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1792 Amsterdam Ave

Rental property management are heartless. This building is an example of extreme gentrification. Very inhospitable.

Bella

As a person who lives here, I cannot express in words my disappointment in how little the super and management care for the building and it’s tenants. In the last six months alone: -We had a broken appliance, that the building’s handyman confirmed needed to be replaced. For over a month the super did not reply to our emails, answer the phone, or respond to voicemails. He made false statements about the appliance in front of other tenants when we were lucky enough to see him in person. Finally six weeks later, after appealing to management, a replacement was ordered. -Through the pandemic we have had an ongoing rodent problem

As a person who lives here, I cannot express in words my disappointment in how little the super and management care for the building and it’s tenants. In the last six months alone: -We had a broken appliance, that the building’s handyman confirmed needed to be replaced. For over a month the super did not reply to our emails, answer the phone, or respond to voicemails. He made false statements about the appliance in front of other tenants when we were lucky enough to see him in person. Finally six weeks later, after appealing to management, a replacement was ordered. -Through the pandemic we have had an ongoing rodent problem in our apartment. In trying to solve this with the building the super and management have continued their pattern of making easily disproved false statements. There was a period of several weeks where nobody checked our apartment, even when we sent photos of caught mice. They have refused to let us bring in an exterminator we trust, even when we have offered to pay ourselves. They have claimed there are no other pest problems in the building, even as this week multiple tenants have seen a rat running around the lobby. -When the staff pulled off a radiator's cover checking an issue, it was revealed that the super had addressed a past radiator problem by taping cardboard to the radiator/AC unit with packing tape. In another room it was revealed he fixed that radiator problem by stuffing paper towels in the radiator. -When we had another issue with an appliance we were told that because it's under warranty they had to have outside maintenance come in. We get that, and in good faith said Ok. But true to their patterns we still cannot get the super or anyone from management to tell us when the repair will happen, or even if a call has been placed. To put this in perspective, these are just some of the issues we have had in the last six months alone. And many tenants have had similar or worse problems with the building and management. I wanted to love this building. The one good review has a fair point, which is that the doormen, concierge, porter's and handyman are amazing. They are great at their jobs, good people, and try their best with the management they have. We have lived here for almost four year, and have tried to roll with the problems and let them go. This year, even before the pandemic, it has been clear that they do not care and have no loyalty to their tenants. Attached is a photo of what the "luxury building" markets as "central air."

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Andrew L

520 E 12th St

Perfect location, elevator is a plus. Negatives is I have a pretty clean apartment and still found a mouse, and the super never cleans the building.

M Em

8618 18th Ave

It was a great place to live, with nice bathrooms, but the noise from the street was a bit too much, the building does need better insolation from outside noise. The kitchen was very good and the fridge very spacious.

Walter Tax

205 2nd Ave

I am not the person to write bad reviews, however, after what living here did to my mental and physical health, I feel like I need to take the time to do this. Trust me when I say to stay away from this building, and most likely any other building managed by Matel Realty. It has been 12 months of hell, where I could not get out of my lease, despite the pandemic., they lied about what was included in the apartment, they do not care about any of your concerns. Packages are *always* stolen unless picked up within hours; stolen by someone in the building itself, who I guess learnt that Matel realty does not care nor shows any manageme

I am not the person to write bad reviews, however, after what living here did to my mental and physical health, I feel like I need to take the time to do this. Trust me when I say to stay away from this building, and most likely any other building managed by Matel Realty. It has been 12 months of hell, where I could not get out of my lease, despite the pandemic., they lied about what was included in the apartment, they do not care about any of your concerns. Packages are *always* stolen unless picked up within hours; stolen by someone in the building itself, who I guess learnt that Matel realty does not care nor shows any management over their properties. You can forget about sleeping or working/relaxing/doing your own thing weekends or evenings. They let anyone rent in the building as long as they have money (or their parents do, for that matter) and pretend like they are actually caring about your complaints- the first 1-2 times - but then literally pretend to not see your emails, and are absolutely ignorant over the phone. I am not going to go in any more details as I hope what I wrote above is enough for someone to please stay away from their Company.

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Alice Mariano

200 Chambers St

Great location, near whole foods, the trains, and wonderful parks in tribeca and along the west side highway

Real NYC

190 Meserole St

I lived in this building for two years. During that time I had a package stolen and a lot of difficulty receiving the security footage from the management company, the front doors stopped locking on multiple occasions, issues with cockroaches, laundry machine breakdowns that were not (and still are not resolved) for months. Most recently I had an issue with my security deposit. I moved out during COVID, which was stressful to say the least and was unable to amass the necessary materials to fix small holes left in the wall from artwork and shelves. The company charged me $350, which is extremely inflated based on the research and inf

I lived in this building for two years. During that time I had a package stolen and a lot of difficulty receiving the security footage from the management company, the front doors stopped locking on multiple occasions, issues with cockroaches, laundry machine breakdowns that were not (and still are not resolved) for months. Most recently I had an issue with my security deposit. I moved out during COVID, which was stressful to say the least and was unable to amass the necessary materials to fix small holes left in the wall from artwork and shelves. The company charged me $350, which is extremely inflated based on the research and information I've sourced on the cost of materials and labor for such a job. Very disappointing to say the least. Lastly, the walls are PAPER thin so my heat bills during the winter months were monstrous and my room literally shook when trucks and people blasting loud music went by.

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Alex Vaccaro

128 W 120th St

Beware of living here! I am moving from this gorgeous studio quite soon, if it hits the market you will be able to see the pictures and why I fell in love with it-I was hoping to live here for a long time. But this live-in-landlady made living here a total nightmare. Maybe its an elderly dementia/OCD thing but she is very paranoid about the hallways. She has multiple times confronted me on why I was in the hallway when all I was doing was walking to my apartment. The one time I ever had two friends come over she waited 5 days later, called the police and told them that I had brought in squatters and thieves who “robbed” a vac

Beware of living here! I am moving from this gorgeous studio quite soon, if it hits the market you will be able to see the pictures and why I fell in love with it-I was hoping to live here for a long time. But this live-in-landlady made living here a total nightmare. Maybe its an elderly dementia/OCD thing but she is very paranoid about the hallways. She has multiple times confronted me on why I was in the hallway when all I was doing was walking to my apartment. The one time I ever had two friends come over she waited 5 days later, called the police and told them that I had brought in squatters and thieves who “robbed” a vacant apartment above me. Then she changed the locks on the building and told the locksmith that I was making copies and handing them out to strangers, wtf? For someone so concerned about the hallways she spends a lot of time there, she frequently opens/closes the front doors and the several doors to her apartment to check the locks. This wouldnt be something that bothers me but since she does it about 2-3 times an hour, yet has such a problem when anyone else enters/leaves the building, it’s quite obnoxious. I have heard her tiptoeing around and she even put her ear up to my door to listen to me while I was at home. For the record I am a student and I work full time so whenever I am home I am quietly studying with headphones on. She has contacted me every several weeks either by phone or by passive aggressive notes in the hall about problems that I have nothing to do with; trash on the street that’s not mine, general wear and tear throughout the building and she obsessively called me for several months telling me to rearrange my furniture. Even when I DID rearrange my furniture and invite her to come inspect (why is this even a thing?) she never came over. It's a real shame I couldnt stay here longer, if you dont mind living like an untrustworthy criminal in this woman's home then good luck. Apartment/building would be 5 stars but this old lady was so bad she took it down to 2.

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a M

E 10 St

85 East 10th Street is a rental building in the East Village between 3rd and 4th Avenues. Centrally located, the building is a few blocks from the Astor Place subway stop. The building has 107 apartments through six floors with a part-time doorman. On the positive side, the apartments are all renovated as well as the lobby and the common area hallways. The negatives are the apartments are small, which range in size from 300 to 600 square feet on two levels. Every inch of the building has been carved out for apartments. The landlord was able to eke out apartments in the basement level. Beware these basement apartments seem very dark.

Gerry M

77 Greenwich St

77 Greenwich is a radiant collection of 90 one to four bedroom residences envisioned by FXCollaborative and Deborah Berke Partners. The building completion is well underway, and we anticipate occupancy in September 2020. Our beautiful Sales and Design Gallery is located at 17 State Street, 21st Floor just a few blocks south of the development and across the street from The Battery. Additional information along with a selection of our limited availability can be found at www.77greenwich.com.

maria ienna

30 Washington St

This building is not safe. I rent here and was buglarlized about a year ago and recently there have been more break-ins. There are so many tourists now that the building cant figure out how to keep the entrance way secure and people are walking into the building, breaking into peoples locked apartments and stealing items. Its also scary to think that you may walk into somebody robbing your apartment. Until the management company does something to secure the building I would not live here.

Grant Picarillo

222 E 44th St

222 East 44th Street AKA “The Summit” is between Second and Third Avenues in Midtown East. If you’re looking to rub noses with professional athletes and celebrities, The Summit is the building for you. The Summit is a luxury high rise with every amenity imaginable. Apartments range in size from studios to three bedrooms. Units feature floor-to-ceiling windows, custom closets, kitchens with Italian cabinetry, custom countertops to full-height backsplashes and a suite of integrated Bosch appliances. Each home comes equipped with its own washer and dryer. Bathrooms include a custom cloud-white Italian vanity, oversized, recessed

222 East 44th Street AKA “The Summit” is between Second and Third Avenues in Midtown East. If you’re looking to rub noses with professional athletes and celebrities, The Summit is the building for you. The Summit is a luxury high rise with every amenity imaginable. Apartments range in size from studios to three bedrooms. Units feature floor-to-ceiling windows, custom closets, kitchens with Italian cabinetry, custom countertops to full-height backsplashes and a suite of integrated Bosch appliances. Each home comes equipped with its own washer and dryer. Bathrooms include a custom cloud-white Italian vanity, oversized, recessed medicine cabinet and mirror, floor-to-ceiling tiled walls and a spa-style showers. There’s a studio on the market for $4200. Amenities include a 24 hour attended lobby, live in super, the Sky Lounge features an entertainment bar, private wine storage, fireside seating, and dining room with catering kitchen. There’s a Children's Playroom and outdoor children's playground, Tech Lounge with private meeting rooms, Golf Simulator, Theater Room, Outdoor terrace with green space and BBQ grills. The Arena at Summit hosts state-of-the-art equipment, private and Group Scheduled Classes, a Full-size basketball court, full size Squash court, 18-meter sky-lit swimming pool, Spa and sauna. Grand Central Station is easily accessible. Building/rental policies: 12-month lease term. Guarantors are allowed. Pets permitted case-by-case.

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Jessica Birnbaum

459 Shepherd Ave

Fully renovated multi family residential in East New York. Very clean. No code violations or pests. Amenities include central air conditioning, laundry hooks ups in the unit, a modern kitchen with dishwasher, microwave, stainless steel appliances, plenty of cabinets and recessed lighting throughout! Just a half block away from the Shepherd Ave C-train stop! 2 unit townhouse. Took great care with every part of this renovation. The floors are immaculate, the kitchen is new with grey cabinets and white stone counter tops. The dishwasher is a full size same with a large refrigerator that has a drink-ice dispenser. There is a laundry

Fully renovated multi family residential in East New York. Very clean. No code violations or pests. Amenities include central air conditioning, laundry hooks ups in the unit, a modern kitchen with dishwasher, microwave, stainless steel appliances, plenty of cabinets and recessed lighting throughout! Just a half block away from the Shepherd Ave C-train stop! 2 unit townhouse. Took great care with every part of this renovation. The floors are immaculate, the kitchen is new with grey cabinets and white stone counter tops. The dishwasher is a full size same with a large refrigerator that has a drink-ice dispenser. There is a laundry closet with washer-dryer hooks ups for you to purchase your own unit, or to use as a large pantry. The living space is large with plenty of room for a dining table, and a large area for your living room furniture.

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Clay Phillips

37-06 81st St

I have been living in this old building for the past 40 years and the condition has degrade to a point that for the amount of rent that the landlord charge for apt is ridiculous the building is not taking care on the cleaning of the building the fences are broken no living super and the rent is way to high

Jose

80 Park Ave

This is a beautiful, high-rise, condominium with 21 floors and 228 apartments. This post-war building was built in 1954 and was converted to condominium in1983; features full-time doorman. There is a roof deck with views of the Empire State building, laundry facilities, and a garage. Electricity is included in the low common charges. The building is 3 short blocks from Grand Central Station, Metro North, the Market at Grand Central, numerous bus lines as well as local and express subway lines (the 4,5,6, 7, and Shuttle to Time Square). Amenities Garage; Laundry Room; Rooftop Deck; Common Storage Room. Pets are not all

This is a beautiful, high-rise, condominium with 21 floors and 228 apartments. This post-war building was built in 1954 and was converted to condominium in1983; features full-time doorman. There is a roof deck with views of the Empire State building, laundry facilities, and a garage. Electricity is included in the low common charges. The building is 3 short blocks from Grand Central Station, Metro North, the Market at Grand Central, numerous bus lines as well as local and express subway lines (the 4,5,6, 7, and Shuttle to Time Square). Amenities Garage; Laundry Room; Rooftop Deck; Common Storage Room. Pets are not allowed.

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Stevenson Derodar

165 W 66th St

Nice building in a great location, just one block from the 1 train at Lincoln Center. The area has a lot of shops, restaurants, theaters, movie theaters, dry cleaners, etc. The building is post-war, pet-friendly and fairly well maintained and managed. There is a garage in the basement, and also a bike room, playroom, and small "gym" on the main lobby floor. The staff is very friendly and helpful - the doormen will go out of their way to help. For example, the daytime doorman will walk your dog if you can't get home in time! The residents are of all ages - there are people who have been there for 20 or 30 years (Baby Boomers and Ge

Nice building in a great location, just one block from the 1 train at Lincoln Center. The area has a lot of shops, restaurants, theaters, movie theaters, dry cleaners, etc. The building is post-war, pet-friendly and fairly well maintained and managed. There is a garage in the basement, and also a bike room, playroom, and small "gym" on the main lobby floor. The staff is very friendly and helpful - the doormen will go out of their way to help. For example, the daytime doorman will walk your dog if you can't get home in time! The residents are of all ages - there are people who have been there for 20 or 30 years (Baby Boomers and Gen Xers) as well as fairly new residents, mostly young families or young couples. They are, for the most part, a very nice bunch. One of the reasons I love living here is that there are many of us who are friends and spend a lot of time with each other, making dinner, seeing movies and drinking wine. We watch each other's pets and plants when someone is away. It is not an impersonal building where you never get to meet your neighbors. People that move here are usually not looking to flip their apartments, they are looking to create a home and find a community.

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Nella

405 E 12th St

This is managed through NoFeeRentals/Metronest, who’s office is at 11 Waverly Place and website is nofeerentals.com. NoFeeRentals are reliable, however sometimes communication between the workers isn’t solid. Before committing to an apartment, I’d check with a couple different people on the move-in date or other details. I’ve been given incorrect information by receptionists and showing agents, so I’d trust the leasing agents at the office the most. DETAILS: Walk up. No laundry. No Central AC. The overall units and the bedrooms are small. Some units have good lighting, and others are rather dark. They’re

This is managed through NoFeeRentals/Metronest, who’s office is at 11 Waverly Place and website is nofeerentals.com. NoFeeRentals are reliable, however sometimes communication between the workers isn’t solid. Before committing to an apartment, I’d check with a couple different people on the move-in date or other details. I’ve been given incorrect information by receptionists and showing agents, so I’d trust the leasing agents at the office the most. DETAILS: Walk up. No laundry. No Central AC. The overall units and the bedrooms are small. Some units have good lighting, and others are rather dark. They’re clean and always are restored to good condition before move-in. It’s cheap! The area is the East Village and the building is close to a laundromat and many good eats. It’s not very close to a Whole Foods or Trader Joes though if you shop there. These apartments are very much on the cheaper end of Manhattan. If you really want to get an affordable apartment and don’t care much about space and other amenities, then this is a good fit.

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Christina Gayton

95 16th St

I loved living in this area of Brooklyn, right on the border of Park Slope and Gowanus. It was residential and safe, but still near industrial blocks and the 278, which made my life as a driver great. Quick list of items and how I'd review them: Location - Amazing, a block away from the orange D or NRW made getting into Manhattan literally a 20 minute commute - I live physically closer now and my commute is twice as long because I'm not as close to a subway station. Also, the eclectic cafés, bistros and restaurants in Parkslope are unbeatable, starting right on 4th ave. The area is also being gentrified rapidly, with tons of co

I loved living in this area of Brooklyn, right on the border of Park Slope and Gowanus. It was residential and safe, but still near industrial blocks and the 278, which made my life as a driver great. Quick list of items and how I'd review them: Location - Amazing, a block away from the orange D or NRW made getting into Manhattan literally a 20 minute commute - I live physically closer now and my commute is twice as long because I'm not as close to a subway station. Also, the eclectic cafés, bistros and restaurants in Parkslope are unbeatable, starting right on 4th ave. The area is also being gentrified rapidly, with tons of construction going on, and this block is one of the last men standing. That said - the area will be amazing in the next few years. Building - It's an old building, but when I left they were gutting the place, so I imagine it's being turned completely around - like much of that area. Driving - Great location by the highway, and if you're going to have a car in NYC, you can only really have it in Brooklyn, LIC or beyond. The street parking here was better than in other areas of "NO Park Slope", but the street cleaning 4x/week is something to think about. Neighbors - I didn't have the chance to interact with the neighbors. There are definitely several stray cats that live in the parking lot behind the building, and in the winter time, at night, you can hear them meowing. Attempts have been made at rescuing them, but apparently they are fine the way they are.

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Belen Cusi

456 Washington St

nice finishings and appliance sets, good simple and standard layouts. full amenities comparable to most new developments in the market today. However the apartments are really really small with little closet space, and extremely expensive for the size! make sure you check for the actual square footage before moving in

Justin Lam

2508 Broadway

This building works as a congregate building facility and also as a multiple renting voucher oportunity residency. It counta on its facilitiea with a community room, computer room and comunal kitchen on multiple floors. It also counts with a top of the art security system and the administrative offices have social workers for the residents. The building is located right infront to the entrance ofbthe 1, 2 and 3 trains at 93th and Broadway.

Carlos Maldonado

24 Mt Morris Park W

Very good place for rent. close to train 2 and 3, stores, pharmacies and groceries. The building has a good shape.

Jorge Lopez

250 Vesey St

This is a typical Chinatown building and is a good investment for long term.

sai lam

215 W 92nd St

This is a wonderful co-op building on the Upper West Side. Very courteous staff and close to Broadway shopping and restaurants. There is a laundry room play room and bike room and storage units are available by request. They are building on 93rd so you may hear some jackhammering for a little while but that will only increase the appeal of the Upper West aside.

Leah Rubin

170 Sumpter St

Two family all brick 1996 construction. Large 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath, 1,800 sqft duplex over 2 bedroom, 1 bath rental unit. Private 2 car legal driveway. Large backyard. Well kept and maintained home. New separate heat systems and water heater. Included in sale are security cameras and monitoring system. Owner's duplex comprises of formal living room, family room, separate dining area, kitchen, a powder room and boiler room/laundry on first floor with access to backyard. Second floor of owner's duplex features a huge (over 200 sqft) master bedroom with two walk in closets, another two large bedrooms and a full bath, and more close

Two family all brick 1996 construction. Large 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath, 1,800 sqft duplex over 2 bedroom, 1 bath rental unit. Private 2 car legal driveway. Large backyard. Well kept and maintained home. New separate heat systems and water heater. Included in sale are security cameras and monitoring system. Owner's duplex comprises of formal living room, family room, separate dining area, kitchen, a powder room and boiler room/laundry on first floor with access to backyard. Second floor of owner's duplex features a huge (over 200 sqft) master bedroom with two walk in closets, another two large bedrooms and a full bath, and more closets. Close to A and C trains on Ralph Ave/Fulton St. Call Adnan at 347-470-0067 for showing and status. Asking $1,075,000

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Adnan Ahmad

1018 E 163rd St

The building is never ever clean!!! The intercom systems work sporadically. The apartments are a nice size, and very comfortable. The 6 train is located right across the street.

Jennifer

664 Onderdonk Ave

This was a total shitshow and gets a full-star solely because it's a great neighborhood. There are 4 units in this building, while I was there 2 of the 4 units were evicted. It was all new when I moved in with new tenants, how they found two sets of folks who they almost instantly evicted I have no clue. Further the gas line was off for 4 months while I was there. It was put back in right before the October 15 deadline, but it turns out they'd hired a former employee of the gas company to set it up illegally. Management was a mess, they never took care of the property, were rude and awful humans.

Aaron

468 W 153rd St

This was an all rental building, it is prewar, and has fantastic old world moldings, archways, cathedral ceilings, huge rooms, wood floors, etc, etc. But, no what it is converting to condo/rental, the renovations ruin the sound barrier walls. My bedroom is next to the new condo living room, and we hear every word they say, all day and night. They cut up the homes so badly that I hear from all angles, phone conversations through walls of 2 separate neighbors. The current landlord is a slumlord who is criminally abusive to all renters. They harass new renters and old. The laundry room is so small thet you cannot firt 2 people in it a

This was an all rental building, it is prewar, and has fantastic old world moldings, archways, cathedral ceilings, huge rooms, wood floors, etc, etc. But, no what it is converting to condo/rental, the renovations ruin the sound barrier walls. My bedroom is next to the new condo living room, and we hear every word they say, all day and night. They cut up the homes so badly that I hear from all angles, phone conversations through walls of 2 separate neighbors. The current landlord is a slumlord who is criminally abusive to all renters. They harass new renters and old. The laundry room is so small thet you cannot firt 2 people in it at one time and the machines are the most expensive i have ever seen in nyc.

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Jenn

209 Bennett Ave

This is the crappiest building with the worst management in the whole planet. There are huge rats that often get inside the apartments. And whenever you try to call the management office for help, the guy working there (his name is Leon) is the rudest person ever. I always try to be nice in order to get to an agreement and all he does is explode right away and talk down to me, I cannot recall one time that he has been nice. I don't understand why he is always this way when I do my best to be kind whenever I call. In the winter, you will freeze, you don't control your own heat. I'm so happy my lease is over. If you are looking to

This is the crappiest building with the worst management in the whole planet. There are huge rats that often get inside the apartments. And whenever you try to call the management office for help, the guy working there (his name is Leon) is the rudest person ever. I always try to be nice in order to get to an agreement and all he does is explode right away and talk down to me, I cannot recall one time that he has been nice. I don't understand why he is always this way when I do my best to be kind whenever I call. In the winter, you will freeze, you don't control your own heat. I'm so happy my lease is over. If you are looking to be miserable then move into this building.

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Dollin Around

610 W 164th St

This large walk up building is an easy walk to Columbia Medical as well as Riverside Park, the greenway, stores and restaurants. Most of the apartments are gut renovated with open kitchens. Room sizes gear towards bedrooms that fit doubles and a dresser. Some of the 1 bedrooms can be quite large.

Gay Nichols

1735 York Ave

Not a luxury building!!! Major elevator issues. Very unresponsive management (prospect management.) major construction projects not disclosed. Poor quality materials and workmanship. Save the aggravation and stay away from 1735 York ave and prospect management.

Mark Libin

1792 Amsterdam Ave

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