Bad maintenance and water issues
Pros
Furnished, decent amenities
Cons
Frequent unannounced water shutoffs and elevator failures
Good if you’re desperate
Pros
Clean, comfortable rooms, no pest problems, furnished & utilities included a nice plus. Another big plus for me was they don’t require the crazy 40x rent income/broker fee/a million documents that other rentals do in manhattan, making it doable for me as a student not familiar with the NYC rental game.
Cons
WAY overpriced esp with rate increase. Placed in a room with NO natural light (literally no difference between night and day) (though was able to change to a (more expensive!) room which was better). Neighbors can be a bit noisy esp when doors are right next to each other. And it’s been two months and still haven’t gotten my security deposit back yet :(