Beautiful Building, Frustrating Place to Live
Pros
It’s new and clean. The doormen are super helpful.
Cons
-They will tell you the apartments have central heat and air, which is technically true. What they don’t say is that mgmt controls when the entire building switches from heat to AC. So when it is randomly 80* in May, you only have access to heat, not ac. You also can’t bring in your own AC unit. You simply have to sweat it out until mgmt decides to switch it on June 1, regardless of what the actual weather is doing. -They will only give you keys and entry fobs for the exact # of people on your lease. The fobs cannot be duplicated (I tried at Home Depot) and mgmt will not provide an additional one . So if you have a dog walker, a guests in town, a partner who does not live with you, they can’t enter the building without you. Prepare to spend a ton of your life coordinating custody of your one set of keys. -The in-unit washer/dryers do not work well, especially the dryers. They take forever. I once had a load take 11 hours. At that point it’s just air drying in an expensive box.
serious structural leaks and unresponsive management
Pros
- Great day-to-day onsite staff: The super, handyman, and front desk workers physically in the building are friendly, respectful, and do their best with what they are given - Unit finishes and layouts: Modern aesthetic, nice appliances, and good natural light in the units - Location: Great pocket of Bed-Stuy with easy access to transit, local cafes, and neighborhood spots - Amenities (when open): The rooftop and building amenities are nice spaces when they are actually operational
Cons
- Severe structural/maintenance issues: I’ve had an active ceiling leak in my kitchen since July 20 (nearly a full month now). Management admitted it’s a building-wide drainage issue, not just my unit. Their only "fix" has been taping plastic wrap and a drip pan to my ceiling, which has trapped dirty water, developed an odor, and created a mold risk and falling drywall. HPD had to be called and an official inspection is scheduled - Zero accountability & contractor secrecy: Management refuses to provide the legal name of the contractor or a firm scope of work/timeline. Instead of fixing the issue, they’ve repeatedly pushed for phone calls to negotiate lease renewals and ask for negative reviews to be taken down - Outages & delayed amenities: Tenants went an entire week without hot water during a winter storm in February with virtually zero proactive communication from management. The rooftop amenity was advertised when I signed in August 2025 and didn’t actually open until late May 2026 If you value basic habitability, responsive management, and not having your kitchen ceiling held together by plastic wrap, stay far away
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