Pros:
Apartment facing the back is decently quiet, but the neighbors are not. They often are yelling in the hallway or in the backyard now that there's a common area back there. Renovations are nice, small but solid dishwasher, nicely renovated bathroom, good location if you can stand being in the heart of LES nightlife. No issues with bugs and they got rid of the rats in the back. Additionally they have outdoor bike racks (unprotected from the elements but safe from theft), good floors, lots of closet space
Cons:
Apartments are so incredibly small they are essentially studios with a set of pocket doors that create a "bedroom", the other tenants are largely the obnoxious type, packages stolen constantly, heat is out of control in the winter making it impossible to sleep, management is largely uncommunicative, bathrooms are very small, absolutely no counter space available for cooking, building reeks of weed and cigarettes, puke and trash on the front stoop, there was an entire year of loud and unbearable construction noise with no concessions from the building, no laundry
Advice to owner:
I realize the apartments are renovated and in a good location, but you're charging way too much for a building with this many unaddressed problems