Our family was dealing with a serious medical situation and the staff, especially Jeremy, Taina and…read moreYasmine were wonderful helping us with changing schedules and needs. The location was terrific, and the parking was right under the Tower. Hopefully we won't need to, but we would return if we needed to.

Ideal location and kind people. Room was clean and tidy…read moreRestaurants close by. XXXXXX

Decent prices. We tried almost every suite during a time we were between homes. Only the 8th floor…read moremet expectations. We then tried the Beacon and that was the best on a high floor. Found the service to be ok. Doormen were apprehensive to do much except for one who I tipped. WiFi was terrible and almost nonexistent in our room. You had to be in a specific spot by the window or door. Still for a young fam of 3, can't beat the location for proximity to AMNH, kid friendly food and gluten-free menus.

I fell in love with a building - The Lucerne! Now I know why people want to be rich - I just never…read moreunderstood the game changer before. I've been looking for an apartment for somebody with a bit of cash, and this great broker, Darrin Debel, showed me a Staged apartment in this building. It's glitzy but with IMPECCABLE taste, a small pool, a gym, an outdoor area, and the most STUNNING LOBBY to come home to. If I arrange my finances in a certain way, I can live there for approximately 2 years by 2020. For $3400 a month, you can rent a tiny shit hole on a puke drenched street in my neighborhood, the EV, or you can be in MIND BOGGLING LUXURY on the upper east side. I have turned into my Great Aunt Anne, who lived at 68th and 2nd and wore a different tiny beautiful suit every day. .

Beware before signing a lease:…read more I was not told that every large package you get requires a COI which would have been complicated to begin with, but to make matter worse this building requires a non standard version that companies never know how to fill out. I have spent countless hours on the phone with companies trying to get the COI correct because the manager doesn't accept the regular COI and even the most minor details require perfection and the most minor deviations from the example are not accepted. If I had known it was this difficult to furnish my apartment I would not have moved here. Upon lease signing, I was also not told about the $15 per weekday/$25 per weekend day, per person charge for the health club (which includes roof top access). What's the point in having a rooftop if you can't enjoy it with friends and family?

The manager and contact person for The Oxford Houses, Beth, is a professional and one of the more…read morenicer people that you may meet when renting. While it is a steep walk up, the building itself appears to be relatively well maintained and has a live-in super. The unit we saw was not identical to the pictures, but still had a microwave, and a dishwasher. Up to here we would give it 4 stars. If you are going to apply here, remember to print and bring the $50 waiver coupon with you. We forgot to bring the coupon on the day of, and when we tried to submit it later, we received no answer as to whether it would be accepted. We were told that the $50 application fee would hold the apartment for us, and they do not accept more than 1 application at a time. We were assured that if the credit check went through we would have the apartment, which was empty at the time. The credit check took roughly a week and a half. They actually call your former employers, current employers, and landlords as well, unlike a lot of places that say they will, and then don't. The credit check results came out satisfactory, and we were ready to sign the lease. Despite the longer than usual time it takes for the credit check we would still say our experience up to here was decent. Now comes the surprise. We were relieved that we could move forward and finally stop the mad apartment hunt, when we are told that they decided to take the apartment off the market. Beth could not tell us why, and told us that another apartment may be available if we were open to renting the next month. However, she thought the apartment that would be available may be out of our price range, and she could not give us a definitive answer on when it would be ready. She did end up refunding our $50 application fee, but nothing could make up for our lost time. Because of this unreliable and irresponsible company, we lost precious time in our apartment search, and several other opportunities to sign leases. We ended up having to extend our current lease to give us ample time to apartment search. We are fortunate that this option was available to us, as if it had not been, we would truly have been in dire straits. If you do decide to hand in an application, make sure you are able to have other options on hold while you wait, so if they pull the apartment from the market, you will at least have not lost any time.

More information about this historic building. 740 Park…read moreAvenue Architects: Rosario Candela with Arthur Loomis Harmon Builder: James T. Lee Completed: September 1930 740 Park Avenue combined the efforts of Candela, who most likely focused on apartment planning, and Arthur Loomis Harmon, who probably styled its sleek exterior. (In a similar streamline moderne style, Harmon's firm, Shreve, Lamb & Harmon, designed the Empire State Building, which was under construction when 740 Park was completed.) Setting back above the 12th floor on the building's Park Avenue side, 740 featured a distinctive two-story base of corrugated stone, a body decorated with shallow pilasters, and stainless-steel doorways with elaborate geometric decoration. The building originally contained 30 apartments and its first tenants included builder James T. Lee, whose house had stood on the site. Lee's granddaugher, Jacqueline Bouvier-later Kennedy Onassis--spent part of her childhood in the building, and, in 1937 John D. Rockefeller Jr. created a triplex apartment for his family.

Famous residents such a, Vera Wang, David Koch, Lauder, Ganeks, German and French ambassador's…read more Jackie Kennedy once lived here. You're not allowed to enter this building.

I do not live here but I have spent a few nights here. The doormen are very friendly & helpful…read more They really go that extra mile to remember the tenants & their guests. The unit that I got to stay in was very clean & modern. The unit was well appointed & all the appliances were modern. The grandfather clock & waterfall in the lobby was very unique. My friend has had a good experience so far living here plus its no fee. Very convenience to the bus, subway, restaurants & stores.

The Wellesley has a few of the best doormen in the whole city. The management could improve their…read moresystems a bit, but overall they are pretty responsive. Typically I get everything done through the doormen. 5 stars for the doormen, 4 for the mgt, 4 for the bldg itself.

Management is not responsive to questions or complaints. They literally DO NOT ANSWER emails, ARE…read moreUNAVAILABLE when you go to their office, and DO NOT RESPOND to telephone calls. My last apartment was near Times Square and this place is MUCH NOISIER. Between the all-night garbage trucks and the Con Edison plant, sleeping through the night is not an option.

This'll be happening when you live here. They send workers at 6am in the early morning and start…read moreworking. It's 4-days construction if you're lucky. They pause work on Saturday and Sunday, so you're gonna live in this mess more likely for 6 days. I said I've never agreed about this but they said I already signed agreement when I was signing my lease. So they really said "you didn't buy the unit". There's no compensation about this mess of course. Besides this occasion, you're also going to hear some construction noise all year around from this apartment. I think all people who trying to move in has to know about this. Also you're not allowed to check the electrical panel of your place, so you have to pay utilities they charge. I live in two bedrooms unit and once they charged $450 for this January or February. So I asked them how this was charged like too much and the guy in charge of the management said it's normal.

The security here is ABYSMAL. Our packages keep getting stolen and I asked for security cameras (or…read moreeven fake ones) could be installed by the mailboxes to deter people from stealing our mail OR to have a secure location where people could leave our mail... but they just told me over and over again (rudely) to call the police if my mail has been stolen... and then the police told me to report suspicious people if I see them. I hate this place. Do NOT move here.

this is like living in a new york city housing project .packages get stolen…read moreeveryday,,,,,,management doses nothing about this , the public safety department is useless. all the do is give out parking tickets, they are afraid of the gang bangers on the island . doors thru out the building are broken anyone walks in . you should look for an apartment in the new york city housing its a lot less rent and its the same as living here

The doormen and maintenance staff in this building are absolutely wonderful. Unfortunately, they…read moreare being let down by a budget constrained and disinterested management team. The building is persistently in a state of disrepair. For years, the building's elevators break down continuously, regularly causing 20-30 minute delays and long lines in the lobby areas. The building's amenities - which comprise of a few windowless basement rooms - were previously free, but Rudin now requires all residents to pay a mandatory "fee" in exchange for the privilege of using what they used to get for free. Furthermore, and most alarmingly, if you're unlucky enough to live in a unit which suffers flooding damage from the building's dilapidated infrastructure, Rudin will take no steps to compensate you, nor to replace your destroyed property. Despite this, management will raise your rent 8-12% annually and engage in every effort to extort every last cent they possibly can. To all perspective tenants: on your tour, look for the "elevator out of service" signs, the disorganized and garbage filled basement corridors, and the undisclosed mandatory amenity fee and ask yourself: in a city full of options, is this the landlord I want to do business with?

I recently decided to move out of the city, and organizing my move was much easier thanks to Susana…read moreCaceres, Michael Weinstein, Joseph Jhansel, Marty, and Mario. They were consistently helpful, professional, and incredibly kind throughout the process. I truly appreciated their support. I also want to commend the building staff--the doormen, porters, and package room attendants--who have always been outstanding. In such a large building, it's impressive how they know every resident by name and go out of their way to be helpful. A heartfelt thank you to everyone. Your warmth and dedication made living here a great experience.

Staff at The Somerset is extremely accomodating. Not just because they're paid to do so, I get a…read moresense that most of them genuinely enjoy their job and take it very seriously. The Somerset building doesn't appear to be brand new but the bit of "weary", coupled with the modern lends to its charm. The lobby is so elegant I almost thought I'd walked into someone's well decorated flat. Although it shouts upscale, they've managed to leave the stuffy (that can sometimes accompany these types of brands) behind and the building has a very comfortable feel to it. On the compound are your mail rooms, (package and letters separate), a fitness center, laundry and adjacent you'll find the Somerset garage. Flats are very spacious and most have a personal balcony where you can enjoy scenes playing out on the East siiiiide. It's immaculate and the OCD part of my brain loves being here. I like. The End.

Signed a 2-year contract but had to leave after 1 year (and paid penalty). Construction work above…read moremy unit for almost 8 months and lots of banging noise during the time when I had to work from home! No disclosure/warning. Management didn't do anything to compensate. Heater had to be replaced 3 times. Wind noise came through ventilation every time it was windy. Some staff were friendly and some were rude. Facilities were ok and new, but overall not worth money. Nothing's luxurious about the client service. Moved to a cheaper apartment a few blocks away with a bigger balcony and quieter environment - couldn't be happier!