The Modern

Pretty much the worst building i’ve ever been too. All the residents complain about it. Management is awful and harasses its residents about the stupidest pettiest things. For the amount of money you pay for rent they should be laying out a carpet at your feet every time you walk in…

The building itself has a nice flow to it and the front desk staff are attentive and helpful. The variation of designs between units provides interest. The finishings are of good quality, and thought had been given to closet space. Floor to ceiling windows provide wonderful views in all directions. Buyer beware though as the ground has broken on the south side of the MODERN TO CONSTRUCT A SISTER TOWER, so those hoping to forever have their NYC Skyline views will be disappointed within a year. I would imagine that the pile drivers and construction noise will make it difficult to be serene. Still it is fabulous,

It looks like this is the worst apt building I’ve ever rented during last 6 years in Jersey City… (Lived in 3 diff locations — Newport, Monaco and Liberty Towers)
We moved to this building in Oct 2015 and now just waiting to move out once lease is over.
1. During showing I didn’t realize how NOISY in apartment during night — it was ok during a day (south and east direction)
2. Lease doesn’t have option to early terminate
It was not specified during showing/​lease signing.
Be careful, they will never tell about it, and if you ask, leasing ‘specialist’ will assure its not a problem, just discuss with management.
3. Management simply doesn’t care about any issues, questions or concerns once you signed lease.
4. Amenities are ok, as regular for any ‘luxury’ building.
I would set –1 star for awful management and lied ‘leasing specialist’, but cant do it here.
Maintenance team and concierge are very good

My review is of the garish lighting on the top of the building. It’s cheap looking, sort of a Vegas look. Some nights it white with one bright red light, other nights the color changes and it all white or all red. Not at all classy.

I looked at this building as I was looking for a building that had pretty much everything if I decided to make the move out of New York across the river.
The views are phenomenal and the leasing agents are very detailed in their tours. The building looked immaculate and the apartments, for the rent, are actually pretty spacious.
Thought was definitely put into the amenities, making it a destination building to live.
This being said, the one thing that always turns me off is when a building tries to extract ever increasing amounts of money from you by imposing punitive charges.
With two dogs, this building was not feasible. Why? There is an initial $ 500 pet fee which all buildings I have lived in have waived, and in addition to this, there is a $ 50 per pet, per month «pet rent». Add to that the $ 600 amenity charge, $ 200 per month car park charge and you are very quickly at Manhattan prices, without the convenience of living in Manhattan.
After waiting a week to get an answer to whether one of the pet rents would be waived, the building leased the unit I wanted to lease and I was finally told that they have never waived a fee. Good for you as I ended up signing a two year lease in Manhattan for less than what it would have been in your building and with better amenities.

Extremely impressed with this property.
If you have ever wanted the best view of NYC without paying NYC prices this building is it!
The views are spectacular and tower over the George Washington Bridge.
Amenities galore with a sauna, virtual golf, outdoor basketball, movies out on the lawn with fire pits in the summer. BBQ’s, shuttle services into the city, a beautiful venue to hold your private parties on the 5^th floor along with a state of the art gym.
A great place for families, they also provide play areas inside and out, a movie room to enjoy flicks together, a «tween» room for video gaming. This building is also pet friendly.
If you have a chance, call them and check it out. This is a super cool place to live.

This new building is beautiful, and massive. They hosted an Elite Event but I am not going to be reviewing the event just reviewing the building.
They house a little over 400 units in the complex. The building is equipped with the latest electronics, from the elevators to the golf simulator. The amenities are top notch, they have a spa for massages, an infinity pool, golf simulator, sauna, spin room, gym, weight room, a puppy and bubbles thing and probably some additional amenities that I am forgetting. They charge a fee and that is per unit and yearly, it is definitely over priced but they really stand alone without competition in the area.
The units have high end kitchen finishes, with GE appliances. The closets were large and walk in but were underwhelming and missing some finishing touches. The zone climate control is awesome, and the resident is only responsible for electricity and cable/​internet which is nice since the oven’s are gas.
The washer and dryers are stacked and do not vent outside but that is typically the case. Bathrooms were okay, nothing really spectacular about them. The units all have floor to ceiling windows and come with custom shades. THANK GOD because custom shades are super pricey and for a rental a huge pain in the butt! It is a really nice feature to have already installed, I paid a boat load for the ones in my current rental unit and they cost me 1500, so I was really impressed with that here at the Modern.
The units I saw were mostly comprised of usable space which is important. The bedrooms and the living rooms were pretty comparable in size.
The rent is kind of pricey considering it is Fort Lee, not closer to the tunnels although you are overlooking to GW and Manhattan. I just felt it was overpriced for the area despite the building being so high end.
Dawn, the leasing agent, gave us a tour. She was so knowledgeable and energetic it was hard not to want to sign a lease on the spot! My lease is coming up soon and I would really consider moving here but maybe negotiating on the amenity fee ;)
Oh, and parking is additional 200 a month per vehicle and there is a complimentary shuttle that takes you to 175^th in Manhattan to the A train that takes you to PA in Times Square.
Definitely an amazing building!

This review is only toward to the amenities only, please note I am not a resident here and my review might not reflect the real situation of the residents !!
Pros:
1. The building is brand new, all of the appliances in unit (including washer, dryer, microwaves, refrigerator and oven are all brand new, and they are using the high end level brand of GE), the island is not granite but has very similar finish, the kitchen overall is very tastefully done,
2. The amenities are crazy awesome! Not only the gym and poor, but they also have sauna, SPA, video game & karaōke room, movie theater, golf simulator room (I have never seen this before), residents have to pay $ 600/​year for using these amenities but I think the rate is very reasonable.
3. Convenient: They have free shuttle taking you cross the bridge every morning (from 7am-​9am) to 175 th to take A train, and they also have shuttle taking you back from 175 th street which I think it was really great! It saves you $ 4 daily for crossing the bridge!
4, The front desk are very polite and nice, and people I met from leasing office are all very nice. Nicole from leasing office gave me a tour today and I really like her!
If you are interested you can ask for her to show you the apartment .
Cons:
Expensive, but, hey, if you have the budget, you definitely need to consider here! This is the best rental building in Fort Lee for sure!