MiMA

MiMA Tower has been heaven to us for almost 2 years already. We love it here! Truly our HOME!!! The staff is wonderful, the leasing agents know their stuff! Doormen are so warm & welcoming and always wear a smile.
Anything you need, they are here for you. Packages & Valet delivered to our apartment. Amenities galore. Equinox Gym, Pool, Sauna & Steam rooms, Valet, 24-​hr Concierge, Full size Basketball Court, Yoga Studio, Tech Room, Sun Terrace with Outdoor Movie Screen, 8 Private BBQ Areas, Fireplace Lounge, Screen Room, Billiard Room, Party Rooms. The Jewel Box… Our apartment with it’s condo finishes looks out over the city from the 58^th floor. Views of the Hudson, Statue of Liberty, Freedom Tower & Empire State Bldg. MiMA Tower is just a fabulous place to live!!! It’s like living at a resort. We just signed for 2 more years!

One of the nicest luxury rental buildings in Midtown. If you have the money come here! Although very expensive it’s worth the money. Top to bottom is all glass so you have magnificent views of midtown Manhattan, you can even see the Empire State Building depending on what side of the building your in. Located right in the middle of Times Square and the security is amazing and well staffed. Nobody is coming up uninvited. Also inside is a Equinox gym so get your fitness on!

Meh.
Lived there for 2 yrs. 11,000/ month. I’m a schmuck.

Truly full service rental apartment conceirge. Lobby is very impressive & your rent reminds you you’re paying for it, though the views are absolutely impressive. High priced, high service, in short.

Going to miss this place! After two years, All I can say it’s Move in here! The best building and staff ever.
The amenities are awesome, the building its modern, clean, open, and of course once again the staff! Everyone seems to enjoy their work and really take their time with residents. They know most people by name, and are always willing to help.
I have been here since 2011 and not even once I’ve had to complain. Just good things to say. Related, you did a good job here!
The amenities I used the most and personally think they were great for the residents are:
The grills on the front side of the building (5 of them) and the two other at the back where the outdoor theater its located.
The game room with the pool table and poker tables were awesome for those nights that you just wanted to chill with friends.
The indoor movie theater its awesome too, chill inside with some wings, pizza, popcorn watching a game or movie!
The «lobby area» at the M club with the fire place its a good place to socialize.
The gym (equinox) has most of the basic equipments and its always pretty well maintained.
The steam rooms and sauna are also a big plus after work outs.
The pool its a little on the small size, but what can you expect in the city.
Location wise: You are literally «in the Middle of Manhattan» (MiMA).
If I ever move back to Manhattan, you will see me in one of these amazing properties from Related!

Cutting Edge, Great views of Midtown and Lower Manhattan and NJ (if your apartment views toward the south part) Helpful staff, and Modern, and TONS of amenities and facilities:
Pet Friendly, Smoke-​Free, Swimming Pool, Meet Lounge, M2 Club Room
Terrace and Deck, Game Room, Bike Storage, Valet Dry Cleaning, Internet Café
BBQ Grills, Screening Room, 24 Hour Attended Lobby, LEED Certified, Dog City
Equinox® at M Club, M1 Club Room, Catering Kitchen, Lawn, Tech Center, Basketball Court, On-​site Storage, Parking Garage, 24 Hour Valet Parking, Related Technology Concierge.
DAYYAM~~
Only downside is the location. It’s located on 10^th Avenue which is two avenues away from the nearest subway which can be a pain especially during hot and humid summer days and more so if you work on the east side. Maybe another downside are groceries… Food Emporium across the street is overpriced, small, and sucks ASS so I’m guessing most residents either get Fresh Direct or order online somewhere else for their long-​term groceries…
Not bad but I wouldn’t live here not because it’s too expensive but because I prefer living in a bohemian, village-​like places and definitely NOT the chaotic hood near Times Square with its annoying tourists and the homeless people nearby at Port Authority that roam the streets around this part of town.

One of the nicest basketball courts (indoor) in manhattan but u can only play there if you’re a resident. Saw jR Smith and Trevor Arisa practicing there in the off season.

Views spectacular

I lived here for a bit over a year and this place exceeded all my expectations. From the floor to ceiling window in my apartment, you could see the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State building, and Freedom tower, and the Hudson River. The staff here are the best in the business. I loved having them welcome me home by name each time and joke me whenever I went down to pick up packages. Granted, I don’t know if they knew the names of all the residents in the +1,000 apartments they have in the building, but I’m very social and so I got to know them a bit.
The M Club has an Equinox gym inside, which means that I would go to the exercise classes and then take the elevators upstairs to my apartment afterwards for a shower. They also have a heated indoor pool, outside movie screen, inside screening room, pool room, and game room. These rooms are a steal to rent out for a party given the space that you get. I also made use of the indoor basketball court on a few occasion.
My apartment had a beautiful real kitchen (a rarity in NYC) with a full size stainless steel fridge, stove, and dishwasher (which was quiet). The washer and dryer in the unit really spoiled me. The was also tons of storage space, including a couple of walk in closets. I was also the first person to live in my unit since they had just finished construction when I moved in.
The staff will even bring deliveries and groceries up to your apartment if you give them permission to do so. The complimentary concierge will help you anything you’d like, including getting us on the guest list for a club on my birthday.
The only con about this place is the location. If you are walking home from the closest subway on 42^nd St, you’ll need to walk right by the Port Authority bus terminal. You also might need to walk through the Time Square area, where the tourists can be more annoying than the homeless people. I walked everywhere when I lived at Mima, day and night, and I could see how some folks might not like the neighborhood. But I love Hell’s Kitchen and it was my chosen spot to live in the city because it’s within walking distance to everything — tons of restaurants, Central Park, all the Broadway theaters, the Alvin Ailey studio, etc.
Rent is indeed exorbitant but then what in Manhattan isn’t. And the rent was only slightly more than the nearby Archstone was charging for a similar unit with a dismal view. And this is the only place I’ve ever lived at that allowed you to pay your rent with a credit card online with no additional fee. Yay for more points!
If you can afford to live here, do it!

My good pals from high school live here and we were fortunate enough to stay with them for our trip to New York.
First off, as long as a place has a nice indoor basketball court, I’m sold. If I lived here, i would live there.
Aside from that, the views and the amenities are amazing. The front desk workers and the doorman were extremely friendly and knew us by name after the first encounter and therefore never had any problems as guests.
I’d like to see it in the summertime where they have the projection screen outside and places to sit/​lounge.

Places like these make me sick. I mean seriously. Nobody deserves to live this well. I am about 98.2% sure that anyone who lives here is slinging something illegal on the side to pay rent. But I digress.
I came to MiMA the first time to attend a Memorial Day bbq my best friend’s roommate’s best friend was having. It was on the M level in a room that lead to a spacious terrace. The view was amazing, looking at the other NYC skyscrapers. The weather was perfect, the hot dogs were juicy. It was an awesome day.
This past Friday my best friend’s roommate’s celebrated her birthday here. Again on the M level. The rooms are spacious and can fit a ton of people. I’d say 30 people very comfortably. Big screen TV, surround sound and kitchen.
We migrated up to the 9^th floor where my best friend’s roommate’s best friend lived. It was a 1 bedroom apartment. Not too small either. Adequate living room, fancy kitchen, nice bathroom. I suspect the bedroom not to be a disappointment either.
This building is amazing. The doorman has a sense of humor, the elevators — although incredibly small– move up and down seamlessly with almost any noise at all. There is a basketball court, swimming pool, a gym — you name it. It’s the definition of living the «high life.»
It’s awesome to have friends who have friends who live at MiMA. #spoiledhoes

I love MiMA — first, the doormen and staff are amazing — people went out of their way to help us. For example, I wanted to show a home video (through my video camera) to some friends in the MClub screening room. One of the staff took an hour trying to help me figure out how to set it up, which was totally not his job.
The amenities are amazing — love the gym, basketball court, indoor/​outdoor screening rooms (free popcorn) — all amazing. (Shout out to Sylvia, who will totally take care of you!)
Third, our apartment was great. Washer/​dryer, amazing views, great closet space — awesome. The only drawbacks were that the place seemed to get more dust-​bunnies than usual and the shower would get clogged about once a month. But mention it to the doorman once, and it’s totally taken care of.
The building is crazy expensive, but worth the experience!

Can’t agree with the other two reviews. The building is as great as your expectation is. What do you expect as your fellow tenants when you come to a brand new, luxury and fancy place? Of course, there are a lot of international tenants, just as same as when you walk out of your door, on the subway or any other place in Manhattan.
With regards to their behaviour, you might be right for some of the tenants. However, this is only a very low percentage of the total of a few hundreds living here who just can’t behave and show respect to others.
I love this place because it has all you need, the appartments are amazing and the staff is extremly helpful and friendly. Of course, this also depends on how you treat them.
I couldn’t love this place more, it is just fantastic. Nevertheless, I agree there are here and there some issues, but hey, you’d have that everywhere, in any other building, except if you live somewhere out in the woods on your own… but that’s not what people are looking for when they move to MiMa.