07/01/09

Not worth the timee

by JennaSmith

I had seen several apartments already before I walked into Manhattan Apartments' office and had a good idea of what I could get and at what price range.

When i told them my search criteria, I was immediately told that what I wanted was impossible and quoted that a more realistic price was 15% higher than what I knew the fair market rate was (come on people, we're in a depression - you can't get away with such outrageous charges any more).

I then pulled out several Craigslist advertisements they had placed. Just as others here have mentioned, they use the classic bait-and-switch method, claiming that the apartments they had advertised already "had applications in". Basically they just posted false apartment listings to lure people in and then take them to other "equally good" apartments. Unfortunately, not only was I not taken to any apartments in the area I was looking at, the apartments that were shown to me were complete dumps for the price range I had set.

Don't waste your time here. They will quote you exceptionally high prices for terrible apartments. Plus the brokers were very rude and pushy.

• Pros: none
• Cons: high prices, bad service

09/18/08

Fast Placement Because They Will Never Be Useful Again

by ifyoucare

We went to Manhattan Apartments Inc. because they made it sound like they were honest, hard working people. It turns out that the show up to every appointment late, make false claims that they will deny later, and have the worst customer service imaginable; among other things. Even though we informed them this was our first time renting an apartment they have done nothing to help us understand the process or get situated. (Funny, I thought that's why we were paying them.) Every time we turn around there is some new charge they 'forgot' to tell us about or 'thought they had mentioned'.

They get you in an apartment fast so they can drop you faster. Once they get your money they are gone.

Do yourself a favor and don't bother.

• Pros: none
• Cons: employees, behavior, service; you name it and it's probably a con.

08/27/08

HELPFUL AND FAST

by bobdog1

I too wasted days with other agencies that claimed they had the most listings out of anyone in the city. The apartments they showed me were way over my budget and not in the area's I wanted. When I asker why they were showing them to me they said that I couldn't find anything in my budget in the neighborhood i wanted. I felt intense pressure to sign for one that I didn't want because my move-in deadline was approaching quickly.

A friend suggested Manhattan Apartments, so I went. I was introduced to an Agent who listened to my needs and was able to come up with a few apartments she thought i would like. Grudgingly I went to see them. I couldn't be happier. I got a great apartment in the area I wanted, and she guided me through all the paperwork . I was able to move in three days later!!

Thank You Manhattan Apartments!!

• Pros: Quick, Listend to me. Honest