Extreme Water Hammer
Pros
We loved the apartment itself. Cute. Good for roommates. Layout made sense. Was cheap.
Cons
Figured out why it was cheap… main issue being in the winter time the water hammer in this building is unlike anything ever experienced. It would shake the walls all night long and feel like someone was in the room banging on pipes with a hammer. After a few winters of being promised it was fixed, the same would happen over again. Had to get into a long battle with management to get out of the lease. Also had a few mouse/roach problems. A rotating cast of homeless living in the hallway and on the roof. Was an interesting experience. *I would like to add that I have before and since lived in older apartments where radiators make a good bit of noise and this situation is something I wouldn’t wish on anyone.
Advice to the owners
Fix the building.
Management Company = Slumlords
Pros
Beautiful old building Great neighbors and neighborhood Apartments are more spacious than the average NY apartment bc of when the building was built
Cons
Management is neglectful. The building is dirty, rodent/pest infested and garbage isn’t disposed of regularly. The management company has been known to harass its “older” (re: nonwhite) tenants in attempts to get them to move out of the building so they can hike up the rent for new tenants. Management company is not responsive. Can take weeks or months to get someone to fix heat, water damage or any other issues that are bound to come up in these old buildings (I know of a few tenants whose issues were just ignored)
Advice to the owners
DO YOUR JOB!
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