All 7 tenant reviews.
2192 AND 2196 FDB LLC · avg 3.4 ★★★★★ · New York City
“Pros: Great location, Easy rent payment system, updated appliances, elevator building. In unit W/D. Cons: Continued pests in the basement, things take a while to get fixed, rent increases are unpredictable. Communication hit or miss with property mgmt company. Frequent elevator malfunction. Advice to landlord: Heed tenant complaints and fix things in timely fashion. Have back up or on call person for when property mngr is observing religous holidays.”
— 2192 FREDRICK DOUGLASS BL · Manhattan“Pros: Location, apartment size, secure place for packages and small building so neighbors are nice and considerate Cons: If you're on the FDB side, it can get a bit noisy as its a busy street but if you have windows closed its not an issue.”
— 2196 FREDRICK DOUGLASS BL · Manhattan“Pros: This building is in a fantastic location in Harlem, close to multiple subway lines, bars, restaurants, buses, etc. The units are well-designed and very livable, and the neighbors in this building are incredibly sweet, thoughtful, and look out for each other. Cons: Management has really failed this property. Rats in the basement, dubious security (lots and lots of package theft), failing building systems...I once didn't have a working shower for two weeks. This could really be a gem, but I feel like no one is paying attention to it. I would not move in here if I had to do it again. Advice to landlord: This building needs attention. The super is hardly ever here and slow to respond. The basement is full of rats. C'mon, dude.”
— 2192 FREDRICK DOUGLASS BL · Manhattan“Pros: Mini-split AC units Big windows/lots of light Quiet units Cons: Building is not the cleanest Poor quality building materials (eg contact paper covering cabinetry) Modern amenities (washer/dryer, dishwasher) make the kitchen drawers and lower cabinets not very useful.”
— 2196 FREDRICK DOUGLASS BL · Manhattan“Pros: The neighbors are great no one ever bothers anyone. Respectful. No noise issues. Quiet. Great location. Cons: The management and owner is one of the most unresponsive and useless things. Stuff hasn’t been fixed for years and years with no recourse other than court Advice to landlord: You’re complicit in this criminal scam”
— 2196 FREDRICK DOUGLASS BL · Manhattan“Pros: The apartment itself was nice - unless anything broke. Cons: The building management got worse each time it changed hands. We had a front door that didn’t lock for about four years. Building management totally knew about it and didn’t care. At one point, neither of our front doors locked (you needed to walk through two locked doors to get into the building). I know the building manager sometimes found homeless people sleeping in our vestibule or in our lobby. Anytime anything broke, good luck getting it fixed. Also, the bike room is actually the room that the super uses to chill in, and after a while they installed a new lock on the bike room and didn’t get the keys to the people had bikes in there. If there is a serious problem, related to heat or water, don’t expect it to get fixed anytime soon. No one responded to text or email.  Advice to landlord: Stop being a building manager. You’re terrible at it. Ok”
— 2196 FREDRICK DOUGLASS BL · Manhattan“Pros: Roof, Location, Light Cons: The front door never works- people’s packages always get stolen The intercom never worked the 4 years I lived there There was flooding in the basement every winter- the water would go down the elevator shaft and u could hear it while u were on the elevator! It was terrifying! One time the heat was off in the winter for like a month The super does not care about this job Advice to landlord: FIX THE PROBLEMS GET A NEW SUPER”
— 2196 FREDRICK DOUGLASS BL · Manhattan