300 E 39th St,

Manhattan, NY 10016

- The floor I lived on was mostly quiet elderly people
- I could pay for cleaning services when I moved out instead of cleaning it myself
- Management communicative around things unrelated to price
- Approval process was extremely quick
- Nice roof
- Nice building overall

- it overlooks busy 2nd avenue, so it was quite noisy, and I saw more than a few car accidents. bright lights across the street at night and construction during the day.
- Rent went up quickly as we exited the covid relief years. Was not transparent about this at all.
- Building didn’t initially charge a pet fee, but then suddenly introduced one.

This is a decent value for what you get. The staff are very friendly and it is conveniently located to the river. Repairs were handled well.

Had some issues with pest control during my stay (mouse).

Nothing good here.

Toured the building, applied for an apartment, got approved, and paid security deposits. Two weeks before the move in date, management called and broke the lease, citing that the previous tenants 'decided not to move out.' No other explanation was given and we have yet to receive a refund. Extremely dishonest management that is hard to get a hold of, do not apply here.

Very friendly doormen, clean building, never had a bug or pest.

Overpriced for the small space

lovely doormen and maintenance, very clean, great amenities

high rent, 1 bed/flex 3

Great apartment super clean & safe. Roof/gym in building and laundry in all units!

Expensive for murray hill

Great apartment!

Good way to live in a nice building for less $$. Management & maintenance are great.

Rent went up significantly after year 1. 1 bed flexed to 3 so it was tiny

Good community (Murray Hill)
Nice roof top and workable gym
Partial view of east river
Garbage collection in every floor

Heat is not stable, and also heat leaks when not turned on
Renewal rent increase is massive
Storage in kitchen not spacious

- dopest studio layout with great views of the city (28B)
- roof super nice
- doormen are so friendly
- so much sunlight in the apt

- 10 min walk to nearest subway station
- Murray hill..
- con of so much sunlight is the apt gets so hot in the summer
- just got too expensive for me in the end (4k for studio)

- spend the money on black out curtains

Nice unit
Fix issues quickly
Clean and well kept
Nice doormen

Mice infestation on 11th floor
Management will not be flexible when it comes to renewing. Will increases rent exorbitantly and you’ll have to move after 1 year

Great location, amazing doormen and package system, clean building and rooftop

Rent stabilization is ending and they are adding required monthly fees for pets and amenities even if you don’t own pets or use amenities. Very high rent increase for 2022

Negotiate better with folks coming off long term leases. Try to keep tenants who’d like to stay.

The building management is one of the best they respond so fast to any request. the concierge team is my favorite all of them very helpful and always smiling and the building management ( John and Christina) are the best they answer all our requests promptly. the building is super clean and super quiet and the walls are well insulated. The main Pros of the units are the closet space, there is nothing close to the size of the closet they have in the units.

The equity apartment management that runs all the buildings including the 300 E39 is by far one of the worst when it comes to lease negotiations. they are greedy and unfair. when the market was down during covid they offered concessions but now with the rental market being up again they refused to negotiate and made themselves believe that bumping the rent by $ 1000 is fair. on the other hand, the building has this 421a surcharge that they fail to explain well but use to their advantage. they charged us a compounding 2.2% since 2014 and even with the building being out of the 421a surcharge program in July 2022. and When you try to negotiate saying that i have been a good standing tenant for 2 years they didn't care; all they want is money to respond to their shareholders. it's a shame cause the building itself is amazing.

Listen to your tenant and encourage them to stay if they are in good standing and a price decrease now will make them happy and make them sign a 2-year lease so down the road you will get your money and more.

Really nice staff, public spaces are kept very clean. Not a dump with respectable neighbors.

Sometimes the AC / Heat units are inconsistent

Install newer ac units, the rent is fairly high for the area. The is a fantastic building otherwise and it’s very hard to think of cons.

The front desk staff are affected the best!

Management company is horrible

Treat long time tenants with respect and be truthful

Location and concierge’s and doorman

Tunnel traffic noise

Treat your employees better so they can stay

Midtown location. Clean building. Great doormen.

Service team is slow to respond to request. A/C is not energy efficient.

Incredible building staff (doormen, porters, maintenance) and a generally nice building

Pros are undone by the Management Company, Equity Residential. Continuous turnover in leasing office. Lease renewals are a nightmare and they treat longtime tenants like garbage. Not worth the hassle- a horribly run company.

Treat your tenants for what they are- valued customers. The NY market will continue to change post-COVID and renters will have an increasing number of options. You need to adapt as soon as possible.