Giamco Realty Corp

management is attentive to needs; building sprays for pests monthly; friendly neighbors; garbage cleanup effective and keeps it tidy

cockroaches frequently but building sprays monthly

location, cleanliness, landlord responsiveness

cramped, no elevator

Amazing value for the money. Steps from Central Park. Best, most responsive management I’ve ever had in NYC.

Trash room downstairs can get a bit unruly

Charge people for the trash they generate

Quiet location on the park. Landlord is responsive to issues

There are occasional pest issues

Location, view, management

Not renovated, no laundry in building

Common areas are maintained better than most buildings. Landlord is responsive to maintenance issues for the most part.

Landlord only accepts checks for rent payments and you have to call the office for maintenance requests. They never email you; you’ll find out about things like water shut downs from a sign in the lobby.

Your packages will get stolen. Neighbors don’t care and will let random people in the building. Also, you will hear everything your upstairs neighbors do, at all times of the day and night.

Pest control is monthly, however if you’re not home on the third Saturday of the month and you don’t get your apartment treated, all of the massive cockroaches will come greet you personally the following Sunday morning!! Lovely.

Very quiet, the building has charm and the location is amazing. Management are responsive and take care of the building.

No laundry in the building or nearby. Had a few pest issues over a number of years.

Better pest control, and add laundry to the building.

The building is old but well maintained. I love the retro hardware in the apartment and the wallpaper in the halls. They are good sized apartments and are more reasonably priced than most on the UWS that aren’t rent stabilized. They have been pretty responsive to me especially if there was a pressing issue. I have loved living here!

There are some roaches, but it’s to be expected in any NYC building. The exterminator comes once a month to spray the apartment. The only time I saw them in my unit was right when I first moved in because I overlapped with my old place and I wasn’t using the water. The landlord responded quickly with getting the issue fixed though.

Elevator
Clean lobby
High Ceilings
No Pest Issues

Some discoloration with bath water

Landlord and management are really nice

No W/D
Heat is too strong and noisy

Cleaner comes regularly, they stay on top of pest control. Garbage management is consistent. Tenants are all very nice and quiet (only 1 apartment smells like cigarettes). Bathroom and kitchen are older, but clean and well-maintained. Retro feel with exposed brick in some units. Very basic building (no elevator, no laundry), but you get the necessities at a fair price. Laundromat across the street. Subway one block away (no express train).

The only con would be if you’re an animal person, there are no pets allowed.

Quaint and comfortable building, good neighbors, attentive smaller landlord

Not the best insulation from street noise if you're street facing (though it is a quieter neighborhood, so not a big issue)

High ceilings, many units south facing with amazing natural light, spacious units for the area, nice classic vibe to building

Kitchen is a bit small and appliances were a bit dated, a 4th floor walkup can be tricky

Keep renovating appliances to keep up with the competition, otherwise keep up the great work

Great area and they keep the common areas clean. Landlord is responsive.

Trash bins do not do anything for the rats. Roaches in the summer are really bad since there isn’t much lighting outside. It’s an old building in nyc, you’ll see bugs.

The building is well-maintained and the landlord is responsive. We weren't in need of many repairs because the building is well-maintained, but the landlord was friendly and responsive to any issues we did encounter. The staff was also respectful and neat when making repairs. Our landlord was also proactive in lowering our rent during the pandemic without us having to ask (then normalized when the market rebounded to a very reasonable rent).

The water pressure is somewhat low, but not so low that showers, etc weren't enjoyable/effective. Any other issues were fully transparent in the lease, such as not being allowed to install a dishwasher.
The office only works by phone calls rather than email. Because of how responsive the landlord was to phone calls it didn't impact us negatively, but email can make things more efficient sometimes.
Last thing: there is no smoking allowed in common areas, but there is smoking allowed in individual apartments, and the smell did travel into ours, and into the hallways.

None - we were pleased with them.

Responsive landlord, and well maintained building. Units aren’t the most updated but they are clean.
Occasional pest issues but never major, they were always taken care of and responded to promptly.

I hate paying my rent via check. I understand the reasoning, sort of, but it’s inconvienient for sure.

Also, you can hear a lot in the building, and will definitely hear your neighbors.

They also don’t even email. All communication is done by flyer in the building.

Update more units, have regular pest control in the lobby.

A gorgeous walk up building with high ceilings. Wonderful space. Had problems with rodents but could manage them.

None honestly, we loved it. A little small for what we needed- but really special spot

Responsive management
Great light
Spacious

Walk up
Older appliances

Close to the train and grocery stores.

No laundry in the building.

Close to the park.

Old building, not maintained well. Safety and sanition issues. Property manager is either incompetent or lazy and will not fix Class C violations such as plumbing/HVAC issues immediately

Hire better property managers