14 St Marks Place,

Manhattan, NY 10003

I paid 1k a month for a dorm style studio. It was okay - aside from the neighbors being loud at times it was fairly quiet. Electricity and water are included. Very very kind live-in super named Frank. Be nice to him because he deserves it.

Communal bathroom/showers. Fit for students. Kind of bad roach problem, it took a while to fix. You NEEDED to apply with two guarantors, no matter what your income was. I was able to pay rent delivering for Uber on the weekends. Not the worst set-up, but it can get depressing.

Cheap for NY

I lived here for a year, and while the price is a steal next to other studios, it is so unsafe to live in. I never ever volunteer to bring family around. It’s uncomfortable.

If you express your concerns and document evidence, management still does not care to fix things. I have photos and videos of absolutely everything I am stating. I sent it to the landlords, and they have done nothing.

-maintenance people store bottles of their piss out in the hallway, where all of your mail goes.
-daily maintenance was promised for communal bathrooms. It was ignored for so long that there was black mold, mildew, bugs, and overall odor. Took photos and messaged the landlord. Never fixed.
-maintenance people come into your apartment while you are gone, without asking you. One left a massive hand print on my window. When I messaged to ask if that was them, or if I should change my locks, I was ignored.
-I am the cleanest person I know, and the bugs do not stop coming. They are infesting this entire building from the inside out. I know that’s New York, but that’s a new level.
-This street has so many loud, aggressive, and violent people in it. I can coexist with chill junkies. Here, I have had to stop a man from robbing and beating a woman blind.
-AC does not do a thing in the summer. My apt was 90 degrees without a personal fan that I bought myself. Stairway and mail room is worse.
-The super is almost never there. On the first day, it took 10 phone calls before he answered and let me inside to get my keys.

Overall, if you really want the low price, bring headphones, bug spray, personal protection, your own locks, and find a gym to shower in instead. This place sucks.

Get your act together