19 St Marks Place,

Manhattan, NY 10003

Good place in a great location. Walls were thick, but there was a dog or something that ran around the apartment above that I could hear all the time when visiting someone else’s apartment. Repairs were always quickly dealt with, and the staff was responsive and friendly. No pest issues despite living on top of so many restaurants.

Definitely loud if you face the front of the building, but that’s what you get for living on Saint Mark’s; I didn’t mind the noise. I lived on the fifth floor and could definitely hear the sounds throughout the night, so if you’re noise sensitive stay away. Apartments facing the back on the building seemed to be a lot more quiet. Elevator would break sometimes and take a few days to get fixed which was pretty annoying, but life went on. AC would also break sometimes but would always be pretty quickly fixed. Both happened a handful of times after living two years there though.

Super is awesome
Location is very convenient
Nice natural lighting

Property managers never respond
Very loud neighbors
Cigarette smoke in the building
Heat and hot water go out too often
Elevator doesn’t work often
Laundry machines don’t work on every floor
Constant renovations inside the building, very loud

Answer your emails, enforce the lease with terrible tenants that ruin it for the rest of us