Barclay Tower

Overall I would not recommend this building. Here a detailed review from a 2 year resident:

ADVANTAGES
1. Beautiful well built & well maintained building with many amenities
2. Excellent staff with little turnover
3. Good location for downtown work and close to Tribeca/Battery Park City

DISADVANTAGES
1. EXTREMELY NOISY. Fortunately the construction across the Stereet has halted temporarily, but it was unbearable and will resume when funding is obtained and the WTC construction will continue forever. Each night the street is flooded with garbage from neighboring office buildings and from 1:00am-3:00am all you hear is noisy garbage trucks.
2. The rents are pricy and landlord raises rents instead of lowering them in a weak market. New renters may get a better deal but landlord does not negotiate with existing tenants.
3. SEveral exisitng have told me stories about the landlord withholding part of their deposits for bogus reasons.
4. The area is still mostly business and very touristy/crowded (WTC)
5. Tenants tend to be very transient and impersonal due to its business location
6. Many silly annoying rules/policies are enforced from storing luggage bags only if they are empty (whats the point) to charging for replacing unusual kitchen light blubs which burn out frequently (nickel & dime mentality).

Last updated: 12/14/2010

Recommended: NO Overall Rating

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