Former tenant·6 months ago
Lots of space, bare-bones maintenance
Pros
A great amount of space for the rent. Large outdoor space. Nice block with great block association (street parties, etc)
Cons
Kitchen, bathrooms, etc are very old and not always functional. When things break landlord does bare minimum to keep something temporarily running - until it breaks again. The building shares a sewage line with other buildings and in heavy rains it can back up and flood the basement. Landlord pumps it out but doesn't invest in a real fix (this is the pattern). In 2019, said he would only raise rent with property tax hikes, then raised it by more (okay, inflation etc) and then by a lot. I think he felt we were lucky to be there somehow, even though we paid him hundreds of thousands over 5 years.