Great little floor-through building
Pros
I lived on the second floor (which was the top floor). The sunlight was BEAUTIFUL as there were windows on 3 sides of the apartment. It’s also right in the heart of Williamsburg. Huge separate living room that you don’t even realize is there until you walk down a hallway off the kitchen and it opens up. Lived here for 5 years and was very sad to leave.
Cons
It’s a bit on the older side so we had a a couple cockroach sightings per year. But the landlord was very responsive and would send someone to spray within a couple days after we’d contact them. It’s loud. It’s right on Bedford ave and all the windows mean the noise seeps into the apartment easily. It’s not always bad. Sometimes it’s a saxophone playing on the corner. But sleeping you just need some white noise and you’re fine. Idk what it is but ppl rev their engines SO LOUDLY in that area. Obnoxiously. There are sometimes dead cockroaches in the front foyer of the building for weeks. The mailman and package delivery can only get in the building if you buzz them in.
Advice to the owners
Maybe just make sure the hallways/staircases of the building are swept once a week? And if it’s possible to get the mailman a key?
Cheap, covers the bases, poor management, old building
Pros
The rent was pretty low for the area ($2,550) when we moved in in 2021. The landlord will sometimes respond and handle issues (which I know not all landlords do). The location is perfect, across the street from the subway. Good natural light!
Cons
The landlord was definitely not proactively maintaining anything: we had many maintenance issues including: sink backup resulting in a handyman flooding a large part of the apartment with drainO infused water, the tub faucet being replaced twice and once running water an entire night, mice and bug visitors, the AC quitting twice, the hot water heater sounding like it would burst and randomly shutting off. The buildings next door were knocked down and it was very loud inside (not as huge an issue, classic NYC). The landlord regularly ignored our submitted complaints online and randomly over text. The electricity was definitely being power shared by the restaurant downstairs and we never got recompensed. The electricity bill was continuously obnoxiously high - probably still being power shared. The common area was very dirty and needed maintenance. The landlord never provided notice of when they were coming out for repairs or other random tasks.
Advice to the owners
Proactively repair/maintain the building; keep the building clean; provide notice to tenants
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