LEAVE as soon as you can
Pros
Laundry and gym in the building
Cons
Management simply does not manage anything. They don't care about you and will do everything they can to steal your money. Here are a few of the reasons why you should avoid this building at all costs, despite its rent price being so attractive: - Crocked managers who will refuse to create NEW leases and force you to join another lease — they do so to avoid paperwork and make sure that the deposit is paid between the old tenants / new tenants, so they keep the money. - My roommate brought a STRANGER to live in our third room and management waited SIX MONTHS to do something about it. - Expensive portal that charges a $30 fee every time you make a rent payment. - UNRESPONSIVE management. Mimi, the one who I was in touch with, would never respond to my questions and always pretend to not understand what I asked. I still have nightmares when I think about her. - The dishwasher was broken from the moment I moved in, it didn't clean anything. The heater and the AC barely worked — only one room at a time could turn it on. - ROACHES. The infestations was awful and impossible to control. - Everyone who lives there is young. I'm young (mid 20s), so when I say young I mean freshmen in college who are living alone for the first time. They are loud, they don't clean after their dogs in the shared areas and they scream in the hallway.
Hiddden gem in the building
Pros
For apartments with multiple bedrooms. This is one of the best buildings in the neighbourhood in terms of space. Too many apartments are being built with rooms that barely fit a bed by greedy owners. Not this building. Most of the bedrooms in 1625 (I’ve seen all the apartment designs as someone who was a long term resident) fit a full size or queen size bed (pushing it with a few bedrooms). There’s free amenities in the form of a gym and a game room. There is also a laundry room and outdoor section and the rooftop is accessible. You are a 5 minute walk to the L&M stop and it’s an 18 minute ride to Union square. In terms of food and entertainment you’ve got so many options. It’s also a rent stabilised building so if you move in your rent will it increase by much over time.
Cons
When I moved in there was a better sense of community. There was also a live in super and some porters that cleaned the building a few times a week. Now they outsource to a company which means you will not get helped outside of business hours. The building does not get cleaned as well as it used to. Customer service is also poor if you call after hours or on the weekends so be careful not to get locked out. If one apartment in the building has a roach infestation there’s a high chance it will spread to the neighbouring apartments. Last summer they seemed to be coming out from within the walls. Some of the newer residents are lazy and entitled and leave the boxes from their packages in the lobby for someone else to take. Packages also get stolen often and if you ask for access to the camera you will get excuses from management.
Advice to the owners
a more efficient customer service for after hour. Be more picky with some of the people you lease apartments to. And repair broken down equipment in a more timely manner
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