Gene Palumbo

Management was responsive and resolved our issues. Location is close to trains, grocery store, bars/restaurants/shopping. Maintenance came by often to take out trash and clean the hallways.

Very noisy street - there are always people sitting on the steps of the building and the noise is even worse on the weekends as the building is right above a club (lots of fights break out and I witnessed someone die from an overdose on the front steps). Building is not secure - there is only one door at the entrance, which is unnerving. I had multiple instances of packages being stolen out of the building. Management installed a locked package room under the stairs which has helped reduce the thefts but it is still scary that people can get into the building so easily. Pests - I saw multiple rats in the first-floor hallway where management told us to put our trash. We also had cockroaches in our third-floor unit - baby ones that will likely become a bigger problem. Leaks/appliance issues - I moved in at a time when my unit and those around me were in the process of being renovated or had just been finished, so there were many kinks to work out (hot water in bathroom didn't work, radiator leak, leak through the ceiling from the unit being renovated above, stove not working, internet cables not ready for use). The management company was very responsive when these issues arose and took off some money from our rent, but it was very inconvenient and uncomfortable.

Keep being responsive and look into long term solutions for building security and pests

Never had a pest issue, super is very responsive, kitchen is updated and has microwave/oven/dish washer, decent amount of space

Very dark living room/back bedroom, street is very very noisy and has a homeless issue

The neighbors were relatively quiet. The super was very responsive. Never had any issues with gas, water, electricity, etc.

Building is a little old and could be renovated. For some reason, the dishwasher was removed from my unit right before I moved in. The intersection near the building is also sometimes noisy around rush hour.

The apartment is gorgeous, amazing neighborhood. Overall cleanliness is great and the super is responsive

Fuck AJ real estate. There is a special place in hell for Angela Cronk. She is completely useless and when she does respond she only uses one word and does not answer the question you asked. It is almost impossible to get in touch with her. She just leaves you in the air. Hot water was a constant issue but eventually it was resolved.

Treat your tenants like humans

Gym in building, private patio

Sporadic heat in winter

Great location Good size Great closet space

Laundry machines were removed in February and only just replaced in June, management staff was very bad at communicating with tenants about the situation

Huge beautiful prewar style apartments Used to be an amazing place to live

-Building under new ownership and the new owner has clearly run out of funds to maintain this building -Horribly maintained- extremely rude management company. They either unresponsive or does not help -constant leaks from mis-handled construction and patchy repairs -crumbling walls due to haphazard repairs after a 2017 fire that displaced tenants -repairs take almost a year to be addressed -things break daily -super is unable to do repairs because of owner doesn't want to pay -mice, cockroaches, bed bug infestation -ongoing construction that doesn't end because contractors keep changing -filthy halls and common spaces -High percentage rent raises -constant attempt to destabilize stabilized or rent controlled units- makes those tenants as uncomfortable as possible -Owner purposely not renting out stabilized units and using them as storage and keeping one for himself that is not his primary residence -Tenants move out because of mismanagement and the state of the building and the units sit vacant for years.

Sell to someone better equipped to handle the property. This building used to be a gem on the Upper East Side and now is a disgusting place to live.

quiet neighborhood, quiet neighbors, spacious 1 bed, separate kitchen, great parks near by

some issues with roaches, but def had much worse, some ceiling leakage issues

Close to trains, one of the bedrooms is pretty big

- Horrible management that won’t help with anything serious - Ceiling collapsed multiple times (after we told them multiple times we had safety concerns regarding the ceiling and they continually ignored us) - There was a bed bug issue that lasted 3+ months because they did the bare minimum and barely bothered to help (even though they were aware of it being a problem in other units/buildings next door before it reached us and did not do anything to prevent it from spreading). We had to schedule pest control ourselves because they continually dropped the ball on making sure it was handled properly - Front door to the building randomly stops locking properly and they refuse to fix it even after a break in occurred

Listen to your tenants when they have safety concerns

Location, near equinox, near central park, well-sized 1 bed

not too clean

The super was amazing and responsive! Very laid back building management wise Clean and never any pest issues

Lived on the top floor but otherwise the street would be LOUD Lots of interesting activity on the front stoop late at night

Excellent location, very kind and helpful live-in super

1. Building had very extreme fire (2 deaths) last year and little to nothing was done to accommodate / assist tenants at the time or after - for ex., 1 day after fire we were lied to and told that it was completely safe to return (zero inspections had been done) and were still forced to pay rent, over 1 year later we still do not have working gas in the building, zero fire alarms went off during the fire and over 1 year later we still have not received confirmation that the fire alarms are now working, horrendous smoke smell that will not go away, constant construction 2. Not safe - ongoing construction means strangers coming in the building constantly, front door is wide open all day every day, packages stolen all the time, loud noises at all hours, and ongoing hazards from the fire that are just not being dealt with (see above) 3. Careless owner - management company is somewhat helpful in that at least they respond to our emails, however owner lies / does nothing to help fix anything wrong in the building / is completely unresponsive to complaints or requests - only cares about getting his money and not the safety of his tenants 4. Horrible pest infestation and NOTHING has been done about it - mice everywhere (halls, garbage shoot, apartments), roaches everywhere (I kill multiple roaches per week at this point) - the "exterminator" that the building provided did absolutely nothing and we had to hire our own which has been the only thing to help with even a slight improvement 5. smoking inside the building - listings will advertise that there is "central AC" however you cannot use this AC because whenever you turn it on, horrible cigarette smoke & smells come through the vents because other tenants are smoking in their apartment with no repercussions (have reported this to Owner multiple times - nothing being done) 6. Other advertised amenities / required necessities do not work - i.e. "in building laundry" always broken, "central AC" does not work, heater makes outlandishly loud noises WHEN it is even working (which is not all the time), had multiple weeks with no hot water I could go on and on about the cons of this building. DO NOT be fooled by the great location and somewhat cheap rent - it is not worth it.

Please have some consideration for your tenants who have stood by this building and paid rent and tried to be helpful through a tragic event and very difficult time. Your lack of concern or caring is unbelievably upsetting and quite frankly extremely dangerous.

The super is very helpful and generally pretty responsive. Can’t really hear neighbors. Good location

Heat only works well in some rooms. Water in shower randomly gets WAY too hot sometimes and you just have to wait it out.

Lower max water temp

Location close to subway

Roaches in lobby Super has an attitude Neighbors leave trash in hallway overnight mice will take over Old pipes so drains clog frequently

Fill in all holes

Nice location, quiet at night

You will be at war with pests while living here

- large rooms for the price - good location by major train stations, central park, hudson river, and good restaurants - elevator building - laundry in basement - responsive live-in super for any issues

- very limited sunlight (only 1 room has a window with natural light) - uneven heating. one room is a sweat shop during the winter, whereas the other is ok - frequent roach issue - they offer biweekly exterminators, but this shouldn't be a consistent issue that requires regular visits - paper thin walls. if you have a loud neighbor, you're out of luck. - kitchen has no countertop space - if you're into cooking, this isn't the apartment for you

Large bedrooms, great light, nice and safe neighborhood

Doesn't offer much in terms of amenities, very overpriced for what you are getting

Huge apartments with ton of natural light

Very dirty building, old apartment floors, unresponsive managment.

Actually supervise what is happening in the building. No one cleans it.

Natural lighting Spacious Laundry room

My apartment was broken into a few years ago and the security cameras “didn’t have footage available” when the cops showed up. I suspect it was an inside job

Decency is free.

Super is helpful and friendly, and the location is very convenient.

There are problems with roaches, as well as heating during the winter. The windows are drafty and you can't keep the cold air out

High floors Gym and pool and rooftop amenities Doorman and package room Beautiful views

Far walk from any subways Flex bedrooms Mostly families (con if you’re a young renter)

Basic apartment, in a great neighborhood

pest problem, work was done in the basement about a year ago and it made all the mice scurry to find another place to be.

Have an automated request system, do something about the mice

- concrete walls = near impossible to hear neighbors - responsive super - good, relatively updated amenities - high ceilings

- occasional elevator troubles - pest control only once per month (not a major problem) - bathrooms ventilate poorly - sporadic heating, apartment remains pretty cold

rent too expensive, and rent increases with each lease leads to major tenant rollover

The street noise is minimal especially if your apartment is north facing. Neighbors are nice and polite. Dog friendly.

Super is awful with the garbage maintenance. Pests have strewn garbage all over the ground, I've seen rats, cockroaches, and especially in the summer, there are tons of huge flies all around the stairs.

Get a new, more competent super

The hallways are relatively clean and there is a guy that takes care of trash every day

They are not responsive at all. I have had a mice problem for the entire 2+ years in my unit. The only fix they provided was the sticky traps (which do not work). I had to pull out the stove & fridge myself to clean the enormous amount of mice poop & cover multiple holes because management refused to do so / were unresponsive.

The best part about living here was the location. you're close to a lot of subway lines and access to downtown is a breeze. For my first nyc apt it did the job. and it was nice that it had an elevator

the security could be better, occasionally here and there packages would get stolen but that comes with most nyc apts.

Good location and big floor plans

Place is falling apart and horrible management.

Sell the property

Clean and quiet Great live-in Super Storage room, outdoor bike storage Good washers/dryers Good management company

No camera/virtual doorman intercom system - old-school talk/listen, doesn't work well Very small elevator Occasional package theft issues Building entrance vestibule is difficult to navigate with heavy or large items - two sets of locked doors separated by steep stairs, with tight clearances due to door swing. Only Spectrum cable available, no Fios

Install virtual doorman/video intercom system

Amazing location that allows you easy access to most train lines and easily walk to Flatiron, West Village, etc. It's a small building so it's rare that you're fighting for a laundry machine. The neighbors are all really nice. People bring each others packages up and are generally looking out for each other.

You are right off of 7th ave and above a bar (Cafeteria) so it is always loud, especially when the bar has a party (Halloween, Pride, etc). Also if you run into any issues the Super, Harry, is pretty slow to respond/get a resolution. When I moved in there were a ton of roaches and the laundry room & garbage room have been "under construction" for over a year so you're stuck with a temporary space for both. Everything in this building is from at least 30 years ago.

Invest back into this building and get a Super that actually acts on the tenants needs.

Connectivity and location

1. You could get locked out taking out the garbage. 2. Can be a little noisy.

great location. had no pests. has elevator and w/d in unit

slow repairs old building lots of dust

Location, near police station

No laundry, loud construction

Great location, tall ceilings

My room did not get any sunlight and my kitchen was extremely small

Next to a lot trains Good area

The heat can be loud

Small building, nice space, great location.

Older, problems that were not solved prior (holes where mice could get in)

was in back of building - very quiet considering street was st marks

we did find 1 mouse but this was 5 years ago. management took care of it quickly

Lovely neighbors, quiet neighborhood, a lot of restaurants nearby

Had a huge mice problems. I had a mouse under my cover, i can hear mice running inside the walls in my room.

Low key building no frills. Good super.

Can hear the neighbors upstairs.

Super is super attentive to everything

Supers cannot fix infrastructure issues like boiling problems and water safety concerns

invest into heating and water infrastructure

Good neighbors, good location, well maintained building

the walls are a bit thin, so it’s easy to hear neighbors at times

pest control regularly comes; laundry in building

street is noisy; sometimes there are cockroaches; construction next door hurts our water pressure; have always paid on time and landlord is trying to increase rent 30% on renewal

Everything is amazing, the staff are so great! Amenities are very nice.

Sign in to use the gym or rooftop

Beautiful apartments with classic NY charm

Door didn’t lock, owner didn’t care that it didn’t lock, homeless people would enter the building

Use real cameras in the hallways

pest control every month, no rats/very minimal bugs. hallway is kept clean and I usually can't hear my building neighbors unless i'm in the hallway. never had a problem with heat or electricity.

the building is old and apartments show that. plumbing isn't the best and can cause water damage from time to time. the super acts friendly at first but is cold and will take a while to help (if at all). if you have a unit facing the back - i would recommend you DO NOT take it. the backyard unit's dog barks 24/7 when they're not home and there's a seperate man who yells outside for hours (not kidding, hours) at a time from a different building's backyard on 25th. if your unit faces 24th - you'll be fine.

Location maybe? Neighbors are great people, some of them.

Super lacks general knowledge, building staff complain all the time, building isn't professionally run, repairs are NEVER completed in rental units, Management is unresponsive, All repairs are done by one person/company so you never get it done in time - they will start a repair and then never finish it, or better yet they will never repair anything until the walls are falling down and you file complaints with the city, then they will let you know they want to fix it, but then never will. The boiler is quite old, but the BOD is TOO CHEAP to buy a new one, so they asked the super how long it could last, which is why each year there is a leak being fixed because it's about 10 years past its useful life and should have already been replaced. That's why there's always water shutoffs - and boy, don't you love that brown rust from the pipes coming through our water lines all the time? It's great to shower in.

Find a new management company, and not your friend from HighSchool who's doing everything they can to save a buck.

Location, space, amenities

Not much, older building but so nicely maintained

Access to subway and great neighborhood

Roach and mice infestations, poorly built and maintained

Small building in neighborhood

the mice situation was recurring and not addressed always

In a nice area Cheap good value High ceilings

Problems with pests, rats, cockroaches, and recently flies. Older building had some problems with leaks this year.

Apartment looked nice, super was responsive on his working days (not really over the weekend), great central location. Had an ant problem for a bit as others mentioned but exterminator was quick to fix. Never saw any pests other than ants

Walls and floors are paper thin. I could hear every single conversation my neighbors had if we were in the same room at the same time, including upstairs and downstairs. Apartments used to get really hot with no way to fix it

-location -helpful super -fine enough??

-water has been turned off for extensive periods -rats -street noise is crazy

don’t turn off the water??

The older neighbors in the building are all really sweet and iconic. The maintenance man, Francisco is awesome. It’s reasonably priced below the market & it’s fairly kept

The superintendent is god awful and super mean.

Neighbours are quiet

Building is showing it age Overall layout is weird, water pressure is terrible, bathroom layout is questionable. Not “upgraded” as it’s claimed in listings. Lacks cleanliness. Laundry machines are terrible. Do not wash properly and they dryers do not dry properly. The machines are constantly broken. Super/neighbours complain about music even if is during daytime. Not worth the price.

Be honest with your listings and spot overcharging

Great super, low cost rent, renovated unit, great management

The neighborhood is not safe and some tenants reflected this. One tenant was screaming in the hallway and shattered the front window. Another tenant stood in the hallway with a loud speaker daily and when asked to move, would swear and become agressive. A homeless person once fell asleep in the trash area and wasn’t found until 9 am the next morning.

Laundry in building needs to be managed better and tenants need to be held accountable for actions

Great location and price

Thin walls/ceilings, some problems with mice

-2 streets away from multiple train lines -huge living room, big kitchen, great shower water pressure, beautiful tall ceilings -responsive super -rent under market value -only 2 neighbors plus a business on the 1st floor

-property management is just okay -occasional pest issues (had bed bugs once, roaches a few times), but management did respond to the problem and we haven’t seen bugs in a while. Honestly nothing any different from any building you’ll live in in NYC. -old building - apartments can be hot just open the windows, bad paint jobs, etc anything you’d expect from a pre-war building. I am not bothered by these things. Just don’t expect an Instagram ready apartment.

More serious management of pests/proactive maintenance, respond to emails better

Attentive nice super

Did have mice one time but super fixed asap

Great area, pretty well maintained for EV, new renovations and we really loved our unit

We had a mice infestation after our first year. Super was not super helpful

Cheap and spacious apartment. Super is friendly but unavailable a lot

Mice, roaches, water damage, dirty common areas,

:(

-clean -pretty quiet during weekdays -super is responsive and helpful

-very noisy on fridays and saturdays bc of the nightclub next door -water pressure is bad and water takes a long time to get hot - elevator is broken often

nothing - safety hazard

I am begging that no one rent in this building!!! It is a major safety hazard. In May 2023 there was a devastating fire with casualties in the building and no fire alarms went off. The next day the building management simply told us it was "safe to return and most tenants went back to their apartments" despite the fact that the city had vacate orders all over the doors - this place is a major major health and safety hazard!! There is also a major roach and mice issue that management does not care about.

Very sunny apartments!

super was creepy, washing machines full of dog and cat hair left behind, HUGE rats on first floor

Accountability

The rent is very cheap for Manhattan studios. And the super is - as others have said - one of the nicest and friendliest people in NYC. The garbage system is pretty good, and the water pressure in the building is surprisingly robust.

The owner (AJ Clarke) and the property manager (Angela Cronk) are pretty hands off. The building has lots of German cockroaches. You can try everything - baits, traps, sprays, etc. but it doesn’t help. The building has an exterminator who comes twice a month who sprays a residual pesticide, which helps a little, but only temporarily. No laundry in the building. The 38th and 2nd intersection is also always a mess, and there’s constant honking that you can hear no matter what.

Give the super (Peter) a huge raise, and find a way to fumigate the entire building to try to sort out the roach problem.

Front facing apartments get a good amount of sunlight The super is responsive Packages are always safe

Laundry machines aren’t great and you have to pay The buzzer is unintuitive Recycling doesn’t make sense

Very close to Columbus Circle station, Whole Foods, and all the best NYC culture (Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Broadway). Choice of several gyms nearby. Amazing location. The super is great. It's probably one of the less expensive buildings on 57th st.

There is a club next door (The Stranger) that causes my apartment to vibrate on Friday and Saturday nights. The elevator and buzzers constantly break. Repairs to apartment take forever. We went 2 years without cooking gas. Packages get stolen constantly. The radiators make a hell of a lot of noise.

The responsiveness of management if awful. I will never rent from AJ Clarke again.

All apartments have washer/dryer in unit as well as heated floors in the bathroom Finishes in the apartment are new and have an overall luxury feel

There isn't a lot of closet space in the apartments

Decent amount of space and great neighborhood

Super is useless. It seems like he can’t do anything without permission from the property manager. The property manager is apathetic and incompetent. Getting anything fixed is like pulling teeth.

Actually fix stuff when I ask.

The rooms are actually spacious, some apartments have closets inside rooms, others have them outside in the hallway. For the reasonable prices that is rent, everyone has told me they’re big rooms (queen/full sizes beds + space for desks or tv stands or an extra accent couch etc) and you still have space to move around.

Rooms facing north just have a small window facing the inside of the building so there isn’t much natural lighting.

Perfect location. Super reasonable rent. Living room and could be a two bed

Mice, constant water damage in the bathrooms, loud neighbors, walls super thin

The neighborhood, convenient shopping and close to Central Park .

 Pulling teeth to get basic maintenance, building management Angela will avoid you and blame communal problems on tenants. Landlord doesn’t know he spends more money than needed because of the poor response on behalf of management.

New management !!! They are running this place down .

Quiet neighbors, generally friendly people, got to know a few of them. Never had a noise issue, no parties, etc. Super lives next door and is THE BEST person I've ever met. He is an angel who made living here tolerable. He works really hard. I miss him.

Building is basically falling apart from the inside. Some units are much worse than others. Random half-day water shutoffs (like literally no running water) every 3-ish months for emergency repairs. Hallway smells really bad, partly because of how old it is, and also because a hoarder lives here and her apartment radiates a foul odor. The entire building is infested with cockroaches and you WILL see them everywhere in your apartment, no matter what floor, even though the exterminator comes twice per month. I can't stress this enough; they come from every direction. Floors are impossible to make look nice no matter how much you try. However if you need a repair or have a leak the super is ON IT.

Give the super a massive raise, he's the only reason this building is still standing.

The management company are fairly quick to respond to emails

We reported mice sightings to the Super which went ignored for 6 months. The building has also had cockroaches. The landlord refuses to accept bank transfer for rent payments, only physical cheques which makes it difficult when you travel for work. There is currently construction work on the building for at least 4 months. Tenants weren’t warned about this at all and the noise is excruciating. Finally, when we first moved in the apartment was covered in a lot of dust and had clearly not been cleaned for at least 6 months.

Reduce the rent because the price is too high for such a poorly managed building

Amazing amazing amazing location and there is (illegal) roof access, generally a very quiet building. People in building are great and very friendly young professionals in 20s and 30s. On top of the best flower shop in the UWS and a good bodega. No mice, very few cockroaches.

- stoop is the hangout spot for food delivery workers and passerby who will heckle you and leave trash and smoke and block doorways. - soup kitchen at church across the street sometimes has homeless people that will yell a lot - management is atrocious and so rude. The worst I’ve ever encountered. Lights in hallways constantly go out. Violations from the city every week. We have received notifications from ConEd twice that the management has not been paying their bills and they will cut off power to our building. Hallways only began to be cleaned this past year. - super only works and responds M-F 9-5. If your apartment floods on the weekend or your only toilet breaks, or your carbon monoxide detectors start going off in the middle of the night, or your fire alarms start going off, they will not help you. All of the above have happened to me. - they do not ice steps during snowstorms, many people have fallen and gotten hurt - front door often breaks and you can’t get in or out - took 6 months to get a working door buzzer - raise rents high ($500-$700 annually)

Stop being terrible.

Doormen Safe area

People expect more out of a condo building and dislike the responsiveness of the board but as a young adult I don’t mind

Feels homey, various ages so not too loud, dishwasher, lots of closet space

Takes MONTHS for important things to get fixed. They do not tell you when water is off or when things are under construction

Unbeatable location and transport access. Neighbours are nice and super is incredibly responsive.

Trash collected in from garden and though neighbourhood is friendly, there are some unsafe people on the street who you have to be wary of.

Pretty quiet building with friendly people.

Precious super was really poor and there were issues with mice and roaches and general cleanliness. The condition of the place has improved under the new super.

Sunlight Unit had central air Recently renovated at move in

Uncontrolled roach infestation in one apartment that the landlord did nothing to mitigate. Fire in one apartment caused us to vacate. Actively renting out apartments after the fire and not informing new tenants about smoke damage / no working gas still. Do not sign a lease here.

Stop pretending this building is even somewhat livable post fire until it is fully renovated. Check in on tenants - one apartment should not be the cause of extremely unhealthy conditions.

Building management was super responsive and helpful in sending pest control to manage cockroaches in apartment

Apartment had cockroaches (disclaimer - we lived on the first floor. Never live on the first floor in NYC)

It’s a great neighborhood great food, close to trains.

Pest. Pest are the main concern here

Be adamant about pest control and mitigation

The location is great and there’s an elevator

The walls are thin so I hear everything from my neighbors. Management is very unresponsive. Construction all the time. No laundry. Elevator breaks down all the time. No recycling on our floor. Skinny apartments.

I've loved living in this building. The neighbors here are friendly, as are the super and the doorman. People seem to look out for each other here. Doorman brings packages to your door. Very well-maintained. Super / Landlord / Property management responded quickly to issues with clogged sinks, oven / stove issues, etc. The landlord even replaced the whole oven and stove unit.

This building faces the Gershwin, which means a big green light. South-facing apartments will need to put up blackout curtains in your bedrooms to sleep at night. There's also a lot of noise, but that's to be expected so close to the theater district.

area, courtyard, price

not super clean, shower water is either burning hot or freezing, packages get stolen

The location is great. Elevator in building

The water is constantly turned off without notice. The hot water also goes out without warning. We have had 3 management companies in 3 months and none of them have been responsive. There are also bugs everywhere. We had to caulk and seal it all ourselves and that didn’t stop them either. Stolen packages are also an issue and when we asked the management for the video footage to submit a police report, they never responded. The elevator gets stuck at least once a week, often with people in it. The buzzer system in the building hasn’t worked for months. No one can buzz up and you can’t let anyone in. Lastly, we had to beg the management company just to send over lease renewal options and when they did they had increased our rent by $1500/month and we were not on a Covid priced lease. Don’t move here, they don’t care about the residents.

Get a better management team and take care of the building.

Carlos is very nice and helpful.

1. Water shutdown 2-3 times a month. 2. There are construction going on in the building, dust everywhere, no plastic covers, smell of paint coming into my living room. 3. Two packages missing because the front door was open all day during the construction. 4. Strangers coming and knocking on my door, try to get me subscribe, says they are from Mpower.

Just be fair to others. Karma will get you.

I love how clean it is, the super is responsive, if you live on a certain side it has no noise. neighbors are mindful.

If you dont live on the 5th floor you will hear everything your upstairs neighbor does.

Lot of natural light, good neighbors, good location

Owner unresponsive, some bugs, gets hot in the summer.

Be more responsive to tenants

close to 72nd Q subway quiet street a decent place to live

trash room can smell bad sometimes and is too small walls are thin and can hear neighbors arguing

get rid of trash room/find alternative

no pest issues, safe location

heating was inconsistent

Very clean and well kept building, management is always responsive as is the super.

Small units, sometimes the heat doesn't kick in early enough on cold days.

There are none.

I should have seen the red flags by how poorly maintained the hallway was, but the apartment itself seemed great. Within days of moving in, the roaches started appearing. After exterminator treatments and DIY pest control, the condition was no better. I then ran into my neighbor, who said he has the same issue, and also mice. He showed me his apartment and I realized he was the source of the problem. He is a HOARDER. I have never seen anything like it. Floor to ceiling boxes and garbage, with room for nothing else outside a twin bed. That is when I knew the problem would never truly be solved and I had to move out. I had a nightmarish process breaking my lease although the company found someone to move in within a day - clearly they did not even try to remedy the issue before sending someone else to live in this hellhole. Avoid AJ Clarke Management at all costs. The receptionist Angela and the broker Peter Rohani are horrible people. I ended up having to hire a lawyer and sue them because they withheld my security. Thanks to my diligent documentation of the issue, I won in court. Spread the word and stay away.

Realize tenants are humans, do some soul searching, and kick the hoarders out.

Amazon lockers are nice.

No laundry facilities.

Keep rents low

Good community, nice location, we'll maintained lobby

New management driving out older tenants. No super after new management

The neighbors are generally really nice and people leave stuff to give away in the lobby which is sweet. There's a lot of space in the apartments and it's safe, quiet, and the building is kept clean. The super is really nice and helpful. Huge windows with lots of sunlight in every room. I have really enjoyed living here and will miss it when I have to move!

The hardwood floors are kind of old and need renovating. Sometimes the heat doesn't turn on when I need it. One neighbor smokes a lot and makes the whole building smell bad. :/

Get the floors redone and it'll make the apartments a lot nicer!

Nice and responsive super

Difficult to get response from property manager sometimes

Good location, by everything

Rats Nice Roaches Unresponsive management Building is hardly ever cleaned Packages are constantly stolen

Never hear neighbors / very quiet lots of sun Pretty clean / responsive super water gets hot super quickly dimmable lights

Gets too hot sometimes in winter w/ heat on

renovated some units have laundry in unit

no heat /underheat always no hot water every other week or two landlord scream at you on the phone when you complain

no

People who live here really nice, super VERY attentive & helpful, laundry room usually empty & clean

Next to a college - neighbors can get rowdy, but I don’t mind.

The Super and neighbors are friendly, location is great, and we’ve never had an issue with water or heat.

Overpriced. The appliances (only a fridge and an oven are provided) are miniature and barely function. Walls are thin, floors are creaky, and the units are visibly “lived in.” But nothing is worse than the pests. In the summer we saw at least one roach per week, and in the winter mice would come in to the apartment through the heating vents. They have an “exterminator” come once a month but you don’t know what time he’ll be stopping by and if you’re not home you just don’t get services for the month.

Apartment needs updates and immediate pest control, or at least a hefty drop in price.

Neighbors are amazing

Heat and hot water switch off constantly. Oil spill in basement caused high levels of CO in apartment. First floor completely gutted leaving second floor open to basement and heating issues. No response from ownership on issues ongoing for over 6 months.

Listen to your tenants or rent will stop coming in.

well kept, no major issues (i.e. heat works, appliances work, etc.). neighbors are good (pretty much just keep to themselves) but no issues there. Best part about the apartment is that it is a GREAT location!!! Close to the 4/5/6 and Q, Target, Whole Foods

super is overall nice and will quickly respond but then either not come when he say or cancels last minute. As long as you are persistent he will come. we also have had a cockroach problem. they come spray but we still have them.

Love the charm in my apartment. I am absolutely obsessed with it. Great bones, great space configuration.

The heat is WAY, way too hot, to the point where it’s uncomfortable. Also, some of the features are pretty standard and not optimized for use. I.e. bathroom and kitchen faucet knobs can’t be turned on/off with wrists which is frustrating when you have soapy hands. Also, the faucet in the kitchen sink is so short which makes it hard to wash big pots or pans.

Change the carpeting in the hallways/stairs to linoleum or tile! The carpeting absorbs and retains every scent from whatever tenants cook to whenever someone forgets to take out their trash until it’s too late and starts to smell up the hallway.

Pleasant area and diverse.

Incompetent Management, Heat & Water outages, Huge roach problem, Thin walls and squeaky floors, Extremely disrespectful neighbors(especially young people)

Loved my apartment even though it was small. Amazing storage space for NYC. Superintendent was lovely. Loved living in the neighborhood most of all.

Small fridge, small kitchen, had a few things that could have been fixed up or upgraded, but didn't bother me too much overall. Ex: a couple non-working plugs, a new paint job in the bathroom, a new fridge (handle was broken).

Location, has a Patio

Rats in the ceilings and walls, cockroaches everywhere, the roof isn’t sealed properly so the ceiling in the bedroom is rotting and falling in, close to zero natural light, the management team is rude and unresponsive, the landlord is a conniving slumlord who would let this place rot

Take more pride in your property. It could be really nice and worth something if you cared about it and your tenants.

The unit itself is great - newly renovated and lots of light!

- Roaches (like a lot of them - I killed 15 in one night) - Mice - Gnats - Neighbors have bed bugs - Water leaks that have resulted in mold - No hot water in the morning

Invest in true help for the pest issues - the exterminator just sprays for 1 second in 1 area just to check the unit off his list.

6 floors and up on the right side, the studios have a beautiful view on the UWS for one person wanting to live close to the two major subways.

In 2021, the gas didn't work for three months, and people moved in without knowing. In December 2022, the elevator broke, and the timing was not clear on when the elevator would work again, and NO rent $$ was taken off. The elevator was installed a few years ago, and it's already having issues. Also, the water would randomly turn off here and there without notice. Overall, management does not care about the residents or up keep the place. When you live here, you will have a problem.

Ensure someone is up keeping the building. And be a human and help and be transparent with the residents if there's an issue.

Great location. Laundry in the building Nice layout/floor plans with some character Basics were covered (heat, water, garbage pickup)

Pests Slow response for easy fixes Building manager was awful to deal with

Specific to the building's manager, treat people with dignity. Keep up the maintenance of the building a bit better.

Location, decent size apartments, friendly neighbors.

Management does not respond to emails. If there is an issue that will cause management an expense, they will avoid your emails and calls until you get tired out. They do not care about the well-being of their tenants. Do not rent here.

Care about the tenants.

Carlos the super is extremely responsive and helpful, he keeps the sidewalk clean & wakes up before 6am to make sure everyday the garbage is tidy. Anytime we’ve had a pest, drain, etc issue he has responded promptly and followed up. Its an adorable building on a relatively quiet street in a fun area.

The entry looks like a jail, the garden next door is infested with rats (DO NOT take a first floor apartment- we haven’t had any issues but others have), its dusty because of the age of the building, the building leaks heat so its cold without a space heater

Would be worth investing in better insulation

High ceilings, subways nearby

No heat or gas for months, pests, front door barely closed

Security and cleanliness needs to be updated

Great neighbors. Friendly and responsive super. Beautiful spacious apartments in a fantastic location. Good value. Clean and well-maintained compared to similar buildings in the area. Nice laundry facilities in basement with plenty of machines here and next door at 620.

Minor pest issues. No central amenities like outdoor space or rooftop, in-unit laundry, or storage. Noise from Fort Washington Ave.

Manage pests more aggressively.

Affordable, good location

The building is infested with mice and the landlord does NOTHING to resolve. Does not answer emails, super is unresponsive, a tenant was left actually homeless after they brought in outside exterminator who found her apartment a hazard - building still did not respond. Problem has still not been resolved

Answer your tenants and get rid of the mice

+ Pet friendly + Thick walls so you don’t hear your neighbors much. + Location! + Super is very friendly and responsive

+ Heat is not strong enough to warm an entire apartment +recycling is a complete mess without proper sorting labels. + Your packages WILL get stolen multiple times + No laundry +Elevator is old and breaks often

Please invest in proper recycling bins and have them properly labeled. Please invest in a new elevator that doesn’t feel like it’s going to turn into the tower of terror at any moment.

Accessibility to subway, Broadway and HK restaurants

Owners refuse to call exterminators outside of monthly scheduled service and prefer to save a penny over ensuring sanitary living conditions

There is enough space if you don’t work from home, my favorite thing is how much space and light comes in the bedroom and kitchen. Elevator works perfectly, the super is great, everything looks clean and the management is quick to respond.

The living space is difficult to arrange since it’s a weird format. It’s also dark depending on where you’re facing.

Promote The super, he’s the best!

The location is the only redeemable quality of this horrific building

-there are roaches EVERYWHERE and there was a mice problem in this building because this building has holes EVERYWHERE in the walls and on the floors and even a giant gap in the ceiling that cockroaches climb through and other pests -there have been so many issues with this property that I have repeatedly informed the property manager and maintenance director of and they have not done anything to help me for the year and a half that I have lived here -the dishwasher does not work and looks about 15 years old and was full of mold and the previous residents dishes when I moved in -the hot water NEVER works and the bath tub is literally duck taped together -the bathroom floor looked like it hadn’t been cleaned in 10 years when we moved in and even after repeated bleaching the floor has severe staining and has gunk between the tiles -the mirror in the bathroom has broken shelves in it so you can’t use it for storage -there is NO ventilation nor any fans in the kitchen or the bathroom -there is severe water damage and the building is generally structurally unsound and the property manager will do nothing to repair the water damage I am genuinely worried my upstairs neighbor might fall through the ceiling on us one day -although our neighbors are generally nice there is one extremely homophobic woman living in the building and she is very intolerant to any sound -the oven doesn’t really get hot and only one out of the four stove tops work -the apartment clearly hadn’t been cleaned after the residents who lived there before us moved out: the heater was literally falling off the wall as was the toilet paper and towel rod was off the wall and there was cat hair everywhere and dirty dishes in the dishwasher and old cleaning supplies behind the fridge and food stains in the fridge -they also did not inform us that there would be a huge construction project on the building before pressuring us to sign the lease -the landlord has no soul and he increased rent $500 after one year even though the building is disgusting and is falling apart and clearly just wanted to pay for the construction project that is a hazard to all residents health and mental well being ( do NOT move here if you are planning to work from home) -the hallways have peeling ugly wallpaper with many holes in the wall and water damage that were clearly attempted to be covered up and the hallways smell like piss and mold

Please do better and communicate with your residents. Fix the building before extorting your residents.

Close to subways, nice neighbors

Pests were a problem, garbage all over the floor, heat is insanely hot in the winter to the point it is unbearable, very loud corner

Take care of the building more

Good neighbors only

Lots of issues. Management not responsive. Neighbors had no gas for a very long time. Some have Rodents and heat problems as well.

Not applicable as there will not be any improvement

Great super, nice space in living area, great lighting

No counter space in kitchen, tilted floors, small bathroom

Gorgeous building with stable, responsible and quiet tenants. Great super and the owner of the building is heavily involved in the day to day. Great natural light in all units. Quiet street with great shops right downstairs. Right around the corner from a grocery and pharmacy. Laundry on every other floor.

Only offered studios and small one bedrooms, so once we wanted to increase the size of our space we had no options in the building. No central AC and the layout of the one bedrooms made it hard to efficiently install window units. Very long, railroad style space making shopping for furniture tough.

Wonderful building that I miss dearly — Wish we were still comfortable in that smaller space. Keep doing what you’re doing!

The size of the bedrooms. Water pressure. Location.

The hallway smell. Neighbors smoke all day and night.

Loved the high ceilings and big windows!

The quality of the apt when we moved in made me cry. The fridge, stove, and bathroom would be perfect for an aspiring biologist to put in a petri dish or under a slide… then alert the health dept. Cockroaches are an ongoing problem. The management company are unresponsive to the point it’s comical. I’m shocked when they pick up since I’ve gotten so used to their voicemails.

Ensure your apartments are clean, up to code, and up to date with all services. Put back up the exterminator sign up sheet, it hasn’t been up for a few months…

They did have a lot of washers and dryers in the basement.

If you like cockroaches, mold, mice, windows that fall off the wall, holes in the floor, zero ventilation, an unresponsive and arrogant super, and rude doormen (except for one guy who was super nice!), then fine, I guess this building could be for you.

Get your act together (and a new super)!

Great neighborhood, in the heart of everything! So much to do and explore. Quiet street, and quiet building.

Lacking in sunlight and over delivered on heat

Quick rental, quiet old building. The super is fairly responsive, but not as responsive as most standard buildings. Very tiny apartments at market rent.

There is now a small charge to process a rent payment. No hot water in shower for 3 weeks. Ceiling fell in bathroom; cleaned quickly.

Have the drains snaked regularly.

The location is unbeatable, as are the neighbors.

Sadly, the building is horribly maintained: inconsistent water and heat alongside a lack of building and delivered package safety. There are also MAJOR structural issues with the pipes, causing individual apartment and building-wide emergencies. Outside of a garbage basement with many rats, the laundry room is insufficient for the amount of tenants and the machines themselves are filthy. (those machines were also inoperable for almost a year due to the water pipe issues!)

The landlord, Robert Gilardian, is dismissive at best. Had the building been properly maintained, it could have been a premier destination. Instead, tenants live from an at least bi-weekly issues and overall impending doom (breaking water pipes, leaks, crumbling walls and ceilings). The scaffolding - which has been up for nearly 15 years - is itself an emblem of the disregard.

Great lighting, beautiful original details, good location

unhorsed people were living in our apartment building and stealing packages.

Clean the hallway more

Kept clean, close to bars, good management

Block can be dirty and very loud

Back of the building is quiet Super is responsive

Management lied ceiling was falling apart

be honest

Can’t think of any

An insane amount of roaches in the entire building, even with an exterminator nothing helped. Floors are slanted and there is one outlet per room.

Burn down the building

Location Closet space Cleanliness: did not have insects Elevator Laundry in building

The heat radiator in my room was so loud. Super able to make the sound softer but still waking me up multiple times throughout the night. Never got a good rest from October to April

Fix the radiators

Good location, safe, super lives nearby

Intercom system often broken, frequent turnover of supers, many units have not been renovated and in need of repairs

Invest in long lasting repairs via cheap fixes

Not too loud

Hallways smelled, packages went missing, mail was always sent to the wrong apartment, terrible landlord / management company

treat current tenants with more respect

Loved in this building for 6+ years. Owner, super & building staff responsive to problems. Building overall clean- all neighbors so friendly!

I’m not certain I have anythingy bad to say at this time

Would be great to have outdoor patio or rooftop access

good location in UES

AJ Clarke is a terrible management company that does not act on legitimate complaints. You have to nag them in order to get anything fixed. -The owner will raise the rent on you 50% at the end of your lease. -There are cockroaches in the lobby and stairs every week. I had a rodent problem that lasted over 6 months. -Extremely thin walls and floors with disrespectful, loud neighbors.

you're running a slimy business

great building good amenities

slow management response rate at times

be quicker with responses

Cheap and near Carl shurtz park

We had a case of rodents in our unit. Very old with minimal renovations.

Great location, well maintained units

Building management, unresponsive super, dirty common spaces

Property management company doesn’t pay electricity for the building on time

The super is great! He is very attentive and helpful whenever he can be.

A few really erratic neighbors. Crazy loud neighborhood. The neighborhood garden next door is INFESTED with rats, so the block is overrun with rats after dark. Like, more than I’ve seen anywhere else in New York. 311 won’t do anything about it. They thankfully ARE NOT in the apartments. I’ve seen a mouse or two in unit but there are few and far between

Work with neighboring establishments to resolve the rat issues outside!!!

Our appliances are reasonably updated, and the bathroom is fairly nice. Really good location for EV. Mud coffee is right there, along with other vintage stores. Convenient to subway line.

After about ~24 hours in the apt we realized we had a mice infestation. Landlord refused to bring in an exterminator, only gave us sticky traps. We killed/trapped 7 mice over the course of 3 days. And there were many more. Eventually we reached prop management and they sent someone over to fill in cracks (as we initially requested months earlier). All sorted now but took 3 months and felt like hell living in a place with that severe of a rodent problem. Should be fine living here now, but mice will likely eat through the foam sealant eventually.

Take renters concerns seriously.

Great neighborhood. No issues with landlord or neighbors

Laundry room shared by 4 buildings and poorly kept. Maintenance in unit was half-assed

Clean common spaces and make effective repairs

Fairly spacious. Responsive and helpful building management.

Walk up. Laundry in basement of building next door and laundry room is unkept. Layout and floorpan is questionable (i.e. different level floors, walls askew, cabinetry not aligned with walls).

Keep rents affordable.

The super and location

Had two mice

N/A

location, space, separate kitchen

small bathroom, cockroaches, management slow to respond

respond to your emails

Good value, convenient location, good neighbors

We have seen cockroaches, laundry room is small and dirty

Clean more please

Nice location in Chelsea

Pest needs to be adressed

The super Robert is kind helpful, and quick to respond. The building is clean and well maintained, never seen a sign of bugs or mice. There is always hot water and the heat works well. Rent is paid securely and automatically through a portal every month.

The unit is pretty pricey for the size- it was smaller than I expected. If youre in a unit facing the back, don’t expect much sunlight- it’s right up against another building.

Super convenient train wise: 4,5,6, N,R,Q,W and F trains are all within two blocks. You are walking distance from a Whole Foods and trader joes as well as Central Park which is amazing to have. Not to mention the proximity to so many shopping centers. The size of 2/3 rooms is pretty great, 3rd room is small but doable. Large space for NYC apparently.

It is a large and great space but there are some issues that get annoying over time such as the fact that the cabinets dont fit together in the kitchen, poor circulation in the bathroom, no natural light in the living room, and pretty noisy facing the street. There are fruit flies that come up from the drain in the summer as well.

Be more responsive to the people that live here when they reach out about an issue. Property owner does not respond to text messages and doesn't address issues unless you call, to which he doesn't frequently answer. We had an issue with the front door to the building that all three apartments notified him about and he figured some glue would fix the fact that a metal door wasn't fully closing. As a result an intruder entered the apartment building and it was a very scary experience for all that were living here, some were even home at the time.

Great location. Roof access.

so many mice. it is falling apart.

The building is at the end of it’s life it needs extreme renovations both in the units and hallways.

Rent is reasonable for the area.

The street facing apartments are very noisy.

Location, laundry in building, large rooms.

Maintenance doesn’t like to pay to fix things, stains in roof.

Get a super who will fix things.

A great amount of space and an easy walkup. Great location as well. A closet for storage and a full-sized kitchen. The space was great for entertaining.

A TERRIBLE MOUSE PROBLEM. we had around 20 mice in the span of a 12-month lease. We spent thousands of dollars on exterminators and tried hundreds of different methods of getting them out. We eventually had to just surround our rooms with traps so that we could sleep through the night without mice crawling on our beds. It was awful and we moved out as soon as we possibly could without losing a lot of money. A lot of homeless people sleep on the stoop as well, but they were all nice, just a bit alarming. Two construction sites right next door. One of the rooms is barely a room, it has no windows. By the end of living there we were drained and all of us were so so depressed.

Location, location, location.

The garbage containers on the ground floor do not have covers at all. People put in trash that is not tied shut. There are cockroaches EVERYWHERE. Building is above a "bodega," coffee shop and dumpling shop. Not sure when / how often the hallways get cleaned (not often). Stairs are rickety at best.

The law says that ALL garbage containers MUST HAVE COVERS.

The people who have lived in this building for years are wonderful neighbors and the super who looks after the place is amazing but he’s fighting a losing battle. Also, the Indian restaurant at the bottom of the building is delicious

The owner doesn’t care about making improvements (or even maintaining) the building. The laundry is so old it barely works, it’s expensive, still uses quarters, and most of the units have mold. The heat comes from a steam pipe the runs the building. During the winter, dirt etc from the roof falls into your apartment from the gaps where the pipe runs. The elevator breaks about once a month. The theatre opposite put in a new facade that glows green 24/7, so if you face south, you’ll need full black out (the agent didn’t mention they were building this when I moved in). The appliances are ancient and won’t be replaced unless they break, and even then. The front door isn’t secure and packages get stolen. The restaurants either side of the lobby use the lobby as storage.

At minimum. Fix the laundry room. Deep clean the entire building. Seal the pipe that drops dirt into peoples bedrooms.

Super close to WV and Chelsea, ridiculous amount of room, and living room with a ton of natural light. Super is a great guy. Central to pretty much anywhere you want to go in NYC it is near so many subways.

Garbage piles up and it was a mess when we moved in. There were very bad problems with roaches when we first moved in and after a month or two were able to sort it out. Can get loud I got used to it after a couple weeks but bothers some people. VERY busy street corner.

Less defensive with complaints, better turnover pretty lazy even though it’s otherwise a beautiful place.

The neighbors here are all really nice. This building has all the basics amenities you could hope for - new appliances in some apartments, washer dryer in building, an elevator and a doorman who’s here 1/2 the week. I love how dog / pet friendly this building is too with no pet fees. Ali the superintendent is also very reliable & friendly. Utilities are all a fixed cost every month, so essentially water & electricity are unlimited. Close by to a lot of different trains.

Terrible water pressure on the upper floors, I’m on the 9th floor and sometimes it feels like a trickle. Elevator is a little sketchy, it breaks down at least once every couple of months. Automatic heater system works but isn’t that great - turns on randomly and not always when you need it. It’s pretty loud in the building if you’re facing 51st st.

Upgrade the elevator & water pressure on upper levels please!

Our super is very responsive and always sticks to his word. Garbage and recycling is taken care of almost hourly. I never see them overflowing. Exterminator comes two times a month and we have never had roaches or rats.

NOISY neighbors. Management contacted the neighbors per our request and they did settle down. More a neighborhood problem than management.

Please don't raise rent

Great apartment with good appliances and solid size. Huge windows a plus and balcony

Gym could use some work, lots of sirens because so close to hospital

Great location. You really can’t beat the geography.

Everything, genuinely. We had mice the entire time, management basically shrugged and said they’d have to take out the kitchen to find the entry point. So we moved out. I affectionately recall a mouse running under the television at one point. It was horrible. The apartment adjacent to ours had the same problem. It’s just an old, poorly maintained property. The rent is cheap, you get what you pay for. I don’t think every unit had the pest problem.

The building is in an amazing location and is relatively quiet. The actual units are nice and updated.

You are told there is a live in super but in reality the super lives off-site

Good location Super was good fixing some things

Bugs can come in easily

Location, water pressure, large rooms all with closets, 2 large bathrooms, lots of kitchen storage, big living room

The heat wasn’t strong and our windows were SO drafty and when we talked with management they had no solution, we’ve gone 2+ months without an intercom system, management is super short when communicating

The super is kind but has too much on his plate. Great location. Nice interior. Updated appliances

Dirty. EXTREMELY dirty. Cracks in walls and floors. Windows are caked in dirt and they are never cleaned, also have cracks. Wood trim around doors and windows is literally rotting. The screws in the door hinges are falling out of the wall.

Please respect your employees and tenants. At the very least, be responsive.