Carnegie Management

Don’t do business with them, they are incredibly unreliable and dishonest. I have been negotiating a loft for the last few weeks, we agreed on a price and last week I submitted the application. Once I did that they told me that instead of the 2 months rent (first /​last) they they initially told me I was supposed to provide, they wanted 3 months. The agent admitted it was his mistake to tell me 2, and would try to have that changed. Yesterday, after my credit was already checked and approved and I was ready to give the deposit, he told me the landlord had decided to increase the rent of $ 100 because they had lost the month of December (as if it was my fault) and that he wanted 3 months upfront. This morning as I went to the office they informed me the apartment was already rented. I lost the space last minute and two days before I am leaving mine. They are rude, unreliable dishonest people. I really recommend not using their properties.

Carnegie Management is terrible. I lived in the Mckibbin Lofts for nearly three years, and it was a complete nightmare. After living there and having countless terrible roommates move in and out of my apartment, all of which I had no control over, all while the rent kept steadily going up. It was ridiculous. The building is not even made for people to live in, honestly. The walls are paper-​thin, the electricity is fucked, neighbors are loud unemployed kids, there’s theft, weirdos constantly coming into the building, bed bugs are always an issue, laundry machines don’t work but take your money anyways. It’s just an oppressive shit place to live. I fulfilled my lease with the intent of getting my deposit back, but then they refused to give me my deposit back because when I moved out it wasn’t considered a «move-​out» because a other people signed-​on in my apartment. Still in the process of taking them to court and getting that deposit back.

I saw the pretty dismal Unilocal reviews of Carnegie when I was moving into my first NYC apartment but I thought, «How bad could it be?!» BAD BAD BAD BAD BAD.
Yes, Carnegie was pretty responsive when the front door lock was busted and when we had a leak in our ceiling. But when we were moving out? Rather than show the apartment themselves to interested renters they gave away my roommates phone number to random brokers or literally just sent random people to knock at our door and asked to be shown the place. All while we were still living there with MONTHS to go before the end of our lease. We had no idea who these people were but they just sent them to our door for us to do there work for them and try to talk up the place to potential renters (not that there was so so much to talk up.) My roommate was still getting calls/​texts from random renters even after we moved out.
Not to mention that Carnegie never returned the interest that accumulated on our deposits, as is our legal right. I tried working with Frimmy to get it sorted out and she eventually just stopped answering my calls and emails. My roommates and I never did receive our interest and I can’t help but wonder what would have happened if WE had shorted Carnegie $ 50 while we were there…
Oh and did I mention we had cats living in the walls? I couldn’t make that up. Stray cats. In the walls of the building.
Seriously, don’t deal with them if you don’t have to. Their apartments are cheap for a reason and they are poorly reviewed for a reason.

Just moved into one of Carnegie’s buildings in Brooklyn. Similar to other reviews, there was an unmentioned/​hidden utility fee that was not disclosed to us until after we made our initial deposit, turned in our non-​lease renewal to our other apartment, and showed up to sign on the dotted line. That off set us a bit since it is a monthly fee add-​on that we were not expecting in the price.
On a brighter note, even though we have only been here a week, the Super Jose and his sidekick Manuel were great. We were initially concerned with the apartment we were moving into because when we viewed it, there was dog hair everywhere and smelled of urine. On moving day, the place was IMMACULATE! Freshly painted, new varnish on the floor, and sooooo clean! We could not have been happier with the place including the warm welcome from both Jose and Manuel. Jose even installed a new lock on the door for our safety and magically produced a shower rod when we had forgotten to grab ours from the old place.
This is only our first day, but if this level of customer service keeps up, we should be «A-​ok!»

Horrible, unyielding, borderline sociopathic company. Stay away if you value your safety. They even ask you to sign away your right to trial by jury when you sign up for an apartment. I made the horrible mistake of signing anyway, and it’s been a nightmare dealing with them.
I hope they all rot in jail, but they won’t, they have friends in the legal system. STAY AWAY.

I have had lived in a loft in Brooklyn managed by Carnegie for the past four years. I have seen them grow into a really respectable management company.
Whenever there are problems with the building, Carnegie has responded promptly and with compassion. Our building has a live-​in Super who is responsible and hard working. We have a monthly visit by pest control. If something is broken or there is an issue that the Super can’t fix, you send an email to Carnegie and their communication and resolution is quick. You can also pay your rent online — which is really convenient.
Yes, it is expensive to live in NYC and Carnegie is a business, so your rent will increase every year. It is true they charge $ 50/​month for water. Yes, they are Orthodox Jews, so they will not respond Friday nights/​all day Saturdays or on Jewish holidays and they won’t shake your hand if you’re a woman. If these are the worst problems though, good luck finding better in NYC. When it comes to the important things such as safety and honest business practices, they are top notch.

Carnegie Management is the worst of the old school Jewish landlord organizations. Their building, The Clock Tower, in the South Bronx, has a constant turnover of tenants. Most leave after the first year — the building is not safe, the garbage overflows constantly attracting hordes of rats, the utility costs of heating/​cooling one of their «lofts» is outrageous. Jacob, the seemingly sole broker who handles this building, actually wanted to back out of a lease arrangement we agreed on because someone else offered $ 40 more per month for the same apartment. Beware of dealing with this company — their bad reputation is well-​earned.