DO NOT LIVE HERE IF YOU EVER WANT PEACE AND QUIET.
I left my last review a week ago, maybe? Knowing that I was moving out in less than a month, I was trying to give this place credit for what it does right. This whole apartment building, and probably most of the newly built apartments around here (eg Starbuck Island) are the same - flashy insides and poor building quality with NO SOUND PROOFING.
When you live in Troy, I think you have to expect a little bit of residual city noise from outside (cars, drunk people yelling, etc.), but a properly built apartment should mitigate any noise you might hear coming from your fellow tenants. Given how many units are in this building, that should be non-negotiable. The thing is, when you come to look at this apartment, all you see is the shiny countertops and the deep sink and the brand new gym - you won't experience the detrimental lack of soundproofing until you've already signed the lease and have moved it. By then, it's too late. I cannot wait time get out of here - I am absolutely at the end of my fuse with this place.
The property manager at the "Towers on the Hudson" apartments has said that a lot of people are moving out of "The News" apartments and many of those people are moving to the Towers, because it's cheaper and there's actually little to no noise transferred between units. It may not be as "flashy", but it's nice for the money and the area and the peace and quiet is 100% worth a minor downgrade in interior design. read more