Love my apartment, but the little issues add up
Pros
Very spacious, high ceilings, big windows, balcony, great rooftop, responsive management , laundry hookups, rent stabilized
Cons
Management doesn’t shell out for really good repairs or maintenance. Trash situation up front has gotten endless citations from the city, and I barely ever see a super or custodian cleaning up out front or in the common area (heard from a neighbor they underpay the person who’s supposed to do it.) Never have seen anyone spraying common areas for roaches. Any repairs have been very quick fixes and don’t seem to address deeper issues. Patch of drywall on our ceiling has collapsed three times in heavy rain. They respond fast each time, but each time the repair person doesn’t seem to be much of an expert and they just patch the drywall instead of figuring out why we keep getting leaks. Seems the water damage is a common issue with other neighbors as well. Overall the building seems to be a little hastily constructed, with a lot of haphazard choices now starting to become problems. Heat is also very inefficient and expensive — in the winter our apartment is barely above 60 with heat running, and electric bill will be nearly 1k in coldest months.
Advice to the owners
Pay now to fix the issues so they don’t become bigger issues in the future
Great place to live
Pros
I lived here a few years ago and loved it. Convenient to the L train and there was plenty of street parking. The building itself was clean and I never had issues with neighbors.
Cons
Only issues we had were roaches when we first moved in but management was responsive and we never had an issue after. We also had packages stolen for a month or so but again, management took care of it.