Prism Apartments

I would definitely steer clear of this building. The management group is deceitful and unscrupulous in their dealings. They also have no clue what they are doing – they recently told me that it is illegal for a landlord to negotiate rents in New York City! They have not helped with repairs, have fallen through on promises, and have been a disappointment in every respect. Rent at another building!

Would not recommend. The building interior aesthetics are nice, but:
— Construction noise starts regularly at 7am each morning constantly disturbing many units; some tenants got concessions right off the bat, some were blindsided and had to fight for them, some didn’t get them at all
— Random banging, drilling and pounding goes on within the building
— Construction lasts from early morning throughout most of the workday
— Constant complaints to the former General Manager did nothing to alleviate the noise or start time; in fact no one seems to be able to do anything about it
— Construction workers hover around the entrance area
— I was told construction will be going on through the rest of the year; this includes demolishing the front sidewalk; leveling the back courtyard (loud), building a park in the back courtyard, building a downstairs restaurant, finishing construction on the remaining floors, as well as some 1-​off units on floors already released
— Steam room is disgusting and unhygienic, not sure it’s been cleaned since I’ve been here (see photos)
— most of the amenities have broke down once or multiple time in just a short time frame
— As of yesterday evening there was a worker still using the lap pool; i would estimate there are about 100 units rented, the pool is only open for certain hours, and yes…1 of 2 lanes was occupied by someone that works here
— most unit layouts are exceptionally impractical; sometimes ridiculous. I’ve seen them all and to me there are 2 layout in the whole building that make any living sense
— condos will be selling soon which means sales agents and walk-​throughs galore (through the shared amenities)
— Prism has been open since late last year and the GM and 1of the main leasing agents has left; this means any ongoing diologue or history you have seemingly gets washed away when new people come in
— Units are very expensive
— Street noise both on Park Ave and 28^th comes through the windows even on high floors
— Aside from madison square park, which is lovely, the neighborhood is blah
— There have been at least 2 people that have moved out early that I am personally aware of, because they were dissatisfied/​fed up; some just complain constantly: some just take it
Folks at the front desk are great, and so are the porters. Good people to talk to and nice to see on a daily basis. At the end of the day, it’s just constant noise and riff raff around the building — they do a good job of avoiding it during the sales process. By the time riff raff is over the building will be choke full with tenants anyway (a whole new problem). So my strong and honest recommendation would be to look elsewhere.