Former tenant here (2019-2023)
Pros
-Very responsive superintendent. -Cozy during the winter -good natural lighting via skylight -responsive management
Cons
-Illegal fire escape not being fixed to any window -initially really bad Pest problem (cockroaches), apartment had to be fumigated after signing the lease to move in. Pest problem persisted but did improve since the beginning. -Garbage was poorly managed. No one filled the lining allowing loose trash leaving tenants to be responsible. -Gas meter in basement was outdated upon moving in and was locked up in building's basement, national grid had to replace it and charged us a whopping $1500 of gas bills we owed since it was made light to us we were underpaying. Still paying it off to this day, thanks to the building's management. 🤦♂️ -we couldn't renew our lease because the landlord wanted to make "renovations" even though they were showing the apartment off.
Advice to the owners
Fix your fire escape
Beware of electric bill
Pros
small building, amazing location
Cons
all electric heating that is extraordinarily inefficient. my bills in the winter were outrageous. $800 a month for a normal sized one bedroom apartment. i had to break the lease so i wouldnt go broke. management wouldnt help neither would con ed. gaslight you into thinking thats normal. so sad because i loved living here.
Advice to the owners
Replace the heat with central or subsidize the bill to get people to stay. I was so sad i had to move.
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