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StuyTown

252 First Avenue, NY 100094.5 ★ (823 reviews)
Rental complex with 110 buildings
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Summary

StuyTown and Peter Cooper Village offer spacious Manhattan apartments within an 80-acre community of lawns, playgrounds and courts. Residents particularly value the greenery and neighborhood feel. Apartment finishes and laundry vary, while slow repairs and elevator problems are recurring drawbacks in the older buildings.

11,250 unitsBuilt 1947Managed by Beam Living

Reviews

The grounds, activities and sense of community receive sustained praise from long-term residents. Complaints focus on delayed repairs, elevators and noise inside individual buildings.

Google
4.5
823 reviews
Yelp
2.6
515 reviews

What residents praise

Green space in Manhattan

Residents repeatedly describe the landscaped grounds and Oval as a peaceful place to walk, relax and spend time outside.

A well-established community

Playgrounds, courts, classes, markets and resident events are meaningful attractions for both new and long-term residents.

What residents complain about

Repairs can take repeated follow-up

Residents describe long waits for plumbing and other substantial repairs, despite positive experiences with some individual service visits.

The building still matters

Elevator outages and noise from neighbors or building systems recur in accounts. A quiet campus does not guarantee a quiet apartment.

Amenities

StuyTown is an 80-acre Manhattan complex with 24/7 laundry rooms in every building, keycard entry with round-the-clock security patrols, and vast lawns, playgrounds and courts. In-unit laundry and dishwashers come with renovated finishes; gyms, package room and storage are paid add-ons.

In the apartment
In-unit laundry
Some apartments
Air conditioning
Dishwasher
Some apartments
In the building
Doorman
Not available
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 · Oval Study co-working lounge · Oval Kids play space · River Room event space · Five Stuy Cafe · TULU rental hub

Location

StuyTown is located at 252 First Avenue, New York, NY 10009. The community runs between First Avenue and the East River, with the L train along 14th Street. Walking time varies considerably by building, so use the apartment’s entrance when judging the commute.

TransitSupermarketsParks
  • 6 min
    1 AvL
  • 11 min
    3 AvL

Building records

Housing complaints most often concern noise, heat and hot water. Open violations involving mold, leaks and lead paint make the condition of the specific apartment especially 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.

13.4 reports per 100 apartments, versus 29.9 for other comparable apartment buildings in New York.

CategoryReportsLatest
521
Sep 2026
380
May 2026
96
Aug 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
49
7 open
3
3 open
14
2 open

Rent history

Compare usable living space and bathroom count alongside rent. Junior and flex layouts can add a bedroom without adding the space or bathroom that the extra room might suggest.

Typical rents

Typical rents
Final asking rents from listings that ended in the past year.
2 beds
$5,148median / mo
$4,960–$5,780764 sq ft median
3 beds
$6,991median / mo
$6,105–$7,810932 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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