Terrific location, scummy landlord/management
Pros
Bare bones exercise room, communal space to sit, store bikes, large extras, cozy backyard, decent roof. Unit had AC, dishwasher, tall ceilings and private section of yard.
Cons
Management showed us a unit, scheduled a lease signing, then bait and switched us last minute to the unit next door saying it was equivalent with no time to find another option or get our deposits back. We went ahead and accepted the other unit, old tenants were still moving out on our move in day and the apartment was left in very poor condition: clearly uncleaned, paint peeling, bathroom uncleaned and mildewy, actual rodent feces in the bottom oven drawer. One bedroom turned out to actually be smaller than the original unit. Our move in was complicated and delayed, and management was hesitant to negotiate a prorated first months rent. Unit condition upon move in was unacceptable: peeling paint, rat feces in the oven, mold in the bathroom tile.
satisfactory most of the time
Pros
management usually replies about maintenance issues within a day on weekdays, they take serious issues seriously, they move slightly on rent increases, water pressure strong, bike storage in basement
Cons
management sometimes takes a while to get a third party person out to resolve maintenance issues, super comes when he wants instead of the time you agree upon, airbnb basement apartment short-term tenants sometimes turn out to be crazy loud, varying efficiency of HVAC across rooms within the apartment
Advice to the owners
work with more reliable contractors and send them and the super at times we agree upon so we don’t have to waste anyone’s time
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