Mixed bag, be prepared!
Pros
Rent stabilized, aspects of the neighborhood (so many grocery stores!), the layout and closet space is amazing
Cons
The walls are super thin, some issues within the building (people smoking in the lobby, the buzzer in the apt didn’t work, less than responsive mgt, packages get stolen)
Advice to the owners
Better insulation, faster maintenance, the super needs to address some of the tenant behavior
Building Sucks but the Apartment is Cute
Pros
Our apartment has plenty of closets.
Cons
Our packages constantly got stolen because people would jam the front door open. They would shut off the hot water without warning. You have to exit the building and go around the side to do laundry and the ground isn’t even so there’s often puddles and planks of wood in the puddles to use to step over rather than just fixing the uneven ground. We complained about water leaking into our windows and water damage on the ceiling since we moved in and there still hasn’t been fixed after two years.
Advice to the owners
Get a lock put in that isn’t so easily broken and jammed. And distribute tap cards to all the residents so they can access the building when the keys aren’t working.
