Good value but lots of cons
Pros
Good value for area and space. Lots of storage. Considerate neighbors.
Cons
Super and building manager are responsive but real repairs must be approved by building manager who hands you off to contractors who are unresponsive. Had outstanding repair requests made that were ignored for 5 months. Had to get 311 involved. Even then, still ignored. There are 2 washers and dryers but one dryer does not work and they won’t fix it no matter how many times they send someone. The staircase and hallways are really dirty and caked with dust and dog hair. Water temperature randomly goes cold. Located near BQE so lots of pollution. Noise pollution from BQE, school across street (there’s a bus at 8 am and cars always start honking), and fire station a block from apartment.
If you can avoid it, don’t live here
Pros
Great location and proximity to bars/restaurants/subway.
Cons
Management is EXTREMELY slow to respond to repair requests. I’ve had to make numerous requests due to plumbing and kitchen appliance issues and it will take weeks if not months for the management to finally send a contractor. I have had a leak in my shower for at least two months now and I didn’t have a working microwave for over a month. They are essentially faceless - there is no one person to contact which makes it more difficult to know which person to email for what. The super is also difficult to get into contact with and usually just tells you to contact management for repairs anyway.
Advice to the owners
I can’t believe I’m saying this, but just do your job and make apartments livable for tenants.
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