Landlord is very shady
Pros
Location and convenience
Cons
The building owner has illegally removed apartments from rent-stabilization, defrauding tenants of the benefits the landlord is supposed to provide in exchange for receiving 421-a tax abatement. Communication about repairs was poor at times. The landlord also refused to comply with the law regarding security deposit.
Advice to the owners
Comply with the law.
Tolerable but not great
Pros
Proximity to public transit is unbeatable
Cons
Our basement perpetually flooded, and management failed to do anything to address it for the full year that we lived in the apartment.
Advice to the owners
Flooding is an emergency and should be treated like one.