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4705 Center Boulevard Apartments by Rockrose

47-05 Center Boulevard, NY 111093.1 ★ (75 reviews)
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Summary

47-05 Center Boulevard is a 394-apartment Long Island City waterfront rental with spacious layouts, Manhattan views, an indoor pool and a large roof deck. Residents praise the apartments, front-desk staff and renovated amenities, while prolonged elevator problems, construction disruption and uneven management response are the dominant drawbacks.

394 unitsOpened 2007Managed by Rockrose

Reviews

Residents value the generous apartments, waterfront setting and broad amenity program. The elevator modernization has shaped daily life much more than a typical renovation, with repeated failures and long waits appearing across many resident accounts alongside construction noise and access disruption.

Google
3.1
75 reviews
Openigloo
3.4
17 reviews
Yelp
1.7
29 reviews

What residents praise

Apartments feel spacious by city standards

Residents praise generous layouts, closets, renovated finishes and broad Manhattan or river views, especially compared with newer compact towers.

The pool and roof deck stand out

The indoor pool, sauna and steam rooms, large gym and skyline-facing outdoor deck are repeatedly described as the building's strongest shared features.

Front-line staff are friendly and helpful

Doormen, maintenance staff and leasing contacts receive frequent praise even from residents who are critical of broader management decisions.

What residents complain about

Elevator problems can add real time to the day

Residents repeatedly report multiple elevators out of service, waits of 10 minutes or more and occasional entrapments during a long-running modernization project.

Renovation work has been highly disruptive

Hallway, balcony and amenity construction has brought drilling, scaffolding and changing access over extended periods, with the experience varying by floor and timing.

Management response and upkeep are uneven

Residents describe slow escalation on elevator, leak, mold and HVAC problems, while some shared facilities have been unavailable or unreliable despite the building's premium positioning.

Amenities

4705 Center Boulevard has central air, a 24-hour attended lobby and in-unit laundry in some apartments, with a shared laundry room. The rooftop health club includes fitness studios and an enclosed pool, alongside landscaped decks, parking and resident storage.

In the apartment
In-unit laundry
Some apartments
Central air
Dishwasher
In the building
24-hour doorman
Elevator
Fitness center*
Pool*
Shared outdoor space*
On-site parking*
Package service
Resident storage*
Shared laundry

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

Also here: Bike storage · On-site grocery · Screening room · Resident lounge · Music rooms · Playroom

Location

4705 Center Boulevard Apartments by Rockrose is located at 47-05 Center Boulevard, New York, NY 11109. 47-05 Center Boulevard faces Gantry Plaza State Park and the East River, with the ferry close by and the 7 train farther inland. The waterfront setting is quiet and family-oriented, though the subway walk is longer than at towers centered on Queens Plaza or Court Square.

TransitSupermarketsParks
  • 7 min
    Vernon Blvd-Jackson Av7
  • 8 min
    21 StG
  • 11 min
    Hunters Point Av7
  • 13 min
    Court Sq7EFG
  • 14 min
    Court Sq-23 St7EFG

Building records

The housing-complaint rate is below that of comparable buildings, with noise and elevators the largest categories. Lift reliability and the repairs behind an open fire-safety violation are worth asking about.

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.

15.2 reports per 100 apartments, versus 28.7 for other comparable apartment buildings in New York.

CategoryReportsLatest
29
Aug 2026
9
Mar 2026
3
Sep 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
1
1 open
7
Closed
1
Closed

Construction nearby

Construction nearby
Construction projects on or near this building with active work permits.
ProjectDistanceLatest permit
200 ftSep 2025

Rent history

One-bedrooms ask about 2% more than the Long Island City median.

Typical rents

Typical rents
Final asking rents from listings that ended in the past year, compared with the same apartment size across buildings in Long Island City.
Studio
$3,725median / mo
$3,475–$3,765
1 bed
$4,570median / mo
+2% vs area
$4,095–$5,195
2 beds
$6,947median / mo
+7% vs area
$6,275–$7,395

Concessions

Historical concessions
Free-rent offers on listings that ended in the past year, including listings with no offer.
AllStudio1 bed2 beds

1% of listings offered free rent, most commonly half a month.

No free rent recorded: 99%0.5 months: 1%
1%of listings offered free rent
No free rent recorded
99%(93 of 94)
0.5 months
1%(1 of 94)

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