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    1.5 (29 reviews)
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    Small part of the river of feces in the basement

    they have been a broken pipe in the basement with sewage backup for months, and management is totally ignoring the health issue behind the feces flooding around in the basement. the apartment i live in smells of shit, i emailed them plenty of time explaining the issue and the they email back is " we are working it... month later the shit ( feces) is still flooting. the basement is flooded with water and feces . they keep renting apartments to people, and they don't fix the issue.

    Rosslyn Trinbago L.

    Flatbush Garden finally something that makes sense. They remove the mailbox out the basement and have install a better way to get your mail.

    The Flatbush Gardens you won't see on the tour.  It's only a block from their management office.
    Rhah J.

    FLATBUSH GARDENS IS ON THE LANDLORD WATCH LIST!!!!!! I'd rented here for two years, and am so glad to have moved out. The property manager Ms. C. Addison (current as of Spring 2016) is the absolute worst and most unprofessional property manager I have ever dealt with. She doesn't return phone calls nor respond to emails. She and the office she runs are the embodiments of incompetence. My sons and I were without services: Heat, Hot Water, or Electric for a total of 52 days over a two year lease period. And the craziest thing about all of this is when one goes to Brooklyn Housing Court to fight Flatbush Gardens, they're in for a rude awakening! Flatbush Gardens is managed by Renaissance Reality, which is owned by David Bistricer (on The New York City Landlord Watch List) who owns the building Brooklyn City Housing Court sits in! No justice is served in a court proceeding against Flatbush Gardens. Its owner holds Brooklyn City Housing Court's choke collar. So yeah, don't sign a lease with these guys. Flatbush Gardens leases are preferential rent, which means the manager can & does raise the rents at Flatbush Gardens as they see fit, with upwards to 10% annual rent increases! Oh, isn't Bistricer from Belgium? So's King Leopold II/The Butcher of The Congo in the 1870's. The latter Belgian massacres 10 million Africans by cutting off their hands and genitals, flogging them to death, starving them into forced labour, holding children ransom and burning their villages. The former is looking to make a similar mark in The New World---so it seems.

    This is the package room line. Took me 2 hours to get my package while on this line!!!

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    Atelier Apartments

    (15 reviews)

    Williamsburg - North Side

    When a piece of the dishwasher fell off, they tried to put it back on but couldn't - they then…read morenever fixed it for the last 6 months of our lease even after asking multiple times. The key to the courtyard was so flimsy it broke when someone shouldered it, it took over a month for a new one because "this brand is from Europe" The intercom stopped working for nearly two months. They decided to just stop following their own guidelines and send package and food deliveries straight up during COVID. There's basically no attempt from management to ask people to stop their dogs from barking.

    In the decade I've lived in New York City -- in 'luxury' buildings similar to Atelier, including…read morethose in Gramercy and the Upper West Side -- this has by far been my worst experience. I'll mention that I have avoided writing this review. I had no interest in engaging with Atelier after our sour encounters this year. My intention is transparency. A lease is not a short-term commitment. A negative experience for any tenant is always the responsibility of the landlord, and I don't believe the current stellar ratings on this building are earned (or real -- notice that, on Google, the last one was uploaded a year ago). I moved in on November 2019. My second-floor studio is directly across the hall from the loud 'community room' and gym. My south-facing windows offer this: raucous, bright construction with construction workers that stare, shout, and spit. I pay $3150 for this tiny studio on the second floor, though for this price I can currently have, in this SAME building: A 1-bedroom penthouse with dining alcove A 1-bedroom with "loft-like" ceilings on a higher floor An apartment like mine is projected to go down to $2595 (if not less) when I move out. I was initially happy with the experience. The doormen are delightful (Mostafa, Lubna). The handymen are quick to respond and friendly (Jose, Robin). I'm certain these people are paid way less than what they are worth, but they were the only positives that continued to work hard during COVID. The community room was problematic since the start. Residents would host enormous parties that went late. They'd speak in booming voices right outside our doors. As is the style for these cut-and-paste McMansions, the doors are made of cardboard. We could hear every word, every shrill laugh, every profanity. The music would make my entire apartment vibrate. I complained about this twice to the community manager, Christian Schilhab, who continued to promise solutions that never manifested. I tried going out myself and imploring the people to be mindful that we are sleeping. They'd go away and then return. The construction zone across the street kept their lights on all night; they seared into my apartment despite the blinds. I would wake up on my only day off to the sound of jackhammers, shouting, beeping. By December 2019, I wanted to move. To break the lease, I'd need to pay around $9,000. I decided to endure. I work as a dentist and educator. Like millions of Americans, I was laid off in March. I am also a recent graduate with astronomical student debt; much of the "extra" money I made before COVID went towards that expense. **Despite this, I continued to pay my rent from my savings until July, when it just became infeasible.** Prices around here had begun to drop significantly. The 'luxury' items that they kept insisting were a source for high fees were gone: the gym had been closed for months; the roof was off limits or obscenely crowded; the community room and its adjacent terrace were closed. Even the elevators were shut down because of electric issues. The rent did not change. Because of my surgical background, I volunteered during COVID. The governor had issued a call for health professionals to lift the load. This amounted to two months -- none of it paid. I relayed this to Schilhab honestly. I was transparent that $3150 was not feasible and told him that my unemployment and current volunteering meant *all* expenses were being drained from savings. I all but begged him to end my lease. (They still requested $9,000, even though an empty apartment is written off as a loss in buildings like this). His tone over email was unsentimental; he sent me template after template until I asked him to elaborate personally. Our emails became terse and hostile. Around this time, Atelier had extended a deal for "new" renters -- if you signed a new lease, you could cancel at any time within the first 3 months. I asked why this could not apply to me; I'd already paid nearly $30,000 in rent to the building, and I was being treated like a prisoner. Anytime I mentioned ending the lease, I was met with the threat of damaging my credit score. This was doubly insulting because 1) new renters who had contributed absolutely nothing were given special treatment and 2) if a new renter was found to take over my lease, then I'd still be"responsible" for the difference in rent after. Even when I asked to move to another unit, I was met with high fees and a sense that, genuinely, no one on the team cared. I decided to leave. This review can go on for pages, but Yelp (and Google) have a word limit. My grievances with Atelier are endless. But I've learned to give back directly to local Brooklynites. I found the apartment of my dreams with new amenities and a huge balcony for LESS than what I'm paying now. Companies like Atelier are Brooklyn's gentrification stain. All that's luxury is the French etymology of the name. The company does NOT care about you. You are a lease.

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    Midtown West, Hell's Kitchen

    Have a massive amount of respect for Emily, Jacob, Mike and this team. My partner and I were in…read moresearch of a home together in New York City and this team helped make finding a spot at a great building possible. We truly put them through the ringer, throwing a million questions at them and looking for alternative options where we could find them. They took this all in stride. Never wavered in their patience and were able to help us find the right spot at the right price. That is rare for brokers in NYC. Most would move onto the next applicant, but not these folks. If you are working with this team, you can trust them to truly make something work that will be in your best interest. Special shout out to Jacob who really put in the work with the two of us. He really grinded this one out & we really appreciated it.

    Worked with Michael Patterson and Jacob Chizner at City Wide Apartments Inc to find our apartment,…read moreand the experience was phenomenal. In the NYC market, speed is everything, and this team was zippy fast--everything flowed seamlessly from the first viewing to the final signature. Their communication was top-notch; we were never left wondering about the status of our application or next steps. Michael and Jacob clearly know how to navigate the city's complexities without breaking a sweat. If you want a smooth, high-speed, and professional rental experience, these are the guys to call. They made what is usually a grueling process feel like a breeze!

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    City Tower

    (15 reviews)

    Downtown Brooklyn

    My family leased a short term rental here while renovating our apartment. I'm very impressed with…read morethe building, leasing agents, and management. The building is solid construction, it's quiet, our kitchen is beautiful and new, there's a new gym in the building, and the common areas are nice. The leasing agents are pleasant, on-point, and extremely easy to interact with. Location is extremely convenient. It's next door to Trader Joes, Target, the DeKalb food market, and an express subway station. The only downside is the surrounding area can get noisy, not too bad though. Closing the windows usually keeps the noise out and if not, the central air fan does the trick.

    I originally signed an 11-month lease in August 2025 for apartment #21D ($4000/month). I…read moreunfortunately had to leave my lease (without penalty) in October 2025, and moved out a month later in November. This was because one of the tenants on the A-J side of the floor would SMOKE INDOORS (marijuana, cigars, cigarettes, etc.) nearly every single day, if not multiple times a day, and the strong smoke smell would fill not only the entire hallway, but also come through the bathroom vent into my unit. I would wake up in the middle of the night from the odor and call the front desk each time to have it confirmed real-time by security/management staff. It was nauseating, frustrating, and definitely an environment I was unhappy living in. Not only was this a breach in the Smoke-Free Rider of the lease agreement, but also violated New York habitability laws. One night it got so bad that I called 311, breaking down crying because all I could smell was pungent marijuana air in the middle of working remotely in my living room... they told me that since the smell was coming from inside another unit, I needed to contact City Tower directly, which is what I had already been doing. Despite consistently emailing management (Elvis Perashi & Liz Reynolds) for two months straight, they continued to dismiss my concerns about not having a smoke-free environment, refused to offer any alternate housing options, saying that they were "working hard to locate the source" (even though it was blatantly obvious it was coming from the neighboring unit adjacent to the bathroom vent). They continued to brush me off, UNTIL I consulted an attorney recommended by MetLife legal insurance (lawyer immediately accepted my case because of how bad my living conditions continued to be, and I thankfully didn't have to pay anything out of pocket). That's when they FINALLY took me seriously and offered 2 alternate studio options or the ability to break my lease without penalty, which was what I had been asking for the entire time. However, at first, they not only ignored my persistent requests to switch units, but also after I finally spoke to them in-person, they stated there were only studio units available the following month, and they were unsure if I'd be allowed to switch units solely for the reason of "we don't allow downgrades, only upgrades where you pay more." Evidently, they only care about earning more money, not their tenants' quality of life. As a non-smoker, my quality of life was negatively impacted, including an increase in headaches from secondhand smoke, as well as dreading the walk to my unit while holding my breath. Opening the window was not a comfortable solution; low evening temperatures and winds would make my unit cold at night, thus inconvenient to fall asleep. I even had to purchase an air purifier to help with the smell and attempt to preserve my health. I should NOT have paid $4000/month plus utilities for a place that didn't immediately confront the smokers in a smoke-free building. Elvis Perashi & Liz Reynolds only sent out an email to the 21st floor 'kindly reminding' tenants about the no-smoking policy after I had complained every day for a month, and requested this email to be sent. The email was ignored and the smoking continued to come through the bathroom vent. Management eventually figured out and confirmed the source but it should NOT have taken this much time and tomfoolery. Who knows, if something like this happens again will they actually take action/provide alternate housing or let it go on for as long as possible until contacted by legal services? I stopped by to the 18th floor leasing office in-person several times because I my emails back and forth were not resulting in any progress - I would recommend doing this if you want them to take you seriously about ANY issues. City Tower management will brush you off and delay any potential mitigations or solutions if you only contact them via email. For the most part, tenants here are not very friendly (ESPECIALLY those on the 21st floor, they won't even acknowledge you or smile back)... there was also a minor pest issue in 21D where little black bugs would come out of the unsealed cracks in the floor/walls every week or so. When I moved in, there was also cracked appliances (refrigerator shelving) from the previous tenant, which I never bothered to bring up but it's definitely something to consider in terms of quality. Other than that, some of the pros are the lounge area (except during winter months when all the plants outside die and the indoor area becomes crowded). Additionally, Augusto, Ed, and Daniel were standout security staff that made the few months I lived here more bearable. Overall wouldn't recommend living here; it's not worth the headache and price tag. Protip: if you do decide to inquire with them, negotiate! They originally offered me $4050 for 1 year, and I think I could've gotten $3900 or $3950 (instead of $4000) if I kept asking.

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    Parkside Brooklyn

    (16 reviews)

    Flatbush

    UPDATE (9/2023): Things have continued to go downhill. Exclusively due to mismanagement. They used…read morethe pandemic as an excuse to cut down services and now continue on the same decline. The front desk has been unstaffed for the better part of the summer with actually no one sitting there at all for the past couple of weeks. The temperatures in the hallways are uncomfortably high and this is no doubt another dumb cost-saving strategy. Emails to the building manager go unanswered and communication from management is non-existent except for them to scold people and remind them about their "rules". Truly sad how little management cares about the residents and the staff. Really consider looking elsewhere.

    Love this place. I've lived in myriad apartments over the years, in a lot of different places…read morearound the US. This right here is such a great location. Across the street from Prospect Park, so I can walk the dog by the lake every day, close to the subway, and also the cultural hub that is Flatbush. Good sized apartment, with tons of natural light. Pretty quiet, and safe. Easy enough to park safely on the street in front, or out back also, unlike other neighbourhoods close-by. Not sure why people are slating this place, I figure they must be the type to complain about every little thing, and aren't New Yorkers? Every time I've had a maintenance issue, I've had the guys in within 24 hours. The staff are great, the app for the front door, and for rent payments, are reliable and easy to use. Angel, and Mira, at the front desk are on top of their game. The porters are always emptying the trash rooms of recyclables, and cleaning hallways and elevators every day. The roof deck is a little oasis with wonderful views. Sure, there's no swimming pool, and the gym isn't exactly Equinox, but it's decent enough nonetheless. The rents are stabilised so all those that are moaning about increases probably got in super cheap during COVID and are balking at 'normal NYC rents' - we get it. I'll be renting here until I buy a place to call home.

    Flatbush Gardens - apartments - Updated May 2026

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