Great place to live
Pros
Charming building with great views on the upper floors. Spacious units. Garbage is picked up regularly. Virtually no noise from neighbors.
Cons
Occasional water bugs. Old building, so there are occasional issues with the heat, water, and elevator (collectively maybe every other month), but management is responsive and quick to address.
Great location and pre-war charm
Pros
Amazing location, dog friendly (though limitations to having your dog walked), laundry room with bike storage, and pre-war charm with portrait molding.
Cons
The management company is not always responsive (we've had scaffolding up 2.5+ years without progress updates), there are at least two rats in the basement, water temperature is hard to control with old shower fixtures, doorman is selectively friendly
Advice to the owners
Be more communicative with building updates and issues