Great apartment in UWS
Pros
Big windows, beautiful prewar charm.
Cons
Walk up building, no laundry.
Advice to the owners
Be more responsive.
Dangerous Rat Problem
Pros
relatively quiet block wide sidewalk high ceilings
Cons
Trash container is full of big spaces for rats. Rats squeal and jump in the trash all night every weekend, and at some points also all day. Rats and large roaches in the basement. Flooding leaks recur and the wiring is old - soaked wiring is a fire hazard. Basement is locked - no access in case of emergency or needed for repairs. Tenant turnover is very high. Extremely difficult or impossible for the rent-stabilized tenants to get repairs. Mice throughout the building. Hot water is dangerously too hot. Super: 1. Very difficult for him to get permission from landlord to do repairs. 2. His work load is impossibly heavy, He has nowhere near enough time to do what is needed. His instructions from the management almost always appear arbitrary and tyrannical, and usually only involve low-priority maintenance. The sidewalk in front slants downward toward the building and therefore drains into the building. The stoop is in shambles, water damage and no maintenance. The private companies hired to place and maintain the fire extinguishers and sprinklers are not maintaining them. The roof is in shambles.
