Called it home for years, gone downhill lately.
Pros
Electricity included in rent! Great location for the crosstown and express busses. (M79+ and M15+) Entrance is clean and nice. Elevator and laundry in the building is a plus. Packages can be buzzed into the safety of the lobby by your phone. The building is not a terrible place to live, but it could certainly be better.
Cons
Biggest problem is now mice. They became an issue starting in 2018 construction around the building made it worse. They do have a regular exterminator come, but they just drop poison. They do not take the time to plug holes. General repairs take a week to a month if it's not an emergency. Every year during the winter 2 to 4 times a year the boiler will go out throughout the night and you won't have hot water for a few hours until later in the day. (Update: 7/2022 the mice infestation is no longer a problem because construction has stopped and management finally added basement mice traps)
Advice to the owners
It's a good enough place to live but it could be a great place to live.
Good starter apartment
Pros
Closet space, laundry in building, thick walls so quiet, elevator plus stairs
Cons
Lack of natural light, age of building and fixtures, super responsiveness at times, kitchen, lack of outlets, occasional infestation if bad neighbor
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