Leonard Pointe

I absolutely love living here. My fiancé and puppy moved in back in March and couldn’t be happier with the place. First off, it is extremely pet friendly! Our neighbors are all young professionals and very courteous. The staff is great! The security guards are all so nice and greet us by our names every time. The management company and super are very responsive and professional. The amenities like the gym, lounge area and business center are very well done. The building is always so clean! The roof opened a little later than anticipated but they exceeded our expectations. There are grills, lounge areas, sun bathing areas, hammocks, pool table, etc. Still waiting for the courtyard to open up tho.
As for the electricty bill, when we got our bill for the first month, it was $ 400+! I nearly had a heart attack and refused to pay. The 2^nd bill we got actually adjusted the bill down to what it is supposed to be. I guess the first bill was just an «estimate» of usage. Ever since, our bill has been a little over $ 100 a month… and that’s with us blasting the AC.

Just moved in about a month ago. The building has its ups and downs. First I will state the good things. I love the cleanliness of the entire place. The amenities are fantastic and I can’t wait for them to all be available. Aiden the super is so responsive and fast to act on the problems I have!
My issues would be the high electric bills! 13 days cost me nearly $ 80 and I have only turned the AC on for one day. I imagine the cool Edison bulbs are not doing me any favors however, I can’t simply put other bulbs without compromising the esthetic. I’m no joke considering solar panels for my lamps!
Neither the roof nor courtyard are finished yet and I rarely see people working on them. Spring is here and I want to take advantage of my overpriced building.
Not sure how long I’ll live here considering the issues and price but, I’m hoping for improvement.

The building is beautiful, and the management is fantastic. Highly recommend this building if you’re looking to live in the coolest place in Williamsburg.

We have lived at Leonard Pointe for almost three months now.
When we first moved in, this place was a shit show. One of the windows wasn’t properly framed. Our terrace was unfinished. Our first electricity bill was huge. We were not fans. However, since then, Leonard Pointe has done a total 180. The management now responds to emails/​issues immediately. For example, I was unhappy with the finishings on our terrace, and management immediately sent some of the construction workers over to fix it. Plus, they reimbursed us for 50% of our winter electric bills.
Anyway, I really love this place now. Everyone who works here is a complete pleasure to talk to, especially the super and doormen, and I have had great experiences with both Pearl (leasing) and Rivky (management).

I’ve been living in Brooklyn for seven years now, in Williamsburg for the past two, and I can honestly say that I have not yet encountered such service. The management office is extremely on top of any service request coming their way, and they know their stuff. I have never, seriously never, had all maintenance requests responded to within the hour, and a service guy at my door within a day. Until I moved to Leonard Pointe.
The Con Ed issue seems to have taken center stage on the building’s reviews, and while I assume that is an issue for the residents experiencing it, I don’t think that negates all other amazing aspects of this building. Maybe it’s because I don’t have that issue… but I’m really looking forward to a great stay!

I simply loooove living in this building! Amenities are awesome! Entire staff is courteous and super nice. Management is responsive like I haven’t ever seen elsewhere!
While I symphatize with my neighbors who seem to have issues with their electric bills, I am glad that I haven’t experienced such. My bill was really in the range one can expect at the peak of the winter.
In general, I highly recommend this place. Defines Williamsburg at its best! (In fact I opened a Unilocal account simply to share my experience with others. Couldn’t resist :)!)

We moved in to the building in the beginning of February and just got my first electric bill. After reading the above reviews, I was afraid that my bill will be extremely high but was surprised when it was only $ 107. It is possible that it’s low because of it was billed for only partial of the month so i will check back next month in case it’s higher.
Overall we are extremely happy with the building and management, we actually moved from one of their other buildings (146 South 4) where we were extremely happy with management. In the beginning we were a little annoyed with some managers but we later learned that they’re all pretty nice they just sometimes might be ignorant.
The building amenities is top notch and the live in super is very attentive. Doorman/​s is/​are courteous and the building is being cleaned all the time.
The only reservations i have is that we were promised outdoor/​rooftop access, but as of today is still not complete and not accessible. They are promising for Spring, so we shall see.

Agreed with other tenants comments. Electricity is INSANELY high. Ridiculous ($ 200+ for a studio) & building wont not do anything about it. But besides that, there are many other issues in this building. For example, my apartment was literally flooded 2x! The 2^nd time was so bad that I had to move into the model apt for 1.5 weeks until they re-​did my place completely. I’m talking walls, floors, bathroom etc. So many things at my place got ruined bc there was so much water. And management only agreed to replace my mattress. But my entire bed was ruined, boxprings, sheets, etc. All soaked and ruined. My ipad was on top of my nightstand and also was ruined and they are not paying for that. Or any other damages, or even offering a break in the rent for all of my inconveniences. To make matters worse, the floors weren’t done right. And now, they are starting to rip out because there is so much water/​moisture still underneath. Now who knows how long they are going to take to fix that & of course not compensate me in any way. PLEASE, just DONT MOVE HERE. Tenants are great people, the super is incredibly nice, the bldg is pretty. But there are SO many issues, that u dont want to be a part of. Stay away.

DO NOT MOVE INTO THIS BUILDING!
I live here currently and in the past two months we have paid Con Ed nearly $ 1,000 in electricity bills for our 640 sq foot apartment. This is insane and impossible. There is something fishy going on and neither management nor Con Ed will take responsibility. All tenants here are experiencing the same issue. The building is beautiful, the super is wonderful and the amenities are top notch, but unless you have an extra $ 500 a month to give to Con Ed, I would strongly suggest you live elsewhere.

Advice to all the potential tenants.
There are extremely high electricity bills: 250 USD for a studio and up to 900 USD for a 2 bedroom. All the tenants experienced this problem and we are still waiting for a refund from management. Until the electricity bill issue is resolved I would suggest not to move in this building as you would end up paying way more than in any other place in Manhattan.