“Unit 3C Pros: Very spacious. Not worth the new price. Cons: The landlord raised my rent for my 2BR/1BA by $900 (33%) after the first year. This was not written into my lease, like other COVID deals. I don’t care how much the market went up. You don’t do this to tenants. Especially during a pandemic that has killed members of my family. This made things worse for me overall. Advice to landlord: Be more upfront.”
— 2103 8 AVENUE · Manhattan“Unit 3D Pros: Very clean. Great garbage management. Bike storage, very clean basement that’s not smelly Cons: Raised the rent by an astronomical amount when it came to lease renewal Advice to landlord: Stay true to market prices and don’t lie! But otherwise the maintenance of apartment is great.”
— 2103 8 AVENUE · Manhattan“Unit 2C Pros: Spacious living room, clean, in-building laundry, close to multiple train and bus stations, relatively responsive in-building superintendent, friendly neighbors, overall great place to live Cons: Loud bass and music from ground floor laundromat below us, no hot water for a day but was resolved for me (but not other neighbors), there was previously an issue with the lock on the front door, it has since been resolved Advice to landlord: Consider keeping rent at a manageable rate for renters who are students, frontline workers, and nonprofit workers!”
— 2071 FREDRICK DOUGLASS BL · Manhattan“Pros: Responsive super, good and respectful neighbors, good location. Monthly pest control offered. Cons: Have had some problems with hot water which were eventually addressed.”
— 2071 FREDRICK DOUGLASS BL · Manhattan“Pros: Good space and well maintained building Cons: Thin floor/ceilings so you can hear a lot of impact noise. Rent was raised alot after first year.”
— 2103 8 AVENUE · Manhattan“Pros: Spacious apartments, convenient laundry in basement Cons: Roach problem, especially in common spaces. Management company is unresponsive”
— 2103 8 AVENUE · Manhattan“Pros: Spacious apartments. Elevator. Attempts to decorate common space during the holidays Cons: -roaches in hallway and kitchen in summer -was harassed by management for months about noise from simply walking around my apartment barefoot -takes forever to get a live person when you call K&R. I’m glad I never had an emergency there -Always raised rent to max limit despite adjacent apartments keeping prices that same Advice to landlord: A little kindness goes a long way.”
— 2103 8 AVENUE · Manhattan“Pros: Location near parks Cons: Package thefts from lobby Advice to landlord: Better security for the lobby”
— 2071 FREDRICK DOUGLASS BL · Manhattan