An old building needs more love
Pros
The street noise is minimal especially if your apartment is north facing. Neighbors are nice and polite. Dog friendly.
Cons
Super is awful with the garbage maintenance. Pests have strewn garbage all over the ground, I've seen rats, cockroaches, and especially in the summer, there are tons of huge flies all around the stairs.
Advice to the owners
Get a new, more competent super
love the building but noisy in the back
Pros
pest control every month, no rats/very minimal bugs. hallway is kept clean and I usually can't hear my building neighbors unless i'm in the hallway. never had a problem with heat or electricity.
Cons
the building is old and apartments show that. plumbing isn't the best and can cause water damage from time to time. the super acts friendly at first but is cold and will take a while to help (if at all). if you have a unit facing the back - i would recommend you DO NOT take it. the backyard unit's dog barks 24/7 when they're not home and there's a seperate man who yells outside for hours (not kidding, hours) at a time from a different building's backyard on 25th. if your unit faces 24th - you'll be fine.
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