Great building, getting more expensive
Pros
Great neighbors, wonderful neighborhood, close to the train without train noise, close to shopping and businesses, close to Astoria Park. A wonderful neighborhood filled with families and artists. rent stabilized.
Cons
There is not a single right angle in the place, the building has not been renovated and the majority of the tenants in this row of buildings on this block have been there for years and they recently started trying to buy people out so they could renovate the two bedroom apartments and make them three bedroom and charge over $3000 a month for them.  when you move in, they don’t give you new appliances, they take appliances from the basement of the building that have been used by other tenants many times. And if you have a problem with your appliances, like if one breaks down, they don’t get you a new one they just give you a used one from the basement. It takes a little while to get repairs done, and I even had a consistent issue in one of the bedrooms and I told them exactly what the problem was and they just patched over it and did not actually repair the problem.
Advice to the owners
Great building, great location, keep being fair and responsive to issues. The tenants who have lived here for years have a lot of good ideas about how to keep up the place.