Units overshadow building by a long shot
Pros
Renovated units, considerate neighbors, great location
Cons
Entrance, sidewalk in front of building, lobby and elevator leave much to be desired
Advice to the owners
Make some minor repairs and do some regular maintenance/cleaning on the entryways.
Not terrible, not amazing
Pros
The building is located near several subway options. The apartment had just been renovated right before my roommate and I moved in so we had a brand new kitchen and refinished floors and was a pretty decent sized 2 bedroom apartment. I never really heard our neighbors which was great. The hot water did go out a couple of times in the winter (of course at night time) but they did fix it within a day
Cons
We had mice when we first moved in and we knew they must’ve left a hole in the wall somewhere after the renovation. It took a a lot of back and forth and several months to get someone out to the apartment to fix it. Once they did finally find the hole where they were coming in we never saw a pest inside the unit again. They tell you the super lives close by when you sign the lease but he doesn’t. He lives over an hour a way and takes time to respond to you and several days to get to the building. There isn’t any laundry in the building and there weren’t any laundromats anywhere near the building when we were living there so we had to depend on laundry service which was expensive and annoying. First avenue and midtown in general is pretty loud. Tons of college bars so you’ll come across a ton of drunk college students especially during holidays.
Advice to the owners
Get a super that actually lives in or near the building.
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