Major Declines Since Change in Ownership
Pros
Great location, convenient to subways and Prospect Park. Pet-friendly. Apartments are very spacious and usually have tons of closet space.
Cons
Major pest issues (roaches, mice, rats, and bedbugs). No dedicated super (usually shared with another building owned by the landlord on the block, but currently we have no super at all and no 24/7 emergency contact). Landlord frequently does not provide heat/hot water in winter months, something they have been taken to housing court by HPD over with other buildings they own. Landlord plays games with lease renewals to try to force out longtime tenants. Repairs are shoddy/cosmetic if they are done at all.
Advice to the owners
Manage the building as if people you care about live there.
Stay away, ROACHES
Pros
Has charm, local to F and Q, low key neighborhood
Cons
Building has become a filthy place since SPIGRO REALTY purchased. Tenants have been told it is not the building's owner responsibility to keep the public areas of the building clean. They claim they are a co-op and harass tenants. Very cheap with the heat. Never answer their phones. Sad because it is a beautiful neighborhood and the building had charm. Arrogant and rude when they do happen to call you back which is funny because they talk like they never went to school.
Advice to the owners
Saul Friedman get it together
