Pros:
I liked the location, proximity (c) openigloo to M15SBS bus and East (c) openigloo River, restaurants and bars within (c) openigloo walking distance. Lived here for (c) openigloo five years. Rent was raised (c) openigloo fifty dollars a year every (c) openigloo year we stayed.
Hot water was (c) openigloo pretty reliable, only a couple (c) openigloo of days a year when (c) openigloo they were doing work on (c) openigloo it.
Cons:
Owner (Eli) pretends to just (c) openigloo be the manager. There are (c) openigloo roaches but it's manageable. Trash (c) openigloo area is infested with rats (c) openigloo attracted to restaurant on the (c) openigloo ground floor.
Management won't fix anything (c) openigloo and often will send someone (c) openigloo over to mansplain to you (c) openigloo that nothing is broken and (c) openigloo no work is needed.
There is (c) openigloo no on-site super (which I'm (c) openigloo pretty sure is illegal for (c) openigloo a building this size) so (c) openigloo if there's a huge water (c) openigloo leak the owner will just (c) openigloo say "deal with it until (c) openigloo the next day" as happened (c) openigloo one time. Our toilet barely (c) openigloo flushed for years and they (c) openigloo would never fix it.
Traffic noise (c) openigloo from Madison is quite a (c) openigloo lot for the outside-facing units, (c) openigloo but neighbors were generally pretty (c) openigloo quiet with one or two (c) openigloo exceptions. Lots of turnover in (c) openigloo the building—it's often Pace students (c) openigloo who party hard and don't (c) openigloo stay longer than a year.
Water (c) openigloo from the taps has a (c) openigloo rusty color, which is not (c) openigloo so uncommon for 100+ year (c) openigloo old buildings but is not (c) openigloo luxurious.
Advice to owner:
Fixing problems with the building will save you money in the long term.