Fairly priced good management old building
Pros
Neighbors are friendly. Very quiet street. Management is responsive to critical repairs other than washer dryer.
Cons
The hot water takes 3-5 minutes to come. Washer dryer have issues in the basement. Very dim lighting in public areas
Advice to the owners
Fix lighting and washer dryer please
Extremely tough management
Pros
-historic building in UWS, steps from Central Park -quite neighborhood -friendly neighbors in the building
Cons
-poor pest control (rats, pigeons) -sketchy homeless in the building premises with no apparent help from management to deal with the situation -rude and dismissive management -laundry appliances in poor condition, close to unusable, and no help from management -poor respect of common areas, eg appliances left in the lobby -poor building security, entrance doors with poor locks and no working security cameras or other controls
Advice to the owners
Get management who actually cares about building's well doing
