Waterside Plaza

As someone who has lived here for over a dozen years at market rent - the buildings still have rent regulated tenants from the Mitchell-lama era - here are the pros I experienced: Pros - Great views - probably unrivaled. - Very quiet, particularly in the high floors - Gym next to the building - Parking - reserved spot for an extra $100pm - great to come and go as needed. - Rent reasonable by... [more]

As someone who has lived here for over a dozen years at market rent - the buildings still have rent regulated tenants from the Mitchell-lama era - here are the pros I experienced: Pros - Great views - probably unrivaled. - Very quiet, particularly in the high floors - Gym next to the building - Parking - reserved spot for an extra $100pm - great to come and go as needed. - Rent reasonable by Manhattan standards. - Excellent security - no danger of theft or burglaries much less robberies. Cons - Cameras everywhere with management reputed to revel in spying on all tenant movements including inane and inconsequential activities. - Appearance of a military camp with card access required to get in to the building, garage, gym and other areas. - Inflexible and arbitrary management which frequently changes rules for access to health club, lost-key fines, repair and replacement of heating and air-conditioning units. - Despite staying and paying (market) rent on time for over a dozen years, management refused to upgrade bathrooms, kitchen and floor (cheap parquet). New tenants - at the same rent - get it. - No dogs allowed with management getting overly worked up over outsiders even walking their dogs within the vicinity of the building. [less]