Cute, small apartments
Pros
- The building is very clean and the apartments are beautiful, lots of exposed brick and wood cabinetry, good storage space in the basement and in the apartment - 2 washers and 2 dryers for the building (16 units) which was almost always sufficient. - Neighbors keep to themselves, not particularly friendly - Building is relatively soundproof, I've never heard my neighbors above me or next to me - I never saw a single mouse while living there.
Cons
- Apartments are definitely small compared to others in the area for the same price - Lots of barking dogs (there are four that are constantly, constantly barking all day) - Laundry is coin-operated only and the quarter machine next to it rejects 90% of any bill you try to insert. $3 for a wash, $3 for a dry. I did not have any serious issues while living there but when I asked about minor things, landlord would say "I'll look into it" but never actually get back to me.
It's a good building
Pros
Quiet building. Most of the tenants seem to have lived here for a long time. Garbage is taken out quickly. Property manager is responsive. Things get fixed quickly after we ask.
Cons
Shared laundry needs to be improved. Laundry machines smell musty and the coin machine has taken a lot of money from me. The rent increase was high after our first year.
Advice to the owners
Improve the laundry situation and don't raise rent on loyal good tenants.
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