Bad bad bad!
Pros
Great backyard space for the first floor apartment.
Cons
The basement was listed as a third bedroom despite having no windows. This basement flooded three times in the year that I lived there. All heating for the apartment was electric and so expensive. I have since learned the nyc housing laws require the heat and water are paid by the landlord. Charging us for heat was illegal.
Advice to the owners
Pay for heat as legally required. Fix your flooding issue. Read up on nyc housing laws.
Landlord is a no, neighborhood is a yes
Pros
renovated, easy access neighborhood, neighbors
Cons
Cheap equipment, cheap maintenance, lack of care from staff, landlords exploits, overcharges, denied repairs, manipulating economic conditions, discrimination from landlord
Advice to the owners
Treat tenants equally, take responsibility for mistakes or lack of care, study tenant laws, respect tenants rights