Worth it if your rent is under $2k
Pros
- Very responsive maintenance team - Very friendly doorman - Appreciated having doorman service for deliveries - No waitlist for parking in building parking lot - Safe neighborhood - Very convenient for public transportation and access to highways (if you drive) - Kitchen and bathroom were renovated when I moved in
Cons
- Quality of laundry room deteriorated over time. There were times when the card refill machine did not work and it did not accept cash, so anyone dependent on the laundry room was SOL. In other cases, several washing machines would be out of service for a long time. For the machines that did "work" some of the soap dispensers were faulty, so there were times when laundry detergent was not properly dispensed to your clothes. - Quality of tenants also deteriorated. I enjoyed several years of peaceful living until (unfortunately) my upstairs elderly neighbor passed away. The new tenant was a loud talker and TV watcher so I often heard her phone conversations, knew what she was watching on TV, was woken up by loud TV watching at 1 or 2 am. There were even times when I could hear her TV from the hallway. Building management was notified and communicated with her, but as she was paying rent they didn't rock the boat much. I left for a quieter home, but I understand that other people don't have that option. - As the building is older, the windows have become drafty so during winter it can feel as though there's no heat. The solution to this is to use window film to seal the windows and air conditioner to prevent the draft from overcoming the heat. It works amazingly, but this was also a contributing factor to my leaving as I wanted to live in a place where the heat worked without any extra work. - When I first moved in, I experienced mice but this was remedied by the maintenance guys filling the holes in my unit with expanding foam and caulking along the baseboards. I never dealt with mice again. Roaches however became an issue later on and was also a factor in my leaving.
It’s okay tbh
Pros
Affordable, Spacious, New Kitchen
Cons
Old building, hard to contact management
Advice to the owners
Keep it clean and maybe do some renovations
