91 Ft Washington Avenue,

Manhattan, NY 10032

The building has good heat in the winter, and the apartments are spacious.

Update!!

We moved out of this apartment (finally), and as expected, the landlord dragged his feet on returning our security deposit. In addition to that, he deducted money from the security deposit for preexisting damage. If you do rent from him, make sure to video record the apartment before you take possession, because he will try to blame you for the damage. If a “thorough” walkthrough had been done when the last tenant moved out, this would have been discovered.


There are far too many to list all of them, but I will list a few.

Management isn't very responsive, and we have had to threaten litigation to get some basic repairs done in our apartment. I suspect we are one of the few people paying market rent, so you would think that management would take our concerns seriously.

The building has several security cameras, but none of them work, so thieves can simply steal packages a will.

There is a homeless man that sleeps in the vestibule, and spews profanity when he is inebriated.

Some of our neighbors live like savages, and think nothing of leaving their garbage in the hallway, in the elevator, or in the lobby. It's not uncommon to find people smoking in the building (despite the no smoking signs).

How about giving those of us that pay market prices what we pay for.

Our apartment was newly renovated prior to us moving in.

The renovation to our apartment used cheap materials and was poorly done. The lobby is dirty, dark and there is OFTEN a homeless gentleman sleeping in the foyer. Our packages are stolen so often that we stopped having things delivered to our home. The security cameras are "broken" so no one is ever held accountable for the stolen packages. There is often trash in the hallways and on the staircase and tenants smoke in the stairwell. Half of the washers in the laundry room do not work - we have been told several times that they will be fixed but they have been broken the entire year we have lived there. The trash area and laundry room are disgusting. Roaches everywhere.

Invest some of the money from the high rent you charge into repairing and maintaining common areas. Hire a super who actually maintains the building.

Apartments appear nicely renovated but don’t be fooled because the work is poorly done.

There have been several leaks in the lobby that they just keep painting over. Homeless men (one in the doorway to the building and one on the stairwell) frequently sleeping in the building- called management and the super about it and they won’t improve security or do anything about it. Common areas are dirty - people smoking in the stairwell, throwing trash in elevator and stairs. Security is poor- packages stolen, neighbors will buzz in anyone, main door to building often broken or propped open. Can’t wait for our lease to be up in 6 months.

Clean up the lobby and get rid of the homeless men. As a woman coming into the building alone and night it is frightening. Do more to keep good tenants.

If you are moving into this building, you are likely moving into a recently renovated unit, so that's a positive. Sadly, this is likely to be the only one, and I can guarantee that it will be short lived.

The apartment is spacious with a recently renovated kitchen, and hardwood floors throughout the apartment.

The cons of this building far outweigh the pros, but we only learned of them after signing our lease.

1) There is a vagrant that sleeps in the vestibule, and although management is aware of this, they have done absolutely nothing to rectify the situation. This person seems to have a sponsor in the building, who washes his clothes and feeds him. If you are not careful, you might see him bathing himself in the laundry room.

2) The common areas seem to be an afterthought. One would think that management might invest in the common areas, since its the first thing that a potential tenant will see. The walls are dirty, and if they are patched for some reason, they will remain that way.

3) Neighbors routinely leave their trash on the stairs, or in the elevator. I mean, who wants to live among such filth? It's no wonder the building has a rodent and vermin problem.

4) Don't be fooled by the security cameras, as they do not work. Sadly, me and my partner only learned of this after we had some packages stolen. When we reached out to management, they indicated that the cameras had not worked in some time. I guess the criminals are aware of this.

5) The laundry room has six washers, and six dryers. Unfortunately, they break often, and it takes quite some time for them to be repaired. One washer has been broken for over a year, and management is in no hurry to have it fixed (obviously).

6) The front door is often broken, so this makes it easier for people to come in and steal packages, or do whatever. Of course, if there were working cameras, one might be able to address this.

I think any potential tenant gets the picture.. If you have other options, you would be advised to pursue them.

Invest in the common areas, as those of us paying market rate rent should not be subjected to these rundown areas.