Former tenant·Over 3 years ago
Bad First NYC Apartment
Pros
Neighbors were friendly. Lobby and stairs were generally kept clean. The super was great (but he didn’t live in the building, so it sometimes took him a while to get there).
Cons
Very loud radiators all winter. Not a great location in terms of access to trains. Not great value for rent compared to room size. One of the driers was broken the whole year I lived there, and management wouldn’t have it fixed, and kept removing the sign warning tenants. Apartment didn’t have smoke detectors when I moved in, but they did add them later. Garbage area not properly labeled. On lease renewal, they tried to raise rent by 9%.
Advice to the owners
Safety features such as smoke detectors shouldn’t have to be requested. Repair the noisy boiler. Don’t raise rent by 9%.