Small Building Woes
Pros
Small building, beautiful facade, well maintained common spaces, great neighborhood
Cons
Greedy owner only concerned with extracting max value of the units with each rent increase. Also if you want to fix anything in the apartment you almost always have to do it yourself.
Advice to the owners
Sell building to the tenants
Great First Apartment
Pros
Good building maintenance and responsive staff resolve issues within a week or so. I also enjoy the neighborhood. Quiet building. Overall pretty clean and well-maintained with monthly cleanings of the hallway and cleaners come more frequently when it starts to snow as well.
Cons
Had two instances of mice, but they were quickly resolved. Coin-operated washing machines and raised my rent by $900 in a span of two years, and there have been no upgrades to this apartment during that span of time.
Advice to the owners
Update operations such as coin washing machines. Receiving payments through checks. And reduce rent increases.
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