AWFUL BUILDING AND MANAGEMENT
Pros
None sadly, I hate to admit!
Cons
Super loud if you chose a unit facing the street. Heat never works during the winter. Landlord’s responsiveness is terrible Restaurant on the ground floor affects everyone (smells, music, staff, customers). NOT WORTH IT!! Better buildings in the same area just a few blocks away where I am now!
Advice to the owners
Sell the building now. Allow someone who treats tenants with respect and manages affairs lawfully to assume control.
Stay away - shady landlord and better options out there!
Pros
The neighborhood is fantastic, but that's it!
Cons
Very loud building and an extremely noisy street. Currently, a construction project has just started (May 2024) and will last close to 4 years across the street, making it almost impossible to enjoy your unit without noise, banging, trucks, and screaming construction staff. The windows of the building are in terrible shape and need to be replaced, the walls are paper-thin and you can hear any noise coming from the street or from your neighbors. The building is dirty, trash is emptied only once a week, no exterminator, and the hallways are infested with bugs. The heat never works during the winters, or hardly. The landlord is unresponsive or always postpones your urgent requests. Also, the building is listed as "Rent Stabilized", but NOT all units are rent stabilized. The landlord only tells you once you are moved in a year later when he raises the rent. Highly shady, if not completely illegal! BEWARE!! The restaurant downstairs is also a nightmare in terms of noise and smells.