Pros:
Convienance to transportation, tons of space, everyone is pretty nice here. Washer and Dryer in the building. Outdoor Space available for all tenants on the roof. Pets are allowed.
Cons:
It is always cold. The building is old and they updated the interior but when they gutted it out they did not insulate the walls and windows properly so it is always too cold or too hot here at all times of the year. Our Con Ed bill in January was 750.00!!!! That is just to keep it some what warm and that includes the space heaters we have to use to get it to stay somewhat warm. You can also hear everything your neightbors are doing as well, down to the conversations. This is a very young building so of course there will be parties and gatherings alot more than the average building but you can also just hear daily regular convo's going on, on any day of the week when there isn't alot of socialization. Also, when they say they are going to fix something it can take awhile and when it does happen it is the bare minumum. We also are really clean and have had mouse and roach infestations a few times while living here and we keep the apartment very very clean (we clean the kitchen everyday (scrub with bleach, soap, etc), bathrooms once a week, floors every few days, pantries every few days etc.) so we assume it has to be a building problem over all. I have been told by other tenants they have roach infestation problems alot too. The walls again are not sealed up (holes in many areas of the walls), insulated (you can literally feel the air coming from all parts of the apartment), etc. Not sure if that has to do with it but it is a problem. We have paid to have pest control come because theirs has never really stopped by (even though they have been admanat they do) and we work from home so we would notice. So far since we started to pay out of pocket for pest control we have had minimal to no problems with infestations of any kind which is great but that adds up in living expenses. This is more of a your on your own if you want to live here type of building. The unbearable cold is the worst part for me though. What we spend on our apartment trying to stay warm and keeping bugs and mice at bay we should have a luxury apartment with all the amenities and non of the hassle. Also, they never make the required updates to the building unless you notify them and when you do, you still have to annoy them until they get it done. We have a bunch of fire alarms that have died. All these things need to be updated reguarly. We are extremely self-sufficient in this apartment so we have made it work but this is not something you want to deal with or think about when you come home. Home should be a peaceful, chill, warm place. Especially when you pay an extreme price for it. Again, this may have been a good deal if not for those issues.
Advice to owner:
There needs to be a time where you just spend the money to insulate the building properly, sound proof it, and do a clean sweep of all of the building to ensure your working with pest control to maintain a bug and rodent free building. Making those annual updates, repainitng, cleaning vents, updating the fire alarms (all of are alarms are dead) etc. would also be nice. Everything else about living here would be fairly easy, and cost effective if not for those issues.