Negative: Far from subway, the west side is very noisy from the FDR, the north side is very COLD in the winter, very expensive electricity bill, inefficient heating & cooling system from the 1970s, electricity bill is removed from the rent, so the management office has no incentives to support tenants to reduce the electricity bills, high price for value & price increase every year... (except for rent stabilized tenants).. The walls are very very very thin.... be careful, what you whisper about your neighbor! Gristedes, SPA and other services are overpriced, poor waterside emergency response management during Hurricane Sandy. Positive: Nice community (UN families, medical students and older rent stabilized tenants...), GYM(5 star), Shuttle to UN & Union Square, Gristedes: Although overpriced it is good to have grocery shop on the plaza. Nice staff, River view, Security 24/7, School right next door, Great place to sit in the plaza overlooking the river. Clean. Apartments are spacious compared to ST or PCV with modern kitchen facilities.

I worked here... Cool place

I lived there for 12 years paying market rent (many residents have rent deals based on the fact that WP was a Mitchell-Lama project). +s: Great views, grocery store, dry-cleaner on premise, garage in the basement. -ves: No subways, poor bus service (M-16), grocery store and dry-cleaner are overpriced, management unresponsive to tenants' needs and acts like they run a boot camp. Caution to all prospective tenants: WP almost NEVER returns the security deposit. They claim (after a final inspection when the tenant has left) damages that exceed the amount of the deposit. Take plenty of photographs of the apartment after you have moved all your stuff out and before handing over the keys.

This is a great plaza set aside from all the hussle and bussle of Manhattan, but I'm giving it 4 stars for just that, it's a bit secluded off the FDR.

We have been here 15 years. Electric bill is very high because cheaply constructed. Wall is very thin. We can hear neighbor snoring at night, everything. Apartment turn over rate is very high.