nice apartment, lousy management
Pros
It's on Roosevelt Island, which is a great place to live. The renovated apartments are nice and spacious and light, and many have great cross ventilation.
Cons
The water has cut off with no notice several times...sometimes it runs brown...sometimes it isn't hot. The laundry rooms are filthy and all of the machines are never working all at once. The maintenance staff are unresponsive.
Advice to the owners
Hire more maintenance staff and advise them that they need to be polite to the tenants.
Gorgeous Apartment- Horrible Building
Pros
The apartments are updated and spacious.
Cons
So much to say here... - The building is not well maintained. - They will try and increase your rent by at least $1000 each year even if you are a long time tenant. - Management never responds to emails and their phones are disconnected. - Building doesn't respond to maintenance requests. - "Gym" and Laundry are poorly maintained. - Packages stolen frequently and nothing is done.
Advice to the owners
Stop charging a premium for apartments that are NOT in a luxury building.