Meridia Living LLC

Terrible Management, Terrible Maintenance. Water issues, Parking Issues, Non-​responsive management. Enter at your own risk
Disrespectful from top to bottom

To say that I’m a picky customer would be an understatement. I’m not only a discerning consumer, but I take my time making big decisions. That’s how it was when I took the plunge to move to the park avenue apartments. At first, I was a bit skeptical because of the bad reviews. However, the location and the pictured drew me to the open house and I was immediately smitten by the tastefully decorated lobby, the young and stylish tenants, and the accessibility to NYC. The tenants I saw while I was viewing the location, seemed young, hip and friendly… I figured I had nothing to loose, except my cramped one bedroom with 2 roommates! Sixth months later, all I can say is «thank God I did it!» I simply adore my apartment. From the wonderfully efficient-​and reliable super to my friendly neighbors. I am a runner, so I enjoy my runs on blvd east which is a few feet away… Things couldn’t be greater. Don’t let those bad apple reviews destroy the whole bunch. This place is worth a second look !

I left a decent sized rent stabilized apartment on the upper west side (I know, I’m crazy), to move into the Park Avenue Meridia apartments, after visiting a friend and falling in love with the welcoming atmosphere, the space, and amenities. For only a couple hundred dollars more, I have a brand new, 2-​bedroom apt., access to an event room, a business center, and a gym!!! What more could I possibly ask for?
Not only am I 30 minutes from port authority, but I’m a short walk from the well known Blvd East and Bergenline shopping strip, I could walk to the supermarket, and there is a convenient store right downstairs.
Yes, there have been a few hiccups along the way, I call them «growing pains.» However, building management has more than made up for the minor inconveniences we experienced during the first few months since they opened their doors.
I couldn’t be happier to renew my lease this year and am actively pushing my friends to join me.

This place has been a nuisance from start to finish. Most importantly — YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE YOUR SECURITY DEPOSIT WITHIN THE 30 DAY WINDOW! The previous reviews are correct — the building was built about 1 – 2 years ago and was forever experiencing endless problems throughout the duration of my 1 year lease:
–Parking garage/​gate undergoing constant repairs causing some residents to move their cars
–Sporadic hot water especially during winter
–Walls are incredibly thin
–Dogs constantly «relieving» themselves in the stairwells and hallways
–Building management is a circus and has yet to be consistent
–Workers drilling on walls on early weekend hours
In terms of location, Meridia is perfect. That was about the only «perk» to living here. Save yourself the headache and find another apartment building — there are plenty in the same area.

Horrible building to live in! Where do I start! First, the hall ways are extremely hot and can be a fire hazard considering spoke alarms are always going off, why would you build a building with no air conditioning in hallways? The parking spots are so narrow its impossible to park, garage doors are cheap medal pull up gates that are always breaking. Remind you parking is $ 150 a month. No guest parking spots, always having guest getting threatening letters on there car to be towed. Laundry machines are always broken and full of pet hair. Elevators are so slow and always have problems, Paper thin walls you can hear everything considering tenants above me keep me up all day and night with constant banging, Dirty hallways with dogs going to bathroom all over, NO HOT WATER for months would take cold showers everyday. Amenities? You pay a amenities fee for a horrible hot muggy gym and an empty activities room. Management is never around to address any problems and could care less but are more then happy to take everyone’s money every month for over priced rent and other fees for a shitty cheap apartment complex. The rent is also increasing which is a joke! For what to live in horrible conditions? The money you spend here you can live in Edgewater with top of the line services and views which is exactly where I am moving now that my lease is up. I WARN you DO NOT MOVE HERE!!! I am in marketing and communications and trust me I will make it known to everyone that this is a horrible corporation to live at!

I had a great experience living at the Meridia. Amazing space and luxury for your money. The management was great and the owners are friendly and amazing. The location is excellent. Located close to Hoboken and NYC. There is public transportation within walking distance and the restaurants in the area have great food for reasonable prices. My family and friend loved my apartment, with high ceilings, washer/​dryer/​dishwasher, balcony and view of NYC. I would definitely recommend living at the building. My security deposit was returned in timely manner and although some minor damages, the full amount was returned.

everyone is telling the truth except the positive reviews. my story is so long. first of all any review on here blaming stuff on tennants is a lie … the 1^st person who bust the pipe read the sign it clearly said clearance 11ft the truck was 10 ft and the back of the garage was less than 10ft… thats why the police didnt issue him a ticket
2^nd the entire left side of apartment did flood I was on first floor moved to third
3^rd the buidling is so poorly built you can hear your neighbors conversations
4^th just found this out as I moved out and I am filing a law suit… they have lighting inside the door way in hallway of each apartment it is on your electrcity and they dont tell you or label the circuit breaker so you would never know and there is no switch to cut it off so for entire year 365 days 24hrs a day I was paying for that light every apt is like this… no one knows they dont tell you and if every light was off on each apartment the hallway would be dark it is building responsibilty to ligjt hallway
5^th hot water has been a problem from day one
6^th they never answered ine repair request
7^th the parking spaces are so tight I had to climb out other side numerous times because neighbor was too close to line
8^th they promised doorman never got one
9^th peoples packages are left in lobby instead of at door or held securely people had packages stolen multiple times
10 there did I mention I can smell my neighbors cooking from my apartment
I wasnt going to leave a review until I was leaving as realized that the hallway light was on my electric that was the straw that broke the camels back
dear Unilocal if the building tries to dispute any of what I am saying I took video of the light and hallway as this was on my way out to prove im not lying
also the management is new havent been there a month they dont know about all the problems
also there wasnt one happy person in there so those reviews are suspect
you can hear your neighbors close thier cabinets
they are letting anyone move in at this point there are 7 people moving out this month alone soon as their lease is up
ask anyone who owns a store in area they put the building up too fast and cheap cut a million corners
and yes im calling a lawyer in morning about electric I know that is illegal it is not tennat responsibilty to light hallway
they change the price on apartments every month check craigslist … they were charging 200 for parking then changed it to 150 but not for everyone
anyone can get in building
walk thru hallway see lights in hallway out and in elevator

DO NOT LIVE HERE!!!
The only reason they receive one star is because the maintenance man is nice and helpful. Besides that, there is nothing to value here. Even though it’s a new building, everything is CHEAPLY made. I can’t count the number of times there was no hot water at all. The water pressure is poor. The walls are paper thin and you can hear everyone that gets off of the elevator and every footstep they make. The floor is cheap and has dead spots in it. Multiple other tenants had their entire apartment flooded. Last but not least, the management is HORRIBLE!!! They are only there to collect a check and they do not care about your needs at all.
I HIGHLY HIGHLY RECOMMEND YOU FIND ANOTHER APARTMENT TO LIVE IN.

Do not move here. Although it looks ok and you will be treated nicely while you are apartment hunting, I promise you that all changes the day you move in. For me, the day I moved in the elevators were broken and remained broken for 5 days. Why? PROBABLY because this building might hire handymen to do their repairs cheaply. The elevators have been broken several times since. Sit down, I have a lot of things to share with you. Currently, tenants have been asked to run their hot water in their showers at least twice a day for 20 minutes at a time. Why? Because the building was not designed by people who know what they are doing and left major pipes outdoors in the parking garage — because everything in the building is on the extreme end of cheap. The laundry room is locked up and not working for several days with no ETA from management. Why? Because the pipes are frozen and they do not know how to fix it. A couple months back, people were complaining they did not have hot water when they showered. Why? Because the capacity of the hot water heaters were not thought through properly. Was this fixed? Yes it was but not without scum bagging the residents! We all had no hot water for two weekdays. I went downstairs a few times and saw a wreck with a screwdriver trying to fix it. Catch my drift?
The laundry room… OMG. There are 8 washers for the entire building. Do the math, it is not enough. Have a look yourself, you are sure to see a few broken machines bc they’re always broken. oh! the fire alarms!!! Those alarms in each apartment are bad ass, let me tell you how loud they are, and how often they go off for no reason at all for, oh 20 minutes at a pop. Call the fire dept and ask them if you wish!
The parking garage– $ 200 per month and the spots are so narrow. Try to park your car in one before you sign on lol
WNY is alright but not the safest neighborhood, research the crime online. At 6035, you have the added protection of the building staff propping the doors open with garbage cans. And I have no idea what they are telling current new tenants but i was told there would be a doorman, which in my opinion was an outright lie.
Oh and the video security system is a joke. i cannot say for sure but i don’t think it works at all. They promised online access to the cameras but never delivered.
I did not even get to the actual apartment yet. The floors buckle — maybe from the big flood? The kitchen cabinets literally fell apart, the windows open like an inch, the blinds that you are not supposed to change do not pull open, and more!
On the bright side, you will make friends here. Just ask anyone in the hallway about their experiences here and you will have your ear chewed off. They’ll have a lot to say! But speaking of friends, you might also lose some because the front door buzzer system is often broken. haha seriously, look elsewhere.

I also live at Meridia on the first floor when the flooding occurred. Of note, the first floor is NOT THE GROUND FLOOR IN THE BUILDING. It is above ground floor and still flooded. How does that happen? Management has not reimbursed for anything. There were a few tenants who had items in their apartments damaged by the staff that were repairing the floors and management did not address this. My unit was flooded and the entire flooring had to be replaced. It is a brand new building, less than a year old and obviously very cheaply made. In talking to several of the other tenants in this building, I found out that many others, over 7 or 8 were also flooded out of their apartments on the first floor. Many of the tenants that lived here had to stay in a hotel. Also, there was no emergency response at that time. The tenants had to enter their request into a website and wait for a response. That was valuable time lost where further water damage occurred. I myself had to walk through the building to find someone that worked there and take them to my building.
The elevators are often out of service and on many days, the doors to the garage don’t work. Having to carry up large packages when the elevator is not working is extremely frustrating.
Many of the tenants saw a big hole in the front of the building draining water months ago. That was there for almost 2 months or more without anything being done. As a result, a lot of tenants are now reporting mold in their apartments.
The rents are high too. If you pay this much rent, you would think that the building is well made but it is not. As the other reviewer indicated, the walls and floors are extremely thin, and I can hear EVERYTHING that goes on in the apartments above me and in the apartments beside me. Meridia does nothing about this. It seems that the police are at the building on a weekly basis because of noise issues.
Yes the rents are being raised. I will not be renewing. I would not mind paying a rent increase if I could get sleep at night and not hear a lot of noise above me. I would not mind paying rent if the building was better made and did not have rain entering it at every opening. I will be moving into a building where I can’t hear every conversation of the tenants that live next to me and above me. I want to live in a building where management cares about the building and the tenants and takes pride in their workmanship.
I see that a staff member from Meridia responded above with 5 stars. It is sad when you have to give your own business 5 stars because your customers will not. That says a lot about Meridia. The tone of that comment is not the least bit apologetic in nature. That is Meridia management. These are not people I wish to deal with. I will be very happy to leave when my lease in up in the next few months.
PLEASE NOTE — THIS MANAGEMENT COMPANY IS ATTEMPTING TO OBTAIN THE RIGHTS TO BUILD ANOTHER POOR QUALITY BUILDING ON BOULEVARD EAST IN WEST NEW YORK. PLEASE ATTEND THE NEXT ZONING BOARD MEETING AT WEST NEW YORK CITY HALL ON MARCH 24, 2015. DO NOT ALLOW THESE PEOPLE TO PLACE MORE BUILDINGS AND TREAT THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE HERE SO POORLY!!!

Do not live here, worst aspects of living ever. First few months my 1^st floor apartment flooded along with many others. Few months after that laundry room flooded into my apartment and I recieved no compensation for what was ruined. On top of that this place was built quickly and cheaply. It looks beautiful and then in the morning you have no hot water to shower with. worst move I ever made… ask the people who live here what they think before making you choice to live here!!!
Management support, there is none in addition they plan on hiking up rent 3% if u renew there lease by the 15 if not 10%… After all the issues that have happened here you think they would be a lil less greedy. I mean besides the fact that the walls are so thin I can hear everyone’s conversation from the hallway. Or the fact that I can tell you exactly what my next door neighbor is doing and when she is doing it. There is no underpayment under the laminated floors so any one living above u is a nightmare of no fault of their own. WORST BUILDING EVER… Promised a dog park they gave us thee parking spaces in the parking lot and then took it away when inspectors came !!