Kips Bay Court

490 2nd Avenue, NY 10016 4.9 ★ (1,076 reviews)

Rental complex with 8 buildings

Summary

Kips Bay Court combines attended service with renovated courtyards, a gym and resident lounges across eight buildings. Staff and quick routine repairs receive strong praise. Laundry is shared, and residents describe a less consistent experience with heating, construction noise and larger apartment problems.

894 unitsBuilt 1975Managed by Beam Living

Reviews

Residents repeatedly praise the front desk, package staff and routine maintenance. Longer accounts also describe heating problems, renovation disruption and variable apartment condition.

What residents praise

Helpful front desk and repair staff

Staff are repeatedly praised for remembering residents, helping with packages and handling routine repairs promptly.

Improved shared spaces

Residents like the renovated courtyards, gym and lounges, with places to exercise or spend time outside the apartment.

What residents complain about

Heating and apartment condition vary

Some residents describe cold apartments, recurring appliance problems or pests that take more follow-up than routine repairs.

Renovations can be disruptive

Drilling and temporary laundry closures feature in resident accounts from the renovation period. Ask what work is planned for the building you would occupy.

Amenities

Kips Bay Court is an eight-tower Manhattan complex with 24-hour doormen, a laundry room in every building, standard dishwashers and built-in air conditioning. Landscaped courtyards, an underground garage and a smart package room round it out; the fitness center requires a paid membership.

In the apartment

Built-in air conditioning

Dishwasher

In the building

24-hour doorman

Elevator

Fitness center^*

Pool

Not available

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 Target · Three resident lounges · URBN Playground concierge services · On-site dry cleaner and wash-and-fold · Community events

Location

Kips Bay Court is located at 490 2nd Avenue, New York, NY 10016. Second Avenue puts Target, buses and the medical district nearby. Subway access involves a longer walk than at buildings closer to Park Avenue.

Transit Supermarkets Parks

Transit
7 min
28 St6
11 min
33 St6
12 min
23 St-Baruch College6
13 min
28 StRW
15 min
23 StRW
15 min
3 AvL

Building records

The housing-complaint rate is below that of comparable buildings, with noise and heating prominent in the reports. Open mold and floor violations make apartment condition worth checking, alongside potential disruption from alterations on the property.

Reported housing complaintsPast 3 years

12.9 reports per 100 apartments, versus 28.8 for other comparable apartment buildings in New York.

HPD housing-code violationsPast 3 years

Condition

Citations

Status

Latest

3 open

Apr 2026

Date	Cited condition	Status
Apr 17, 2026	Floor repairs§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WARPED-UP WOOD FLOOR [ WALK AREA ] IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 19F, 19th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST , SECTION ''''484''''	Close
Apr 17, 2026	Floor repairs§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LIFTING LAMINATE WOOD FLOOR TILES IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 2E, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH , SECTION ''''480''''	Open
Apr 17, 2026	Floor repairs§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LIFTING LAMINATE WOOD FLOOR TILES IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 2E, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH , SECTION ''''480''''	Open
Apr 1, 2026	Floor repairs§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SEPARATING WOOD FLOOR [ WALK AREA ] IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 5D, 5th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH , SECTION ''490''	Close
Apr 1, 2026	Floor repairs§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE 3rd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 17A, 17th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST	Close
Apr 1, 2026	Floor repairs§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 17A, 17th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST	Close
Oct 16, 2024	Floor repairs§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE FOYER LOCATED AT APT 13C, 13th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST	Close
Oct 16, 2024	Floor repairs§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 5B, 5th STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST	Close
Aug 28, 2024	Floor repairs§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR (WALKING AREA) IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 18F, 18th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM NORTH AT EAST	Open
Jul 12, 2024	Floor repairs§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR TILES IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 2D, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST	Close
Jun 25, 2024	Floor repairs§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE VINYL FLOOR TILE IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 12F, 12th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST	Close
Jun 6, 2024	Floor repairs§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 14E, 14th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH	Close
Jun 5, 2024	Floor repairs§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR TILES IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 9D, 9th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH	Close
Jun 5, 2024	Floor repairs§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR TILES IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST AT NORTH LOCATED AT APT 9D, 9th STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH	Close
Jun 5, 2024	Floor repairs§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR TILES IN THE 4th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 15E, 15th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH	Close
Jun 4, 2024	Floor repairs§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR TILES IN THE PRIVATE HALLWAY LOCATED AT APT 11F, 11th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH	Close
Feb 16, 2024	Floor repairs§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE VINYL FLLORING TILES IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH AT EAST LOCATED AT APT 2A, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST	Close
Feb 16, 2024	Floor repairs§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE VINYL FLOORING TILES IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 2A, 2nd STORY, 2nd APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST	Close

Kips Bay Court

Summary

Reviews

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What residents complain about

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Location

Building records

Reported housing complaintsPast 3 years

HPD housing-code violationsPast 3 years

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