No heat/hot water two winters in a row
Pros
Very convenient location! Cute building, big windows, enough closet space and that's really saying something for Brooklyn. Nice neighbors and fairly quiet. Quiet enough to hear the Q train. Clean enough, and they have a monthly exterminator come in and spray. There are still roaches, however. Also mice.
Cons
Two years in a row the heat/hot water has gone out and they have not taken adequate measures to fix the boiler. Extremely cold inside, especially on the lower floors. They put in a "temporary" boiler that sat out front for six months after they got tired of being cited by the city. We called 311, we tried everything. Management was not responsive, offered no discount on our rent, did not take adequate action. It COULD be a really nice building except for this nonsense, which is so basic that it's ridiculous. What good is an apartment with no heat or hot water?
Advice to the owners
Get this figured out or your tenants will unionize.
Not perfect but still good
Pros
Recently did renovations so the front entrance and lobby/halls look WAY nicer than it did when we moved in. Renovated kitchen. On the park and by 2 trains so IDEAL location. A 1 bedroom has plenty of space.
Cons
The radiators are BLASTED all winter and spring and it gets so hot we always have the windows open. Even on days when it gets warmer they won’t turn it off (tenants have no control). We had mice and cockroaches our 3rd year. The exterminator gave us sticky traps and the super filled one hole in the radiator, but we improved the situation mostly by our own means. The squeakiest wooden floors known to man. Big smokers in the building that smoke in the hall.
Advice to the owners
Communication with issues in the building should be communicated. The office should be easier to contact-it’s open at strange hours and closed on Wednesdays? Also, need better management on the heat in the boiler room.
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