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anonymous

Resident 2003 - 2008

1/11/2009

stay away

We lived there for nearly five years, and first I would say living in the Anthem and dealing with the aforementioned constant BS seriously tainted our experience in NYC for the negative. The Anthem is ideal for recent college graduates, as well as people who shop at International Male and the women who date them. We used to joke that living there was like living in a Miami Beach Hotel, without the weather or the beach. The lowdown; north facing apts completely unlivable as far as I am concerned, with the constant high volume street noise, you live above a tunnel entrance. The NYPD takes daily "practice runs" with at times up to 100 polices cars traveling in a line, all with their sirens fully audible. This happens anytime during the day and weekends. It is insane to see at first, but "you will just get used to it." There is consistent utility work on the street below the Anthem, so it was common to be awakened on the weekend(yes, Sat & Sunday Morning 7AM) by the sound of blaring jackhammers. And this doesn't even take into consideration the street traffic, as it is a tunnel entrance, it is always packed with cars. When you open your windows, your apartment will smell like car exhaust. We lived on a higher floor, and this was the case. I am still amazed I lived like this for five years. Combine this with the management, and you have a miserable living experience. Apparently the building manager, Paul, is an investors son, so nepotism is why this guy has his job. Lucky for him, it explains how he never had to learn to deal with people. Consequently the doormen really tried to be nice and helpful. They were always pleasant and helpful, but always kept under strict rules by management. This always put them in a bind, and they were always in fear of losing their jobs. The day we moved in they were protesting the building management, we actually had to walk through a picket line of doormen when we were moving in. Add; consistently BROWN WATER, near daily. So, in short, this building sucks, and is way overpriced. We were unaware that we could live much better in manhattan, because we did not take the time to look, we moved to NYC fairly quickly for work. If you are new to the city, take the time to look. If you live here, you probably will already avoid Murray Hill.

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