Ry Management

Near the train station
Okay rent

Pest, broken elevators, leaking throughout the building causing water damage

Decrease the rent if building is not properly maintained

- Fantastic building staff
- Package valet is extremely efficient
- Neighbors are friendly and normal

- Pretty high up in terms of streets, so going a few blocks up can be a little sketchy
- Older building with date decor

The building staff is great!

The building is outdated and over priced for what it is. laundry room is always out of order and there are not enough machines for the number of tenants in the building

Update!

Responsive staff, safe, great location, soundproof

water leak issues for both the facade and indoors

address the water damages more quickly

-Great doorman, made my whole experience - so kind and caring
-Beautiful apartments and lobby

-Management company was good, could be a little more compassionate and easy to work with though

Coach mgmt company to be a bit more caring

I've lived in the building for about four years and the apartments are very spacious and reasonably priced since it's condos. I also like the location between 2nd and 3rd aves and as it overlooks the quiet street of 91st, it feels very residential and community vibes.

It can be very challenging to rent through an owner - it requires extra approval for repairs and the apartments are old and not the best maintained (which could lead to pest problems and general appliances breaking down more frequently).

High ceiling, great views, strip hardwood floors. Fair amount of closet space.

Dirty common laundry, and expensive. Heat is iffy. Horrid tiny bathrooms, with old cheap toilets and sinks. Cabinets look like they are from 1950, good quality but do not have a modern feel. Some are repainted white. Windows are double pane, but almost impossible to open.

Fix the laundry room or put washer / dryers in units.

Responsiveness of management company and maintenance staff, outdoor play space for kids, pedestrian street.

In 1623 building, when service elevator is being used, the wait for the other elevator is occasionally long.

Cheap rent & cheap property value

This RY building is DEFECTIVE. The metal pipe that protects electric wires inside walls performs as a "water drain" in case of flood. When flood occurs in 20th floor, for example, the water will immediately flow through these "electric conduit pipes" and start damaging all lower floors one after another (19th, 18th, 17th, and so forth). Your hardwood floor, furniture, and stuffs will get damaged. You can even get "ELECTROCUTED". These pipes can also flow toxic gases in case of fire.
RY management and their attorneys know and hide this "dirty secret" in order to maintain the building value while residents are unknowingly taking risks living in the building.
Just ask the "Maintenance Director" or "Super". They know this secret more than anybody else.
There is an "inspection report" regarding RY building defects prepared by Engle Martin & Associates in Aug 2018. Go check it!

Don't Buy!

Good building staff. Great neighborhood. Nice courtyard.

Hallway carpeting is worn. We have regular water bugs.

Big windows
Nice courtyard
On-site laundry
Bellhop cart to bring in your groceries
Pretty street
Close to subway (F and G train, though Smith St always has sketchy people hanging around)
Large apartment
High ceilings (on first floor)

Old building with no amenities.

No virtual door man (they lie about this on street easy). The buzzer system is old and barely functions.

It’s an old building no modern perks, yet you’ll pay rent as if it’s a luxury building.

Messy, disrespectful neighbors. They leave open trash in the trash room rather than putting it in bags. They never clean up a messes they make. They take the laundry carts to their apartments and don’t bring them back. We have 6+ carts and yet sometimes they’ll all be gone for hours. Some people don’t leash their dogs. They also let their children be disruptive, see below. They act like they can do whoever they want and see no issue with disrespecting other people.

Loud, unsupervised children. Children run around screaming. Their voices echo off the high ceilings and can be heard all the way in our apartment. Their parents are not supervising them and they do no care about the noise they make. They never wore masks- even at the height of the pandemic. They have other places to play- St Mary’s playground is right across the street, yet somehow they think the hallway is acceptable. You can try talking to the kids to be quiet, but they won’t. You can try talking to the parents, but they don’t listen and may even be offended that you asked.

The management company (RY management) is terrible. Sonya Torres manages this building. She will completely ignore your emails and calls. Even basic things, like, how do we pay the rent online? Silence. She definitely won’t respond to any concerns you have. She’s also an absolute idiot. I don’t know how she got her job, honestly. Or how she manages to keep it. She’ll send out building wide emails, but her responses to building issues are always so stupid and unhelpful. The management company does the bare minimum or they chose half-measures. We had a package theft issue for over a month. Not surprising for NY; it happens. But due to their lack of response and half measures, the problem it escalated, and the thieves got bolder.

A better management would go a long way to improving the building. They should also upgrade to a package locker.

Great heat, great water pressure and it is very easy to make rent payments online. Located very close to a train and multiple buses

The mice the mice, THE MICE!

Awesome supers, laundry in building, heat is always on (sometimes can get a bit hot, but better than no heat), located in a great area.

Management office is awful. They do not respond to emails/concerns but somehow can be readily available when it’s time for you to renew your lease. The tenants are very inconsiderate. Many of them have lived here for years and don’t believe they have to follow the rules or be courteous.

Be more responsive. Have clear rules outlined and stick to those rules.

It's in a nice neighborhood on a pretty street. There is a courtyard. The subway is close. The supers are nice. The apartments are spacious with high ceilings and big windows.

The management company was terrible Sonia Torres of R.Y. Management Co., is rather incompetent. She blatantly ignored phone calls and emails The management's approach to building issues was to do the bare minimum and implement half measures. The building is old and is need of basic updates, but I doubt they will make any.

The building tenants are messy and disrespectful. There is a general entitlement and complete disregard for others- the likes of which I haven’t encountered since I was living in a dorm. To name just a few things: They take all the laundry carts to their apartments and not bring them back for hours. They let their dogs walk off leash. They’ll spill something and not clean it up. They put diapers and food waste un-bagged in the trash room cans. (Do you want ants?!) Worst of all, they let their kids run amuck. Unsupervised children run around screaming in the halls. Their voices echo off the high ceilings and can be heard in my living room. When they are especially loud I can even hear them in my lofted bedroom with the door closed. These parents don’t care and a few of them seem to feel their kid(s) are entitled to play in the hall. Other people in our building emailed Sonia about this, but her response was to simply remind people of the rule they are knowing breaking, It’s so frustrating. In case you’re reading this and thinking, “they’re kids and they want a place to play,” there is a playground literally across the street. A nice, safe one, too. Plus we have a private courtyard.

Get a new management company and make the basic upgrades the building needs.

It is close to major public transportation

This place is mice infested and has been getting worse. They shut off the water frequently.

Please take better care of the building.

Building is beautiful and I love that it has amenities such as laundry and package room. One of the supers, Allen, is great.

Still trying to figure out if some of these tenants are racist or just assholes. 2 months in and I’ve had a few micro aggressive, nasty encounters with the white tenants. The trash room is disgusting. Apparently the people in here don’t own trash cans so they throw opened, dirty diapers right in the bin, throw food next to the bin on the ground, etc. Finally, if you despise the sound of kids running and screaming in the hallways, don’t come here. I don’t mind that bit, but most might.

Talk to the head super about being a tad more strict. He needs to put up signs in the trash room, send out mass emails about the noise, etc. Also, while you’re at it, tell your real estate agent to stop making false promises on listings. We do not have a virtual doorman system or a video intercom.

People here tend to not move out.

The tenants could treat their building with more respect.

Large Apartments with a View

Tenants do a poor job or caring for the property

More action on noise complaints

Big apartments, clean, great building staff

Older windows and close to above ground subway, so a bit loud.

Neighbors , parking, view, apartment size

Garbage, main ten episodes, property manager

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