Great area cheap rent
Pros
Apartment is well maintained and pest free, great access to subway
Cons
Lot of street noise from 69th Rd
Roaches from everywhere
Pros
Neighbors on my own floor were nice and friendly - no complaints!
Cons
Horrible roach problem. You wouldn’t realize how bad it is until you lay down glue traps and realize how many they catch. Improper infrastructure leads to roaches climbing through the top, bottom and side of doors + radiators + behind stove and refrigerator. Have woken up to them in my bed. Beyond monthly exterminator visit, building doesn’t do much to help this. Downstairs neighbor submits noise complaints for simply walking in apartment and knocks broom on ceiling (no loud music, parties or talking just one person). The building requires 80% of apartment to be covered in carpet and will come check and take pictures (very expensive). Only 3 washing machines and only one works correctly.
Advice to the owners
There is an infestation of roaches in the building which you need to address. At the very least, require each apartment to get exterminated and close of the garbage chutes to help the roach problem. Have more diligence in renovating each unit especially when renting anew. The bathroom and kitchen have no vents and are extremely outdated and dirty, adding to the roach problem. Large gaps in the door, cabinets, baseboards and just general infrastructure issues leads to roaches coming through.
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