Just okay building
Pros
Typical just okay NYC building
Cons
Low maintenance (cleanliness)
Typical for NYC, but you can do better
Pros
- Rent was (at first) reasonably priced - Having a washer/dryer in unit for the price point is great - Never had rodent or bug issues, occasionally saw a small cockroach - Building itself is quiet, you can’t really hear neighbors - Roof is pretty great even though it’s unfinished - Landlord is pretty responsive, however he doesn’t always actually help/understand what you’re saying
Cons
- Neighborhood is getting super dangerous and there are frequently people who don’t live there hanging out on the stoop. Abandoned building on the block constantly had people doing drugs, felt really unsafe after dark - Rent increase was insane, landlord said it was due to Covid even though it was absolutely not - We did not have a working oven for almost a whole year despite asking multiple times. The landlord sent out people to “fix it” but it never got fixed - Trains are really far and you have to walk through masses of tourists and homeless people to get to port authority. There’s also no good grocery stores close by.
Advice to the owners
Try to understand what you’re tenants are saying and really fix the issues
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