Decent first spot to live in Manhattan
Pros
Was able to get 2 bedroom wall taken down to make a larger 1 bedroom
Cons
Walk up, fire station nearby which made it quite loud
Advice to the owners
Better responsiveness from super, don't turn the heat up so hot that you have to run AC in the winter
Water Damage and Old Walls/Ceilings
Pros
Great neighborhood, affordable rent
Cons
I lived on the second floor and my ceiling collapsed from water damage during a storm. I had reported a leak in my ceiling during rainfall a few weeks earlier, and no one responded, then during the harder storm the entire thing, including drywall and plaster, got too waterlogged and collapsed. This happened on a Friday and no one came to fix it until Monday. Owners did not offer any compensation, and there is a strong mold smell. Over the past couple of years, a couple other issues such as: holes in corners of ceiling that would let dirt into the interior of the apartment, exposed brick would shed red dust across items in the rooms
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