Could be worse
Pros
In-unit laundry, parking garage, gym.
Cons
They rent extensively to drug dealers. Multiple issues with dealers hosting for-pay parties, and kicking up to the super. People cooking drugs in their apartment. The people working in the building are mostly OK, but the back office is almost 100% unresponsive. They keep taking things away, like the pool table in the common room, the f'ing power cord to the television in the common room. Took them three years to get the pool open, then they try to charge a crazy high amenity fee after we'd all been told it was like $25 a month. Employees all smoke in the parking garage. Ventilation in the building is sh*t, if a smoker moves in next to you, guess what now you're a smoker too. The heat technically is included, but you have to pay for the electric to run the fan on the heaters, which have no wall-mounted thermostats and work poorly. The windows are extremely drafty. Outside, promenade down to the East River smells of dog urine.
Advice to the owners
Do a better job screening your tenants.
Great condo but far from everything
Pros
It's a great building with modern amenities. The staff is overall pretty helpful and nice, and there are some events held bi-weekly to meet your neighbors. The shuttle to the train station is also convenient. Great park next to it and a Costco a few steps away.
Cons
It's so far from everything. Everything you need is the bus (which runs every 30 minutes), the shuttle, or you can call an Uber. If what you do is in the city, it can be stressful sometimes.
