MPG West – Metropolitan

Irina showed us great places every day. She was quick to respond to our feedback and locked us into a perfect appartment in a few days.

My husband and I found Maureen Dickson through a listing on Street Easy. She was courteous, professional, and eager to help us find the perfect place. In fact, every apartment that Maureen showed us fit ALL of our criteria, and made it so hard to decide… which I guess is a great position to be in! Maureen was prompt in her communication and always transparent (which is so important), and she even advocated for us when it came to our lease start date and a few fixes in the apartment prior to move-​in.
In working with Maureen, we were able to make what could have been a very stressful situation very easy and pleasant. It was wonderful getting to know Maureen and to hear about her vibrant life and interests. We would wholeheartedly recommend asking for Maureen at MPG, and you should definitely consider her especially if you are looking in Manhattan from the UWS northward!

If I could give this zero stars, I would. I never write reviews but this experience deemed it necessary. I saw a listing through Dylan Martinelli that was a unique property — I emailed, received no response, so I texted two days later. Still no response, I called his office which was useless because they could not check the database for me to get more information on the apartment (seriously?).
The next day, I finally heard from Dylan through a standard broker message and he offered to show me the apartment in the evening. He called me in the afternoon after I had asked for an address to meet at. Apparently there are four vacancies in this building, and looking to start a lease within a WEEK — typically, it’s 3 – 4 weeks out. I said I needed a little more time, and he said he that might be possible.
However, I couldn’t get any farther because all of a sudden Dylan said, «well you’re never going to find the kind of apartment you are looking for with your budget» (which is the farthest from the truth, because I’ve viewed over 20 buildings, all with respectable, albeit typical, brokers). THEN, he said «well, it looks like I’m actually booked up tonight so maybe I’ll be in touch later.» And then he hung up on me! Seriously who turns away business like that so rudely? I couldn’t even ask a question, or see if there’s a possibility to even view the apartment. I am so turned off that suddenly I am not even interested in the apartment. I hope other brokers are listing this seemingly nice apartment (I wouldn’t know!) because certainly he should not be.
I don’t understand what caused Dylan to act like that, no professional should ever treat a potential client like that and insult them. I advise no one to ever reach out to him, he does not deserve your business and will insult you!

Jackie Tolkowsky was great! I had never looked for a place in New York before and she worked hard over the holiday weekend to find places that matched my impossibly narrow criteria, and then tromped all over the Upper West Side with me. She was intimately familiar with the neighborhoods and friendly with the landlords/​property managers/​supers. Thank you for all your help and hard work, Jackie!

I would highly recommend working with Maureen Dickson. She helped me and my roommate successfully sign a lease after taking us to look at several properties.
She was very helpful, professional, worked with us, and even helped us win in a footrace with another couple to put down a deposit to reserve the apartment we were interested in. We were literally running down the street with a few thousand dollars in our pockets to try and get that apartment before another team. The NYC housing market is no joke. Thanks to Maureen, we were able to successfully sign that lease.

Dylan It was amazing helping me to close the lease of my apartment.
From the first contact, visit and all the necessary details, always kept me informed of every step.
Honestly I was pretty desperate to close the contract and he helped me to stay calm and confident that everything would work within the time I needed to move in.
It was perfect, exactly as in the beginning he promised me that would right the time.
The apartment was everything I needed and I make a point of saying that if it were not for the help of Dylan and his patience with me, would not have achieved so easy.
Thank you SO MUCH for everything Dylan !

My roommate and I are moving into the city and it was our first time apartment shopping in the NYC area. Maureen Dickson was extremely helpful by showing us not just one but 4 apartments of a similar look and feel as to what I had asked for. She was very charismatic, friendly, and nothing less than professional. She really knew the area and the details of what she was showing us. She even offered to show us more apartments around the same price range (or less) in different neighborhoods of the city if we gave her the time. Maureen was an absolute pleasure to work with and I look forward to seeing her again.

Lior was extremely helpful and attentive when helping me to find my current apartment. He made the whole process less stressful by going above and beyond the typical services that the usual agents/​brokers provide. I would definitely recommend him to others.

We had pretty specific criteria for having such a tight budget, but Dylan Martinelli made it work! I would definitely recommend him, as he was friendly, honest, & reliable. He ended up getting us the BEST apt. possible for our price range. We saw a lot of apts. prior that wouldn’t even match this one, MASSIVE living room AND a private balcony! & he will follow up with you, even after all paperwork is signed. Will definitely be using him again, just hoping I never have to leave this apt.

Irina was super helpful and found a place within our budget that was better than what we even thought was possible. Super available and helpful — couldn’t ask for more!

Listen, nobody likes apartment hunting or dealing with brokers. However, Irina was THE BEST. We met a few brokers who showed us things that were clearly not in our criteria. Our first day with Irina she showed us an apartment in a building we LOVED but there were two issues: 1. living room was too small and 2. the low floor made me afraid of having mice. Well, next time we meet with her she shows us two units that meet all of our criteria but we were like «eh.» She tells us she has two more places to show us – the first is waterside plaza and is that okay… THIS IS WHY I LOVE HER. We explicitly did not want to live in waterside plaza but unlike all the brokers who tried to trick us into seeing waterside, she asked us before taking us and understood when we said no. Then she said she had another unit to show us in that building we loved the week prior, twice the living room space and on a higher floor. Like, damn, she remembered exactly what I needed.
They were able to give us a very reasonable (ha, ha) broker fee.
We’ve been in our new apartment nearly two months and LOVE it.

We worked with Andreia Park and would recommend her to anyone. She not only set up several apartments to see, but also trucked through the sleeting rain and snow to keep her commitment (the day before thanksgiving to boot).
She is extremely knowledgeable of the differing Manhattan neighborhoods and made awesome suggestions, which ultimately led us to find a great place.
She always made herself available around my schedule to answer questions via email and phone calls.
We had an awesome experience working with her! 5 stars!