I grew up here, its a great building.
Pros
Nice family friendly building with laundry in the basement and a classic UWS lobby with elevator
Cons
no doorman. landlord wants to turn rent stabalized apts over
Good Building / typical issues
Pros
Overall I really love living at 5 W 86th. The building was built in the 30’s and has typical issues but overall it’s great. The staff has been here for almost 20 years and the average tennet has lived here so just as long if not longer so there is a sense of community. Some have lived here for over 50+ years.
Cons
We did have a water leak in our ceiling that took several months to fix. The management company is known for being shady and was very unresponsive. They also put up scaffolding without giving us a warning and began exterior renovations without giving us a warning. Weinreb owns another building down the street and they’ve had scaffolding up for over 15 years…
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