West End Towers

Summary

West End Towers is a four-tower Lincoln Square rental with renovated shared spaces, an indoor lap pool, fitness center, work and game rooms, a playground and a neighborhood shuttle. Residents praise the staff, maintenance and spacious apartments, while equipment noise, renewal increases, elevator delays and uneven hallway or pest conditions are the recurring drawbacks.

1,000 unitsOpened 1994Managed by Brodsky

Reviews

Longer-term residents repeatedly describe an experienced service team, fast maintenance and useful amenities in a well-established complex. The main tradeoffs are renewal pricing, noise from building equipment or neighboring homes, and the slower everyday logistics that can come with four large towers.

What residents praise

Staff and maintenance are consistently strong

Doormen, leasing staff and maintenance workers receive repeated praise for being friendly, experienced and unusually fast with apartment repairs.

The pool, gym and shuttle are practical amenities

Residents value the indoor pool, fitness center and building shuttle, especially when weather makes the long avenue walk less appealing.

Apartments can offer useful space and value

Residents describe generous layouts and a clean, well-run building, with older and renovated homes offering different price and finish choices.

What residents complain about

Mechanical and neighboring noise can be intrusive

Residents report rooftop equipment, playground hardware, music and other building noise carrying into apartments, with the experience varying by tower and exposure.

Renewal increases can change the value

Some long-term residents describe steep post-pandemic increases, while others received modest adjustments, making the renewal offer an important part of the decision.

Elevators and common-area conditions are uneven

Residents mention long elevator waits or outages, smoke and odors in hallways, and a smaller set of pest and cleanliness complaints.

Amenities

West End Towers is a Brodsky full-service complex on the Upper West Side with 24-hour doormen, an indoor pool, a 2022 fitness center, a private one-acre park with playground, a valet garage and laundry rooms; renovated apartments add in-unit washer/dryers.

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 · Complimentary resident shuttle to Columbus Circle and Lincoln Center · Children's playroom ($18/month) · Residents' lounge · Game room · Business lounge

Location

West End Towers is located at 75 West End Avenue, New York, NY 10023. West End Towers sits near Riverside Park and the Hudson waterfront, with a grocery store almost at the complex and several others nearby. The 1 at 66th Street is about ten minutes away, while the shuttle helps bridge the east-west walk to subway service.

  • 10 min
    66 St-Lincoln Center1
  • 13 min
    59 St-Columbus Circle1ABCD
  • 13 min
    72 St123

Building records

Housing complaints are relatively uncommon compared with similar buildings, with noise the largest category. An open heat/hot-water violation makes service reliability worth asking about, alongside the condition of doors and locks.

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.

7.3 reports per 100 apartments, versus 28.9 for other comparable apartment buildings in New York.

CategoryReportsLatest
32
May 2026
5
Jul 2026
5
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
2
1 open
1
1 open
4
Closed

Rent history

One-bedrooms ask about 14% less than the Lincoln Square median. Two-bedrooms ask about 14% less than the Lincoln Square 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 Lincoln Square.
Studio
$3,925median / mo
−7% vs area
$3,550$4,250
1 bed
$4,900median / mo
−14% vs area
$4,250$5,350
2 beds
$7,600median / mo
−14% vs area
$6,500$8,800

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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