Good location, well maintained building, but BEWARE of roaches
Pros
Very clean and well maintained building especially for prewar building. The super is very helpful and responsive.
Cons
SO MANY ROACHES and unhelpful/unresponsive management.
Advice to the owners
Properly assist your tenants!!
Not Great, Not Awful
Pros
-- good location -- neighbors on my floor were quiet -- superintendent was responsive and tried his best -- pet-friendly -- never had bugs or rats/mice in my apartment (can't speak for anyone else) -- windows all work and had screens, and are large -- decent square footage for the price -- decent maintenance of the front grassy areas -- in-building laundry -- my unit had been renovated somewhat recently -- silly little "appreciation gifts" like free cookies at Christmas, free ice cream on 4th of July
Cons
-- elevator broken for at least 24 hours, at least once a month -- hot water off for at least 24 hours, at least once a month -- ALL water off for at least 4 hours every other month -- serious pipe bursts "fixed" by painting; there's definitely mold in this place, and I am suspicious of the electrical situation as well, just based on how many large-scale pipe bursts we've had where water was *shooting* out of the outlets and light fixtures -- building front door knob/lock often broken for 24 hours (meaning anyone could get in) -- got the sense that management did not support superintendent; he often seemed to know what was wrong and how to fix it, but couldn't get them to order parts, arrange contractors, etc. -- "back yard" inaccessible and unmaintained -- in-building laundry area very small, dirty, and unmaintained, with few washers/dryers -- cupboards do not close due to being painted over for decades -- many of the other units I saw had definitely NOT been renovated recently -- overall feeling of grungy old-ness...I don't know a better way to describe it...like nothing is really clean, and nothing will EVER really be clean
Advice to the owners
FIX/UPGRADE the pipes/boiler/plumbing/whatever and the elevator
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