The Archstone West (The Foundry NYC

I toured this building. I laughed while I toured. Do they know that 1990 is over and that this building is a far, far cry from a luxury rental in midtown manhattan? They were asking about $3,300 for a one bedroom. No view, no apartment updates, a tiny gym that costs extra every month, ugly lobby, ugly hallways, and to top it off, the elevator was all scratched up, and where there is concrete on... [more]

I toured this building. I laughed while I toured. Do they know that 1990 is over and that this building is a far, far cry from a luxury rental in midtown manhattan? They were asking about $3,300 for a one bedroom. No view, no apartment updates, a tiny gym that costs extra every month, ugly lobby, ugly hallways, and to top it off, the elevator was all scratched up, and where there is concrete on the top, it's breaking apart. I hope that doesn't fall on somebody's head. There was nothing about this building that I would recommend. When touring a particular area's luxury buildings, you kind of see it all. This one was by far the worst building that we saw. Luxury? Modern? Not even close. Add that in with Archstone (soon to be Equity Residential) computer software pricing that acts like airline and hotel pricing system. I'm sure that helps them very much so but, this in not booking a flight, or renting a hotel room for a weekend, this is supposed to be a place to call home. With that pricing system in place, I can not give you one reason to rent with Archstone, Equity, or AvalonBay. I would never live with a management that uses some legally scamming tool to raise my rent to whatever they want. Every other building in this neighborhood uses simple REASON AND LOGIC. Unless you find a great rate and you only really plan on staying for 1 year, There's not one other reason for this. Good luck! [less]