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DOWNTOWN MANHATTAN RENTAL APARTMENT BUILDINGS

This is a partial list of rental apartment buildings in Downtown Manhattan (i.e. below 14th street). The complete list of downtown rental buildings (containing 360 buildings) is a bit longer.

• 100 Maiden Lane (Financial District) {9 available apts}
  Former headquarters of Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft converted into a residential building in 2005. The centerpiece of 100 Maiden Lane is its 100-foot high atrium, which is top....
• 110 Greenwich Street (Battery Park City) {13 available apts}
  A pre-war building with loft-style apartments.
• 194 East 2nd Street (East Village) {2 available apts}
  A low-rise doorman elevator building.
• 2 Gold Street (Financial District) {12 available apts}
  A 51-story tower, joined to a smaller "sister" building of 26 stories. The façade alternates between cream-colored brick and "high-performance" windows with recesses for balc....
• 22 River Terrace (Battery Park City) {5 available apts}
  A modern high-rise concierge building.
• 96 Orchard Street (Lower East Side) {3 available apts}
  A pre-war walk-up building.
• Barclay Tower (10 Barclay Street, Financial District) {2 available apts}
  A high-rise doorman building.
• Le Rivage (21 West Street, Battery Park City) {3 available apts}
  Built in 1926 in the Art Deco style, restored and converted in 1998. Architectural details abound in the halls, lobby and elevators.
• Liberty Court (200 Rector Place, Battery Park City) {5 available apts}
  A high-rise concierge building.
• Liberty House (375-377 Rector Place, Battery Park City) {2 available apts}
  A high-rise concierge building.
• Liberty Plaza (10 Liberty Street, Financial District) {4 available apts}
  A recently constructed building offering 1br, 2br and 2br duplex apartments.
• Liberty Terrace (376-380 Rector Place, Battery Park City) {1 available apt}
  A concierge building.
• Post Towers (75 West Street, Battery Park City) {8 available apts}
  The building is named Post Towers after The New York Post, for which it was built in 1926. The Post left it in 1970, and the Bank of New York used it until 1996.
• Tribeca Bridge Tower (450 North End Avenue, Battery Park City) {2 available apts}
  A modern 26-story tower built in 1998. 250,000 sq ft.
• Tribeca Green (325 North End Avenue, Battery Park City) {1 available apt}
  Luxury rental building offering a "more eco-friendly" lifestyle.

See all downtown rental buildings (360 buildings)

MIDTOWN MANHATTAN RENTAL APARTMENT BUILDINGS

Below is a partial list of midtown rental buildings. The longer complete list of midtown rental buildings (306 buildings) is also available.

• 21 Chelsea (120 West 21st Street, Chelsea) {5 available apts}
  A modern mid-rise doorman building.
• 214 East 24th (214 East 24th Street, Kips Bay) {3 available apts}
  A low-rise elevator building with a 24-hour garage.
• 220 East 25th Street (Kips Bay) {4 available apts}
  A low-rise building.
• 777 Sixth Avenue (Chelsea) {3 available apts}
  A high-rise concierge building.
• Archstone Chelsea (800 Sixth Avenue, Chelsea) {14 available apts}
  A high-rise building.
• Archstone Clinton (510 West 52nd Street, Hell's Kitchen (Clinton)) {24 available apts}
  Two 24-story towers. The project is built under the 80/20 program and 126 apartments will house lower-income families.
• Archstone East 39th (300 East 39th Street, Murray Hill) {14 available apts}
  A high-rise building completed in 2000.
• Archstone Midtown West (250 West 50th Street, Central Midtown) {29 available apts}
  A modern high-rise doorman building.
• Archstone Murray Hill (245 East 40th Street, Murray Hill) {20 available apts}
  A post-war high-rise concierge building.
• The Elektra (290 Third Avenue, Gramercy Park) {6 available apts}
  A high-rise doorman building.
• The Helena (601 West 57th Street, Hell's Kitchen (Clinton)) {3 available apts}
  "Environmentally advanced" high-rise building.
• Manhattan Promenade (344 Third Ave, Kips Bay) {5 available apts}
  A modern building
• The Montrose (306-308 East 38th Street, Murray Hill) {3 available apts}
  20-story, 104,000-square-foot luxury residential rental project. A "boutique" building with fewer than a hundred units, but many luxury amenities, offering residents a "user-f....
• The Tate (535 West 23rd Street, Chelsea) {1 available apt}
  A building offering a "a selection of over forty different apartments, with features that include granite kitchens, stone baths, and washers and dryers in every home."
• The Wilshire (207 East 30th Street, Kips Bay) {4 available apts}
  

See all midtown rental buildings (306 buildings)

UPTOWN MANHATTAN RENTAL APARTMENT BUILDINGS

A partial list of uptown buildings can be seen below. The complete list of uptown rental buildings (with 562 buildings) is also available.

• 534 East 88th Street (Upper East Side) {4 available apts}
  An elevator building.
• 950 Columbus Avenue (Upper West Side) {4 available apts}
  A pre-war low-rise walk-up building.
• Archstone 101 West End (101 West End Avenue, Upper West Side) {27 available apts}
  A high-rise building.
• Archstone Key West (750 Columbus Avenue, Upper West Side) {9 available apts}
  Mid-rise elevator building.
• Carnegie Hill Place @ 1500 Lexington (1500 Lexington Ave, Upper East Side) {7 available apts}
  A luxury building just blocks from Central Park.
• Claridge House (201 East 87th Street, Upper East Side) {3 available apts}
  A high-rise doorman building.
• The Concerto (200 West 60th Street, Upper West Side) {2 available apts}
  A 35-story 254-unit building constructed in 1991.
• Highgate (182 East 95th Street, Upper East Side) {2 available apts}
  A high-rise building.
• The Lucerne (350 East 79th Street, Upper East Side) {1 available apt}
  A doorman building.
• The Marlowe (145 East 81 Street, Upper East Side) {1 available apt}
  A doorman building.
• The Monterey (175 East 96th Street, Upper East Side) {1 available apt}
  A concierge building.
• The Pavilion (500 East 77th Street, Upper East Side) {1 available apt}
  A high-rise doorman building.
• Post Toscana (389 East 89th Street, Upper East Side) {10 available apts}
  A modern high-rise concierge building.
• The Somerset (1365 York Avenue, Upper East Side) {1 available apt}
  A doorman building.
• The Stratford (1385 York Avenue, Upper East Side) {3 available apts}
  A doorman building.

See all uptown rental buildings (562 buildings)

UPPER MANHATTAN RENTAL APARTMENT BUILDINGS

A partial list is given below (you can also view the complete list Upper Manhattan rental buildings (240 buildings)):

• 15 West 139th Street (Central Harlem) {2 available apts}
  One of the seven buildings of the Savoy Park development.
• 191 St. Nicholas Avenue (Central Harlem) {5 available apts}
  A mid-rise elevator building.
• 210 West 133rd Street (Central Harlem) {1 available apt}
  A low-rise walk-up building.
• 211 West 117th Street (Central Harlem) {3 available apts}
  A low-rise walk-up building.
• 2149 Eighth Avenue (Central Harlem) {1 available apt}
  Rent-stabilized walk-up building.
• 2216 Eighth Avenue (Central Harlem) {4 available apts}
  Rent-stabilized building for middle-income residents.
• 2300 Fifth Avenue (Central Harlem) {2 available apts}
  This is one of the seven buildings of the Savoy Park development, this site was once home to the legendary Savoy Ballroom.
• 238 Fort Washington Avenue (Washington Heights) {6 available apts}
  A pre-war elevator building.
• 267 Edgecombe Avenue (Central Harlem) {2 available apts}
  Art Deco elevator buildng.
• 270 West 119th Street (Central Harlem) {4 available apts}
  Rent stabilized building.
• 270 West 153rd Street (Central Harlem) {2 available apts}
  A pre-war walk-up building.
• 275 Fort Washington Avenue (Washington Heights) {7 available apts}
  A pre-war elevator building.
• 276 West 119th Street (Central Harlem) {3 available apts}
  Rent stabilized, elevator building.
• Lenox Terrace (470-484 Lenox Avenue, Central Harlem) {14 available apts}
  A 6-building residential community in Harlem.
• The Manhattan Court (444 Manhattan Avenue, Central Harlem) {5 available apts}
  A modern, luxury building in Harlem. Some apartments are reserved as 'affordable' for mid-income residents.

See the complete list Upper Manhattan rental buildings in our database (240 buildings).

ROOSEVELT ISLAND RENTAL APARTMENT BUILDING

Although Roosevelt Island is officially part of the borough of Manhattan, it is an island, so if you decide to rent there, you'll need to get acquainted with a lesser-known mode of transportation called the air-tram.

• Eastwood (510-580 Main Street, Roosevelt Island)
  10-building complex of about 1,000 units
• Island House (555-557 Main Street, Roosevelt Island)
  A post-war building.
• Manhattan Park on Roosevelt Island (10-40 River Road, Roosevelt Island)
  Over a thousand rental apartments in five buildings. Many residents are UN employees. 94 apartments are reserved for the elderly and physically challenged.
• The Octagon (888 Main Street, Roosevelt Island)
  A luxury apartment building offering a wide range of services and amenities including tennis courts, waterfront pool, health club & day care center. The building was designed ....

BROOKLYN RENTAL APARTMENT BUILDINGS

• 1047 Bedford Avenue (Clinton Hill) {1 available apt}
  A low-rise walk-up building.
• 1454 Bedford Avenue (Prospect Heights) {1 available apt}
  A walk-up building with only 2 apartments per floor.
• 1486 Bedford Avenue (Prospect Heights) {2 available apts}
  A walk-up building.
• 2106 Union Street (Brownsville) {2 available apts}
  A walk-up building.
• 222 Montrose Avenue (Williamsburg) {1 available apt}
  A low-rise walk-up building.
• 25 Pierrepont Street (Brooklyn Heights) {1 available apt}
  A pre-war brownstone walk-up building.
• 350 Greene Avenue (Clinton Hill) {1 available apt}
  A low-rise walk-up building.
• Archstone Brooklyn Heights (180 Montague Street, Brooklyn Heights) {15 available apts}
  A high-rise building completed in 2000.
• Clermont Armory Towers (171 Clermont Avenue, Fort Greene) {1 available apt}
  Built in two wings behind the façade of the original armory, the apartments face an elevated courtyard. In an attempt to capture some of the character of the original Clerm....
• State Renaissance Court (200 Schermerhorn Street, Boerum Hill) {1 available apt}
  A mid-rise luxury building designed by the architectural team of James McCullar & Associates to complement the existing architecture in the area in both the building’s mid-r....

See all Brooklyn rental buildings (97 buildings)

QUEENS RENTAL APARTMENT BUILDINGS

• 27-37 27th Street (Astoria) {11 available apts}
  A low-rise elevator building.
• 32-52 33rd Street (Astoria) {1 available apt}
  An elevator building.
• 34-09 83rd Street (Jackson Heights) {1 available apt}
  A walk-up building.
• 37-55 77th Street (Jackson Heights) {1 available apt}
  A low-rise elevator building.
• 47-45 Vernon Boulevard (Long Island City) {2 available apts}
  
• 62-60 99th Street (Rego Park) {2 available apts}
  A mid-rise doorman elevator building.
• 99-65 64th Road (Rego Park) {1 available apt}
  An elevator building.
• East Coast @ 4705 Center Blvd (4705 Center Boulevard, Long Island City) {20 available apts}
  A 31-story luxury glass tower.
• East Coast @ 4720 Center Blvd. (4720 Center Boulevard, Long Island City) {5 available apts}
  32-story tower is part of "East Coast" - a development project for Long Island City. The tower sits right on the waterfront.
• Grand Court (23-15 30th Avenue, Astoria) {1 available apt}
  A low-rise walk-up building.

See all Queens rental buildings (94 buildings)

BRONX RENTAL APARTMENT BUILDINGS

• 104 West 190th Street (Kingsbridge Heights) {2 available apts}
  A walk-up building.
• 105 East 192nd Street (Fordham) {2 available apts}
  A walk-up building.
• 1226 Sherman Avenue (Concourse) {1 available apt}
  An elevator building.
• 1230 Teller Avenue (Concourse) {1 available apt}
  An elevator building.
• 1630 Undercliff Avenue (Morris Heights) {1 available apt}
  A pre-war elevator building.
• 1733 University Avenue (Morris Heights) {1 available apt}
  A pre-war walk-up building.
• 390 East 153rd Street (Melrose) {1 available apt}
  An elevator building.
• 950 Avenue St. John (Hunts Point) {1 available apt}
  An elevator building.
• The Century (2600 Netherland Ave, Riverdale) {5 available apts}
  Spacious apartments with breathtaking views of Manhattan
• Lavender Hall (1649-1651 Nelson Avenue, Morris Heights) {3 available apts}
  A low-rise walk-up building.

See all Bronx rental buildings (68 buildings)

NEW JERSEY RENTAL APARTMENT BUILDINGS

• 1215 Kennedy Boulevard (Downtown Jersey City) {1 available apt}
  
• 155-157 Academy Street (Downtown Jersey City) {2 available apts}
  A pre-war walk-up mixed-use building, containing 5 stores and 3 apartments.
• 250 Fairmount Avenue (Journal Square) {1 available apt}
  
• 70 Greene Street (Downtown Jersey City)
  A high-rise concierge building.
• 7004-7006 Broadway (Guttenberg) {2 available apts}
  Multi-family building.
• 944 Summit Avenue (Downtown Jersey City) {2 available apts}
  A walk-up building.
• Carriage House (1275 15th Street, Fort Lee)
  A mid-rise doorman elevator building.
• The Highlands at South Plainfield (1300 Cook Lane, South Plainfield)
  A low-rise walk-up building.
• Hudson Point (131 Dudley Street, Downtown Jersey City) {1 available apt}
  A low-rise concierge elevator building.
• The Pier (1 Harborside Place, Downtown Jersey City) {1 available apt}
  A low-rise doorman elevator building.

See all eastern New Jersey rental buildings (40 buildings)

The latest additions to the database of buildings were made on: July 1, 2009.

ADDED RECENTLY: 1491 Lexington Avenue , 732 Amsterdam Avenue , 777 Sixth Avenue , Silver Towers , 125 East 30th Street , 950 Columbus Avenue , Claridge's , The Left Bank

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TIPS FOR RENTERS

Fee or No Fee?

The majority of buildings listed on our site are so-called no-fee buildings. That means that you'll be dealing with the management company directly, without any intermediaries (brokers or agents) and consequently, you won't be required to pay extra fees.

There are certain exceptions, though. When you see that building is "represented" by an "exclusive rental agent" (usually a large brokerage) you will have no choice but to talk to them. Ask them if there's a fee - some of these "exclusive" arrangements stipulate that broker fees not be charged. (This advice does not apply, however, if you didn't contact the management directly but rather were shown an apartment by a broker and only then did your research to find out you could have rented directly. In such circumstances, most buildings will enact the "brokers protected" policy, since you probably have signed away your right to deal directly with the management when you first met your broker).

In New York, a typical broker's fee is about 15% (up to 20% in some cases) of one year's rent. Thus, a typical broker's fee on a $3,000 apartment will be $5,400. No wonder New Yorkers have been looking hard to avoid paying such fees (thanks to NYBits, they can now do that!). In certain situations, however, brokers charge less - for example, it is not uncommon to pay a "low fee" around 10% or even a fee of one month's rent (which roughly corresponds to 8.3%).

When we have information that a building is rented through a brokerage a requires a fee, we show a "fee warning" prominently in the building capsule.

Ready to skip brokers? Try our free no-fee rental search tool

Doorman or Non-Doorman?

Management companies have been known to use the terms "doorman" and "concierge" almost interchangeably, although technically, the two things are diffent (it's quite possible, for example, to have both a doorman and a concierge). Loosely defined, the word "doorman" could mean a part-time employee to sign for packages during the day, a full-time one (same with extended hours), or even a 24/7 presence in your lobby. When in doubt, ask!

Keep in mind that the services of your doorman (or concierge) don't come free. Citi Habitats' research indicates that doorman buildings (which is to say the majority of buildings listed on NY Bits) normally charge 5%-30% higher rents, depending on the neighborhood. Of course, it can be argued that doorman buildings tend to have better amenities and thus higher rents are justified. Another point: the same firm's research indicates that the minimum size of a building required to justify the expense of a doorman is around 40 units. Thus, doorman buildings tend to be larger than non-doorman ones.

For more info: see our list of doorman rental buildings

Short Term Rentals

If you need a place for less than a full year, it might make sense to look into a furnished short-term rental apartment. Below are some of the managers offering such accomodations. Most of them rent by the month (even its only for 1 month), but sometimes weekly and even daily rates are available as well.

• 25 Clinton (25 Clinton Street, Lower East Side) {16 available apts}
  Inexpensive furnished downtown apartments for long or short term.
• Bridge Suites (351 East 60th Street, Upper East Side)
  Fully furnished walk-up studios and one bedrooms for short-term lease.
• BridgeStreet 316 East 63rd (316 East 63rd Street, Upper East Side)
  Short-term rental property
• Liberty View (99 Battery Place, Battery Park City) {2 available apts}
  A 294-unit building with long- and short-term rentals.
• Turtle Bay Suites (224 East 48th Street, Midtown East)
  Both short- and long-term rentals (1 month minimum). Initially open to corporations only.