Changing a lot
Pros
Affordable rent and spacious apartment.
Cons
Trash room is in the basement. Trash chutes can’t take normal kitchen sized trash bags. Roaches in common areas (elevators, laundry room, hallways). Elevators break down constantly. The building has 23 or 24 floors so when there is only 1 working elevator you end up waiting 10-30 minutes for an elevator. Sometimes longer. Packages mislabeled often. Rent is paid via mail in check and they often do not update payments on time so you will get an invoice each month that states you owe rent when you do not. Although you must mail in the rent, they only provide invoices and receipts by placing it in envelope and putting it underneath your apartment door. Every few weeks the water is turned off for the majority of the day because of plumbing repairs. The bathroom vent is outdated and lets in huge water bugs. Sometimes debris backlogs into bathtubs/ sinks.
Advice to the owners
Please move to online rent payment portal, provide more times for the package rooms, and keep elevators in working condition.
ROACHES AND THIN WALLS
Pros
Decent size rooms, Decent size terrace with great views, laundry in building, 4 elevators that go to every floor and parking spaces available.
Cons
Roaches in lobby at night, roaches sometimes in hallway and roaches in apartment. Brown water sometimes comes out of bathroom faucet, but only for a second so you have to let the water run. Tub paint constantly peels, so unable to give children bath unless I want them swimming with paint chips. Walls are super thin so you can hear a pin drop next door.
Advice to the owners
Need to do more about the roaches in the building and encourage employees not to ignore tenants requests made over the phone.
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