305 WE4ST 52ND CONDOMINIUM · avg 3.3 ★★★★★ · New York City
“Unit 305 Pros: Location but you can do better. You deserve a better life. Cons: Was stuck here for well over two years of hell. From day 1 we had mice. That grew to RATS and roaches. You can hear the rats and mice in the walls. The entire building is a mess! Rarely cleaned. Storage unit is a mess with no security and I its literally a fire trap. NOISE! Every step made in that place can be heard. People above my unit would have VIOLENT sex and we would hear it and feel it. GROSS! Street exhaust nose and vapors would enter the building and be trapped in the open space below and then into your apartment. Elevator was constantly out of service trapping many people in it and forcing elderly people to stay home. WATER in general was so gross. BROWN and BLACK water flowing into your shower/bath. We had to install shower heads with filters and change the filter on a monthly basis. Its REALLY BAD. Don't use the water to drink or cook with. PLUMBING is constantly not working. Leaks, not draining and toilet running for months. Fire Alarms are not tested and not even working. Fire TRAP!!! Management owns a good number of units and controls the condo board. Its just a sad place to try and get anything fixed. The walls of the building are puckering and there is something growing under the wallpaper. I would say its mold but I wasn't going to check.. it could be worse. Something is really wrong. Advice to landlord: INVEST in this building or sell. Its so sad that you are raising rents and not providing common services.”
— 305 WEST 52 STREET · Manhattan“Unit 4C Pros: I really like the front door staff. They are very personable and helpful. I also really like the space, for New York, we have a decently sized apartment. The heating works great and the a/c in our bedrooms also works great. My room is quieter than my room mates. Our landlords are very helpful and responsive. The super is also very nice, helpful, and efficient. Cons: There are cockroaches in the laundry room, but no rats. So choose your evil. The laundry room has been out of commission for almost 2 months. That sucks, but the dryers were free for a little which was a nice compromise.”
— 305 WEST 52 STREET · Manhattan“Pros: Very centrally located to a lot of train lines, Central Park, and food / restaurants. The team that works in the building is great as well. Due to back positioning of building, the temperature regulation of the apartment is great. It always steers colder, which is amazing during the summer. Cons: Rent will always be adjusted to current market rates, even despite verbal promises to maintain a previously agree upon rate for good tenants. Not a great amount of natural light, but it’s definitely not zero. Advice to landlord: Be more transparent in pricing and intentions. Don’t go out of your way to say you won’t raise the rent for good tenants because your focus is having them long term, then raise the rent 20% after one year while calling the tenants “great” in the same sentence.”
— 305 WEST 52 STREET · Manhattan