Pros:
- Neighbors are quiet and mostly young professionals.
- Walls and windows are nearly soundproof making it easy to get a good night’s sleep.
- Units are clean and mostly well kept, and some have been recently renovated with brand new finishes.
- Prime location with tons of bars, restaurants, gyms, salons, and much more.
- E, M, 6 subway stops are a minute away from the building, and conveniently located near many other transit options, including citibikes.
- Very walkable and nearby beautiful parks such as Central Park.
- No carpeting and only tiles in public areas and stairs of the building, which is a plus.
Cons:
- Building is right next to a homeless shelter called Samaritan Village, which can sometimes become unruly and sketchy.
- Building and certain apartment units are quite old and needs major renovations.
- the entrance area is shared with two commercial spaces: a bar (Strangelove) and a food shop (Kati roll), thus it is common to see people loitering, smoking, and speaking loudly on the building’s stoop.
- The apartment units don’t get a lot of light, except certain rooms that are street facing.
- Very narrow and long walkways makes it challenging to move furniture or bulky items in and out of the building.
- Garbage area feels dangerous as it is not at the ground level and feels like you can easily fall in the stairs leading up to the trash site.
- Trash area often overflows, causing many residents to dump their trash bags and other waste items by the mail area.
- No live-in super, which makes it difficult to get maintenance issues resolved on time or for proper upkeep of the building.
- Public areas and walkways are rarely cleaned, thus the accumulation of dust.
Advice to owner:
- Regularly maintain the building and replace worn out amenities.
- Frequently clean the walkways and other public spaces around the building.
- Trash area needs to be rethought and kept cleaned without overflowing into the building’s mailroom.
- Assign a live-in super to manage this specific building.