400 East 51st St
Pros
Great building staff, lovely apartments, and friendly neighbors
Cons
Have had multiple issues with AC breaking - building super is more than happy to fix but it never stays fixed for long. Very frustrating in the summer
Third Hand Smoke
Pros
The staff is friendly. The building has amenities. My apartment is rather nice.
Cons
There was an owner who set fire to his apartment in the next building, and I don’t know if he’s still around. It smells of smoke near the mailroom. Some damage from Ida still has not been repaired. There’s a NO SMOKING in common spaces AND on the terrace rule, because somehow the individual balconies are considered Common Space, which is puzzling, because you pay more for an apartment w/ a balcony. However, the building allows smoking in apartments, but stipulates IN THE BYLAWS that the owner of the apartment bears the responsibility of mitigating smoke entering common spaces or other units. THEY DO NOT ENFORCE THIS. I have an issue with a neighbor who chain smokes cigarettes, and then abundantly sprays Febreze. It’s nauseating.
Advice to the owners
Enforce smoking bylaws, and put the onus on the smoker to prevent smoke escaping. This is a health issue. Force smokers to fed air scrubbers or purifiers. I shouldn’t have to run up my electric bill with an air purifier be a my next door neighbor smokes. Change to NON SMOKING completely.
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