Summary

The Fairfax is a 313-apartment Lenox Hill rental in a 1927 former FBI building, with generous closets, a roof deck, fitness center and family spaces. Residents praise the staff, room proportions and location, while apartment age, management response, leaks and maintenance quality account for the strongest concerns.

313 unitsOpened 1927Managed by TF Cornerstone

Reviews

The smaller recent review sample is mixed rather than uniformly negative. Many residents value the staff, space and Upper East Side location, while the serious complaints concern management escalation, leaks and work that did not hold up.

What residents praise

Staff and maintenance often respond well

Several residents describe kind doormen, a clean building and maintenance requests handled promptly.

Apartments have useful prewar proportions

Closets, room sizes and sound separation stand out, with select renovated homes adding terraces or duplex layouts.

What residents complain about

Some apartments and common areas feel dated

Residents mention older bathrooms, dark hallways, small lower-floor windows and repairs made with reused or short-lived materials.

Leaks and management escalation can become serious

Critical accounts describe repeated water problems and difficulty getting clear follow-through from the management office when the issue extended beyond a routine repair.

Dog noise affects particular apartments

A recent resident describes persistent barking that continued after repeated reports, making the exact neighbors and apartment line worth checking.

Amenities

Full-service 1980 loft conversion with a 24-hour doorman, fitness center, roof deck and a central laundry room; washer/dryers are in selected renovated and penthouse homes. Apartments have individually controlled air conditioning, and there is an attended on-site garage.

In the apartment
In-unit laundry
Some apartments
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 · Children's playroom · Common-area WiFi · Valet service · Lounge/party room · Live-in super

Location

The Fairfax is located at 201 East 69th Street, New York, NY 10021. The 6 at 68th Street and Q at 72nd Street are close, with Central Park, neighborhood shopping and Upper East Side hospitals within walking distance. The immediate setting is more residential than Midtown.

  • 3 min
    68 St-Hunter College6
  • 5 min
    72 StQ
  • 8 min
    Lexington Av/63 StMQ
  • 9 min
    77 St6
  • 10 min
    Lexington Av/59 St456NRW
  • 11 min
    59 St456NRW

Building records

Housing complaints are relatively uncommon compared with similar buildings, with noise and mold the largest categories. Dampness and sound transfer are useful things to assess in the apartment, alongside nearby new-building projects.

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.

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

CategoryReportsLatest
5
May 2026
4
Nov 2025
3
Jan 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
1
Closed

1 additional older citation remains open.

Construction nearby

Construction nearby
Construction projects on or near this building with active work permits.
ProjectDistanceLatest permit
500 ftSep 2026
750 ftSep 2026

Rent history

Apartment condition, window size and special layouts such as terraces or duplexes matter more here than a single building-wide finish standard.

Typical rents

Typical rents
Final asking rents from listings that ended in the past year.
Studio
$4,610median / mo
$4,255$4,985

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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