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)
Great location and cute apartments, good management
Pros
The management is pretty responsive, sends maintenance pretty quickly to fix issues, never saw a bug or rodent in my year living there, if you live in the back of the building it’s completely quiet, location is wonderful
Cons
The live in super is sweet and harmless but completely unhelpful, walls are pretty thin neighbors definitely can hear you play music at regular volume, trash room is a mess and dark
Advice to the owners
Fix the trash room, clean the building more often
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