Okay for short term
Pros
If you want a cheap place to crash temporarily, either because you're just moving to nyc, or are here for a month or two, it's a good stable landing pad while you figure your stuff out, and the other people who stay here are usually pretty chill and nice. The 2nd floor that the live in apartment manager lives on is much nicer than the other two.
Cons
During the summer, the top floor is unlivable, especially in the windowless rooms, because of the heat. The fire escape trash cans had rats sometimes. Can be loud, but also you get what you paid for (at least if you're in one of the cheaper rooms -- if you're paying more, you have so much better deals elsewhere)
Solid building, with minor cons
Pros
Responsive super, in building laundry, free gym access, clean, secure mail room, good natural light, bike storage, work space, amazing roof
Cons
Laundry is rechargeable card only with $10 minimum, extremely noisy front street, german cockroaches in unit for over a year, slow elevator
Advice to the owners
Lower laundry minimum, increase pest control, wash graffiti on front
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