Murray Hill Tower Apartments

Great location — close to grand central so it’s very easy to get to and from work/​most areas. The hours for the gym /​pool are a little ridiculous, especially the hours I work. Some of the door men are great, others are just kinda there…
I love the roof but oct 1^st hit and ALL the furniture is gone. Why? Nyc in the fall is great outside.
Im a little confused Why Even tho i took over the 2^nd half of someones lease i had to pay the whole years worth of amenities fee and I’m nervous about the rent going up. Besides that, it’s great.

This place is overpriced for the kind of service the building provides.
The main issue is how hit or miss the doormen and concierge are. Some are so rude you think you’re at the DMV (As a side note, the U.S. Social Security office is in the same building) and others are great. If you have an issue, you have to hope that the right people are at the desk that day. I needed my bike from a bike room and the concierge just threw a key at me and left me to go hunt for my bike up several stairs. took me about 30 minutes to move all the bikes in front of mine. The night doorman just sleeps on the couch with a radio on. There is effectively no overnight doorman at the building.
They also have so many rules that the amenities become useless. The roof and pool close very early so anyone with a job that pays for the 3K+ rent on a studio would get home after they close. The gym is always so crowded in the morning that I ended up having to get a gym membership anyway.
The doorman that are friendly are fine but nothing is above and beyond. The «concierge» is sort of an illusion — you get the same amenities and help as you would from any doorman building.
There are two elevators for 35 floors. It can take SO long to get up or down. It’s really unbelievable — even the food delivery people complain about it.
Management is ok and can be responsive but are somewhat cold.
I moved here (and since left) because there was a deal of paying almost nothing down. If I had done the math, the rent is really out of whack for what you get. I could have probably saved about $ 500 or more a month by paying a fee and moving into a different building.
I was so eager to get out that I moved a month early. I asked if they would be willing to do anything (for example, waive the fee to re-​paint) in exchange for letting them have the apartment weeks early (AND still paying rent for the whole month) but they were not interested or accommodating at all. They really don’t care and you can hear it in their tone.
You can also expect a substantial rent increase at the end of the year.

Great location if you work in midtown. Staff is great, friendly and professional. Lots of young professional residents.
Cons:
No pets
Can’t put up a temporary wall in the apartment
Elevators run a bit slow

Ive lived here for 8+ months or so. I like the apt but im moving when lease is up. See below for a short overview of my experience
positives:
— if you work in midtown, location is good, i walk to work
— doorman, concierge, and handymen very friendly and professional. good people
— if you have a problem, they fix quickly
— i have a great view from my apt of tudor city and the east river and queens. i used to live on a lower floor in another apt and having a view makes a huge difference. weekends, dont feel like i have to go outside
— i got a month free when i moved in.
— they have a gym, a bikeroom, and luggage storage
— next to dunkin donuts, gristedes, and a subway sandwich.
negatives:
— only two elevators and super slow. sometimes you wait for an elevator to come down for 5 — 7 minutes
— they have been working on façade and balconies for at least a year. i get dust in my house due to the work. it’s excruciatingly loud during the day — i feel bad for any stay at home parents. it was horrible
— i have a balcony that i cannot use. when i moved in they told me id be able to use it in August 2009. its november and no luck.
— laundry room is on each floor which is good. however it;s in the same room as the garbage chute, so gets dirty
— when you walk into the hallway of each floor, feels like you are in the 1970s
— very loud at night. second ave seems to be the street all ambulances go down. also lots of honking.
— no good restaurants.
— old bathrooms and kitchens — like 1980s style
— people that live in the building that are rent stabilized pay ¼ of what you pay. some of the older ones hang out in the lobby all day. kind of weird.
— my wife keeps getting stuck in the elevator
— we hear the people next to us doing nookie
anyways, go figure — im not coming back