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225 E 63rd St Residences

225 East 63rd Street, NY 100653.6 ★ (92 reviews)
Rental building

Summary

225 East 63rd Street is a 152-apartment Upper East Side rental from 1962 with renovated units, a staffed lobby and roof space described by residents. Friendly doormen, generous apartments and the location earn praise, but recurring heat and hot-water failures, pests, elevator outages, leaks, construction and uneven management response are serious drawbacks.

152 unitsOpened 1962Managed by R.E.M. Residential

Reviews

Resident feedback splits sharply. Some newer residents praise renovated apartments and a more responsive team, while a larger set of detailed accounts describes persistent building-system failures and slow follow-through; the strongest complaint patterns also recur across the property’s housing record.

Google
3.6
92 reviews
Yelp
2.2
31 reviews

What residents praise

Doormen and building staff earn consistent praise

Residents repeatedly describe the front-line staff, porters and superintendent as friendly, attentive and helpful with moves and daily needs.

Renovated apartments can feel spacious and polished

Newer residents like the finishes, room size and move-in presentation, particularly in recently renovated apartments.

The location and roof space are meaningful advantages

The Lexington Avenue subway options, neighborhood convenience and rooftop views are recurring positives.

What residents complain about

Heat, hot water and pests are major recurring problems

Residents describe extended periods without reliable heat or hot water along with mice and cockroaches in apartments and the laundry room; these are repeated building-wide concerns.

Elevators, leaks and apartment systems fail repeatedly

Frequent elevator outages, burst pipes, water damage, mold, air-conditioning failures and electrical problems appear across multiple resident accounts.

Renovation and management follow-through create disruption

Residents report prolonged construction noise, incomplete move-in work, incorrect ledgers and repairs that take repeated follow-up, with communication often arriving late or not at all.

Amenities

225 East 63rd has a 24-hour attended lobby, fitness center and rooftop lounge with grills. Some apartments have in-unit laundry and central air; shared laundry, a package room and a garage serve the building.

In the apartment
In-unit laundry
Some apartments
Central air
Some apartments
Dishwasher
In the building
24-hour doorman
Elevator
Fitness center
Pool
Not available
Shared outdoor space
On-site parking*
Package service
Resident storage
Not available
Shared laundry

* Fees apply to marked amenities. See Costs in the Availability tab.

Also here: Resident lounge

Location

225 E 63rd St Residences is located at 225 East 63rd Street, New York, NY 10065. The building is on East 63rd Street between Second and Third avenues. The F and Q at Lexington Avenue–63rd Street are about three minutes away, with the 4, 5, 6, N, R and W at 59th Street also within a short walk; groceries and everyday services are close by.

TransitSupermarketsParks
  • 3 min
    Lexington Av/63 StMQ
  • 5 min
    Lexington Av/59 St456NRW
  • 6 min
    59 St456NRW
  • 8 min
    68 St-Hunter College6
  • 10 min
    72 StQ
  • 11 min
    Lexington Av/53 St6EF

Building records

Housing complaints are much more common than at comparable buildings, particularly concerning heat and pests. Open rodent, roach and self-closing-door violations make pest control, heating reliability and fire-door upkeep important to check.

Reported housing complaintsPast 3 years

Reported housing complaints
Housing-related reports submitted to NYC 311 by residents or the public. A report describes a reported issue, not a confirmed violation.

103.3 reports per 100 apartments, versus 28.6 for other comparable apartment buildings in New York.

CategoryReportsLatest
47
May 2026
28
May 2026
14
Mar 2025

HPD housing-code violationsPast 3 years

HPD housing-code violations
Housing-code violations issued by NYC’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development after an inspection. Routine administrative filings and notices are excluded.
ConditionCitationsStatus
10
5 open
6
5 open
5
5 open

Construction nearby

Construction nearby
Construction projects on or near this building with active work permits.
ProjectDistanceLatest permit
200 ftJun 2026

Rent history

One-bedrooms ask about 7% less than the Upper East Side median and are around 8% larger.

Typical rents

Typical rents
Final asking rents from listings that ended in the past year, compared with the same apartment size across buildings in Upper East Side.
Studio
$4,300median / mo
$4,150–$6,000
1 bed
$4,687median / mo
−7% vs area
$4,000–$6,500750 sq ft · 8% larger than area
2 beds
$6,900median / mo
$5,950–$7,900760 sq ft median

Concessions

Historical concessions
Free-rent offers on listings that ended in the past year, including listings with no offer.

No free-rent offers appeared in the past year’s listings.

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