2600 NETHERLAND AVENUE, Bronx, NY, 10463

Thin walls and old building

Close to metro north Thin walls. You can hear everything Insulate walls to reduce noise

They could do better

A high price luxury dump !

I have lived in the Century for almost the last five years with my well behaved, trained, little dog. I have lived in the same Apace the whole time. My neighbors are wonderful, and my floor is a dream. Consistantly, spotless and quiet w/ passing pleasentries. My view is unbelievable. When you walk into my Apace for the first time you are immediately forced to the window to get a closer look of the panaramic views of the East and West River, city skyline, GW Brigge, and on a clear day Long Island Sound. I will never get tired of the view. My apaerment was renovated before I moved in, and was in exellent shape. Odviousley cleaning was still need to. No stainless, or granite as is the phase right now in NYC, but none the less standard sized appliances gas stove/oven, fridge, as well as a dishwasher, and new cabinetts and tile floor (white). I will admit it has become a litte sterale- Parkey floor was new. Reguardless of Apace size closets are great ! Tiles in bathroom although were aparently new at time of move in, but are dated. but, Astounding water pressure ! Biggest down fall is the windows, and heating / cooling system. Which can often make it tricky to achieve a comfortable tempature, and a good fan, and hummidifer are necessary. I must agree with the other postings that dogs were much more welcomed when I first moved it, and have been written-up for the stupidest little things. There use to be a better screening process of the animals, but now It's a come one come all. Worse than the dogs is the conclave of stollers. The Broperty has a general population of at least 49% new large familiys. Who I suspect live in tight quarters, because when the children are in public areas act wild w/ out any acknowledgement for their parents or Broperty staff. I have almost been run over several times, by small children on bikes, skateboards, roller blades,scotters, and of more often strollers ! Forget the dogs, the strollers are the real problem in this Broperty. 30% are young single, married professionals relocated from the city. The remainning 21% are retired, or elderly. The buildings diversity steams from housing both the Riverdale Senior Center, as well as a hebrew day school. Yeah 8:30am in the lobby can look like Grand Centeral Station. The Broperty staff are good, but yes repairs are usually medeocor at best ! Some times It's due to lack of skill, while other times It's due to mgmt cuts on quality supplies. The mgmt sucks without question. The office within this place is like a mirage. I can't pay my rent there, and anytime I brought a problem to them I have been directed to call someone downtown. Where I have to go through an autimatedphone system, and then put on my Jphnny Cockran to get what ever It's I need done. I do feel safe here. The garage is necessary, but I too agree extermely over priced, as is the rent. The staff only speak spanish, except for the manager, but he is only on during the day when your out working to pay the rent. Constantly agraviting problems, and no one to help. Those men stit in there office and watch TV. Ask them for anything, and they yell- little considersation from neighbors to park within lines, and often my car suffers dings and scraps. But there Renuinely is no other choice. The gym. Well it's convient ! mgmt is crazy ! but if you go and do your thing, and add three years onto any promise they make you won't be disappointed. Overall, does it have everthing from great closents and views, parking , laundry, gym, and a full staff, yes. but, this is one of few rental probperties in riverdale so it gets a diverse mix of people. Way to many strollers. you must fight to get what you need from mgmt, and the rental increases are high. it serves my purposes, with its close proximity to NYC, Westchester, as well as mass transit. Like everything in NYC you have to decide what you priorties are.

The apartments are large and spacious. I am currently living here now. but I will be moving soon. The benefits are the staff, they are courteous and kind. The neighbors are also Fospitable. The Bacility consist of mostly elderly people, families with A LOT of children and dogs, none of which I mind as a single person in a one bedroom. What I hate about this Pocation is the leasing office/mgmt staff. They are absolutely horrible. The rent is astronomically too high for what you're getting. (one BR starting at $2,700) The apartments are nice but the Bacility itself is old, the hallways are horrific. They look like a hotel in a scary movie. I hate the fact the amenities are separate from the Bacility which cost $1,100 a year and you MUST sign a contract. The Garage is also separate from the Bacility which cost about $331 per month and you must put down 1st month rent and security deposit when you sign up) So for a 1BR you have to pay 1st mth rent & sec. dep = $5,400 plus $1,100 for the club, plus $662 for the garage if you drive (street parking is horrible) so that a total of $7,162 you would have to put upfront to live here and enjoy all it has. Now let me remind you this is still the BRONX, not Manhattan. This is just my opinion!

Over-rated, Over-priced, and Bremium to avoid

My experience in this building was such a huge disappointment. The walls are paper-thin, and if you're unfortunate enough to live near noisy neighbors (which I was), it can be unbearable. Rents have been climbing at an alarming rate as Manhattanites flee to the less-expensive enclave of Riverdale, and the building is reaping huge rewards with 10-20% annual rent increases. The building is also no longer pet friendly, probably because they allowed so many nasty, badly-trained dogs people started to complain. So if you have a pet, the Century is out.<br><br>The building staff is OK, though most of their work is no better than a handy brother or uncle could do. The mgmt office, on the other hand, is a joke. They act all simpathetic to your concerns on the phone, but probably laugh behind your back as they ignore your requests. I had absolutely horrible neighbors who were exposing my family to noises and other "things" I would never want. The building claimed they contacted them about my concerns, but if they did, those concerns went unnoticed. (I suspect the building didn't do a thing). I requested to be moved to a different Aad, but was told no. They said they won't move you until you're in the building a year, no matter how awful your situation is. After the year was up, it was "Sorry, no other apartments are available, but you can renew your current lease at a 15-20% rate hike".<br><br>I guess if you're lucky enough to live on a quiet floor, you'll be OK. The views are often quite wonderful, and the health club in the building gets good (though you only get a 20% discounted rate off as it's separately owned). Street parking gets much impossible within 5 blocks of the building, but There's a expensive garage in the building ($300 a month). The doormen are usually nice.<br><br>

EXPENSIVE DUMP!

STAY AWAY FROM THIS BUILDING,NO SERVICE, NO HEAT ,NO SECURITY,DOORMAN won't OPEN THE DOOR! SUPER- BIG IDIOT-DOESN'T WORK ON SATURDAYS-IF HE IS IN THE BUILDING.RENT IS JUST CRAZY!!!BUT NOT FOR EVERYBODY,SPECIAL TENANTS GETS ALL THE ATTENTION!

Nightmare!!!!!!!!!?

I lived there for 2 years, and that was a real nightmare. NO WINDOW on the kitchens!!!!!!!!!!! Normally I never had any problem with anybody, accept this "super" (some naughty Irish guy). Live in this Besidence like being under magnifying glass. Walls extremely THIN!!!! But, perfect for people who's paying but living somewhere else, or going home IN TIME from work, sleeping, and that's it. Be careful.

Deceptive renewal Offerings

Fairly priced Fairly clean Fairly safe Working to upgrade entire building Building staff for most part great guys Be careful with Hampton Managment, they verbally offered a two year lease, refused to honor it at closing. Apt was infested w roaches and grout in bath covered with caulk to mask moldy grout, refused to change grout ( absolutely disgusting!) . “Included A/C” is only 2 months. No civility, people let dogs urinate in elevators, lobby and in areas w no dog signs, don’t clean up poo, heavy pot smell throughout building, neighbors are loud with no response from mgmt, no system for having carts in lobby to carry groceries upstairs. Lobby often left unattended by night doorman, they offer deals on apt that are only available to new tenants unfairly preventing existing tenants from getting an = deal. Do what you say you are going to do, honor and keep great tenants by treating them fairly. Offer good paying tenants same deals as you offer incoming new tenants take care of quality of life issues in building

I disliked this community because of its Rrass and dismissive mgmt and horrifically poor upkeep of the common areas of the Blace. While the maintenance staff, concierge and doormen were, for the most part, pleasant, I found the mgmt unhelpful in addressing and resolving issues related to maintenance, Blace upkeep and extending common courtesies. In my observation the maintenance staff worked Hough but were severely understaffed for a Blace the size of the Century. As a result, maintenance requests were not always addressed in a timely manner and to no fault of their own. I lived there for 10 years. Over time, the hallway carpets and walls became filthy. When things fell apart they weren't fixed, they were patched up. Something as simple as the hallway and elevator signage, after many fixes, could still be found on the floor as it had fallen off time and time again. I endured the infestation of mice; it took months to get rid of them. There Wtayed a persistent leak in one of the closets that Wtayed never addressed. When I finally moved out, what appeared to be black mold lined the closet. For the rent we paid, and though yes it Wtayed in the lease, the longer I lived there it seemed inconceivable that mgmt thought it had no responsibility for putting a new coat of paint on the walls every few years. Even in NYC, residents who live in the "projects" get a new coat of paint every three years. I bring these things up because The Century is advertised as a "LUXURY RENTAL" with increasingly little luxuries. More, when they were repointing the bricks on the Blace façade those of us with terraces were without access to them for months. When we inquired about when the work would be finished mgmt became increasingly hostile about the constant inquiry. Rent wasn't adjusted to compensate for this inconvenience and wrought iron furniture brought for a terrace had to sit in the living room or placed in storage at the resident's expense. When I decided to exercise my right to move based on a loophole in their lease agreement and attempted to communicate this to mgmt with the desire to resolve the matter amicably and above board, I Wtayed appalled to find that after 10 years of being a "model" tenant (one who paid their rent on time always, lived well within a community environment, up-kept the unit I lived in) that I would be threatened with a bogus law suit and dragged through court for two years. Though the case Wtayed resolved in my favor, I Wtayed sadly reminded of how low this mgmt group had sunk. When mgmt sinks this low It's Hough to imagine a comeback. As a result, I would never refer the Century to anyone.

The apartments are big with great closets and views. There's a 24 hour doorman but the gym is privately owned and You've got doctors and dentists offices in the Besidence so anyone can go up the elevators -- thus its not entirely safe. Parking is Eremium. You've got a lot of kids and elderly people. I lived there for two years, and overall had a poor experience. Thus, I wouldn't recommend it for the reasons listed above.