10 Bedford Review
Pros
Love that its a small building with only 1 other apartment in it. The location is truly unbeatable with so many bars and restaurants and steps away from the park.
Cons
The building is not maintained very well and is old/needs repairs. Getting the landlord/super to fix anything takes a lot of pushing. The apartment can be noise as there is a bar and a lot going on right outside.
Advice to the owners
Take more care to keep up the building maintenance and fix things properly.
If the price is too good to be true, it probably is
Pros
Amazing location, updated kitchen/bathroom, only two residential units in the building, rent reasonably priced for the area
Cons
No buzzer system or means of access without a deadbolt key means that mail/deliveries/etc are left outside on a busy sidewalk and constantly stolen, with the landlady refusing to turn over security footage. We don’t control our own thermostat; the storefront downstairs does, so one winter we didn’t have heat for almost a month when there were no tenants downstairs. Mouse and cockroach problem. Old, drafty windows. Super lives out of state so issues aren’t dealt with in a timely manner, if at all. No means of egress (no fire escape, and roof is unstable/cannot be accessed) makes the whole building unsafe.
Advice to the owners
Be a human being and treat your tenants like them!