379 Harman Street,

Brooklyn, NY 11237

I love the actual apartment and the air conditioning in the unit. There’s an elevator and package room. The roof is great, even without any furniture up there.

It could be more clean - it is regularly cleaned, but the floors are visibly more stained than when I first moved in. The utilities are extremely expensive due to how it was built - the ac is also the heating (which makes no sense because heat rises) and so in the winter the heating bills are astronomical. Laundry is a bit expensive. Packages are regularly stolen and the block itself does not always feel the safest. There are car break ins and drug users all around.

Clean, easy garbage disposal, nice size living rooms

Expensive, unfinished roof, slow elevators

The building is very clean, and any issues are addressed so fast you rarely even know if there was one to begin with. The management is great and very accommodating. It is very safe as well, I have never had one issue and I have lived in two different apartments in this building (one bed and two bed).

I really cannot think of any cons.

Location, big bathrooms, most units have outdoor space, parking spots

Small, awkward 1 bedroom layout
Poorly insulated balcony doors led to big electric bills in the winter
Paper thin walls between units

Like they care

Well maintained common spaces, very responsive management. Laundry and bike room in basement.

Super drafty, poorly insulated units - freezing from October to March due to poor construction. Split unit heat / AC does not keep up with weather. Extremely expensive utilities (gas for hot water alone can be $100+ per month, while electricity can be $300+ for a 1 bedroom). Smells from other units cooking constantly come through the vent over the stove. Missing some finishing touches in units, such as the baseboards in the kitchen and counter finishes. Elevator is extremely loud. Walls are OK, but can hear lots of noise from other units, especially in the hallways.

It is kept clean, theres laundry, mail room, bike room and the trash is handled by the building, which is great! Not too noisy in terms of tenants or the walls. Good light, prety spacious units.

Very expensive heat. Tenant pays all utilities and the heat is so expensive - the apartments dont seem super insulated, or perhaps its the large windows. But the heating bill can be up to $300-400 in the winter. Small things like not always having coins in the laundry room as well. Doesn't always feel the safest in terms of people getting the codes to the doors and such. Have found people hanging out in hallways who don't live in the building, which I guess could happen anywhere but still unsettling. Some things don't feel like the highest quality - in terms of cabinets and such. This may not be a big deal for some, but of course with rents higher and higher this matters. Landlord is pretty decent at getting things done quickly.

Make sure small amenities are taken care of, perhaps get some furniture for the roof to make the building feel closer to luxury.

In a good neighborhood

Repairs aren’t super great.

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Every apartment has private outdoor space, no bugs/mice, gigantic bathrooms, free bike parking, reasonable car parking rates

Paper thin walls between apartments, very poorly insulated balcony doors, heaters randomly turn off, kitchens don't have drawers, and I constantly smell my neighbors' cooking via vent over the cooktop in the kitchen

More insulation please, and cooking fans should diffuse or vent outside, not into the other apartments!

Quiet place, great air conditioning ans trash management also the apartment has good space.

There are some constructions nearby. Closeness to businesses is one block away.