Noisy heat, cockroaches
Pros
Beautiful neighborhood, nice neighbors.
Cons
Throughout the winter, heat and hot water goes out ALL THE TIME for most of the day. Management refuses to provide any compensation despite regularly violating NYC tenant law. You can’t actually escalate issues to management. Also - cockroaches that don’t go away!
Advice to the owners
You need to compensate your tenants for violating NYC tenant law on a consistent basis.
Not worth the price, terrible management
Pros
- Great neighborhood
Cons
- Railroad floor plan: your apartment is a one straight line - Extreme rent hikes: In 2020, rent was $3650, 2021 was $3850, 2022 was $4300, and 2023 is now $5500 - Inconsiderate management: over the course of 3 years, management company changed twice. They will put up noticed for things residents should not do. They won’t tell you that next door unit is going to renovate and will be doing construction right outside of your window. - Pessy Lefkowitz, works for the new management company, is unreasonable and painful to deal with. - EXTREMELY thin walls: You will hear exactly where your upstairs neighbor is. You hear everything happening in the stairway. - Pest: Couple of months ago, the building had a rat problem. Cockroaches are common. - There is a rent processing fee that tenants have to pay
Advice to the owners
Would you want to live here yourself? Notify your tenants if you plan on doing construction that affect other units.