DO NOT LIVE IN THE BASEMENT UNIT
Pros
Building manager and super are really good people and make their best effort. The walls are a nice warm gray instead of the usual beige.
Cons
It took them six months to fix lights that were broken already when we moved in. The gate to go down to the basement unit got jammed shut and it took them 2 months to fix it, during which time had to climb over the garbage cans to get in or out of our apartment. The basement unit is not known to the post office and we frequently had mail and packages that we had to go pick up because they wouldn't deliver it for this reason. The back bedroom is right next to the building's boiler room so it is excessively hot 365 days of the year, and the window is too small for almost any window air conditioner, and having the window open means you can hear every little thing that is going on in the back alley and cigarette smoke comes into the window. We keep our apartment pretty clean but still there are tons of roaches including in the common areas of the building. Signed up for the pest control service but they never came. There are several cracks in the ceilings and walls.
Advice to the owners
This apartment is not worth $2,500 a month let alone $3,295. It is not suitable as a two bedroom, maybe a one bedroom with a home office. Add bars to the windows and do something about the roaches.
Definition of Ambivalent
Pros
Superintendent is responsive and cares about his job. Porters clean common areas regularly
Cons
Management office slow to respond. Implemented package room without telling anybody. My unit was barely turned when I moved in (not cleaned, prior tenant’s belongings were still there). Expensive for what you get, even by nyc standards
Advice to the owners
Identify issues more proactively, make meaningful repairs not band aids
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