ApartmentBuildings.NYC

Areas

ManhattanBrowse buildingsBrooklynBrowse buildingsQueensBrowse buildingsBronxBrowse buildingsStaten IslandBrowse buildingsJersey CityBrowse buildingsHobokenBrowse buildings
Building exterior 9 photos

The Suffolk

55 Suffolk Street, NY 100024.6 ★ (98 reviews)
Rental building
Website

Summary

The Suffolk is a newer Lower East Side rental with a rooftop pool, fitness and yoga spaces, coworking and social lounges, a broad terrace program and a 24-hour attended lobby. Residents praise the staff, upkeep and amenities, while strict building policies, management communication, appliance or HVAC problems and sound transfer are the recurring drawbacks.

378 unitsOpened 2023Managed by Gotham Properties

Reviews

The Suffolk receives strong praise for its on-site staff, polished common spaces and fast everyday maintenance. The more critical accounts focus on rigid guest, bike, package and amenity rules, management communication when a problem escalates, and apartment issues such as thin walls or repeated HVAC and appliance repairs.

Google
4.6
98 reviews
Yelp
3.0
2 reviews

What residents praise

The on-site staff make the building feel well run

Residents repeatedly praise the concierge, maintenance, leasing and cleaning teams for warm service, quick repairs and a smooth move-in or application process.

Amenities are attractive and generally well maintained

The rooftop pool, lounges and work areas are frequent highlights, with residents describing the common spaces as clean, functional and unusually polished.

The building feels welcoming despite its scale

Longer-term residents credit the staff and active common areas with creating a sense of community in a large new development.

What residents complain about

Rules can limit how easily residents use the building

Complaints cover bike access, advance guest notice, food-delivery handling, move logistics and lounges that are sometimes closed or restricted.

Management communication becomes harder on complex issues

Some residents describe delayed answers about policies or unresolved concerns and feel services have been reduced without a corresponding change in rent.

HVAC, appliances and sound transfer deserve a close check

Repeated air-conditioning or washer-dryer failures, thin walls and outside noise appear in the more critical resident accounts, so test the exact apartment exposure and equipment.

Amenities

The Suffolk has in-unit laundry, central air and a 24-hour attended lobby with refrigerated package storage. Shared spaces include a fitness club, yoga studio, rooftop pool and landscaped terraces.

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
Not available
Package service
Resident storage*

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

Also here: Bike storage · Resident and co-working lounges · Game room · Demonstration kitchen · Dog-washing station

Location

The Suffolk is located at 55 Suffolk Street, New York, NY 10002. The Suffolk is about six minutes from the F at East Broadway and eight minutes from the F, J, M and Z at Delancey Street–Essex Street. Essex Market, Seward Park and the Lower East Side’s restaurants and shops are close, while the immediate blocks can stay busy late.

TransitSupermarketsParks
  • 2 min
    Delancey St-Essex StFJMZ
  • 7 min
    East BroadwayF
  • 8 min
    Grand StBD
  • 10 min
    BoweryJZ
  • 12 min
    2 AvF
  • 14 min
    Spring St6

Building records

Housing complaints are relatively uncommon compared with similar buildings, and almost all concern residential noise. Sound transfer is the main issue to explore when choosing an apartment.

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.

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

CategoryReportsLatest
20
Aug 2026
1
Dec 2025

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.

No housing-condition violations recorded in this period.

Rent history

One-bedrooms ask about 9% more than the Lower East Side median.

Typical rents

Typical rents
Final asking rents from listings that ended in the past year, compared with the same apartment size across buildings in Lower East Side.
Studio
$4,960median / mo
$2,049–$6,425
1 bed
$6,550median / mo
+9% vs area
$5,550–$7,995
2 beds
$9,615median / mo
+7% vs area
$6,995–$10,095

Concessions

Historical concessions
Free-rent offers on listings that ended in the past year, including listings with no offer.
AllStudio1 bed2 beds3 beds

92% of listings offered free rent, most commonly half a month. If the apartment you like doesn’t include an offer, it’s worth asking whether leasing can extend one.

No free rent recorded: 8%0.35 months: 1%0.5 months: 61%0.75 months: 3%1 month: 28%
92%of listings offered free rent
No free rent recorded
8%(6 of 79)
0.35 months
1%(1 of 79)
0.5 months
61%(48 of 79)
0.75 months
3%(2 of 79)
1 month
28%(22 of 79)

Similar buildings

The Chrystie
Lower East Side
4.5 ★ (71)Google Maps
From $4,545 studio · 2 listings

Another newer Lower East Side rental with extensive shared spaces; compare apartment layouts, pool and fitness access, management rules and total monthly cost.

The Artisan
Lower East Side
4.7 ★ (53)Google Maps
From $4,950 studio · 3 listings

A nearby Essex Crossing rental with a different amenity and neighborhood setup; compare gross versus net rent, apartment features and included services.