OK for price and location but not ideal
Pros
Below median rent price for Astoria. Building is in a great location, close to everything you need.
Cons
Poor responsiveness to building issues, poor trash management, lost heat/hot water too many times due to aging boiler.
Old building with its wide set of issues
Pros
Location (near N/W stations; Q100 and Q69) Next to grocery store (C Town supermarket) Month to month, no brokers fee
Cons
Superintendent is unreliable; when there is an issue within the apartment, it takes repeated contacts over multiple days to get work completed/issue resolved. No proper time expectations set when modifications/construction takes place. Landlord can get very defensive when provided with constructive feedback; for example, when overdue construction projects take place, they are unable to provide a respectful timeline. Rent agreement is a copy paste from some shady template on the internet. Make sure you read ALL the clauses and provide the appropriate edits. When edits were sent to landlord, they did not return copy for weeks even after multiple reminders. Hallways and stairs are not cleaned often. There used to be a cleaner years ago, but since they’ve left, hallways are not maintained as often and it is noticeable. I’ve heard of complaints of confirmed bedbug sightings in other apartment units from trusted neighbors. Confirmed mice (only once, thanks to having a cat in apartment) and cockroach sightings in summer time (maybe 4-5 per summer) Not enough recycling bins. Each unit has its own boiler system which has consistently broken down during the coldest week if the year. We’ve gone without adequate heating and restored to the use of portable heaters for days at a time before repair was completed. The heating breaking down has happened to other apartments too. Even the Boiler company rep admitted that these were prone to breaking often. Very few companies service these type of boilers. Not rent controlled. Beware of random rent increases based on landlord mood swings.
Advice to the owners
Ask your tenants for feedback about their experience in your building. It will improve relations between you and the community in your building. Please set proper timelines for repair in apartment units.
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