beware of building lots of BUGS
Pros
nice neighborhood. good rent.
Cons
the apartment has a big roaches problem! omg! i’ve never seen this many. my apt is a big studio but run down and old. 1980s kitchen and even older bathroom. a bunch of people that live here hangout in the front of the building and smoke weed. everywhere seems dirty. garbage rooms are always full. the elevator is constantly broke down. there is cat poop all over the basement.
Advice to the owners
Clean the building and get rid of the roaches problem
Find a different landlord. ROACHES!!
Pros
Building is convenient to neighborhood amenities and the subway. The apartments are well sized and quiet. Some units are rent controlled, others are stabilized.
Cons
The building and building next door(41-29 46th Street), both owned and managed by Park Drive Equities, are consistently dirty and in very poor repair. Peeling paint, broken windows in public areas are common and never fixed. Lobby, vestibules, stairways have filthy, un-mopped floors with litter everywhere. The building’s exterior and walkways are shabby and unkept. The elevators are regularly out of order making it very difficult for elderly tenants with mobility issues. The pest problem has remained unmanaged for the 5 years I’ve lived here. Feral cats, rodents, raccoons, and roaches everywhere. I’ve never lived in a place where the roaches are this bad, it’s overwhelming. There is a criminal element and drug abuse problem with multiple tenants and mail theft is a regular occurrence. There are a lot of great neighbors in the building but most don’t stay very long because of a few bad apples. The landlord is TERRIBLE and unresponsive. The super, while nice, is never available. If you want any repairs done to your apartment you have to file a complaint with 311. If you like living in slum like conditions then this is the place for you otherwise AVOID at all costs.
Advice to the owners
Fix your property in a timely, LEGAL manner. Get the pest problem under control.
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