I've lived at the Atlas for 2 years and just signed another lease. I've been quite happy here until recently, but I'm hopeful the situation will improve.
The Bad:
- I thought the walls were nice and thick, but it turned out we were just blessed with quiet neighbors. Some new folks moved in next door and, although we have an elevator bank between our apartments, they've really disturbed our sleep and quality of life. Their TV is always on, and it's so loud that it actually shakes our bedroom walls. Their dogs bark and howl constantly. All the neighbors on our floor have complained, as well as the neighbors upstairs and downstairs. Management has said they're talking to the tenants about getting a dog walker and training the dogs, but the dogs bark even while the tenants are home, so I don't know how that can help. The leasing office was able to give us some flexibility in signing our new lease, which I appreciate, because we're going to give it another month or two to see if the dogs calm down before we're forced to move. I like the building and hope we don't have to move. But beware that your noise level will depend very much on who your neighbors are.
- We used to have fabulous views of the Empire State Building and downtown, but a hotel was built across the street, so now we have hotel rooms looking directly into our windows. That's not the fault of the building, but the once-spectacular views from our living room were a major draw.
- The lobby is under remodel, which is supposed to be completed in the next couple months. It's been quite the pain to have to use the very cold service entrance and walk through a construction zone. I understand the need for improvements and maintenance, but I hope this isn't a sign that more portions of the building are going to be slated next for shutdowns/renovations.
The Good:
- The staff is fantastic. Everyone from the front door staff to the porters to the maintenance staff are competent and friendly. Management has also been quite responsive and pleasant to interact with.
- The views from the roof deck are simply amazing. The rooftop is a big reason why we chose the building and continue to stay here. Yoga classes are held on the roof on summer evenings, and the building throws fun events up there. Having that fabulous outdoor and entertaining space has been the best part of living here.
- Maintenance has always been very prompt (same day or next day)
- Our windows are fairly sound-resistant. While you can hear some street noise, it's rarely bad enough to wake me up. (Now the dogs next door, on the other hand... lol.) If you're noise sensitive, I recommend living on the east side of the building, and not on the 6th Avenue side.
- The people who live here are mostly professionals, and we've been lucky to have really awesome people living on our floor. Except for the new neighbors, people in the building tend to be friendly and quiet, and mostly keep to themselves. It's certainly not a party building.
If we do end up moving, I'll update my review with how the move-out process goes and whether there are any shenanigans with our security deposit. read more