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1286 1ST AVENUE · avg 2.8 ★★★★★ · New York City

★★★★★Sep 2025

Pros: Livrable but bare necessities Cons: Peats, terrible management Advice to landlord: Do better

1286 1 AVENUE · Manhattan
★★★★★Jul 2025

Pros: Electricity works, building is quiet (even if the street noise is not) and the pests issue was limited to the basement in the time I lived there Cons: Hot water takes a long time, no heat at times in winter, pests (roaches) in basement and occassionally first floor. They take care of them but it's still a problem.

1286 1 AVENUE · Manhattan
★★★★★Mar 2025

Pros: Neighborhood is great, and the people in the building are great Cons: Awful management — Super is the worst of the worst, building management unresponsive at best. Most likely mold problems, front door is never secure, or codes are changed last minute

1286 1 AVENUE · Manhattan
★★★★★Mar 2025

Pros: Location, decent kitchen appliances Cons: Extremely loud radiator noise, bad management (doesn’t respond to any complaints like no hot water), laundry not in building, kids smoking pot in the entry way every day, rats in the back yard , building not secure, overpriced rent, poorly done renovations Advice to landlord: Stop scamming people

1286 1 AVENUE · Manhattan
★★★★★Feb 2025

Pros: Renovated unit, washing machine in building Cons: Owners will rip you off for rent and increase by an unethical amount. Roaches/bugs spotted in apartments and hallways are dirty. Washing machines/dryers were broken for months and rat(s) spotted in basement

1286 1 AVENUE · Manhattan
★★★★Feb 2025

Pros: Super was great. Cons: Noisy heat pipes long wait for hot water

1286 1 AVENUE · Manhattan
★★★★★Jan 2025

Pros: Good sunlight, not really any pests, spacious closets, renovated apt Cons: Hot water constantly would go out, mgmt company was insanely hard to deal with and barely responded, they will try to get out of returning your security deposit and only gave it back when threatened with legal action

1286 1 AVENUE · Manhattan
★★★★Oct 2024

Pros: Bedroom on patio so very quiet, quiet neighbors and no smells Cons: Building is old Hot water takes time to come Advice to landlord: Refresh of hallway

1286 1 AVENUE · Manhattan
★★★★★Sep 2023

Pros: Laundry in basement Cons: Management not responsive at all even when major issue such as cockroach infestation or no hear Advice to landlord: Be more responsive

1286 1 AVENUE · Manhattan
★★★★★Aug 2023

Pros: Close to the Q Super is very nice Cons: Landlord is not responsive Heat constantly failed during the winter, especially the coldest weekends Hot water constantly ran out Rats in the basement When it rained, the ceiling in the lobby area would leak At one point during a heavy rain there was water cascading down the stairwell and the fire department had to be called because the building management was unresponsive

1286 1 AVENUE · Manhattan
★★★★Feb 2023

Pros: -clean -nice management and super -updated appliances Cons: -sometimes the streets get crazy & busy because there is a hospital and a school right by Advice to landlord: N/A

1286 1 AVENUE · Manhattan
★★★★★Oct 2022

Pros: It is in a great neighborhood. Lots of groceries, pharmacies, restaurants. It’s a block from the Q train. Easy walk to Central Park. Great neighborhood for children as the school district is desirable and St Catherine’s park is large and safe. Cons: Built in 1884. Old water pipes, steep stairs that are higher than usual stairs. Advice to landlord: Garbage collection area needs to be redesigned. Too many mice and large rats. It also needs better lighting in that area.

1286 1 AVENUE · Manhattan
★★★★★Aug 2022

Unit 4RS Pros: -renovations look nice, but are meaningless with poor management. Cons: -new ownership using scare tactics to force good tenants out of the building -ROACHES -new owners irresponsible with funds and refuse to return deposits, only returned after filing a claim in court for it. -hallways are a mess and smell awful -trash area is infested with all kinds of rodents and is very dark and scary to visit during night. -rent increase over 150% -landlords will not communicate via written communication, instead would rather show up at late hours of the night and scare tenants into moving out. Adult male “landlords” using scare tactics on young girls living alone, showing up past 9pm on a weeknight and walking into the apartment to discuss the increase in rent. Advice to landlord: Beware of many tenants taking legal action against you.

1286 1 AVENUE · Manhattan
★★★★★Jul 2022

Unit 4C Pros: Newly redone bathrooms and kitchen Cons: With the small rooms and heating poles, it would get unbearably hot in the winter, so I had to leave my AC unit in year round, which wasted a lot of electricity. Also no washer/dryer in the building.

1286 1 AVENUE · Manhattan
★★★★Jun 2022

Unit 4RS Pros: Very new and updated appliances Cons: Major bug problem and management doesn’t care Advice to landlord: To New management - maybe don’t try charging 5k for a shoebox with a bug problem

1286 1 AVENUE · Manhattan
★★★★★May 2022

Pros: Good location, renovated appliances Cons: Lack of management responsiveness, leaks, smells, no longer fair price (hike in rent )

1286 1 AVENUE · Manhattan
★★★★★Apr 2022

Pros: -Convenient location - apartments are renovated -Great and responsive super Cons: - No heat all winter - Heating pipes are noisy and loud - 0 AMENITIES..NOT WORTH THE RENT - Can get noisy

1286 1 AVENUE · Manhattan
★★★★Dec 2021

Pros: Building was clean Cons: Sometimes heat wouldn’t work

1286 1 AVENUE · Manhattan
★★★★★Oct 2021

Pros: Tall ceilings, nice bathroom finishes Cons: Tiny kitchen, smelly dishwasher that management won’t fix, electric oven isn’t very good, have to wait up to 5 minutes for water to heat up, street is incredibly noisy.

1286 1 AVENUE · Manhattan
★★★★★Jun 2021

Pros: Great location on UES; close to subways and laundromat Cons: Unresponsive property managers; heating and water issues Advice to landlord: Respond promptly to complaints

1286 1 AVENUE · Manhattan
★★★★May 2021

Pros: Video com great Cons: Long long wait for hot water. Fight to get security deposit back

1286 1 AVENUE · Manhattan
★★★★★Feb 2021

Pros: The Apartments are pretty nice and renovated Cons: The heat is horrendous in this building. We’ve had so many problems with hot water and heat. We’re currently freezing in our apartment and the super never responds to us. Advice to landlord: Make the apartment livable

1286 1 AVENUE · Manhattan
★★★★★Oct 2020

Pros: The renovated units look good but it’s lipstick on a pig Cons: Not proactive, no electricity and heat for months. They try to keep security deposits. Advice to landlord: Start managing with some professionalism.

1286 1 AVENUE · Manhattan
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