71 Broadway Apartments

This review is from my inquiry to rent an apartment here.
Reached out about renting an available unit with a qualified co-​signer. I was told in a don’t give a damn way, «Nope. No co-​signers allowed. All tenets must qualify on credit and income.»
Come on. This is NYC. When you are renting 500 sq feet for $ 3,000/month, you may want to allow co-​signers! You are an Equity Apartment in the same city where other Equity Apartments accept co-​signers.
I decided to rent at a larger building in HK.

It’s a great building with very friendly staff. New Resident Manager Peter is amazing and together with Community Manager Ms Perkins are trying to clean the mess that was left — probably after last management team.
Rent is not cheap but train station in the building and beautiful apartments are why I choose this location.
The only complaint I have are people who bring guests who are laud and have no respect to other tenants.

I’ve been in the city for many many years and have lived in a lot of buildings. So far this one has been one of the best. Everything went perfectly with this search and move.
Management office is fantastic. Maintenance team made sure my move-​in day goes smooth and on site supervisor even stopped by to make sure all is okay.
All of the doormen are fantastic also, feels like there is nothing they won’t do for you.
Thank you

The leasing office is the worst. The so called manager is rude, unprofessional and does not acknowledge any email or phone call. Numerous residents have complained and the company does not take any action.
To make matters worse, the building is turning into a frat house. Drunk people creating a ruckus every night. One night we had a man passed out drunk outside our apartment. If I wanted to live in a frat house, I would go back to college. If they check their security cameras, they will know this happened and no action was taken.
If you email the management office, they do not take any action. Residents also leave garbage bags outside their apartment. Again, we sent a photo to the manager and no action was taken. The manager did not even acknowledge the issue.
Ever since Raina left, the replacement is terrible. The office is now unprofessional and fake. They only acknowledge you if they see you in the common area and are showing the facilities to a prospective new tenant. Raina was professional, friendly and was always available to answer any questions. If you are a current tenant and need help, they will ignore you.
On a positive note, the staff– concierge and porters are amazing. They are professional and friendly and the leasing office should learn from them. The only reason we stay in this building is because of the staff.

This building used to be the best — well run, understanding, and the maintenance staff was awesome (and had been here forever). Now, the maintenance director has left, the building manager has left, and the only people left are unionized workers. We have been waiting for a new laundry room for over a year with false promises that it’s always going to happen. It took 8 years to get new treadmills, and the building hasn’t been updated in over 10 years. Nevertheless, rent goes up 8−10% every year. (They hook you in at a low rental price for the first year and then raise the price exponentially every year after that.) #notworthit

Good building… Lived there with a girlfriend for nearly two years. Rent increases were absurd based on even the insane current market. Liked the close proximity to the train and city view. If we were paying more realistic rent perhaps we could have taken advantage.

I lived here for a number of years and thought this building was great. It is conveniently located between Broadway and Church Street, giving you plenty of subway stations within close proximity. You are also a short walk from Stone Street and if you get a north facing unit, there are great views of the city overlooking Trinity Church. The entire staff at this building was also enjoyable, I really felt like they were family moving out. If I moved back to the city and needed to be downtown, I would look to rent here again.

I lived here for one year (2010 – 2011) and thoroughly enjoyed it. The staff were all great and the apartments here are large with high ceilings. We left because they were starting renovations in 2011 and the renewal cost was too high of an increase based on comps in the area.

I used to live here with a friend who had also bounced around from apartment to apartment in the financial district, and we would always talk about how 71 Broadway is one of the best «luxury apartment» buildings in the area. Every single member of the staff (from the building managers to the porters) is so nice, and so helpful, and will go out of his/​her way to help you with whatever you need.
Every year, building management throws two sweet parties for their tenants. One in the summer, which is on the rooftop terrace, and one in the winter (holiday party), which is in the club room. I’m talking about catered dinner, open bar, dessert table, the works.
Rent is a little on the high end, but it’s worth it. The rooms are really spacious. The ceilings are 9 feet tall. And each apartment is a little bit different and has some character to it.
The gym has very nice machines and TVs (!); it’s usually pretty empty after 7. The clubroom has a pool table, and you can usually reserve it for private parties and such. There’s even a play room for kids, since there are a lot of families who live in the building.
Two small things: (1) Since the ceilings are 9 feet high, it takes a lot of power to heat up/​cool down a room. So, if you’re not used to this, expect the utility bill to be higher than usual. (2) Some of the rooms here don’t have windows, or have windows that face a brick wall. Either way, no natural light = bad.
Anyway, the bottom line is that this apartment is excellent. It is one of the more expensive apartments, but it is definitely worth it.