Spent 2 years here, nice building, bad management, noisy neighbors
Pros
- Building is brand new so you get central ac/heat, no worries with pests, nice appliances etc... - About ~10min walk from Myrtle Wyckoff - the L line has been spotty as of my writing this review so having access to both the L and M is helpful. - Never had issues with neighbors in the building (outside the building, different story). - Nearby Food Bazaar.
Cons
- Management is really poor. This was my 5th NYC apartment and definitely the worst management I have had to deal with. This is somewhat offset by the building being new so there aren't as many things that can go wrong, however when something does go wrong I found management to be incompetent. Example - our intercom system was down for months at a time, and the first time this happened it actually led to me being illegally locked out of the building. They had changed the building locks midday without informing us, so when I got home at ~11pm I was locked out! I got really lucky with my neighbor still being awake who let me into the building, but it was bad. Point being - if at some point you have a serious issue with the apartment, management will not provide the help you need, and I think this is a dealbreaker. - Management was very aggressive on our renewal offers. We signed at $2,550 in 2022, they increased it to $2,950 in 2023. 2024 they pushed for $3,200. I get that Bushwick is an up-and-coming neighborhood, the building is new, there's high inflation, etc... but that's a 25% increase over a 3 year period. Be ready for aggressive increases if you sign a lease in this building. - Neighbors are super loud. The neighbors in the building were fine, but the buildings next door to us... it was reggaeton all night long on the weekends. If you're sensitive to noise, I would not move into this building.
Advice to the owners
Build out an actual team of supers and property managers, not whatever shared-service-sh*t-show you guys have now.
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