Aron Witzniter

My apartment is a good size and rent stabilized. In the 10 years I’ve lived in NYC this is my 3rd apartment. I liked that it was along Eastern Parkway and that there were many units. My broker said the building was pretty quiet because tenants were mostly older.

My heat is not consistently on and my hot water is inconsistent. I’m going to have to start talking to management but from reviews I’ve seen it seems like this is on track for the building’s history.

The super is friendly and attentive.

The heat is not the most reliable.

Convenient location, near subway and Prospect Park. That’s about it.

Mice, roaches, constant issues with heat, hot water and elevator, super is hard to reach and doesn’t repair issues correctly, building is filthy and trash area by entrance gets really out of control, lobby door is often broken or left open, leading to homeless people squatting in the building. Neighbors are a mixed bag, but noise is definitely an issue. Parties at late hours, people fighting/screaming in front of the building, weed smoking in common areas, etc.

Active tenants association fighting to protect tenants! (Also in a great diverse community)

Landlord has neglected building repairs and maintenance for years. Suing and trying to evict multiple tenants during the pandemic.

Don’t evict tenants and agree to negotiate!

most neighbors don’t make noise and are all polite, common areas are usually clean, super is nice and responsive

pest control is supposed to come by every month but it seems more like they come every few months, hot water is hard to control, door buzzer does not work for our apartment because we don’t have new york phone numbers which are required to operate, we’ve found a few roaches that got in through open windows in the building

leave the windows in the hallways/stairwell closed or add window screens, there is no window screen currently so bugs can get in

Rent-stabilized, apartment layout is of a decent size, landlord is slowly making building improvements, but at a snail’s pace, and largely due to pressure from a recently formed Tenant’s Association. Good location near the park and subway, but building and street are very noisy. Definitely not the worst building in the area, but lots of room for improvement.

Incredibly CHEAP landlords that will have you begging for every single repair, and do the bare minimum when they do need to finally fix something, minor repairs take months or even years to be addressed, unless they become more serious issues. There is literally always something wrong with the apartment, but its also easier to live with most of the problems that it is to get them repaired. Windows are drafty and need to be replaced, sound insulation is dreadful, I can literally hear my neighbors coughing, doors slamming throughout the building, etc., there is a serious mouse and roach problem, inconsistent heat and hot water, hallway consistently reeks of weed, lobby door is broken frequently, huge issues with package theft in the building, and general noise (parties, barking dogs, etc.), building/facade repair has been going on for nearly a year with no attempts from landlord to address the noise issues or offer rent abatement. Building used to be much better with neighbors that mostly kept to themselves, but a younger crowd of tenants moving in over the past few years has it feeling more like a frat house, and less like a home.

A few major improvements would go a long way. Consider laundry in the building, don’t keep tenants waiting endlessly for the most basic repairs and maintenance, stop being so obviously cheap and hire appropriate professionals instead of having the super attempt to do work that he is not qualified to do. Try to actually fix issues instead of putting bands-aids on issues that need real repairs. Its frustrating for tenants and causes more money and time to deal with, in the end.