My worst rental experience after living in NYC for 20 years
Pros
It’s kinda convenient. Right above the downtown entrance to the Union stop on the R.
Cons
The management company/guy is absolutely non-responsive. When I moved in, I wasn’t given a key to the mailbox. After emailing and calling with no response, I had to call a handy person to come and drill a hole in the lock to the mailbox in order to access my mail. Also had a window that fell out of the track, couldn’t get it back in, called the landlord, no response, so had to pay a window repair person to put it back in place.
Overpriced, dirty, loud
Pros
I liked the location and the back patio.
Cons
The ceiling leaked when it rained, the pizza shop downstairs played loud music and made the apartment hot, roaches were everywhere throughout the whole year, homeless people would hang out in the front doorway and block entry, dryer caught on fire and burned clothes and left the laundry room covered in soot with plastic partitions and HEPA air filters and the heat and gas were turned off for weeks afterward (this was in the winter). The landlord raised rent 40% despite all these issues and generally seemed to care more about money than the well-being and safety of his tenants. Since moving out the landlord has “renovated” the apartment but a fresh coat of paint and new kitchen cabinets are not a solution. I cannot, in good conscience, recommend this apartment or this landlord to anybody.
Advice to the owners
Charge a fair price, fix things when they’re broken