It Doesn’t Get Much Worse Than This
Pros
Excellent neighbors and a feeling of community. You’ll never find people who are more like family in a building of strangers. Space is also impressive for Manhattan, especially for what you get.
Cons
This building could not be more poorly maintained. It is literally crumbling to the earth. Ceilings are collapsing, walls are weeping, the roof leaks every time it rains to the point of showers in people’s apartments. The trash area is infamous in the neighborhood; if you have the misfortune of moving in, don’t tell anyone your address, or they’ll respond with “oh, the rat building!” The landlord gaslights everyone in the building, saying he’ll fix things. It’s been over a decade and he hasn’t done anything. It’s worse than uncomfortable - it’s a health hazard.
Advice to the owners
Sell the building to someone who cares about human life.
It could be better
Pros
Love the neighborhood, a large portion of the neighbors are fantastic and it feels like a small community.
Cons
The super of the building is non-responsive most of the time and does not follow up with calls or notices to inspect problems in the unit. There is a couple that live in one of the units that bring suspicious crowds into the building and are consistently fighting.
Advice to the owners
get a new super, unfortunately not much can be done with the couple in that said unit.
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