Apartment Ratings | Portside Towers Ratings and Reviews

Portside Towers: Great Living Experience, Breathtaking View of Manhattan, Friendly Staff (Recommending!)

2009-10-22T05:37:36-06:00

From AnneK409: Breathtaking views of Manhattan, very friendly and helpful staff and concierge. Great location, with a shuttle bus to the PATH, ferry service and walking distance from the Light Rail. My living experience here has been very pleasant and I would definately recommend it. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Portside Towers: Dirty and dangerous (Not Recommending)

2009-08-20T07:02:03-06:00

From -Anonymous-: These people are a lawsuit waiting to happen. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Portside Towers: Outside Noise (Not Recommending)

2009-07-22T05:35:39-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Look elsewhere if you want to sleep past 8:00AM. They run a daycare and recreation program for preschoolers and the noise from the kids and the instructor is unbearable, the instructor does nothing but yell all the time. Evidently managment is more interested in making a few bucks from renting ... [click to read full apartment review]

Portside Towers: Do not live here (Not Recommending)

2009-02-03T16:06:39-06:00

From -Anonymous-: It's dangerous to live in PortSide Towers. Serious safety system problem. Security is but an empty shell. One gunshot murder happened in PortSide Towers 15th floor in late 2007. 2. Very old-style and cheap air conditioner. Air conditioner makes very large noise. Makes people not able to sleep at night.3. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Portside Towers: Satisfied (Recommending!)

2009-01-12T12:30:39-06:00

From jkonsult: Maybe I'm in the minority from these reviews, or maybe satisfied people don't rant.The appliances are old, yes; but any problem I've had with them was fixed within 48 hours. My pasta doesn't care about the age of the burner beneath it. The neighbors can be noisy, yes (exploding video ... [click to read full apartment review]

Portside Towers: Too noisy and thin walls, but not bad overall - depends on what you need (Recommending!)

2009-01-08T08:22:12-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Pros: very good location, very close to NYC&transportation, very nice place overall (view, small park etc.), extremely polite concierge, very good response in terms of any maintenance issues (always came ASAP and repaired what was needed), large and updated gym, sauna.Cons: NOISY bec. of: 1. the construction that started some ... [click to read full apartment review]

Portside Towers: treat their current tenant like cash cow... (Not Recommending)

2008-12-29T20:23:03-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I am a current tenant. The lease renewal rate was terrible. It is usually 10% high than the market rate. I should move out last year however I was lazy to move out. This year,the market rate down around 10-20% in newport and exchange place year. Even with 0 increase ... [click to read full apartment review]

Portside Towers: bugs and cury - get out in a hurry! (Not Recommending)

2008-12-26T17:25:26-06:00

From fredflap50@yahoo.com: I've lived here for a couple years now. I was horrified to find that they were raising rents in this awful economic environment. The first year, they raised 200/month to an already way over priced 2300/month for a one bedroom. Recently, they tried to increase again, but only managed a ... [click to read full apartment review]

Portside Towers: Too expensive and problem getting deposit back (Not Recommending)

2008-11-05T10:43:40-06:00

From -Anonymous-: We lived there for about 4 years and just moved out of a 1000 sq ft 1BR that we paid, after parking, almost $3k a month for. The view of the Hudsona and of Manhattan was spectacular, but the ammenities were nill and the bathroom and kitchen were exceedingly small ... [click to read full apartment review]

Portside Towers: noisy (Not Recommending)

2008-09-18T05:28:17-06:00

From -Anonymous-: If you come here on the weekend, it look great, however, come during the week. Right now, it's 8:11am on thursday and I was woken up (i work from home) by very loud jack hammer and industrial blower noises. They are resurfacing the garage b/c it's defective and slick surface ... [click to read full apartment review]

Portside Towers: save your money (Not Recommending)

2008-02-05T01:39:42-06:00

From -Anonymous-: At first site, the place and neighborhood look spectacular. Once you move in, things change. rent stability: they will jack your rent up 200-400 a month come renewal time. amenities: Appliances are ancient and break frequently. In one year, my dishwasher flooded, freezer stopped working, hot water ran out 8x, ... [click to read full apartment review]

Portside Towers: (Not Recommending)

2007-12-17T14:08:31-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I've lived in Portside for just under a year. What the previous poster said is true, there was a homicide in the building a couple months ago. Management stuck notices under all of our doors on the day the murder was discovered, which I appreciated, however they never followed through ... [click to read full apartment review]

Portside Towers: What you get here is not what you pay for... (Not Recommending)

2007-11-08T15:35:29-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The apartments here are very spacious, but have extremely outdated appliances and interiors. The views on the NYC facing side are spectacular. The grounds are nice and have decent ammenities. The park outside is one of the best parts of the apartment complex (even though not owned by Equity). As ... [click to read full apartment review]

Portside Towers: Worst Management and thin walls (Not Recommending)

2007-11-01T14:18:04-06:00

From patel_prakash@yahoo.com: I have been living here for a year now the the management is the worst to act on anything you have problem with. The rent went up by $345.00. (They usually give you the first year for a little less and then a big increase.)Maintenance people are worst and their ... [click to read full apartment review]

Portside Towers: Cash Cow (Not Recommending)

2007-10-26T16:55:42-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I am a current tenent at portside apts in Jersey city. For the amount of rent you pay to get very little in return. Yes it has a great view but it almost ends right there. The appliances are old and horrible, the fixtures are cheap. The exterior windows have ... [click to read full apartment review]

Portside Towers: Portside is the Worst! (Not Recommending)

2007-09-29T23:51:41-06:00

From -Anonymous-: We lived there for 1 lousy year. Every time it rained outside it also rained inside the apartment. We ended up having an indoor pool every time it rained. It was ridiculous, and imagine that we were paying 5,000 per month for a pig stile like that. Avoid like the ... [click to read full apartment review]

Portside Towers: Lived there for 7 years... Good outweights the bad here (Recommending!)

2007-06-21T23:36:30-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Lived there for 7 years, first in a one bedroom in the East tower, then in a two bedroom in the West tower and finally in a three bedroom in the East tower. The good:- Amazing views- Good amenities (Gym, tennis, children's playroom)- Proximity to Path train, ferry, light rail...- ... [click to read full apartment review]

Portside Towers: Very diverse! (Recommending!)

2007-06-08T09:09:21-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The only thing good about Portside is the location. It's were the people who cannot afford NYC come to rent. But if you go ten blocks in any direction of this location--you can see what 50cent & the G-Unit are rapping about!The exterior is falling apart due to poor construction. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Portside Towers: Nice place - for one year (Recommending!)

2007-04-08T12:21:29-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I am a current resident of Portside Towers, and overall I think it's a decent place to live - I have had a positive experience for nearly a year.

The good:
- Nearly all apartments have great views of lower Manhattan or the Statue of Liberty
- It's a really nice, quiet neighborhood, ... [click to read full apartment review]

Portside Towers: What a DUMP (Not Recommending)

2007-02-16T19:10:08-06:00

From -Anonymous-: This place looks real nice on the outside but its NOT. Leaky doors and windows, maintenance staff that does not care, Building manager who is interesested in making her run rate profit for the home office and last but not least the place is turning into a "curry factory".....

Save your ... [click to read full apartment review]

Portside Towers: Watch Out (Not Recommending)

2007-02-12T12:28:42-06:00

From Dilligaf2007: Greal location, great view, lousy maintenance staff, inept management, doorman that gossip way 2 much, not an upgrade done in 10 years, huge rents that go up 20% per year, leaky windows, leaky doors, lousy airconditioning and heat. My apartment had an indoor pool every time it rained. Manager thinks ... [click to read full apartment review]

Portside Towers: second year, too costly (Not Recommending)

2007-02-07T20:06:36-06:00

From sophiama2000: In general, it's a very good location with great view here. And usually, you can get a fair market rent for your unit the first year. However, the second year, they will increase the rent dramitically without place to negotiate.....
Door men are very friendly, the gym is acceptable. There's a ... [click to read full apartment review]

Portside Towers: the view is nice, but.... (Recommending!)

2007-06-15T22:06:16-06:00

From -Anonymous-: If i didnt get so much relaxation from sitting on the balcony i would be out of here. too many poorly behaved small children. the sand bar night club next door is loud.the wall between apartments are paper thin. they baited us with a reasonable rent 2 years ago, they ... [click to read full apartment review]

Portside Towers: hate it here (Not Recommending)

2006-03-16T09:34:43-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I will be leaving in a couple of months, and am looking forward to it. this place is expensive, but drafty and cheaply built. I requested for my dryer to be fixed because it was making awful screeching sounds but they never came. I asked them to repair it again, ... [click to read full apartment review]

Portside Towers: glad to be gone (Not Recommending)

2005-07-29T10:58:41-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I lived in Portside for one year and am glad to be leaving, mostly due to management and repairs issues.
1. After submitting numerous repairs to management through the front desk system and receiving no response, I drafted a letter to their attention last fall describing several repairs, including the ... [click to read full apartment review]

Portside Towers: Can't recommend. (Not Recommending)

2005-07-26T16:19:26-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Convenient to comute to Manhattan with relaxing atmosphere. Manhattan-like price in Jersey City. Have to stand crazy-noisy people at bar places in boat area at night. Water pressure is very low, and water flow is very slow. Very nice lobby and cleaning people. Maintenance staff are too busy for their ... [click to read full apartment review]

Portside Towers: Great Place minus the management (Recommending!)

2005-06-22T12:34:18-06:00

From TheBeginning: Pros-
1. Good place to live in.
2. Had a great balcony view over the Hudson
3. No noise/other irritants
4. Nice Neighbourhood

Cons
1. Cheezy Management folks.
Be prepared to take almost a 20% rent hike if you are planning to stay over 1 year.
... [click to read full apartment review]

Portside Towers: I'm leaving (Not Recommending)

2005-01-21T08:29:22-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Construction in this place is just plain shoddy, and management and maintainence staffs are useless. There is a apparently insufficient capacity in the drainage pipes, because my kitchen sink regularly overflows with sewage backing up from them. Management won't do anything about it. Construction inside the apartment is pathetic. Their ... [click to read full apartment review]

Portside Towers: Had a good experience overall (Recommending!)

2004-12-13T13:39:32-06:00

From allfor1: Lived in 809W from 2002 through 2003 and liked it a lot. Looks like some had bad experience with the management but honestly I never had to deal with them (other then right before moving in). Community and concierge were excellent, location is great too. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Portside Towers: Jersey City at Manhattan prices (Not Recommending)

2004-12-07T13:53:53-06:00

From -Anonymous-: You have to really bring down your expectations. The apartments are of sub-standard quality. The maintenace staff is inept and lazy. They have still not repaired leaks in the bathrooms. No storage space at all. If you can afford these prices, and are Ok with the quality then you are ... [click to read full apartment review]

Portside Towers: Its good, if.... (Recommending!)

2004-07-16T00:00:00-06:00

From tommyr: I like it - I Have a great view looking south and west. Can hear the sand bar at times, but I think its nice background noise and it never keeps me up at night. Hear some revving of motor boats at times, but hey, you can't complain about yachts ... [click to read full apartment review]

Portside Towers: Horrible building and inept management (Not Recommending)

2004-06-18T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived in two apartments here. The tenants are great, good mix of people. The rest is not. The first apartment was fine and management was decent and helpful. That all changed three years ago. I moved into a new apartment in the other building. I can hear everything ... [click to read full apartment review]

Portside Towers: Great place! But some remarks....... (Recommending!)

2004-04-13T00:00:00-06:00

From nycanders@hotmail.com: Lived at 303 W, a great apartment, great standard with a beautiful view over Lower Manhattan, just loved it!

Easy going o Manhattan by boat, Little Lady just outside the building and easy to drive to my work in Newark.

A)Managment staff suck, they dont have any clue how to behave as ... [click to read full apartment review]

Portside Towers: Project Living at Luxury Prices (Not Recommending)

2004-04-08T00:00:00-06:00

From NotVeryPleased: If you decide to rent at Portside Towers, prepare to be continually inconvenienced. The management of Portside are the most inept and inconsiderate individuals you can imagine. They have no concept of customer service nor do the even try to attempt it. They are nice and wonderful when you first ... [click to read full apartment review]

Portside Towers: I thought it was Fantastic... (Recommending!)

2004-04-02T00:00:00-06:00

From subleters: I lived at Portside East for two years and loved it. I had no problems with the management, and they were very accomodating when I decided to go month to month at the end of our lease. The doormen are WONDERFUL (I´m only familiar with the east tower). We suffered ... [click to read full apartment review]

Portside Towers: Excellent, especially those with children (Recommending!)

2004-03-31T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: Am now in my fifth year at Portside. Checked out other apartment complexes from Jersey City to Edgewater recently before entering another lease. The main advantages of Portside (either of the two buildings): best outdoor and indoor play areas for children, no traffic, very little noise, extremely convenient to Manhattan, ... [click to read full apartment review]

Portside Towers: Beware of lousy management (Not Recommending)

2004-03-24T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The building itself is great. Apartments are nice and well kept and people who work at the front desk are wonderful. Neighbors are pretty cool as well, building is conveniently located close to transportation, only bad thing is Sand Bar that will keep you awake on the summer weekends regardless ... [click to read full apartment review]

Portside Towers: Very satisfied with service and a word to some of my neighbors (Recommending!)

2004-03-10T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I have lived at Portside Towers for a while now and I love living here, however my complaint is to some of my fellow residents. First my praise of Portside Towers, my view is great and I love being able to commute to the city so easily. The front desk ... [click to read full apartment review]

Portside Towers: Horrible Managment (Not Recommending)

2004-03-09T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The apartments are nice, but the management staff is RUDE. Not one friendly individual on staff there. I think they found the most miserable bunch of humans and hired them. BEWARE if you need anything. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Portside Towers: Portside Fiasco (Not Recommending)

2003-12-02T00:00:00-06:00

From annodwy: Portside is a very inconvenient place to live. During the past year we have experienced the following situations:
(1)Balcony Repairs- The repairs were done with our apartment left unprotected. We returned from work to find all our drapes, furniture and floor covered with contruction dust and debris. Our apartment door ... [click to read full apartment review]

Portside Towers: (Not Recommending)

2003-11-26T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: The doorman is the best asset the building has! The outside and lobby look great, but you can tell that they really skimped on the counters, floors etc. I think it´s ridiculous that you have to pay $225 a month for parking, when other buildings in the area offer it ... [click to read full apartment review]

Portside Towers: (Recommending!)

2003-08-18T00:00:00-06:00

From happyrenter081603: This was a great place to be since I have a large dog. I met many neighbors in the park because they would be outside with their dogs. The only concern, with the dog, was that, I would receive notices of his barking (only twice) and yet, my neighbor with ... [click to read full apartment review]

Portside Towers: Portside Towers was a fine intro to the area (Recommending!)

2003-05-12T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I moved in to Jersey City not knowing what to expect...nearly two years later I can say the following; ALL the tower apartments are good to excellent - Portside Towers ranks in the bunch, although it is becoming a little dated, especially the apartment finishes (if you want granite countertops ... [click to read full apartment review]

Portside Towers: It´s ok to live here (Recommending!)

2003-05-12T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I lived there for about 5 years, since they opened up. I jus moved to the new condos right across the street. the neighborhood is great but there are some small issues that need to be fixed. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Portside Towers: Itﾴs ok, but the neighborhood and parking sucks (Recommending!)

2003-05-10T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: I had a huge, spacious two bedroom. My balcony, master bedroom and living room had awesome views of Manhattan, but after 9/11, it just wasnﾴt the same. My guest bedroom had breathtaking views of both the Statue of Liberty and Manhattan.

I loved my apartment, and really wish that the surrounding ... [click to read full apartment review]

Portside Towers: Ok I guess (Recommending!)

2003-01-13T00:00:00-06:00

From kius@excite.com: The apartments are a bit pricy for the area. I suppose in 10 years it will be a very nice area but right now its still a dump.

The Utility bills are reasonable especially durning winter time. The building is usually very hot and I don´t remember the last time I ... [click to read full apartment review]

Portside Towers: Opportunistic Management (Recommending!)

2003-01-04T00:00:00-06:00

From infiniausa: Have been at the complex for 2 years. Great apartments/yard/children´s room/exercise area. After 9/11 the rents imploded 30%+ together with the managements attitude.

The street parking rights for the 155 Washington St. tower recently were revoked by the city -- the management did not move a finger to do anything about ... [click to read full apartment review]

Portside Towers: you get what you pay for (Recommending!)

2002-12-03T00:00:00-06:00

From -Anonymous-: i get the impression that some of the other reviewers have not looked around the area (downtown jersey city/exchange place) to compare the prices of comparable apartments. the prices at the portside were in the same range as the other commercial apartment buildings and a bit more expensive than privately ... [click to read full apartment review]

Portside Towers: rent hikes (Recommending!)

2002-10-27T00:00:00-06:00

From ccccu: What is the average rent increase in the building? I am worry now. ... [click to read full apartment review]

Portside Towers: Lots of compromises to make (Recommending!)

2002-10-23T00:00:00-06:00

From srd6: There are lots of compromises to make if you live here. It´s big, it has views, it´s safe, it has amenities and other conveniences, but it´s expensive, the area is desolate, construction nearby is ear-splitting, and once-easy commuting is worse than other NJ areas.

The Downsides:
First, the view of Manhattan isn´t ... [click to read full apartment review]