Carry pepper spray and get good ear plugs
Pros
It's across the park which makes walking our dog super easy. The property manager is also pretty responsive.
Cons
Noise. The noise is so bad. I can normally tolerate neighborly noise but the neighbor on the first floor is super problematic and loves to BLAST Bon Jovi and other shitty dad rock late into the night. Apparently this has been an ongoing problem. We've had to call 911 multiple times in the last year because of violence, and have made countless reports to 311. Police have been involved multiple times This neighborhood is full of violent people and domestic abusers. All the super problematic people, catcallers, creeps, and assholes in the neighborhood are friends and constantly hang out outside repairing cars and revving modified vehicles.. The fireworks in the summer are abysmally bad too. If you have a dog or little kid, you will never sleep. Assholes set off dynamite sized fireworks from all sides, in the park, and directly outside the apartment. We get constant citizen notifications because they stab each other or overdose and die. The area is surrounded by homeless people and creeps. We love the park but don't like being catcalled. One of them once followed us into the apartment. Laundry literally never works. We ended up using one of the local laundromats. They charge nearly $5 per load, only take quarters, and leave your clothes sopping wet and smelling of mildew. Railroad style apartment is incredibly uncomfortable to live in. Living rooms is only about 7 feet wide. There is a long narrow corridor that makes it super awkward to enter the apartment with other people.
Advice to the owners
Kick the asshole neighbor out, he's caused at least two other tenants to leave their apartments
Lovely apartments by the Park, Terrible Property Management
Pros
Firstly- The rooftop has amazing view of city! There is close proximity to several train lines, and the building is located right in front of Maria Hernandez Park. Located very close to supermarket, and generally in the midst of a bustling and vibrant neighborhood with lots of restaurants, shops and coffees shops. The building also has an amazing super who runs a tight ship, makes sure all the trash and recycling, etc is always in good shape. The apartments have a great layout where the bedrooms are located far from each other, so great for roommate situations.
Cons
Terrible property management. Reluctant to fix things that are broken, and adopt a passive aggressiveness and non-responsiveness to very simple requests like fixing a downstairs door lock that is clearly broken or repairing ceiling that was destroyed due to leak in roof. A lot of gaslighting as well. The washer and dryer are terrible (which they sell you on but you end up using the neighborhood laundromat instead). Interactions with them sometimes leaves a bad taste in your mouth and make you go "huh?", and this is what multiple tenants current and past have definitely concurred.
Advice to the owners
Read the cons and figure it out.
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