Century Apartments
2600 Netherland Avenue,
Riverdale,
NY
10463
718-796-2600 save favorite
718-796-2600 save favorite
AVERAGE RATING
recommended by:
40%
overall rating:
40%
overall rating:
Parking:
Maintenance:
Construction:
Noise:
Grounds:
Safety:
Office Staff:
< | >
Over-rated, Over-priced, and best to avoid
From: -Anonymous-Date posted: 8/15/2006
Years at this apartment: 2006 - 2006
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.
The building staff is OK, though most of their work is no better than a handy brother or uncle could do. The management 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 apartment, 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".
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 is pretty good (though you only get a 20% discounted rate off as it's separately owned). Street parking is pretty much impossible within 5 blocks of the building, but there is a very expensive garage in the building ($300 a month). The doormen are usually very nice.
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||
I'm the author!
Lived here?
Free estimates on moving trucks
Find apartment share/roommates
Up to: Century Apartments
Riverdale apartments
Disclaimer: No attempt has been made to verify or assure the accuracy of the claims made by the author of this opinion or responses. You must judge the truthfulness of any review and accept responsibility for your use of this information.
