Benjamin Aryeh

Everything is in good shape, I like the neighborhood. Good price too.

Smallish living room

Great maintenance team, building management could be more helpful

Garbage is a problem

I loved the buildings location, there was laundry in the basement (need quarters). There was roof access (nothing there but a great view and people would gather there). A little small for an apartment but nice sunlight in bedroom

When I was moving out the owners were a little aggressive about showings but otherwise not too many cons. Once had a mouse problem that was promptly dealt with.

Good price, decently nice building.

Dealt with roaches frequently (exterminator only appeared occasionally, usually weeks after requesting). The bar downstairs can be loud and open late, causing sleep issues on the lower floors.

The rental unit was very large and offered at a great price originally, Benjamin was a pleasure to deal with.

When we moved in a new kitchen was installed, however no kitchen sink was provided, had to follow up in order to obtain. The maintenance crew needed access to a service room that was in our apartment and would often show up without previous notification and let themselves in if nobody was present. I've came home to unlocked doors after they've been there which is unacceptable in NYC. The landlord arranged a viewing without our consent prior to the 90 day window before lease end. When confronted about the viewing, we were told that we had been emailed regarding the viewing, however it had been hidden under the guise of an 'inspection'. Boiler repairs were carried out over a month long period which was a complete invasion of privacy, any number of people could walk in at all hours. Rooms were left a mess after any maintenance work. My roommate and I were very accommodating to the arc management and found it a bit disappointing when they choose to keep a portion of our deposits for receiving our wire transfers when the ones was on them to accept the transfer.

Be more respectful towards tenants, less invasive and give appropriate notice for inspections

-Close to subways, grocery, etc.
-Nice neighborhood

-Literally INFESTED with cockroaches. I can't stress enough how many there were. (This was in 2017)
-Front door would not close and packages would get stolen
-I feel like I need to bring up the cockroach thing again because it was awful

No cockroaches???? Just a suggestion

Unit was nice, great south facing light. Conveniently located near Whole Foods, bars, etc. Mgmt sends people quickly. No pest issues. Walls in bedrooms seem thick

Second door in lobby always has problems, either being unlocked or hard to get key to work. Packages get stolen. Constant buzzing. If downstairs neighbors are being rowdy on patio u can hear it.

Replace the door/lock get virtual doorman

High ceilings
Good location
Clean lobby/stairs

No doorman = constant door ringing
Floors are quite slanted
Noise issues when rooms face the street or from other buildings in courtyard

Location: nice neighborhood. Landlord very personable and helpful.

No elevator. Bedrooms small.

Stay as pleasant and responsive as you are!

Comfortable, feels like a home.

Sometimes unresponsive management, but great maintenance workers.

Amazing location
Very well maintained building
Good crew of handymen and supers
Friendly management

Washer dryer is old and doesn’t work well
Noise level from nearby apartments on weekends can really be annoying

Replace the washer or schedule maintenance more often?

Nothing at all

We spent an entire winter with no heat, hot water, or working stove or oven. The landlord ignored all requests for fixing this EXTREMELY hazardous issue, and would occasionally enter our apartment illegally after banging on our door for 20 minutes after we refused entry. Almost did not survive the winter as the conditions were so hazardous.

Burn it down

Quick to fix issues

Surprise landlord visits, heat broke a lot

Amazing water pressure.

Heat and hot water have been extremely finicky, lost it for 2 months in middle of winter.

Fix large issues like this extremely fast.

No pests, large staircase, roof access, safe neighborhood, hardwood floors, crown molding

No elevator, unhelpful management, noisy location by hospital

Great location that is in the heart of UES

The doors were not secure and I had packages stolen all the time.

Electronic doorman would be ideal

Lots of sunlight
Father of owner was responsive with repairs.. a few months into lease.

Cockroaches! Big ones, small ones, water bugs or not - whatever you want to call them. From 1cm to 3 inches.
Winter you’ll feel as if your in a sauna
Summer you’ll also feel as if your in a sauna
Hallways are pretty gross, carpet is probably the original, from early 1900s
Stairs are extremely steep
Only 1 washer/dryer for 34 and 32 Beekman located in basement of 34 Beekman. Dryer doesn’t dry much. Uses quarters. Both are absolutely disgustingly filthy
Buildings on Beekman have doormen, they are very loud, scream their conversations especially during shift changes. Keep their cars running and their music loud
Uber drivers, trucks and w.e city drivers park their cars in the dead ends and idle all day sometimes blasting music
People don’t pick up their dog poop by these 2 buildings
Electrical breaker is in basement
Cant run ac, TV and microwave at the same time or you'll be climbing down to the basement

Re-do the interior, the apts are gross.

-The building is beautiful
-The maintenance staff is almost always in the building so any requests are resolved within 24-48 hours
-Laundry in the building
-Close to subway and nearby shopping

-The building is right off of 1st Ave so the traffic can be noisy at times
-The building is relatively easy to access (key lock/buzzer) so any packages need to be retrieved in a timely manner for peace of mind

Location. That’s all.

We had a roach infestation and very little was done to support.

The landlord let the new tenant move in before our lease ended while we still had some belongings in the apartment.

Our patio was broken into by a drunk neighbor trying to get into the apartment they were locked out of- no support or action was taken.

Um. Do better?

Incredible management company. Very responsive and helpful. Great building large room and great neighborhood

The building is a bit old