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The Octagon

888 Main Street, NY 100444.4 ★ (466 reviews)
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Summary

The Octagon pairs a historic entrance with waterfront rental apartments and substantial shared grounds on Roosevelt Island. Residents praise the concierge, repair staff and quieter setting. The tradeoffs are the distance to the subway and tram, uneven apartment updates and recurring complaints about management and noise.

501 unitsBuilt 2007Managed by Greystar

Reviews

The concierge, maintenance team and grounds receive consistent praise. Complaints center on management follow-through, noise traveling between homes and the condition of some older apartments.

Google
4.4
466 reviews
Openigloo
4.3
23 reviews
ApartmentRatings
4.0
124 reviews
Yelp
4.7
3 reviews

What residents praise

Friendly staff and routine repairs

Residents frequently describe helpful concierge service and maintenance requests handled promptly.

Green space and a calmer setting

The waterfront, courtyard, gym and pool are recurring positives, especially for residents who enjoy spending time on the island.

What residents complain about

Noise and odors can travel

Even positive accounts mention sound from hallways or neighboring homes and smoke entering through ventilation.

Management and apartment condition vary

Residents describe difficulty resolving policy disputes and larger problems. Older kitchens and shared laundry receive mixed reports.

Amenities

The Octagon on Roosevelt Island pairs a 24-hour doorman and concierge with an outdoor courtyard pool, a dual-level fitness suite with studios, an attached garage and a 30,000 sf courtyard. In-unit washer/dryers come with two-bedrooms and larger and select one-bedrooms.

In the apartment
In-unit laundry
Some apartments
Air conditioning
Dishwasher
In the building
24-hour doorman
Elevator
Fitness center*
Pool*
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 and tween lounge · Club room and game room · Co-working center · Screening room and library · Red Bus shuttle stop

Location

The Octagon is located at 888 Main Street, New York, NY 10044. The northern Roosevelt Island address offers waterfront walks and greenery. Reaching the subway or tram involves a longer walk or local bus ride than at buildings farther south.

SupermarketsParks
  • 8 min
    Foodtown

Building records

Housing complaints most often concern noise, air quality and hot water. Open violations involving damaged paint or plaster and doors make apartment condition and maintenance follow-through 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.
CategoryReportsLatest
85
Sep 2026
51
Sep 2026
40
May 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
12
7 open
5
4 open
3
1 open

12 additional older citations remain open.

Rent history

Recent one-bedrooms are around 620 square feet and two-bedrooms around 1,000. Compare renovation and laundry arrangements alongside floor area.

Typical rents

Typical rents
Final asking rents from listings that ended in the past year.
Studio
$3,579median / mo
$3,316–$3,706500 sq ft median
1 bed
$4,346median / mo
$3,808–$4,735624 sq ft median
2 beds
$5,877median / mo
$4,946–$6,2171,003 sq ft median
3 beds
$7,217median / mo
$6,979–$7,4151,316 sq ft median

Concessions

Historical concessions
Free-rent offers on listings that ended in the past year, including listings with no offer.
AllStudio1 bed2 beds3 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: 62%1.5 months: 2%2 months: 36%
100%of listings offered free rent
No free rent recorded
0%(0 of 45)
1 month
62%(28 of 45)
1.5 months
2%(1 of 45)
2 months
36%(16 of 45)

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