Good building on the UES
Pros
Neighbors are friendly and quiet, super lives in the building and is responsive and friendly as well
Cons
There is a tenant who smokes cigarettes in their apartment, so the hallway smells. Garbage is inside the building (but the super/tenants are really good about keeping the area clean). I’ve seen some roaches over the summer months but the building is good about sending an exterminator monthly
Decent Building Could Be Better
Pros
The new super is friendly and nice. They will repaint your apartment every 5 years, following the law…however the workers are not careful and do shoddy work (dripping paint on furniture, not covering furniture,, etc)
Cons
Brown, rust colored water flows out of the hot water tap. It leaves behind rust granules. There is no on-site laundry facilities. Although garbage management has gotten much better with the new super, the garbage still tends to pile up which, in turn, attracts bugs. The communal spaces are not swept or mopped very often, so the floors are pretty dirty. The cleaning frequency has significantly dropped off. It would be great if the building adopted composting, however, the building clearly doesn’t want to embrace it.
Advice to the owners
Put more care into the building and apartment maintenance and upkeep
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