well i live in the unit now- i have lived in this unit for 3.5 years. the look of the unit itself is unique and charming. however....
- the basement floods every time it rains. the landlord/owner played the blame game on the brownstone next door and refused all my efforts to fix the problem. at my expense, i hired a contractor but the owner stalled and stalled and never corrected it.
- the roof has poor drainage and there has been water damage throughout the apt.
- the upstairs neighbors are very nice, but there are 4 ppl crammed into their unit and you can literally hear every noise they make and every step they take. they are the owners daughters and friends - i begged them to get some sort of carpeting but they refused. good luck sleeping
- the owner will not spend a penny to upkeep the unit or the bldg
- i have had to hire exterminators at my expense and credit it against the rent bc the owner wont
- when the owner does finally bring in contractors, they are unlicensed and do extremely poor quality work
- the security doors locks dont work well and the the doors are so heavy that you will be disrupted all nite long. i asked the owner to install more user friendly doors but he has refused.
- the walls are so thin u can smell every other neighbors cooking
i paid 8k a month so his asking price of 9975 is a joke. i could go on so let me know if anyone wants to hear more
i would like to add a couple more things. the heating system in the basement and the front bedroom is virtually useless. the downstairs security door off the kitchen is a sieve that allows cold air into the unit. again the owner refused all my efforts to get these problems corrected. he just wouldnt spend the money
why did i stay 3 years? well, i was in the midst of a nasty divorce for most of this period and had other priorities. and the owner always promised he would fix these problems but never did.
newbuyer99 - very fair Q. why did i stay? well as i said above, i was in a war of the roses, my kids are grown and i work 3 blocks from the apt. the owner and i at first were somewhat friends, we played golf, went on a few casino road trips, etc, so i never expected it to end up like it did.
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anyone interested in this rental should stay as far away from this apt as possible
Could you be more specific?
The area is lovely; what's wrong with the unit?
well i live in the unit now- i have lived in this unit for 3.5 years. the look of the unit itself is unique and charming. however....
- the basement floods every time it rains. the landlord/owner played the blame game on the brownstone next door and refused all my efforts to fix the problem. at my expense, i hired a contractor but the owner stalled and stalled and never corrected it.
- the roof has poor drainage and there has been water damage throughout the apt.
- the upstairs neighbors are very nice, but there are 4 ppl crammed into their unit and you can literally hear every noise they make and every step they take. they are the owners daughters and friends - i begged them to get some sort of carpeting but they refused. good luck sleeping
- the owner will not spend a penny to upkeep the unit or the bldg
- i have had to hire exterminators at my expense and credit it against the rent bc the owner wont
- when the owner does finally bring in contractors, they are unlicensed and do extremely poor quality work
- the security doors locks dont work well and the the doors are so heavy that you will be disrupted all nite long. i asked the owner to install more user friendly doors but he has refused.
- the walls are so thin u can smell every other neighbors cooking
i paid 8k a month so his asking price of 9975 is a joke. i could go on so let me know if anyone wants to hear more
Very helpful to know, thanks for all the color. My only question - with all these problems, why did you stay so long?
i would like to add a couple more things. the heating system in the basement and the front bedroom is virtually useless. the downstairs security door off the kitchen is a sieve that allows cold air into the unit. again the owner refused all my efforts to get these problems corrected. he just wouldnt spend the money
why did i stay 3 years? well, i was in the midst of a nasty divorce for most of this period and had other priorities. and the owner always promised he would fix these problems but never did.
newbuyer99 - very fair Q. why did i stay? well as i said above, i was in a war of the roses, my kids are grown and i work 3 blocks from the apt. the owner and i at first were somewhat friends, we played golf, went on a few casino road trips, etc, so i never expected it to end up like it did.