The Archive

SylvH: about 3 months ago

Does anyone know if the building is well maintained? Any ongoing pest issues?

NYC10007: about 3 months ago

Don't a doorman and elevator qualify a building as "luxury" by today's marketing methodology? Always bothers me when just about every highrise building is marketed as "luxury" nowadays.

front_porch: about 3 months ago

My clients like it: good location, a lot of bathrooms/closets in some of the lofts (the height of which varies) and they take a lot of dogs.

There is a gym next door, though as twirons points out, you have to join it separately.

ali r.
DG Neary Realty

West34: about 3 months ago

Walls are thin. I could never think of that place as "luxury" now considering that when I was there the entire building was filled with 26 year old IB analysts crammed two or three to a unit.

greensdale: about 3 months ago

You figured that out before or after you signed the lease?

twirons: about 3 months ago

The building is marketed as 'luxury', it is far from it. Nice roof deck - but for its premium price it is overrated.

There is no gym included, no laundry in-unit and no parking included...

ETP_Data: about 9 months ago

Any new comments or insights about this building? The last one was ~2 years ago.

DidntKnowIWasSoTall: about 3 years ago

I hit my head on the ceilings in all the lofts. Does anyone have that issue here? No one mentioned it. Do only short people post here?

PMG: about 3 years ago

Congrats on getting the place. That is a good building. I've heard from someone that lived in The Archive that facing Christopher St can be very noisy, as 30yrs implies. I was surprised you said you also considered the Sagamore (I presume) on W 89th Street and Amsterdam Ave. While also a nice building, that neighborhood is not the same as the West Village by a long shot. Don't get me wrong, I love the far UWS, but that's because I've called it home since the 80s.

nycbuyer1: about 3 years ago

about 1,000 sq feet. 1 bedroom plus loft and 1 baths.

mbrokerNY: about 3 years ago

you still got a pretty fair price, how big is the apartment?

nycbuyer1: about 3 years ago

Yes, that was the rent. They said that they were no longer offering the two months free even without the broker. Units that came up were all renting. Streeteasy lists a number of units that are not available. Therefore, it looks like there is more availability. I may just be a bad negotiator..

mbrokerNY: about 3 years ago

What was the actual rent, 4550? I dont understand why you were not able to get 2 months free if they were willing to pay a broker 1 month.

nycbuyer1: about 3 years ago

One month free and reduced rent to net to $4,200. I will most likely be there for only a year and I got tired of looking.

InvestNYC Scr: about 3 years ago

nycbuyer1- did you sign the lease, what did you get?

ArchiveRenter: about 3 years ago

I moved out of The Archive this summer. The location is great (even if the W Village is not what it used to be) and it offers conveniences (doorman, in-house Crunch etc) which make life easy but are not that common in that neighborhood. The make-up of the tenants has changed. The building even in the mid90s had a relatively high share of bankers (where else in the area could they have lived?). They are still there but now there is also a much higher share of tenants with small children. Still, the building feels somewhat like a dorm.

I liked living there but prices are too high considering the quality of the apartments (kitchen, bathrooms, closets, finishings, paint job). Also, the leasing office, like other landlords, quoted a "renewal rent" which was considerably higher than the rent offered to new tenants; the difference became unacceptable if one included the effect of "one month free" or other benefits to new tenants (net effect estimated at 12% to 14% discount to "renewal rent").

I was set on leaving the building but tried to negotiate the rent down for the fun of it. Surprisingly they only offered a token reduction. I speculate that they did not take my "threat" to leave seriously.

NYCDreamer: about 3 years ago

NYCBUYER1 Rockrose should give you 2 months free. They offered me 1 month free with a broker and 2 months without a broker. This was a first time visit three months ago.

nycbuyer1: about 3 years ago

My unit does not face christopher and is on a higher floor, so i think the noise should be ok. I heard that monica lewinsky used to live there. Excellent..

30yrs_RE_20_in_REO: about 3 years ago

""Christopher Street West of Hudson? it's still got the same rough trade hanging out."

... that's like saying that Yorkville is still a German neighborhood because it has a German restaurant that a few German-Americans occasionally go to. Same for Greek Astoria, etc.

It's changed radically."

Well, I guess we disagree. I'm curious, how often do you drive by Christopher West of Hudson after the sun goes down on weekends? . My point wasn't about "that's like saying that Yorkville is still a German neighborhood because it has a German restaurant that a few German-Americans occasionally go to. Same for Greek Astoria, etc.". My point was that the entire neighborhood HAS changed, but remarkably this one block hasn't. So the comparison might be more (a few years back) that "It's amazing how East 86th Street hasn't changed considering how much Yorkville has changed (which was true a decade ago). Or how little sections of Atlantic Avenue have not changed given (whatever the nieghborhood is, not sure exactly where, but well shy of GAP) has changed.

nycbuyer1: about 3 years ago

I think SE is wrong. I looked at everything available (unless they were lying) and there were only a few. There were also people waiting to view things at the rental office.

nycbuyer1: about 3 years ago

They offered reduced rent to net to $4,200. Getting closer....At this point, my swtuff is in boxes and I am sick of looking. If I were't so unsure about buying I would just dive in again.

samadams: about 3 years ago

there you go NYC! If they dont give it to you for 4000 you can find 20 other places that are as good for 4000.

malthus: about 3 years ago

Not sure what is meant by rough trade. I don't think its dangerous but its definitely a nuisance, especially in the wee hours on warm weekend nights. Think twice if you are considering a unit facing Christopher.

On the other hand, I would probably have traded a few sleepless nights not to live on 89th and Amsterdam, but that is a personal preference. Have you checked out the Printing House? Weird configurations but better (quieter) area.

mbrokerNY: about 3 years ago

If you look on the rockrose website, it shows a lot less availability. Are they holding it back or is streeteasy wrong?

avenueb: about 3 years ago

"Christopher Street West of Hudson? it's still got the same rough trade hanging out."

PATH station.

alanhart: about 3 years ago

"Christopher Street West of Hudson? it's still got the same rough trade hanging out."

... that's like saying that Yorkville is still a German neighborhood because it has a German restaurant that a few German-Americans occasionally go to. Same for Greek Astoria, etc.

It's changed radically.

nycbuyer1: about 3 years ago

I am not sure what the current crowd is like now. It seems younger. I am 35 and want to be in a more lively neighborhood than midtown east (where I am now sucks). However, I am not sure if being in a dorm with 25 year olds is for me either. The other apartment I am considering is on the UWS 89th and amsterdam). Very different vibe. This process is a pain.

Thanks for the feedback. They are offering me 1 month free on a 13 month lease (net monthly of $4,306). I think I will ask for at least another month free which will net to $4,000.

30yrs_RE_20_in_REO: about 3 years ago

It's sort of odd how the entire Village, Soho, East Village, Lower East Side, Lower West Side has changed so much, yet Christopher Street West of Hudson? it's still got the same rough trade hanging out.

samadams: about 3 years ago

yes I think you are overpaying nyc. 4000 is what I would offer, look at how many empty places they have.

West34: about 3 years ago

Does 1992 count? Rented there for a year sharing one of those 1 bed lofts with my brother. What an impossible share and those spaces are pretty weird. Very bowling alley-ish with a couple windows up high at one end. I would call those places studios with a sleeping loft. All that space and no privacy whatsoever. Having 2 bathrooms was killer tho. The building was very much dorm-like back then -- I think half the analysts under 25 on Wall Street lived there at once! $1395/mo. Those were the days.

cfranch: about 3 years ago

i lived here in the late 90's and rented a 1000sq ft apt on the 7th floor(eye window). one bath and loft bedroom. i was paying $3600 back then. when the apartment came off rent control they wanted over $5600! I moved. i think our rent is reasonable. it is a great building in an awesome hood.

nycbuyer1: about 3 years ago

They want $4,664 for about 950 -1000 sq feet 1 bed plus loft, 2 baths. It is not cheap, but it doesn't seem any more expense than 2br I have seen with other no fee management companies. Am I getting completely hosed?

samadams: about 3 years ago

I lived here. It was a great building, until they started to overcharge for rent. Look at how many places are avail. That is a very high vacancy rate for a Manhattan building. Almost 7 percent! What are you going to pay?

nycbuyer1: about 3 years ago

Has anyone rented here. I am about to sign a lease. I must admit, I am a bit nercous about rockrose. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.