Roosevelt Island
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The Octagon at 888 East Main Street,
Manhattan, NY 10044

Rent Stabilized Units: Unknown
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Evictions: 7
Litigation History: No
Litigation history is pulled from NYC housing court records. There are no recorded housing litigations associated with this property from the past 10 years. This information does not include non-housing court cases, such as small-claims cases
1 Year Bedbug History: Yes
Pet Friendly: Yes
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Building Overview
Building Report
Open Violations
A violation is issued to a building when a city inspector from NYC's Department of Housing Preservation and Development validates and confirms a complaint made to 311. The violations listed below are open violations that have yet to be addressed or have not been confirmed as resolved by the city.
Only open violations from the last 10 years.
Data last updated 1 week ago.
BUILDING AVERAGE:
-- violations per unit
NEW YORK CITY AVERAGE:
0.81 violation per unit
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Non-hazardous
1
class A
i.e. no peephole on a door, or no street # on the building, unlawful keeping of animals
MOST RECENT:
Dec 05, 2024: § 27-2005 adm code repair the broken or defective plastered surfaces and paint in a uniform color ceiling and south and east wall in the 1st room from north located at apt ph39, 13th story, 4th apartment from south at west , section ''south''
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Hazardous
1
class B
i.e. smoke detector issues, inadequate lighting, no lighting for stairways
MOST RECENT:
Dec 05, 2024: § 27-2026 adm code repair the leaky and/or defective faucets at sink in the kitchen located at apt 613, 6th story, 2nd apartment from north at east , section ''south''
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Immediately hazardous
0
class C
i.e. rodents, pest, mold, inadequate heat or hot water, defective building parts
MOST RECENT:
No violation found...
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Missing information/filings
0
class I
Missing or non-compliant with administrative information orders or filings
MOST RECENT:
No violation found...
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Property Owners and Associates
G
Grenadier Realty Corp
4.2(34)
Agent
31 Properties1671 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 50
C
Coney Island Site 1824 Houses Inc.
3.6(45)
Site Manager
Officer
159 Properties8356 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 309
B
Brian Weisberg
4.2(34)
Site Manager
Officer
52 Properties916 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 26
R
Roosevelt Island Associates
4.2(34)
Corporate Owner
52 Properties916 Units
Litigation History: Yes
Evictions: 27
Frequently Asked Questions

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Q: How's the commute to manhattan?
2 years ago

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Renter Recommendations

--% of renters recommend this building

--% of renters approve of this owner

Rents and Deposits

-- of renters received their security deposits back
It HAS NOT been reported if this building accepts electronic rent payments.

Reviews (20)

1 month ago
Good place to live in when prices were much lower a pre-pandamic
Former Tenant
Pros:
Building the clean and well maintained. Lots of amenities, management is quick in response to repair requests.
Cons:
Price hike after pandemic - 12%-30% yearly increase forced out tenants. not an NON-SMOKING building so there is nothing you can do about second hand smoke. Close to an church converted event space, music can be loud all day-night.
Advice to owner:
Keep the increase resonable and revert back to non-smoking policy
2 months ago
Decent Place To Live
Former Tenant
Pros:
Clean, isolated, helpful staff, rub smoothly
Cons:
Loud neighbors/babies/dogs, one elevator usually out if service, dark hallways
Advice to owner:
Install brighter lights in the hallways
3 months ago
Octagon is a good place to live
Former Tenant
Pros:
Building was clean and things worked.
Cons:
To save energy the hallway lights would turn off so it was a bit creepy
Advice to owner:
N/a
Over 1 year ago
Nice staff, recent change of manage company is expected to improve the experienc
Former Tenant
Pros:
Excellent staff. People from maintenance to concierge is very responsive and kind.
No rats, bed bugs, etc.
Amenities are very good.
Cons:
My last experience regarding lease extension was terrible. The management company proposed an unrealistic raise and didn't want to even listen to a counterproposal. Let's see for 2024 as the management has changed.
The gym maintenance requires more attention. Some machines are broken for long time.
Advice to owner:
A more flexible posture when negotiating renewals.
Over 1 year ago
Safety concern for the building.
Former Tenant
Pros:
Clean building. Good maintainance.
Cons:
Since I lived in this building, I have heard about 2 crimes. One room was broken into while residents were traveling. Another neighbor left the door open, and someone grabbed her purse and ran away in the day time. Both times, the management and front desk did not do anything. The room had no sign for broken lock. Some suspect that it is an internal job.
Over 1 year ago
Beautiful and relaxing
Former Tenant
Pros:
If you ever wanted a home away from home at home, The Octagon is the place to be. It's a little slice of heaven in the middle of the city. It's relatively quiet and peaceful, with a beautiful view of Manhattan. Staff is wonderful, helpful, responsive, and friendly. It just changed ownership, so not sure what to expect, but hoping it is more of the same.
Cons:
Minimal, very few roaches, but it is still NYC.
The water pressure could be better, particularly since the bathroom sinks are very large but the water pressure does not permit any significant use. I'm someone who will often rewet my hair in the sink, but I cannot do that here.

My only truly significant complaint is that the beautiful floor to ceiling windows are a bit drafty. When your are paying for central A/C and heat, that becomes a problem.
Advice to owner:
Reframe the windows so no loss of energy (and $$) happens.
Over 1 year ago
Great 1st apt in NYC.
Former Tenant
Pros:
Family friendly, clean, quite & lots of out door space
Cons:
Far from public transport- tram/subway.
Over 1 year ago
Great Historic location
Former Tenant
Pros:
Great lobby and pleasant surroundings
Cons:
Real pain to get off the island from this building.
Advice to owner:
Get a ferry stop on the island’s northern end
Over 1 year ago
Octagon Apartment review
Former Tenant
Pros:
Maintenance team is always quick at response. The building is very clean.
Cons:
Some management and concierge staff can be quite racist. You can always smell smoking and weed through the vent. The smell will come into your room and stay for a long time. The building is supposed to be smoke free, but management can’t to much is your neighbor is smoking. Every two years, they try to get rid of the old tenants by increasing your rent by 20-30%, and the rent is usually non-negotiable. Some bad reviews on Google map or Twitter will disappear/ deleted by the owner.
Over 1 year ago
This is perfect
Former Tenant
Pros:
Everything! This is a great place
Cons:
It can get very expensive
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