Alphabet City Apt
Pros
Lower rent cost (until they raised it) Garbage management was good Neighbors are kind, no weird people living in the people.
Cons
Homeless / druggies hanging outside Mice in apartment, management in denial or did nothing to prevent. Multiple sightings + when we moved out there was mice poop under furniture. Cockroach sighting every month or so. Doorbell system downstairs went out and was broken for over a month meaning you had to fetch every visitor at the door.
Advice to the owners
Take pest control more seriously and focus on creating an environment that makes people want to stay. If you aren't going to take care of the building, stop raising rent on people and focus on lowering turnover.
Horrible, sketchy management
Pros
The building is in a perfect location in the city on a quiet street
Cons
The management is horrible and super sketchy. They gave us an illegal "deal" on rent. The refuse to clean the windows, which are so dirty you can't see out of them. The heat was out for 11 days during the coldest week of the year, and they provided no solution, or rent abatement. MANY apartments have mice infestations. The crown molding is literally falling apart in the apartments and hallways. The tenants leave garbage bags inside the building. The landlord is the worst human being I've ever met and will talk to you like you are an idiot. The apartment was also not cleaned or painted when I moved in, and the landlord did not offer prorated rent even though it was no where near ready to move in.
Advice to the owners
Take better care of the building
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