509 Cathedral Parkway,

Manhattan, NY 10025

super convenient location, no pests while I was there

sketchy management, stolen packages very often

get a real doorman

Nothing worth mentioning. Got stuck in a lease that i was delighted to get out of.

Elevator broke down often, hallways stank， empire management co the landlord never responded.

the super is very responsive

The elevator takes a while

Super is attentive and helpful
Lots of light

ROACHES
Elevator frequently out of service, so laundry is hard to get to

Bring in a proper exterminator that actually does the job

Nice exterior, modern appliances, in-building laundry, relatively big studio, walls are thick, great location (Columbia, 1 train, grocery stores, Riverside Park, restaurants on Amsterdam), super is very responsive and helpful

The elevator breaks down constantly, often for several days at a time. I live on an upper floor and having to haul groceries and luggage up that many flights of stairs isn’t fun. Elevator is the only way to get down to the basement, so be prepared to have no access to laundry or recycling for long stretches. Packages get stolen frequently.

Please replace this elevator. It’s unacceptable.

Great location and neighborhood felt safe

Would see roaches in our apartment and the laundry room

Location is incredible. Room sizes and light is good on upper floors. Lots of windows.

Laundry room is inadequate and overpriced. Cockroaches. Infestations. Atrocious elevator. Cold super and security.

New elevator. Take the management more seriously and bring things into the 21st century.

Location, proximity to Columbia

Roaches, broken elevator

-close to Columbia and the subway

-elevator constantly breaks

nice studio, convenient location

had one package get stolen
hot water issues

Close proximity to Columbia University

Elevator breaks down very often
Poor water pressure on the 11th floor

close to subway, restaurants, dining and larger academic campus

poor management and laundry in building

Meti the super was always very helpful and attentive
Mostly clean building

One of our packages was stolen
Cockroaches in the building
Our gas was gone the whole time we were there so had to go next door for laundry and would often get locked out the back door
BURNING HOT WATER on 2nd floor - doesn’t cool down

Location is amazing, big apartments. Super is great.

No package system- it’s pandemonium. Elevator is antiquated and breaks down. Roaches but they have exterminator visit regularly

Upgrade the elevator please, find a better way to manage packages so they don’t get lost or stolen.

Nice super, pretty apartment, good garbage management...but NOT WORTH living here because of safety problems.

Incredibly horrifying stalking/harassment situation in the building. Mentally ill tenant who attempted to break into MULTIPLE units and has stalked and harassed tens of women in the building. Illegal air bnb rentals in the building with loud and mentally ill newcomers—-COMPLETE lack of care or responsibility by management company, police in area refuse to help despite being called to the building nearly every day. Terrible building with at least 6 people breaking their lease within the month because of the severity of the stalking problem and break-ins. DO NOT RENT IN THIS BUILDING. You won’t receive your security deposit and your safety will be compromised.

take care of your tenants! EVICT UNSAFE /DANGEROUS and ILLEGAL OCCUPANTS.

Location pretty good

No gas for two years
No response from management

super is nice, building is generally clean, location is great for columbia students, nice units

MANAGEMENT SUCKS, theres a squatter who has been here for months and management has been contacted MULTIPLE times and done nothing. They also signed an eviction notice for him yet refuse to acknowledge that they know about him when the squatter threatens the tenants again. Also usually the victims of his actions are young women in the building. So many people have already moved out and broken their leases everyone just seems to be waiting until they are personally threatened to leave. Currently trying to figure out how to get out before our lease is up

GET NEW MANAGEMENT

I was on the first floor so it was convenient moving in. The super was very nice and responsive. location is nice you’re close to so many parks and train stop around the corner.

The management however was very hard to get ahold of and would be slow to respond to our emails. There were a few issues with heat and the entire building did not have heat for days during the winter.

Have a more responsive team to resolve issues quicker.

The units are huge for the pricing but don’t be fooled. This building has a ton of complaints on DOB.

The super and landlord are non existent. The was a gas leak a few years back and they never turned the gas back on. The landlord is terrible and will ghost you if you complain. On DOB they have a ton of complaints. There’s roaches everywhere and it’s just the worst place of you get stressed really easily.they also won’t return you security deposit after you move out. I took them to small claims court and they decided to mail it back to me the week of my court date, almost a full year after I moved out!

None they won’t care to read this.

Part time doorman is nice, super is very responsive, cleanliness is okay. Laundry room is relatively new so no capacity issues. Units are decently large for the price

Landlord is non existent, literally. If you email you won’t get a response, if you call, a nasty person answers the phone and is not helpful. There is a squatter who took over an AirBnB that pisses out his window, poops on the fire escape, and stalks/harasses other tenants. The building and local police have done nothing and it’s disgraceful.
The building also is easily broken into, with packages stolen on a WEEKLY basis. Be careful! Lots of theft in this building as well as surrounding neighborhood. I would recommend not living here unless you have no other option.

The building needs new management, the current ones are destroying the building value. Also, make the building safer to enter to deter thieves.

Good location for Columbia University students

Elevator never works, laundry area was broken for ages. Disgustingly dirty. Cockroaches

You haven’t invested a dollar in 10 years into the common areas