you'll be tempted, but not worth insane utility bills and management
Pros
newly finished on the inside. layout is ideal for 3 individual roommates or extra home office, kids room, etc since no rooms share a wall, and all have closets. kitchen is really nice for nyc, but not much storage is reachable without a step stool. washer/dryer in building. camera on doorbell is a nice feature.
Cons
building management is wildly sleazy, and they conned us out of half of our security deposit by telling us we would get half off the last month's rent upon renewing, i called their office and spoke to a person who "pulled up our lease" and confirmed this times, and then they took half our security deposit claiming there was nothing in our lease about half off the last month and refused to budge. they also refused to give us a copy of our lease renewal (that's illegal) so that we didn't have this in writing, lied about saying they mailed it - as they do with any document you request, and refused to give us copies of any paperwork with their signatures. they have no email address, so you have nothing on paper to take them to small claims court with, which you'll end up wanting to do if at some point if you live here. your rent will go up every time you renew a significant amount with no desire to maintain current tenants. even if you're extremely frugal with the central heating and a/c your electric bill is going to be close to $300 on a good month, up to at least double that when there's a spike in rates due to a cold snap. i don't know if there's something wrong with the meter, or if there's just not good insulation, but you're not going to be a comfortable temp, and you're going to pay a lot. building is pretty poorly managed, takes lots of time and phone calls to get anything fixed.
A well-rounded apartment
Pros
This apartment is close to prospect park and is located in a nice, trendy area. Great lighting, hardwood floors, large bedroom and bathroom, and lots of closet space.
Cons
Minor bug problem
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