Would not recommend
Pros
- Cheap rent for the location. 15 minute walk from central Williamsburg
Cons
- MOUSE PROBLEM. The exterminator told us many tenants complain about mouse problems. We had to have 2 exterminators come to fully fix the problem. - Overall upkeep of the building is very poor. I've lived there almost 2 years now and have seen someone cleaning the lobby maybe twice. Overall very dirty - EVERY SINGLE PACKAGE GETS STOLEN. Management doesn't do anything about it. Many drug users on S 5th street, which I suspect is why. I do not order packages to my apartment anymore as I've had over $500 worth of packages get stolen
Advice to the owners
Take better care of the building
AVOID. SHITTY MANAGEMENT.
Pros
Location, thick walls
Cons
Street traffic, noisy street, it can take a while to get any substantial repairs done. Many of the fixes are just patches not fundamental repairs. For example, upon knowing a building inspector was coming they simply painted over mold in the bathroom. It takes pressure to get things done the right way and even then sometimes it feels like an uphill battle. Management seems more Focused on making the building alluring to new, shorter term tenants, through glossy but shoddy renovations, than truly fixing anything but that is a well-work tale in NYC at this point. Many tenants are slobs about trash and I feel sorry for the maintenance crew who is responsible for cleaning up after them. Someone broke into my apartment and removed the lock (my assumption is it was maintenance who was angry because I had asked him to fix my filthy backed up tub on a saturday) as what seemed to be a form of intimidation. management didnt care at all. there was a camera in the hall that they said they couldn't review for some reason. really terrible people manage this place.
Advice to the owners
Give a shit
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