Better than most from what I've heard
Pros
Good location if you don't mind the hill, technically it has laundry in the building, no pests besides the occasional ant or centipede, spacious apartments, super is a nice guy and has fixed most of my issues, safe neighborhood, no major problems with heat or hot water
Cons
Loud neighbors, poor sound insulation, as a tenant you don't have control of your heat, and it's usually colder than I would like but never freezing. If you live in a apartment with exposed pipes there is a huge water hammer problem where the pipes will make banging sounds so loud I can hear it through my noise cancelling headphones and it will knock some pieces of the wall around the pipes out. I've told the super about it multiple times and he has acknowledged it but hasn't done anything about it. In my apartment at least, none of that rooms were square and all the walls were at weird angles. There also was a noticable amount of damage to the baseboards/walls of the apartment and some of the floors would sag when you put weight on them and would break the seal of the baseboards to the floor. There is laundry in building but it only takes quarters and there's only 3 washers and 1 working dryer. All of these are livable issues though, and in my opinion the pros outweigh the cons, but only barely
Advice to the owners
The building is in desperate need of a renovation/modernization. If that was done I would gladly live there for a long time
My Building Concerns
Pros
•Friendly neighbors •Pet friendly •Few mins from train and Bronx Zoo
Cons
Water Bugs everywhere, including in apartments! Hallways never swept Packages are stolen from lobby Exterminator never shows Hallway lights have been out for a while
Advice to the owners
There should be a schedule time for the exterminator to come to each apartment because there are too many water bugs in the building. Also needs to be daily up keep of the hallways. There’s at least 15 dead water bugs in the lobby that haven’t been swept in days.
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