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Lincoln at Bankside

5 Lincoln Avenue, NY 104543.9 ★ (115 reviews)
Rental complex with 4 buildings
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Summary

Lincoln at Bankside is a four-tower Mott Haven rental with in-unit laundry, an indoor pool, two-story fitness center and a large mix of work, play and outdoor spaces. Residents praise maintenance and front-desk staff, while management communication, amenity upkeep, smoke and recurring HVAC or water problems are the main concerns.

481 unitsOpened 2023Managed by Brookfield Properties

Reviews

The building’s strongest marks go to individual maintenance and front-desk staff, along with the views and breadth of amenities. The harder problems arise when management needs to enforce rules, communicate about a building-wide issue or keep paid shared spaces consistently available.

Google
3.9
115 reviews

What residents praise

Maintenance staff responds quickly

Longer-term residents describe routine repairs handled promptly by a friendly team that listens and follows through.

Front-desk staff is warm and attentive

Residents praise guest screening, package notices and familiar staff who help keep daily life organized.

Views and amenity variety stand out

The pool, gym, roof deck, coworking rooms and recreation spaces give the building more range than most nearby rentals.

What residents complain about

Management communication can break down

Residents report unanswered emails, limited follow-up and slow responses to safety, leasing and repeated apartment concerns.

Paid amenities are not always maintained or controlled

Accounts mention broken gym equipment, dirty shared areas, long repair periods and nonresidents using spaces that residents pay to access.

Smoke, noise and building systems need scrutiny

Residents describe odors traveling through vents, loud neighbors, HVAC failures and recurring hot-water or discolored-water problems.

Amenities

Lincoln at Bankside has in-unit laundry, central air and a 24-hour concierge. Shared amenities include a two-story fitness center, indoor lap pool, roof deck and courtyard, with a laundry room and valet garage.

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

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

Also here: Bike storage · Game room · Media lounge · Coworking lounge · Reservable event room · Children's playroom

Location

Lincoln at Bankside is located at 5 Lincoln Avenue, New York, NY 10454. Lincoln sits on the Mott Haven waterfront beside Bankside Park, with the 6 train about an eight-minute walk away and the 4 and 5 trains slightly farther. Daily errands are possible without a car, though the immediate waterfront is quieter than a mature retail district.

TransitSupermarketsParks
  • 8 min
    3 Av-138 St6
  • 10 min
    138 St-Grand Concourse45
  • 14 min
    125 St456

Building records

Housing complaints are more common than at comparable buildings, with noise and heating the largest categories. Open floor, mold and leak violations make the condition of the specific apartment and the quality of repairs worth checking.

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.

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

CategoryReportsLatest
87
Aug 2026
51
May 2026
13
Jul 2026

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
15
13 open
7
7 open
10
6 open

Rent history

Typical rents

Typical rents
Final asking rents from listings that ended in the past year.
1 bed
$3,240median / mo
$2,850–$3,385686 sq ft median
2 beds
$3,715median / mo
$3,550–$4,025963 sq ft median

Concessions

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

100% of listings offered free rent, most commonly one month. If the apartment you like doesn’t include an offer, it’s worth asking whether leasing can extend one.

1 month: 56%2 months: 38%4 months: 6%
100%of listings offered free rent
No free rent recorded
0%(0 of 16)
1 month
56%(9 of 16)
2 months
38%(6 of 16)
4 months
6%(1 of 16)

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