a year ago but we're still waiting...
Advice to owner:
Please turn the heating down and make the system more efficient and adjustable
Over 2 years ago
My Honest review
Former Tenant
Pros:
Incredibly clean
Requests are handled immediately
Good people live here
Really organized and good management
New package management is efficient
Cons:
Big building so elevators are sometimes backed up
Doormen not like regular doormen (they are lovely but don’t help anyone out)
Advice to owner:
Have doormen help out more
Over 2 years ago
Ues building
Former Tenant
Pros:
Big apt, management is responsive
Cons:
Roach/ mouse issues
Advice to owner:
Something major needs to be to eradicate pest issues
Over 2 years ago
Best Building!
Former Tenant
Pros:
Great doormen
Package system is great, get a text when you have one and open 7 days a week to retrieve
Always clean
Garbage room is cleaned out multiple times a day
Cons:
Laundry room gets crowded
Over 2 years ago
really amazing apartment!
Former Tenant
Pros:
it honestly has everything you need: laundry in the building, elevator, ac in every room, packages delivered inside your apartment is really a plus. and it's in the most convenient area. the space is really big for the price!
Cons:
this might just be a personal preference but the heater makes the apartment really hot in the winter, but not a big issue at all if you just open some windows!
Advice to owner:
honestly nothing, i'm very happy with this place!
Over 2 years ago
Professional & well maintained building
Former Tenant
Pros:
Clean, organized, no pests
Cons:
Noisy and laundry machines sometimes dont work
Over 3 years ago
Good and clean
Former Tenant
Pros:
Good management who are responsive
Cons:
Expensive laundry cost
Advice to owner:
Lower the cost of the washing machines and dryers
Over 3 years ago
Best super & responsive mgmt
Former Tenant
Pros:
Super is the best & responsive mgmt company
Cons:
Location became packed with college kids
Over 3 years ago
Greta place to live
Former Tenant
Pros:
Amazing staff and service
Cons:
The traffic noise can be a bit much
Advice to owner:
Set up the gym soon please!
Over 3 years ago
A nice place to live
Former Tenant
Pros:
Very nice staff and very responsive
Cons:
Laundry room was made smaller to build a gym room but now laundry room a bit small for size of building