I Lived at Harbor Landing for Four Years...

I was one of the first residents to move into Harbor Landing in 2019 and lived there for four years. During that time, the property management changed ownership several times, each worse than the last, and we soon realized the building was constructed with the cheapest possible materials.

We eventually moved out due to a carbon monoxide issue that went unresolved, which could have been fatal if we didn’t take matters into our own hands.For 10 days straight, an alarm went off every morning. We suggested it was due to carbon monoxide, but the building management insisted we were wrong, assuming it was a faulty fire alarm. Eventually, the maintenance staff removed our alarm entirely (a huge code violation).

We purchased carbon monoxide detectors ourselves, and the very next morning, all of them went off, registering 150 PPM—a deadly level of carbon monoxide. The fire department and EMS had to come, saying we were lucky that our bedroom was on the opposite side of the apartment as the unit, and that we ran the fan all night (which, we only did to drown out the sound of our upstairs neighbors dogs who barked all night long).

We moved out that day. The negligence by the building management was not nearly as bad as they way they treated us at the end. They refused to take accountability or even apologize for what happened.

Perhaps this was a one-off situation. If you’re considering moving here, you might think, “Well, I’m sure that won’t happen again!” And maybe you’re right. But even without that, this place is still far from worth the price.

Throughout the four years we lived there, we experienced numerous issues related to the building’s poor construction and the lack of foresight by the original builders. For instance, leaky pipes led to four cubic feet of black mold in our bedroom closet, which destroyed several outfits and shoes. The company “resolved” the issue by painting over the mold every few months.

Our neighbors up the hall had an even worse problem—One day, they turned on the shower and it was completely filled with sewage, which flooded their bathroom. They had to move into a different unit for a few months, and the building waived some of their rental fees to make good on it.

Another neighbor experienced a faulty sprinkler system that completely flooded two apartments, ruining all their belongings and forcing them to relocate for months while everything was gutted and repaired.I lived on the second floor, directly above the parking garage, and during the winter, the area near the windows became unbearably cold. This was partly due to the cheap, poorly insulated windows, but I didn’t realize until my final year that the building had failed to insulate the last three feet of my floor. Nothing but cold cement separated my bedroom floor from the freezing parking garage. I can’t imagine the impact this had on my heating bill.

The building also has a significant pigeon problem. We paid extra for a unit with a patio, which was nice initially until a large flock of pigeons took over. They lived on the rooftop, leaving our balcony constantly covered in pigeon poop. It became so bad that we couldn’t use the patio at all in our last year. The building admitted that a construction flaw prevented them from installing rooftop spikes or addressing the issue.The amenities are a joke and you’re expected to pay a $150 monthly amenity fee.

The gym has barely any equipment, and the cable boxes for the cardio machines were never activated. The Peloton is constantly broken. The outdoor furniture is always soaked from rain, and the BBQs rarely work properly.Our patio was directly in front of the outdoor BBQ area, and one night at 4 a.m., a gas line issue caused the entire BBQ to explode, burning all the tables and chairs around it.

The pool is tiny and can only accommodate a few people, so if you want a spot, you need to get there at dawn. It leads to passive-aggressive fights over space, so it’s simply not worth it. Plus, the pool deck only gets sunlight for about four hours a day—the east side of the building blocks the sun in the morning, and the west side does after 4 p.m.

The amenities might look great in photos, but they’re far from practical for residents. The building collects over $12,000 a month in amenity fees, and I have no idea where that money goes.All of these frustrations were things we dealt with while living there, but the carbon monoxide issue was the last straw. If I could go back to 2019, I never would have chosen to live at Harbor Landing, and I recommend avoiding it if you can.

When you factor in the rent, amenity fee, and $75 per spot parking fees, it becomes outrageously expensive to live in this building that has completely fallen into disrepair. We moved to a house in Locust Valley for the same price we would have paid at Harbor Landing. Now we have a beautiful three-bedroom home with proper insulation, no mold, a yard, a driveway, and no neighbors smoking weed or keeping us up with barking dogs.

If you’re looking to rent in Glen Cove, I recommend finding a home on Zillow. Harbor Landing (and Village Square, managed by the same company) is overpriced and a huge headache you’d be better off avoiding.