TF Cornerstone

I’ve lived in 2 Gold since April 2015, and I can say with 100% certainty that I LOVE it here. My boyfriend and I wanted to move to the Financial District for 2 reasons: 1. to be closer to work/​shorter commute and 2. We heard you could get really good deals on luxury buildings in this area. We were coming from the UES, which is considerably more expensive for a doorman building.
2 Gold was one of the more affordable buildings in this area, yet it is arguably the nicest. We’re obsessed with the furnished rooftop (that view!), spacious 1 bedroom (by NYC standards) and fitness center.
Additionally, the staff here is extremely friendly and helpful (shoutout to Dave!)
As for the area, it’s going through a transition after 911 & Hurricane Sandy– there is some construction. It’s not as «dead» as everyone says it is, and it’s only a short walk or train ride to LES, SoHo, and Meatpacking. You’re right on the water, which is great in the summer if you like going for walks or runs. I also LOVE the Seaport in the summer– if you’re a foodie you will die!
One thing that made me nervous is that there are A LOT of Pace students here. I was worried that they would be obnoxious and treat this building like a dorm, but I haven’t had a problem with noise or anything of that nature. There actually seems to be a mix of students, young couples/​families, and singles here. I would say the average age of the tenants is in the 25 – 35 range.
My only complaint would be that it is a bit pricey… but if you make use of all the amenities,
it’s worth it.

Loved living at 2 Gold Street! I just moved from 2 Gold recently to try and cut down monthly costs, as that area is getting pretty pricey! It is unfortunate that in a «rent controlled» building the rent still seems to rise a lot each year. But I had such an amazing experience there I felt the need to give them a review!
After being in New York a few years, you will see what you can get for your money, and it’s not much. AC and an elevator is a premium. Convenience to a subway, front desk to accept your packages, a nice gym, amazing rooftop, and lap pool — well that’s pretty fantastic! The staff was always courteous, helpful, and professional. The maintenance team is very quick and responsive. The building is very well maintained. I would hands down live there again if I could afford it. Paying a little more for the conveniences offered there is so worth it.
And the area is fantastic! Financial district keeps getting better and better. You are right by the water and away from all the craziness. Very convenient to several trains, downtown restaurants, the Wall St. Ferry to Brooklyn.
And you can’t beat the view from 2 Gold! Better than any rooftop bar in the city! Oh, and did I mention they have an indoor portion of the roof, so if you want to escape from your roommates, have guests over, have your morning coffee, or get work done next to a fireplace on a nice couch with a view, you can!
I would highly recommend living here!

I have lived in the 2 Gold building for almost 3 years, the first year and a half was a hoot, after that, it just went downhill. Leasing office is operated by a bunch of idiots, yes, but once you get past the exhausting application process, you get to enjoy your nice yet pricey apartment. The bathroom can get really disgusting because of the white walls and hideous designs (just saying).
My major issue was with the management people. They really try to rip you off by overcharging you on EVERYTHING. When I first moved in here in 2012, after Sandy, they mailed you your monthly rent bill, and you can either pay by check or register and pay online, I always prefer paying by check just so things are more secured (old fashion me). Then a year later, they decided not to mail you your bills anymore, without saying a word, and they did it during the Christmas season so I just assumed that it was all the holiday delivery traffic, I was almost a month late on my rent, but luckily they waived the late fees which was about 200 dollars (yikes). And then the leasing office told me that I can keep sending checks to them and they will deliver the checks to management people, so I was like okay, great, easier for me! So I kept doing the same thing for a year, and today, May 31^st, I went to give them my rent check, and was told: «oh yeah, we are not accepting those checks anymore.» AGAIN, WITH NO PRIOR NOTIFICATIONS AT ALL. Now I’m gonna email the management people to get my account information in order to register, and probably get charged for being late on the rent (yay!)
Not to mention their apartment renewal prices are extremely unfair. I renewed my lease twice, and after my second lease renewal, they increased my rent by almost 200 dollars which is insane because it is a rent stabilized building, good thing I negotiated with them and they gave me a better offer. And in the winter of 2014 I saw an availability opens up, it is the exact same unit that I’m renting, SEVEN stories higher, and paying the EXACT same price as I was paying back then. So a couple months later, my second lease renewal arrived, I saw another 35 dollar increase to my apartment, I talked to the management people, and she told me that my information is wrong that the people living 7 stories higher is not paying the same amount of money I was. I was just like: ARE YOU SERIOUS? YOU CAN LIE ABOUT PUBLIC INFORMATION???
To avoid all the shit, find yourself a nice building with NICER management people, there are plenty in the neighborhood, 200 water, 100 john, 99 john and so many more. 2 Gold is just not worth the hassle.

Bad management. They try to take your money by overcharge you on everything… The worse part is to get them send your security deposit check back. It has been more than a year with so many phone calls and emails. We still haven’t received the check. They said they sent but they didn’t and hope you forgotten about it.

has the worst staffs there. the doormen tell people which apt you live just by asking your name. the plumber there is a racist.

As many of the other reviews will attest, the building and management company have a bit of a Jekyll & Hyde feeling. When I first saw the apartment and the building, I was impressed. The common areas are well maintained, the staff at the front desk are friendly and helpful, and maintenance was pretty responsive. They even allowed my dog, a Polish Lowland Sheepdog. The gym is quite impressive as well.
The dog community in the building is pretty good (there is a dog park a few blocks away — Wall Street and South Street) and I have made a number of very good friends and had puppy play dates in the hallways (long and great for running).
I was living in the building for almost a year when Mr. Hyde appeared in the form of TF Cornerstone, the management company. I had just signed a lease renewal at a negotiated rent and was ready to enjoy another year. Unfortunately, circumstances beyond my control necessitated that I move to Boston. I made arrangements with my work and contacted management. The renewed lease was set to begin on September 1 and I received word in Mid-​July, two weeks after I signed the paperwork.
I was told that the paperwork had already been processed and I was locked in. However, I could submit paperwork to assign the lease, as long as the new tenant submitted an application and I paid a $ 1000 lease assignment fee. Management informed me that they would not list the apartment and advised me to find a realtor to show the unit.
I immediately hired a realtor, and thus began a very frustrating experience. In November, after a number of months, during which time I was paying two rents, the realtor called to tell me that he had secured a tenant. She was willing to pay all fees and take on the lease as an assignment for the total of my rent.
The next day, the realtor called again — TF Cornerstone had poached the tenant. When she arrived at the leasing office to submit the paperwork for my unit, management offered her a vacant unit for a better price with one month’s free rent included. This cons the realtor his commission and kept me on the hook for additional rent. Besides being highly unethical, this behavior is of questionable legality. Thankfully, the realtor had another tenant, but for a lower rent. Because my choices were to say no and keep paying rent, or pay the new tenant one month’s rent (effectively) at the end of November, the choice was clear.
So, in conclusion, TF Cornerstone isn’t bad, as long as you don’t expect anything of them, except that, given the opportunity, they will attempt to make as much money off of you as possible.

I lived at 2 gold from June 2011-​June 2014. After moving out we got our whole deposit back (plus tiny interest) in about 3 weeks. No nickel&dime bs cleaning fee, etc!
Front desk staff are great.
Maintenance is responsive– when I needed my room AC changed, they replaced it within the day. When we had a toilet leaking problem, again fixed immediately.
View from the roof is nice. Gym is better than most.
Rent increases were reasonable and we had some success with negotiations there.
Negatives are:
Elevators can be very slow at busy times and often one of the three is broken.
Gym equipment is slow to be repaired and the gym is sometimes crowded, but not too bad.
Bike room in basement is accessible via service elevator, but that is not always available for tenant use. So I had to carry my bike up the stairs more than once.
Sandy hit 2 Gold hard, and TFCornerstone got a lot of criticism, but I think much of that was exaggerated.

Lived here for about 6 months prior to writing this review, and already the management company has shown its true colors.
First, a building employee stole («lost») a package containing an iPhone 5s when they first came out. They convinced me not to file a police report by promising to reimburse me for the $ 300 or so that we paid, but of course we never saw a dime. Luckily we were able to get Verizon to sell us a replacement phone at the upgrade price of $ 300 or we would have been out a cool $ 650. Still a terrible experience.
Then, the crowning jewel– we pay an extra $ 100 per month for a balcony. We moved in during the late fall so even though we used it, it was always pretty cold so we only stayed out as long as we had to. We were very much looking forward to the spring and summer when it would be pleasant to be on the balcony and enjoying the view. However, we received a notice on a Friday that all belongings had to be removed by the following Wednesday for a 5 month long façade repair that will last until the end of August (!!!). To add insult to injury, we will still have to keep paying the extra $ 100 per month for the balcony even though we won’t get to use it.
We are annoyed, but the tenants on floors 19 and below have it even worse– their windows will be covered in netting all spring and summer.
Lastly, the other reviews are right– this building is full of annoying college kids who stuff their apartments with tenants and make lots of noise on Thursday/​Friday/​Saturday nights. There is also a very distinct marijuana smell on the weekends.
I will give credit where it is due– the pool is very nice and well maintained, and the gym is nice as long as you go at a reasonable time. The roof deck is nice but it will be closed for 5 months during the nicest weather so it’s just for show.

I want to start by saying that I’m not a natural complainer. It goes against my instincts to even write reviews; however the utter recklessness with which this building is managed is shocking. The front desk: excellent. Those guys keep things running. The apartments: generally great with sweet views. The property management is shameful; however. I’m convinced that they recruit from the bottom rung of the worst colleges in America and that they do it purposefully. I have no idea what type of training they receive prior to embarking on a career of rudeness, but it MUST consist of very little. If I could sue them based purely on maintaining a complete lack of humanity, I would. Suffice to say that if there are no problems during you time there, you’ll be fine. If anything goes wrong. you’re on your own. I would not move here if given the chance again and I would not recommend it to my worst enemy. Slum lords for rich people. It’s that bad.

Lived here from 2009 — 2011.
Overall good place to live. Yes someone was shot, but actually never felt unsafe, and that was apparently drug deal gone bad. Yes there is a younger crowd here, but definitely not complete dorm feel, at least on my floor. I had 3 roommates in a 4 bedroom apt, and we were all working and 3 – 4 years out of college.
Pros: Pool is great and kept clean, gym is big not just a single treadmill, roof deck is huge and fun, roof inside deck is great too for winter, multiple doormen, very new building, feels like hotel in a clean/​good way. No mice or roaches. Maintenance comes quickly to fix plumbing issues. Close to 1,2,3,4,5,6, so easy to get to midtown for work.
Cons: Management company sucks, always try to raise rent and get more money. Lost our checks twice in the mail and tried to blame us. Crazy hassle to get into the building and approved, but worth it in the end. I loved living here overall.

Pros: Beautiful building! Floor-​to-​ceiling windows in every unit. Modern amenities. Pool! Maintenance is fast. Amazing rooftop on the 50-​something floor.
Cons: Can feel like you are living in a college dorm. Average tenant is just out of college. Rooftop feels like a nightclub on the weekends. Doormen were not attentive when I lived there in 2010, but it looks like it might have improved. Sometimes there is a line to get in the building. And finally — I moved out because someone was shot when a drug deal went bad:

Been here 8+ months now and I love it. Great 20’s-30’s crowd that can get rowdy (but they are harmless). Amenities are great, staff is great definitely happy w/​my choice to move here

pros: Cool, young, attractive people in NYC and amazing rooftop.
cons: Leasing office consits only of certified mentally challenged employees. Managers are rude and should be fired.

I almost want to give 2 Gold a bad review in order to keep people from moving in and making the rents go up, but I can’t.
The building is gorgeous and fabulously maintained. Doormen are friendly and helpful, maintenance is quick and thorough, and almost anything you need, from dry cleaning to package pick up, can be done right in the lobby. Not to mention, the gym, pool, and roof are great and there’s a solarium. I never knew how much I wanted a solarium until I got one.
We initially had some major issues with the leasing office giving us wrong information and making us come in multiple times (during our working hours) to sign things they had forgotten about, which was incredibly frustrating. Once you jump through those hoops though, 2 Gold is great.

The building is impressive. The manager Michael should be fired for being a horrible manager but other than that all other staff in the building are down to earth and friendly…