Parc 77 Apartments

Pretty funny that j.b.‘s review isn’t «recommended» because j.b. has it right on target. Definitely a great location, across the street from the Museum of Natural History, and less than a block from Central Park. There’s a subway entrance just a block away too. But management has screwed up relentlessly, and have «can’t do anything right but it’s all your fault» down to a science. Every time they mess up, they blame it on you. We carried our first month’s rent check in to the office and shortly thereafter got a reminder to pay our rent. When we went over to the office with the receipt they hadn’t wanted to give us, to enquire as to why our rent hadn’t been credited, we were told that we should have paid online — all their tenants do! When we paid online, the money just, somehow, never arrived. Did we sent the money to the address on the bill? How wrong of us! We were told we should have paid the rental office instead. So many screwups, and none are their fault.
And the place is absolutely filthy. The carpets have brown streaks, especially in front of the elevators. Dirty recycle builds up in the trash closets. And the only good thing about the cockroaches is that they seemed to be dying by the time they made it to my apartment. When we moved in the apartment had been superficially cleaned by the last occupants, and clearly not touched since. The window sills were filthy, and the windows had a coat of grime. The floor had a disgustingly greasy quality as though it had been lived in for a long time without a deep cleaning. It took several rounds to get it clean.
Added: See the hours for the apartment management office? We were just at the office at its opening time. Five minutes later, no one was there. The doorman said the woman who was supposed to open it wasn’t ever on time and might be half an hour late. This is the kind of lazy, poor service Equity Apartments provides. No wonder they can’t get anything right!

Perfect location! The doormen and service crew are first rate! Building is very well maintained, and apartments are terrific! Rates are market for the area and NYC in this type of building, so while I’d love to say it’s expensive, it’s pretty much in line with the market. After 3 years I hate to leave, but it’s just become worth it to buy since rental rates seem to be in a never ending increase… (Again, not the fault of building, everything in NYC has been going up steadily)
I would recommend this building to anyone who can afford it. BTW — Tammy is AWESOME!