Good First NYC Apartment
Pros
Small building No bugs Relatively quiet. Roof top bar can sometimes hear on Saturdays during Brunch hours
Cons
Super could do better with overall responsiveness and keeping front area clean No laundry on site
Good NYC builidng
Pros
Affordability (relative), very close proximity to subway, grocery stores, parks. Building is small and tenants tend to stay for a while; neighbors are all very nice.
Cons
Roaches in the summer, not many but there have been a few and Super did not follow up when I requested an exterminator. An exterminator only came once this past year. Super was pretty responsive for all other maintenance issues though.
Advice to the owners
Regular exterminator