Not such a bargain after all
Pros
The location is unbeatable, and the neighbors are mostly very good. Our apartment is decently large, and well-heated, especially compared
Cons
Management basically puts as little effort as possible into maintaining the building, and when they do take action, it's usually to make things worse. Case in point: they installed an intercom system that would call our cell phones instead of ringing our intercom, and asked the phone numbers of everyone in our apartment. Once the system was installed, we were told that only one number could be programmed, meaning, of course, that the owner of that phone must be home in order for the doorbell to work. Some other weird things: - You have to call/email the super up to five times to even get him to respond. He often simply ignores you. - Packages are regularly stolen and management refuses to install a camera or take any other precautions (such as giving a vestibule key to FexEx/UPS) - Minor things that would take five minutes to repair are left for months or years — the doorknob on the interior door has been falling apart since we moved in, but instead of simply replacing it, they just keep reattaching it (only for it to fall off or break again). - Not the landlord's fault, but the building is noisier than you would expect from the neighborhood: there are lots of helicopters, and you can in fact here noisy cars and trucks on the BQE, as well as loud cars and motorcycles on Montague St.
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