This was honestly my worse apt in NYC
Pros
The bathroom was small but it was clean and recently renovated. My building manager Lucious was the only other good thing about living there. He was very helpful and attentive helping me dispose of mice and water bugs when they appeared.
Cons
Everything was cheaply done. I could tell that I was occupying an apartment that had been split in half. I could hear my neighbor having a conversation on the phone at a normal level. The walls were so thin and even the flooring was a problem. My floor would go up and down as my neighbor walked up and down in his apartment. I never experienced anything like this before. I also asked them to do something about the ivy that was growing in the side of the building because it was causing an ant infestation inside my apt. They said they would send someone out but they never did. The building next to mine had someone cut down their ivy but left ours which made the infestation worse.
Advice to the owners
Be more receptive to your tenants concerns.
Decent but rent hiked
Pros
Apartment is pretty clean and they send an exterminator every month who will check for pests for you Management will respond to messages quickly Water pressure and gas works well, the heat is managed by the tenants so I can control the temperature of my own apartment
Cons
The rent increases have been a little intense, especially with the management changing hands. I’ve lived here since 2021 and the rent went from 2500 to 3200 in that time. Also my apartment is identical to the unit next to me but they charged us 200 more a month, because they “needed to raise the rent” to keep up with the market. When we tried to negotiate we were told to take the price or move out, zero wiggle room despite 2 years of never missing a rent payment. We also had a plumbing problem and though they were responsive they hired a plumbing team that left a disaster in our apartment and caused water damage on our floor. The plumbers also kept not showing up when they said they would, making us wait over 8 hours for them to come and management did very little to assist with this. When we asked to get some rent taken off the month because we could not use the kitchen sink or any of the appliances for five days we were told no and that they would take us to small claims court if we did.
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