Normal NYC problems, plus some other craziness
Pros
The super Mario is an incredible guy. So friendly, would bring up home-cooked Dominican food all the time.
Cons
Just gonna start off by telling the crazy story of my move-in: I'd asked the Super if he could move some packages up from the lobby that were being shipped before my move-in. He was kind enough to do so, but in the process accidentally brought a package someone had abandoned in the lobby that was not mine. When we moved in, the apartment was filled with air fresheners. He explained to us that "a rat had died in the wall and the smell would go away soon." As we were unpacking our boxes, we noticed the box that was not ours. It was filled with a mattress topper and wrapped inside the mattress topper was a dead dog. We told the Super and he helped us get rid of the box. None of this was ever acknowledged by the landlord. Ultimately, it was just an accident but felt worth mentioning. SKETCHY/UNSAFE: Teens coming in frequently and smoking weed in the stairwell. Door-to-door electricity salesmen scamming elderly. I did the NYC free lead test and there's lead in the water. I posted the notice next to the elevator for folks in the building to see in case they had kids, it was taken down within 5 mins. BUILD: This is one of those places that was "recently refurbished" but super quickly so there are tons of weird mistakes. Like once you start to look at the details closely you see how the work was done slipshod. Best example I could give was that my lights were wired wrong so that there was always a little bit of current going through them. That meant they were always a little bit on, even at night. PESTS: Normal but I definitely had cockroaches and mice and I had to get rid of them by trapping them myself and fixing the space under the door -- fortunately, I'm good at stuff like that. NOISE: The part of the neighborhood it's in means there's loud music blaring all day/night during the warmer months and the icecream truck circling. ELEVATOR: Tiny, bright yellow elevator that you feel like you're going to die in. TRASH: Is outside and need to go down in the elevator to access.
Dont!! It’s the worst
Pros
The people that live there are all friendly to each other.. mainly because we all have something in common to hate
Cons
Landlord is an asshole that yells at you for no reason. My fridge broke and leaked Freon on my floor and he fought me on getting a new one. the back of my oven had a gas leak and the fire department had to come, broke down my door(they refuse to fix it) they never called me to tell me.. and even after the plumber deemed the oven faulty and unsafe the landlord fought to not get me a new one. The toilets barely attached and leaks, there are holes in the tiles in my shower. The ceiling has been bubbling for years. It’s a complete mess in there..
Advice to the owners
Get your shit together
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