1238 Decatur Street,

Brooklyn, NY 11207

Very quiet. Neighbors are quiet and friendly. Very peaceful in the building. Maintenance guys are quick and efficient when you need a quick fix in the apartment.

Absolutely zero heat insulation making extremely high heating bills. Owner responsiveness is little to zero. The gym has been destroyed by water damage and never renovated for tenant use for the past couple of years. The washers in the laundry room are always out of service and when they are, never works properly. This causes us all to have to go outside to have our laundry done and to the gym yet we pay rent in the building that should be providing these amenities. The rooftop is a shared space but unfortunately the neighbors who have pets use it to allow their pets to pee and poop instead of walking their dogs outside it's disgusting.

You need to address all the cons in this review as soon as possible.

Overall, it's net positive here. The apartment is well constructed, everything is solid, I can't hear noise from neighbors (good soundproofing), great layout. Amazing natural light, probably the best feature of the apartment and something all guests remark about. The roof deck is nice to have access to. The landlords are very hands-off, so they're not in your business and as long as you pay rent and play nice, they won't trouble you. Regular mopping/cleaning of shared hallways and elevator (though the elevator does always smell a bit funky).

This is just a fact, it's a loud corner on a bus route, so there is street noise especially with the windows open. Keeping on the windows, apartments have large windows but they leak a lot of cold in the winter (not glazed/insulated), making the heating less effective. Elevator overall works but my partner has gotten stuck in it twice, and once had to involve the fire department for a rescue. Worst part, the laundry room is constantly in disrepair, I can count on one hand the number of times I've gone down there and had both a single operational washer and dryer. Usually all the washers are broken, along with some of the dryers, so I have to use a laundromat. When we first moved in the landlords didn't send a cleaner or repaint until we pushed the issue (previous tenants left it pretty filthy, we sent pictures), and only then did they send a cleaner, and said they would repaint, but would paint the place baby blue -- that was a no, so we repainted it white on our own dime. Also we have had some ants, but no other pests (ant trap took care of them).

Keep the basement amenities clean and functional!! I would be so happy if I had laundry in building that worked!