Great East Village Spot
Pros
Regular pest control has kept my place free of any mice or cockroach the whole time I was here. Never had any issues with garbage in terms of smell or rodents either. Great water pressure and temperature, and building maintenance is prompt and thorough. The apartment is facing a large street so any north facing apartments get great sunlight throughout the day. Great soundproofing between apartments, I very rarely hear anything from my neighbors, though any sounds in the hallways can be echo-y (but no one ever lingers so it's not an issue) Interesting unit layouts give you more storage and space that other typical studio-style apartments. High ceilings also help to add to this. Apartment still stays pretty cool during extremely hot months. No in-unit or in-building w/d, but laundromat is located right next door which is very convenient.
Cons
Heating is extreme during winter months. The pipes also never stop making loud noises throughout winter and can take time to get used to. Located above a bar, so it can get noisy at night from Thursday-Sunday, but this kind of noise is to be expected if you live in East Village/Manhattan. People who are sensitive to noise in general will have a hard time as the winters are filled with loud pipe banging from the heating, and spring/summers are filled with noise from the bar downstairs. Other than the front half of your apartment that is directly facing north/south, the rest of the apartment stays very dark because those windows face an alleyway. Flooring is old/dirty and has not been renewed in a while. No security for packages, regularly gets packages stolen.
Advice to the owners
Install security cameras downstairs to prevent package theft
RODENTS Not Keeping Up With Upkeep
Pros
The hallways are relatively clean and there is a guy that takes care of trash every day
Cons
They are not responsive at all. I have had a mice problem for the entire 2+ years in my unit. The only fix they provided was the sticky traps (which do not work). I had to pull out the stove & fridge myself to clean the enormous amount of mice poop & cover multiple holes because management refused to do so / were unresponsive.
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