I lived at 66 main for 4 years and moved in during the original administration. It seemed to be a no brainer since it was so close to the city. There's a basketball court, gym, and doorman service. There are also about 4 restaurants in the area. My only issue was with management and the general lack of safety. There are no original occupants in this building. It's not set up for long term residents. After you one year or 18 month lease is done, they will attempt to raise your rates to "market" price, in my case, from 2500 to 3000. You'll turn have to meet with Landon, have him tell you how lucky you are for being here and he'll drop you to 2800. I'm not sure if Yonkers has a housing structure like Manhattan but I always found it strange that there wasn't a 2% for one year and 4% for 18 month raise, or even a reason why the rent needed to be raised by 20%. But I've paid and paid because I wanted somewhere safe for to live and my wife's the building. The ceilings are concrete so you never hear anyone over you, unless you love on the 7th floor and up. Then you'll hear basketball if anyone is playing.
Ok, there's no structure to this review, just putting this all on "paper".
The building is in a nice bubble. If you never leave Main Street, you'll be safe. You will have to watch yourself at night when exiting the train as the homeless sleep in he station and teens from the projects across the street do come down to drink. If you do decide to leave the bubble, you'll find that Yonkers is a pretty poor town. A little Baltimore light. I usually just shopped in other Westchester towns. I took advantage of the CVS in town but after you've eaten at the same restaurants 40 times, what's left?
Back to 66 main... When we first moved in, we had bugs. We didn't own them and bring them with us, they just moved in on their own. They would come through the drains and we'd have to request extermination.
Maintenance tickets would often by closed by Eva with no resolution. We just kept opening more tickets until we got the issue resolved. The garage door was open for months, it was broken. It broke a couple of times. The garage door is also not secure. It can be pushed open without an access key. A couple of cars got broken into but still the door remained open. You can't really complain as in your lease, it's laid out that if your goods get damaged, it's on you. A couple of times, people parked illegal in my spot and the doorman didn't know who it was. They never boot these cars so you'll have to leave a note on the car or park outside until they move.
Moving... Your told that you need to have a bonded mover move you in and move you out. Two separate fees. You'll also have to pay a $350 move out/in fee. Yes, 700 bucks. They say it's so that someone can watch the cameras while you move but I've had this fee charged after I moved over a weekend. I've also been charged 1300 as a painting fee for my 2 bedroom. This was after I hired painters to repaint the place. I was charged 150 for trash that was put in the second floor trash room. Overall, my 2500 deposit was cut down to 300 bucks. Blew my mind. But that's a common theme with people that take the time to write a review. People that have actually lived at 66 main. Not the strange random yelp reviewers that I never saw in the building or heard of. A couple of them don't live in Yonkers but they give 5 stars and say they do. Dunno, but that's weird. And they all mention Eva which I thought was odd. But whatever is going on, I actually lived there. And had great friends that have all moved out.
If you live on the 3rd and have an outdoor space, your pipes freeze during the winter and you'll have no heat. You'll also have to pay a month grill fee. And a fee for having outdoor furniture. Residents can never change any locks on your doors. Helpful if you get locked out but anyone that works at the building has access to your home.
Every month, when you review your rent charges, you will see an extra sheet of paper that tells you how much electricity you have used. This is because so many people complained about being charged a random fee. Once the complaining started, we got a locked down rate for electric. The people at 92 main have con Ed so they Gergen actual read outs. We just got a number but with no info.
We've been charged for random things like window cleaning, but never had the Windows cleaned. If you send an email asking about it, your money is refunded. Thought that was weird.
Overall, I wish I would moved into the buildings by the water. They are handled by a large corporation and everything is regulated. It's not just some guy making up numbers. There is also no escalation path. There is no number to Managment or no one else to speak to besides Eva or Landon. I've tried. You google the Managment company you write checks to and you'll only find lawsuits that were filled against the buildings owner. And action by the Attorney General. ;( read more
