140 Hope Street,

Brooklyn, NY 11211

Rooftop, laundry in unit, responsive super

Neighbors were a bit loud

Not cookie cutter apartment shapes. Do not look like all the same apartments that are in new buildings.
Responsive Maintenance team to tickets

Gym equipment is old
Maintenance does not clean hallways/stairs often
Old AC/Heat units that they do not want to replace (filters have holes in them)

Tall ceilings with large windows

The walls are so incredibly thin – I can hear neighbors doing dishes, having normal conversations, opening the fridge… we should’ve broken the lease early but just started playing brown noise throughout the apartment loudly all the time

Insulate the walls (if that’s even possible)

nice amenities, fast if any issues reported

common areas can get gross, package left

There was a nice ghost in unit 3D who would occasionally get into harmless mischief like hiding little objects and putting them back after you ripped the place apart in a very obvious place you’re 100% sure you already checked. I’d guess it’s probably the guy who died in the elevator from a mechanical malfunction a decade ago.

No matter how much you mop the floors never really get clean, the windows only open about 4 inches (the kind you pull out), and they’ve been bumping the rent up by an insane amount every year which is why I moved out ($600 on a $4200 3 bed flex for me). The flex bedroom walls were also basically plywood (literally—no drywall on top, just strand board painted white).

Would probably invest a little more in quality flex walls if you’re gonna charge 11 million dollars to live there.

Great vibe of people, big apartments, modern appliances, good cost

Awful ownership, someone died because of ownership negligence

Sell

All repairs completed on the day the request was put in.

Landlord not willing to negotiate on the price. A bit expensive.

Add more furniture to the roof.

Fast Internet, Great Temperature Control, Zero Pests- Didn’t even see an ant for over a year
Common Areas always clean
Responsive and friendly handyman, usually fulfills requests same-day
High-Ceilings
Most neighbors are mature and respectful of others
Overall a great building and prime location, which should largely outweigh the cons for most people

Management company unresponsive about anything that can’t be resolved by handyman

Thin walls/loud neighbors who party on weeknights and regularly hosted gatherings during COVID without consequences

Ownership did not offer rent/utility reduction or credit to current and long-term residents during COVID, despite reducing rent significantly for available apartments that were then blatantly being used as AirBnB’s

Intermittent trouble with mail/packages but hard to know who’s to blame for that

Don’t defer to management company bureaucracy to do your dirty work - take care of your long-term residents and they’ll stick around long-term

Give Mail Carriers/Package building access so they’re not buzzing random doors daily

Handyman deserves a big raise and more vacation time

Young, proximity, pool room

Management, party, construction near