TWO TWENTY FIVE RECTOR PLACE CONDOMINIUM · avg 4.3 ★★★★★ · New York City
“Unit no Pros: Wonderful, responsive service; top-notch amenities in a beautiful, safe neighborhood Cons: On the highest floors, it’s worth noting that there may be some noise from the roof vents. The issue was fixed in in my place though.”
— 225 RECTOR PLACE · Manhattan“Pros: - great staff, always timely and responsive - clean amenities (fitness center, pool, rooftop) - private roof rental space available - great natural light Cons: - young neighbors cause disruptions - expensive - not a lot of good restaurants in area”
— 225 RECTOR PLACE · Manhattan“Pros: Title says it all - incredibly friendly staff, simple amenities that are readily available, clean hallways, great trash management. Cons: Water pressure is a little weak, and plumbing is old.”
— 225 RECTOR PLACE · Manhattan“Pros: Great staff and amenities, very diverse tenants Cons: Hallways could be updated Advice to landlord: Sauna instead of steam room”
“Pros: Very good concierge and doorman, helped us a lot Cons: nothing really, it was a good experience for five years there”
— 225 RECTOR PLACE · Manhattan“Pros: Big, clean, friendly, helpful staff, super safe. Beautiful area Cons: No thermostat, got kinda hot sometimes”
— 225 RECTOR PLACE · Manhattan“Pros: - Great staff - Delivery notifications system excellent - Quiet but useful gym Cons: - Doors to hallway are fairly thin, you can hear everything happening in the hall from the apartment. Advice to landlord: Take care of the great staff. They make the experience.”
— 225 RECTOR PLACE · Manhattan“Pros: Great building amenities Cons: Neighborhood is quiet Advice to landlord: None it is great”
— 225 RECTOR PLACE · Manhattan“Parc Place Now Rector Place: Everything this writer has written is past tense. Yes there are some rough spots when a building first exchange s hands. Construction goes on and things may not be pleasant for a while. Everyone knew this was coming and they had a choice deal with it or leave. If it were so bad to live there why did the people fight to stay? Oh and by the way, they won. Times were changing and the out dated apartments at Parc Place were losing money. In order to keep up with the market something had to be done. Related sold the building to a company that saw a way to bring the building up to the new market. Their answer was Condo s. This meant renovation s throughout the building this includes most of the apartments and all of the Hallways also the pool, Gym, lobby and the roof. I can t imagine anyone would think all this could be done without any inconvenience. I myself am living through it and it may not always be easy. I see it as a short term inconvenience. Reason is I'm well aware of what the finished product will look like when it's all over. The building is now condos and when it's finished it's going to be one of the best in Battery Park. The staff is very courteous and friendly, they know the residence by name. They continue to maintain the building to the best of their abilities during this period. I hope the person that wrote the poor review will stop by to see what they missed out on. I m glad I stuck though it.”
— 225 RECTOR PLACE · Manhattan“It's hard to tell whether the review criticizing this building's service was written by a real resident or some competitor. In any case, it is 100% wrong. We (a married couple) negotiated with the building for the right to remain in our apartment during the time that construction was taking place, in no small part because we were so happy with the service. To a person, the building staff -- from the gentlemen who removed our trash and cleaned the building every day, to the extremely professional and kind concierges, to the resident manager -- made us feel like we were living in a "home," not just an apartment, every single day. Was the construction process a pain in the butt? Yes. Were some amenities necessarily (and temporarily) affected, such as roof access and the exercise room? Of course; that's what happens when you choose to live in a 24 story building during major reconstruction. But chose to do so we did, and we did so primarily because we appreciated the staff so much. It was a decision well made.”
— 225 RECTOR PLACE · Manhattan“Under new management (no longer part of Related Rentals), the building has gone from average to below average. Under the new management, heat is non-existant. Expect to pay high $ for your own heating during the winter months. For the higher than average rental price of a Manhattan "luxury" apartment, you can certainly find a better luxury apartment elsewhere in the city. The Doormen are more concerned with their personal phone calls, personal convesations with other staff members or reading their paper, leading to a huge security concern. The doormen are rude 11 months of the year. December is an exception because of the pending holiday tips. At least one of the three elevators is usually out of service. Average elevator wait time is about 5 - 7 minutes. The new management does not communicate anything in advance (change is building ownership, service issues, etc) and typically waits until 24 hours prior to a change to post a notice. I am puzzled by the positive reviews posted about Parc Place, espeically the comments of it being a quite building because you can very easily hear your neighbors. So be friendly with your neighbors, because they hear everything that you do too :) Noise is a big problem at Parc Place especially since many of the apartments are "Corporate Apartments" and the tennants are short-term tennants (1 week - 3 months). These short-term tennants typically could care less about you or the building and tend to do as they please. Management does not care or respond to complaints so the Corporate tennants tend to be VERY noisey and discourteous. Garbage by these tennants often tends to be dumped in the recycle bins rather than the garbage drop and stays in the bins for up to 24 hours leading to the hallways being very smelly. The gym is full of old equipment. ONE good thing is that many of the longer term tennants are very friendly. However, many of these long term tennants have now moved due to issues with the new management, lack of communications, lack of services, etc. The building is scheduled to go coop in July 2006, but this has not yet been communicated to the tennants. Shame on management. The only reason I moved to Parc Place is because the LMDC grants. With the grants, rent in Battery Park City was a good deal. But now that the grants are gone, and the building is under new management, I highly suggest you look elsewhere in Battery Park City before you consider Parc Place.”
— 225 RECTOR PLACE · Manhattan“I love it here. <br>Elvir is the most incredible doorman EVER. Within a month of living here, he knew myname, when I had a package, even without my looking at anything. <br>The gym needs some work because, well, the machines are ------, there are no elipticals, etc., but it is clean and if you want you can definitely make due with it. The hallways are clean and well maintained, the staff is prompt, and the applieances are fantastic.”
— 225 RECTOR PLACE · Manhattan“We lived at Parc Place for 6 months. What a wonderful experience. The location is great, and the building is very well kept. Our apartment had new appliances and countertops. It was well maintained. The noise level was very low, we rarely heard anything from the neighbors. The people in the building were great, very nice neighbors and sweet too. The staff is incredible, prompt, friendly and very accomodating. The concierges and doormen were extremely nice. We will miss living here very much, but moved due to a transfer. If we ever move back to NYC, we will definitely live here again!”
— 225 RECTOR PLACE · Manhattan