No frills doorman building with elevator overall good experience
Pros
Doormen are friendly and attentive Elevator in building Laundry in building The subway is literally right outside the building
Cons
The building had a power outage that lasted about 4 days where no one had power which was rough but that was the only time in 4 years something like that happened Busy street
Good first apartment
Pros
Mostly young professionals living there, responsive super & guys at the front desk were really nice, laundry in building, package room. Right next to the downtown CE & across the street from the uptown station. Close to groceries, Broadway, restaurants - but still quiet at night.
Cons
laundry & garbage room was dirty/there would sometimes be pests (rats & roaches). In my 2 years living there I had mice, cockroaches, and fruit flies in my apt. Was living in a 1-bed flex, and the apartment was really small for 2 people but good as a starter since it was only $3000 total.