I moved to The Grove in April 2016. If you intend to rent an apartment here, be sure to plan your visit between the hours of 9am and 8pm to get the most authentic experience. These are the hours that the management company, Greystar, has authorized an extensive renovation project throughout the entire building. This has been ongoing for months and has been extended to Saturday and Sunday, as well.... [more]
I moved to The Grove in April 2016. If you intend to rent an apartment here, be sure to plan your visit between the hours of 9am and 8pm to get the most authentic experience. These are the hours that the management company, Greystar, has authorized an extensive renovation project throughout the entire building. This has been ongoing for months and has been extended to Saturday and Sunday, as well. As this is the kind of construction that includes jackhammering on your ceiling for hours to the point you can't hear yourself speak, only consider living here if you don't actually plan to be home.
Some highlights...
* Workers take up all of the elevators in the building and not just the one dedicated to them. I've come home to 15 people waiting for an elevator in the lobby because of this.
* The stop time for construction was originally 6pm. Some workers would stay until 7pm - well past the authorized time. Management's response to complaints was to extend the authorized time to 8pm - well into when you might be home from work and attempting to enjoy dinner.
* There's no rent reimbursement for the massive disturbance that's taken place, and the units aren't cheap. Had we known this project was on the horizon, we'd have gone elsewhere.
* There has been no indication that the project will end soon. Every unit coming available for rent will be remodeled, and many tenants in the building are frustrated and intending to leave. Thus, more units will come available for remodeling. This is great for management, because they can charge more for rent. Though, I don't anticipate it will be good for you or anyone else living in the building.
Overall, I'd highly recommend against living here. The on-site staff has been wonderful and as supportive as they can be, but management's sole focus is to make money on the units. They are fully disinterested in making this a place people want to live.
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Response by uptown_joe
over 9 years ago
Posts: 293
Member since: Dec 2011
Construction activity is supposed to end at 6 p.m. unless the NYC DoB has granted a variance. You can appeal to DoB, to tenant advocates, and/or to your local elected representatives' offices.
5 months after my original post, construction is still ongoing for the units around mine. That's 10 months of consecutive construction within range of a single unit.
Our rent was increased 7% from last year. It's not as severe as another poster's increase, but it's still several hundred dollars extra per month for the privilege of experiencing a construction project that has shown little signs of nearing completion.
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Response by PepperNC
over 8 years ago
Posts: 2
Member since: Apr 2014
Constant construction. Elevators are often tied up with workmen or broken. There have been 3 leaks in one year, in apartments above mine, which have caused flooding. Cracks in walls due to shifting in building. Management unresponsive.
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Construction activity is supposed to end at 6 p.m. unless the NYC DoB has granted a variance. You can appeal to DoB, to tenant advocates, and/or to your local elected representatives' offices.
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/buildings/business/after-hours-variances.page
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5 months after my original post, construction is still ongoing for the units around mine. That's 10 months of consecutive construction within range of a single unit.
Our rent was increased 7% from last year. It's not as severe as another poster's increase, but it's still several hundred dollars extra per month for the privilege of experiencing a construction project that has shown little signs of nearing completion.
Constant construction. Elevators are often tied up with workmen or broken. There have been 3 leaks in one year, in apartments above mine, which have caused flooding. Cracks in walls due to shifting in building. Management unresponsive.