Pre war UWS charm with a great super
Pros
Edwin is a wonderful super who gets to know everyone in the building. He is easy to get ahold of and cares about the people in the building. The apartments are large and have old pre war UWS charm. Elevator in the building and laundry in the basement. No electric cost but flat fee per ac unit in apartment.
Cons
Laundry often had issues (at least you could get refunded if it didn’t work though) Management (not super) were difficult to connect with and ignored issues (floor was coming up and didn’t do anything until formal complaint submitted to city) Leaks and old building issues Inconsistent rent increases
Advice to the owners
Update apartments if you want to do large rent increases
Bait and Switch
Pros
Pre-War construction and allows pets.
Cons
Extremely difficult to get basic service repairs completed. Told if made 311 complaints lease won’t be renewed. Rents are not equal between apartments- very suspicious.
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