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Noonan Plaza Apartments

139 West 168th Street, NY 104524.0 ★ (47 reviews)
Rental building

Summary

Noonan Plaza is a landmark Art Deco garden-apartment complex in Highbridge, organized around a terraced central court and distinctive brickwork. Its architecture and long-term community are the appeal; heat and hot water, plumbing, pests, leaks and apartment maintenance are substantial current building-record concerns.

283 unitsOpened 1930

Reviews

Long-term residents value the community and distinctive garden layout. The volume and breadth of recent city records make heat, water, pests and apartment condition essential checks before a move.

Google
4.0
47 reviews

What residents praise

Long-established resident community

The clearest resident signal comes from decades-long tenure and attachment to the complex.

What residents complain about

Heat, hot water and plumbing need scrutiny

These are the leading reported housing problems, with numerous recent complaints and open violations.

Pests, leaks and interior repairs recur

Roaches, mold, paint, doors and water-damage conditions appear repeatedly in current housing-code records.

Amenities

Noonan Plaza has elevators serving its apartment sections and a large landscaped interior garden court with seating.

In the apartment
In-unit laundry
Not available
Air conditioning
Not available
Dishwasher
Not available
In the building
Doorman
Not available
Elevator
Fitness center
Not available
Pool
Not available
Shared outdoor space
On-site parking
Not available
Package service
Not available
Resident storage
Not available

Also here: On-site management office (weekdays)

Location

Noonan Plaza Apartments is located at 139 West 168th Street, New York, NY 10452. Noonan Plaza is in Highbridge near the Grand Concourse, neighborhood subway service and local shopping. The interior court creates a more sheltered setting than the surrounding avenues.

  • 9 min
    167 St4
  • 10 min
    170 St4
  • 15 min
    167 StBD

Building records

Housing complaints are much more common than at comparable buildings, with noise, heat and hot water prominent in the reports. Open door, mold and roach violations make maintenance quality and the condition of the specific apartment 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.

201.8 reports per 100 apartments, versus 28.4 for other comparable apartment buildings in New York.

CategoryReportsLatest
199
Jul 2026
49
May 2026
42
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
45
8 open
24
7 open
44
5 open

4 additional older citations remain open.

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