All 47 tenant reviews.

“Pros: Location and size of the apt s Cons: Apartments are old and basically falling apart. We would randomly have zero hot water with no notice. Little water pressure with no resolution. Management is terrible. Raised rent an insane amount every year Advice to landlord: Better management”

“Pros: Good for postgrads in nyc Relatively affordable Tribeca apartments Great doormen especially Onnie Cons: Renovations over past 1.5 years were annoying but they’re almost complete”

“Pros: Location was great and balcony’s are a nice option on the multiple bedroom units. Cons: After two years as a tenant at Independence Plaza in Tribeca, I can confidently say these buildings are not worth the sky-high rent or the constant headaches—largely thanks to the appalling behavior of Stellar Management Leasing staff, specifically Sheri Ramirez. When my household explored moving to another apartment within the same building, we were met with unprofessionalism that went far beyond typical NYC leasing frustrations. April and Sheri were dismissive, evasive, and repeatedly provided contradictory or misleading information. Their communication style was, at best, careless, and at worst, deliberately obstructive. Instead of working with long-term tenants to find a fair solution, they seemed determined to make the process as difficult and unpleasant as possible. It is mind-boggling to witness such a lack of courtesy toward residents who have been paying steep rent here for years. Details were omitted or spun to fit whatever narrative suited them in the moment. The result? Wasted time, unnecessary stress, and a stark reminder that Stellar Management prioritizes profit over even the most basic tenant respect. The location in Tribeca might be appealing, but if you value honesty, professionalism, or even basic decency from building management, you should seriously reconsider. There are far better-run buildings in the neighborhood that won’t treat loyal tenants as disposable inconveniences.”

“Pros: The location and view are unbeatable and I love having the balcony Cons: Management is slow to respond at times and move in/move out is not that straightforward”

“Unit 2c Pros: the staff, the location, the package room Cons: the mice and cockroaches Advice to landlord: i don't know”

“Pros: Great / quiet area, responsive maintenance, nice updated and clean units Cons: Have been working on the lobby for forever, management is fine”

“Pros: unbeatable water views and location Cons: bathrooms need updating; lobby has been under construction for 2 years”

“Pros: I loved living here - right next to the water and can bike up the Hudson River, Locanda Verde's right there. Decent rent for what you get Cons: Far from the subway which made commutes to midtown annoying every morning”

“Pros: I liked some of the doormen/women a lot, some of the other ones were very creepy. The central air was nice and garbage/packages were taken care of promptly Cons: you can hear the streets from the 28th floor! Management is also a piece of work. It took multiple months to get a lease takeover handled due to incompetence and improper staffing Advice to landlord: be better in the management”

“Unit 3 Pros: Doormen and porters were kind, responsive, and helpful. Cons: Price increases every year until I was priced out.”

“Pros: Good staff, nice rooms, quite Cons: hallways were dingy”

“Pros: Amazing doorman, spacious and clean renovated apartments Cons: Crazy construction, rude and unresponsive management company”

“Pros: Spacious 3 bedroom at a good price. Laundry in unit. Access to gym. Maintenance was responsive. Friendly doormen Cons: Difficult to work with leasing office for move-in / move-out and renewals. Lobby has been under construction for greater part of lease”

“Pros: Nice working with a management company (no fees) - get on their rental list serve to see upcoming properties coming to market! Cons: It can be tricky dealing directly with management. They are not flexible so recommend following their rules - they will not give in to requests.”

“Unit 25E Pros: nice doormen, great package room hours Cons: increasing rent, updates to building very loud”

“Unit 19H Pros: - Legit soundproof walls, couldn't hear a thing - Apartments had so much space! In-unit washer and dryer was amazing - Staff was nice, food delivered right to your door, good package management system - Great location Cons: - Responsiveness to issues was sometimes slow, not terrible though - Raised rent by an obscene amount our second year living there so had to move out. Raised it $100 the first year, $1700 the second year. Advice to landlord: Don't raise the rent by so much”

“Pros: Elevator, doorman, washer/dryer in unit, renovated, great views Cons: Occasional cockroach, had bedbugs one year, lobby has smelled funny ever since Best Market was there, elevators often out of service and therefore crowded, younger and louder tenants Advice to landlord: Proactive pest control, noise dampening measures”

“Unit 8E Pros: The doormen and building staff are wonderful. Very kind and helpful. Large laundry room. Trash chute and recycling on every floor (cleared out pretty regularly). Great location -- right by the park, so if you're lucky, you also have an excellent view. And close to target/whole foods Cons: Poor ventilation -- our bathroom ceiling would crack every few months. A bit of an older building for the price you pay. We didn't have a pest problem, but I did see a roach in the stairwell”

“Pros: location is great Cons: It's old and expensive”

“Pros: Large apartments. Good location. Cons: Hallways are not clean and updated. Doormen are not professional. When I moved out one of the doorman continuously called me on my personal cell phone that he got from the building. Advice to landlord: Update the common spaces and security.”

“Pros: Friendly doorman and best location Cons: Too far from subway Advice to landlord: N/a”

“Pros: Nice neighbors 24/7 doorman Cons: The doormen pretty much let everyone in, but still a good deterent”

“Pros: Great doormen Very responsive maintenance Cons: Issues with leaks”

“Unit 23f Pros: If you are right out of college this is the place to go. Flex your walls to make it affordable Cons: Lobby isn’t amazing but loved everything else PRIME LOCATION”

“Pros: Good building and location. Fast maintenance response. Cons: High rent increases and AWFUL property management. I originally wrote a good review until I went through the process of moving out. Not only are they completely unresponsive, they give false information and do not follow through on anything. I went to move out and my elevator reservation was not shared with the doorman. The doorman was rude and actually yelled at me which I never thought it would experience in a building that I paid so much to live on. I went through all the correct processes to reserve the elevator and book movers even receiving confirmation from the property managers. Instead they had all the elevators in use and made me wait an hour with my movers (who I pay by the hour). Absolute ridiculous. They have now been completely unresponsive about returning my security deposit. Advice to landlord: Respond when people that pay to live in your building ask you questions”

“Pros: Clean, great doormen, mail system, good water pressure Cons: Management company are unreachable”

“Pros: Doormen are great Location is great Balcony is great Cons: Lobby smells Finishes are worn in apartment”

“Pros: Location is great Cons: Management is slow on requests”

“Pros: On the water, gym, nice units with balconies Cons: Management can be tough and unforgiving”

“Pros: Great front desk staff Cons: Leasing office difficult to deal with”

“Unit 5J Pros: Huge apt Waterfront balcony washer dryer great appliances incredible door service Cons: slow elevator if you have maintenance issues call every day Advice to landlord: Get to know tenants”

“Unit 8E Pros: Great location, elevator building, washer-dryer in-unit Cons: Terrible management, my shower would constantly clog, old applicances Advice to landlord: Renovate the apartments”

“Unit 38C Pros: Renovated apartments Quiet neighbors Great views in most apartments Friendly doormen Cons: Only 2 working elevators that are constantly down for 39 floors Very expensive Advice to landlord: Stop the constant elevator renovation”

“Pros: Location is great Cons: When I rented here a few years ago, stellar management was absolutely awful. They were unresponsive about things like lease renewals. They were trying to renovate apartments so that they could charge significantly more Advice to landlord: Get lost”

“Pros: Best location and close to 1 train and shopping Cons: The noise from neighbors”

“Pros: The door people and maintenance staff were all very lovely and helpful. Cons: Management did not always have the best interests of all tenants in mind.”

“Pros: Location. Views. Clean. Cons: Apt heat wasn’t hot enough. Advice to landlord: Faceless management company. Not easy to deal with or flexible at all.”

“Pros: Super & maintenance staff is very nice, they try their best despite awful building management. Cons: Management is a nightmare. The building has rodent, roach and mold problems.”

“Pros: everything you need is set Cons: not particularly a community at all”

“Pros: Location, w/d, young crowd Cons: Old hall ways”

“Pros: - location - views - price Cons: - needs an update for hallways / common areas Advice to landlord: - update and clean better”

“Pros: Great space for the price Cons: Roach problem seems persistent, people smoking on balconies and tossing cigarette butts onto balconies below”

“Pros: Clean, great doormen, Cons: I hated so much about this place. Management was absolutely awful, unresponsive, and unwilling to work with tenants. Management also lied to me about my lease situation. All the hallways smelled like smoke. There were cockroaches in the building. Advice to landlord: I have no advice to ownership other than to say that prospective tenants should stay far away.”

“Pros: Great building staff, elevators, location Cons: Building management, most apartments are not renovated (not luxurious), overpriced Advice to landlord: Price your apartments according to the amenities provided. I live in a non-renovated apartment yet pay more than people in the building in a renovated high floor apartment. Makes no sense. Also you should really work with tenants to price their apartment at market rate especially during a pandemic”