Tribeca

The walls are extremely thin. There is poor ventilation so if someone in a unit below you smokes in their apartment, it all collects in the top unit apartment as there is no ventilation and no where else for the smoke to go. There are also silver fish everywhere in the building and apartment units.

An accurate, honest, objective review: In short; overpriced, not sound proof, poor internet speed, and has nice amenities. Here’s why:
The building is made from cheap materials and poorly designed. This is to say, it is not sound proof, what so ever. The windows are single pane, so if there is any noise outside of your window, it will sound as if its right next to you.
The two interior courtyards are atriums(an outdoor area surround on all 4 sides by the building). This naturally creates... acoustic amplification and reverberation, i.e., loud noise that carries.
The same poor quality goes for the walls and celling. Im fairly certain a giraffe lives above me and my neighbor enjoys talking into a wall. You can hear everything in the hallway outside your door, and you can hear people inside their apt from the hallway. The building is so poorly constructed, you can feel it shake/move, as well as vibrations through the floor from noice and movement.
The internet speed is abysmal. I have run checks periodically since moving in around 9 months ago. Download and upload speeds are less than half what they should be.
The download speed is 10mbps on average. The national avg is 22.69 and good high speed would be considered 25. The upload speed can varry dramatically, with the avg being 2mbps. 3 would be my bare minimum but would prefer 6mbps as my minimum. When I checked this morning it was 454kbps(this is 1/12th where it should be).
Ive lost count of how many times Ive contacted charter and requested something be done from apt staff. It has never been resolved.
The same goes for window screens. Ive requested them 5 times. I still do not have them. My guess is that my request orders somehow fell through a crack every time the company hired a new apt manager. Official or otherwise, we are on our 4th since I moved in.
My apartment has also flooded 2 or 3 times from the unit above me when I first moved in. It was resolved expediently, still an inconvenience/hassle to dry and move my things around.
The good: The aesthetic design of the apartments are nice, and the amenities (grills, pool, bocci ball, billiards, tvs, beer taps etc) are nice, fun, and enjoyable to use.
In my opinion, Do Not Live here. This building is not for people who want to ensure they have a quit place to come home to. Maybe live here if you’re an outgoing boisterous person who will be out or awake late. Think of it more like a dormitory rather than an apartment. Read More