StuyTown

My husband and I moved into ST in 1974, we raised our children here, and continue to appreciate living in a "park" right in Manhattan. My apartment is rent-stabilized, so I don't have a lot of the amenities that more recently renovated market rate apartments do, but I love my beautiful apartment and wouldn't trade it for anything. When I walk through ST/PCV I feel so lucky to live in such a wonderful environment.

I've lived here almost 8 years. It's awful. Incredibly noisy. Negligent management. Our neighbors harass us and we don't feel safe. No way you could work from home here. You're lucky if you can sleep. By far the worst apartment I've lived in in my 40+ yrs of apartment living.

I urge potential renters not to rent here. The place is as noisy as a dorm and management is slow to respond if they do at all. Spend your money elsewhere.

First the good: I lived there over 30 years, raised my children in Stuyvesant Town. The apartments are spacious, maintenance is prompt and reliable, and the leasing office is helpful and professional. The grounds are lovely, and it an oasis in Manhattan.
Now the bad: these are prewar buildings so the plumbing is old and there is no insulation so you hear your neighbors and corner apts can be very chilly. Like me, you may have chronic problems with bathtub water backing up into your bathtub... from your neighbor’s apartment if your bathroom is opposite theirs. You can hear everything in your upstairs neighbor’s apartment, from silverware rustling in the kitchen drawer, TV, rambunctious children jumping around so your pictures shake on the wall etc., but these issues come and go. The reason I left was because my neighbor had bedbugs that traveled into my apartment. Stuyvesant Town was very proactive doing all they could to eliminate them, but bedbugs are a problem that the tenant has to address as well. Removing affected furniture, clothes, etc and a a slew of other necessary actions that must be adhered to, or the bugs will never leave. This was my problem, the neighbor was not doing enough to get rid of them. Or maybe she was and it just didn’t help. It was a harrowing experience that cost me thousands of dollars- not from Stuy Town, their exterminator is free, but I hired my own exterminators as well who heat treated everything I own. The Stuy Town exterminator told me 20% of residents have bedbugs! He thought it was because there are lots of student roommates there who get furniture off the street to furnish their apts. PS: I moved to a brand new building, much smaller space, but oh the relief! Read More

Good location, bad security. My bike was stolen and I have been calling security almost every few days for 2+ months and they say they will call me back the same day and never do it