Great Apartment
Pros
I love living in this building. The balcony is beautiful, it is very quiet, great neighbors. Other huge pluses: in-unit w/d, spacious kitchen with tons of counter space, central AC and control over your own heat (although you pay for ALL utilities, so it’s more expensive)
Cons
Apartments tend to be dark, but that’s just because of the way the building is situated. My only major frustration is the building management companies. The landlord for the apartments can be slow to address issues (needs lots of follow up) and is gruff. The building management company (which is different) seems to be addressing some of the major plumbing issues, which is great, but also removed all the furniture from the rooftop and won’t allow any new furniture to be placed, which is a huge bummer. Why allow us to go onto the roof if we aren’t allowed to sit on a chair?
Advice to the owners
Continue to address plumbing issues and allow furniture on the rooftop
131 in BedStuy
Pros
Laundry and storage for each floor in the basement. Garbage gets picked up promptly. No issues with mice or roaches while I was there. Each floor is an apt, and you get to know your neighbors in passing. Quieter in comparison to the rest of the neighborhood; family feel, although there's definitely music blasting sometimes. I would've stayed in the building if it weren't for my insufferable roommates.
Cons
Landlord sometimes needs convincing to fix things around the apt, but he eventually sends someone. Annoying, but I guess I dealt with worse. Backyard area for building use isn't well maintained, but it still gets used. Basement area could be cleaner, as it's full of dust and spiders.
Advice to the owners
Be more responsive to things needing to be fixed in the apt. Less preferential treatment in responsiveness to tenants - everyone should be heard. I haven't faced this myself, but older tenants have complained about this.
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