Don't bother inquiring
Pros
There's barely any pros. I would say SOME neighbors are decent and family oriented. Others are filthy and disrespectful.
Cons
The building office is not helpful if it does not benefit them. They don't care about your safety or well being. I had no heat for an entire year straight. The apt got so cold my fingers/toes burned when i touched hot water. It makes super loud banging noises all hours of the day and night. I had a ceiling collapse 3x and still hasn't been fixed properly/ on the bring of another collapse. It's a safety hazard to live here. There's mold, pests, and garbage that neighbors leave in front of their apartments and even throw outside the windows. This is an unsafe place as the doors are often left open and drug users sneak in for shelter while they do their thing. It's a filthy and dangerous place. I wouldn't send an enemy here. The apartments are beautiful inside, but the landlord does not maintain them. There are leaks in strange parts of the house like closets and cabinets . All they do is cover it up with dry wall/ plaster and paint. Maybe some tape. Its horrific. Check out how many violations they have on the 311 website.
Advice to the owners
The apartments you own have the potential of being such beautiful places to call a home *INSIDE* if they were to properly be maintained. Neighbors need to be reminded of being respectful to one another when it comes to noise and garbage. I understand you have no control of the surround area *OUTSIDE* of the building (excluding the garbage area & behind the building) but there are many things that need to be addressed as far as the apartments maintenance and the cleanliness of the building's property. It's a horrible sight to look out my window and see the backyard filled with the garbage my neighbors throw out their windows. Or to open the apartment door and be bombarded with a stench and flies from a neighbor's week old garbage bags.
Infested with Cockroaches and You’ll Never Sleep
Pros
It is a place to live. It has a kitchen where you can cook food. The toilet flushes.
Cons
Infested with cockroaches. The tap water and shower water frequently turn brown. The neighbors are constantly screaming or their dogs are howling and you hear them in the hallway, next door, in the ally, or from the street so it’s impossible to sleep. There are groups of men who hang out on the street on a 24-hour basis blasting music from their car, shooting off fireworks, and playing basketball so you’ll never sleep. People leave their garbage on the stairs and in the hallway. It smells horrible. This is the worst apartment building I have ever lived in before.
Advice to the owners
Hire licensed professionals to care for the building and not just your cousins who need a job.
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