DISGUSTING, DESPICABLE, AVIOD AT ALL COSTS!
Pros
they have great heat.
Cons
Where to start. First off, the building is infested with ROACHES BIG AND SMALL. Mind you, they've had the same exterminator for 20 years. Yeah, what a great job he's been doing. All you have to do is a quick Yelp search of Leemar Management and that'll cure your curiosity. The building Management are the rudest people I have ever met. Debra decided to commit defemation of character stating I wasn't letting anyone into my apartment to retaliate when I had to call 311 because my apartment was deteriorating due to non compliance to do repairs. Mind you, it took me calling 311 to find out I have chipping lead paint on my door. Oh and the buildings are smoking even thought they say they're not. And they don't care if you're pregnant or have a child. The doors are constantly breaking down. And the laundry room is disgusting. Expect to have your clothes barely washed correctly and expect to lose clothes that end up burning in the dryer which also ironically has to run 2-3 times to get your clothes decently dried. Mind you, the machines are over priced. Worst place I've ever lived in and I've lived in the Bronx.
Advice to the owners
Get it together
Roaches from everywhere
Pros
Neighbors on my own floor were nice and friendly - no complaints!
Cons
Horrible roach problem. You wouldn’t realize how bad it is until you lay down glue traps and realize how many they catch. Improper infrastructure leads to roaches climbing through the top, bottom and side of doors + radiators + behind stove and refrigerator. Have woken up to them in my bed. Beyond monthly exterminator visit, building doesn’t do much to help this. Downstairs neighbor submits noise complaints for simply walking in apartment and knocks broom on ceiling (no loud music, parties or talking just one person). The building requires 80% of apartment to be covered in carpet and will come check and take pictures (very expensive). Only 3 washing machines and only one works correctly.
Advice to the owners
There is an infestation of roaches in the building which you need to address. At the very least, require each apartment to get exterminated and close of the garbage chutes to help the roach problem. Have more diligence in renovating each unit especially when renting anew. The bathroom and kitchen have no vents and are extremely outdated and dirty, adding to the roach problem. Large gaps in the door, cabinets, baseboards and just general infrastructure issues leads to roaches coming through.
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