37 1/2 Allen Street Realty Corp

Management Company

2 Properties

30 Units

All Properties of 37 1/2 Allen Street Realty Corp (2)

Building Ratings

Water Pressure
Cleanliness
Pest Control
Heat
Noise Levels
Owner Responsiveness
Neighbors
Garbage Management

Renter Recommendations

60% of renters recommend this building

60% of renters approve of this owner

Rents and Deposits

95% of renters received their security deposits back
It HAS NOT been reported if this building accepts electronic rent payments.

Reviews

Pests and water issues
Former Tenant
Pros:
Rent is on the cheaper (c) openigloo side
Cons:
Lots of roaches and mice. (c) openigloo The water comes out brown (c) openigloo often, and the water pressure (c) openigloo is non-existent. The showers are (c) openigloo either boiling hot or freezing (c) openigloo cold, there's no in between (c) openigloo and the temp fluctuates every (c) openigloo few seconds.
It’s fine, not special
Former Tenant
Pros:
It’s fine, nothing special, a (c) openigloo regular walkup building.
Cons:
Mice, bad water pressure, very (c) openigloo iffy hot water.
Home for years but honestly not a great building
Former Tenant
Pros:
Love the area, love the (c) openigloo neighbors, loved my home after (c) openigloo putting a TON of work (c) openigloo into fixing it up while (c) openigloo living there.
Cons:
Honestly the building management was (c) openigloo insanely unresponsive. First moved in (c) openigloo and the radiator exploded, then (c) openigloo I had a mice infestation (c) openigloo it took them 2 MONTHS (c) openigloo to fully assess after threatening (c) openigloo to withhold rent. Then I've (c) openigloo had a steady flow of (c) openigloo roaches for the remaining 3 (c) openigloo years. It's part of living (c) openigloo in the city to an (c) openigloo extent, but this building is (c) openigloo just not great. Whenever something (c) openigloo has needed repairs in-unit OR (c) openigloo in-building oveer the years, they (c) openigloo have always chosen a cheaper (c) openigloo & worse option to replace (c) openigloo it. Once they tried replacing (c) openigloo my bedroom ceiling fan with (c) openigloo a bathroom vanity light. Great (c) openigloo location, you get what you (c) openigloo pay for, but beware!
Advice to owner:
Better door lock so packages don't get stolen, please invest in pest control
DONT LIVE HERE
Former Tenant
Pros:
I wish I could name (c) openigloo one nice thing. The roof (c) openigloo door was unlocked, but the (c) openigloo building's "rapist" lived up there. (c) openigloo Do yourself a favor and (c) openigloo look up the history of (c) openigloo this building. Steven Mcphail will (c) openigloo show up. He has a (c) openigloo criminal record and is dangerous. (c) openigloo He loiters on the property (c) openigloo and scares the girls who (c) openigloo live here.
Cons:
The rapist, the noise levels, (c) openigloo constant construction, rude management, awful (c) openigloo units, no sunlight, front door (c) openigloo broken THEY WONT FIX IT!!! (c) openigloo They won't fix anything! Not (c) openigloo even the rapist! The front (c) openigloo door literally leads to the (c) openigloo street, so anyone can come (c) openigloo in whenever. Party on!
Advice to owner:
Fix things!
Not Great Experience
Former Tenant
Pros:
location good lighting in bedrooms
Cons:
cockroaches everywhere — no response (c) openigloo from super or landlord packages (c) openigloo stolen or broken into
You can find better for cheaper
Former Tenant
Pros:
-Fast hot water and good (c) openigloo water pressure. -Online rent payment (c) openigloo and maintenance requests. -A nice (c) openigloo view of an open street, (c) openigloo no facing a wall or (c) openigloo another unit 10' away. -Units are (c) openigloo given a fresh coat of (c) openigloo paint before new tenant move-in. -Free (c) openigloo gas and water.
Cons:
-Roaches: Persistent roach problem throughout (c) openigloo the building. They send an (c) openigloo exterminator around every month but (c) openigloo it doesn't seem to be (c) openigloo enough. Some units are built (c) openigloo with absolutely no closets. -Leaks: (c) openigloo There seems to be a (c) openigloo very high number of leaks (c) openigloo in this building - I've (c) openigloo had my ceiling spring a (c) openigloo leak 2x in less than (c) openigloo 2 years. Overall it feels (c) openigloo like the place is just (c) openigloo patched up until the next (c) openigloo problem hits. -Heat: Floor radiators (c) openigloo aren't very warm and the (c) openigloo window insulation is terrible. You'll (c) openigloo have to plastic insulate your (c) openigloo windows if you want to (c) openigloo survive - and even then (c) openigloo you'll need a space heater. (c) openigloo -Steep rent increases. They get (c) openigloo all they can. **They require a (c) openigloo guarantor no matter what your (c) openigloo income!
Advice to owner:
Genuine investments are needed to make these units worth the rent charged. -Plumbing -Bug bomb this place or something. -Window insulation -We really need a video intercom system. Packages get stolen.
location is the only perk
Former Tenant
Pros:
every room is street facing, (c) openigloo high ceilings
Cons:
bugs everywhere, super is often (c) openigloo unreachable, no overhead lighting in (c) openigloo bedroom, layout is strange and (c) openigloo the flex walls are subpar, (c) openigloo no peep holes, front door (c) openigloo is often broken. overall, no (c) openigloo longer worth the price
Horrible Management, Dirty Building
Former Tenant
Pros:
cheap apartments, decent sized living (c) openigloo room, lots of windows, the (c) openigloo super is really nice and (c) openigloo responsive, the location is very (c) openigloo convenient for UES
Cons:
there are always dead roaches (c) openigloo in the hallways and floors (c) openigloo that are never cleaned up, (c) openigloo the management company does not (c) openigloo have an email and never (c) openigloo answers the phone, it took (c) openigloo me 3 months to finally (c) openigloo get in contact with them, (c) openigloo the heat is legit never (c) openigloo on you will freeze in (c) openigloo the winter, the tenants that (c) openigloo live here are so weird: (c) openigloo there is a drunk man (c) openigloo who loiters around the building (c) openigloo and sits on the front (c) openigloo steps, in 2018 there was (c) openigloo a convicted rapist living in (c) openigloo a box on the 4th (c) openigloo floor who would pee in (c) openigloo the hallways, the trash room (c) openigloo is inside and is always (c) openigloo piled high, lots of appliances (c) openigloo and things in the apartment (c) openigloo is broken and not updated
Good Building, Not Perfect
Former Tenant
Pros:
Location, Friendly Neighbors overall, Spacious (c) openigloo Apartment, Hardwood Floors, Newly Painted, (c) openigloo Fairly priced when I began (c) openigloo renting, no longer is.
Cons:
Roaches are hard to get (c) openigloo rid of and not taken (c) openigloo seriously by management. Expected to (c) openigloo clean roach infestation upon arrival. (c) openigloo Overall has become manageable but (c) openigloo not ideal. Apartments are (c) openigloo renting for $1000 more than (c) openigloo when I moved in less (c) openigloo than a year ago.
Advice to owner:
Care about roaches and make decisive decisions about fixing the problem. Don't leave it to renters to solve individually, when there are roaches throughout the building.
Do not rent here.
Former Tenant
Pros:
Price, location, anything goes in (c) openigloo this building... and I mean (c) openigloo anything.
Cons:
Mold, rats, illegal airbnbs in (c) openigloo the building, convicted rapist loitering (c) openigloo in building, very small apartments, (c) openigloo old appliances in poor working (c) openigloo condition, illegal construction at all (c) openigloo hours, dirty lobby, hallways, and (c) openigloo units, either no heat in (c) openigloo the winter or absurdly hot (c) openigloo and stuffy, I never even (c) openigloo received a copy of the (c) openigloo lease with mgmt signature, brokers (c) openigloo they use are sketchy as (c) openigloo well. Look up UES landlord (c) openigloo sues man living in box.
Advice to owner:
Manage and maintain your property and units to at least the bare minimum of safe living conditions