“Unit A3 Pros: nothing at all Cons: When I lived there, we had a mouse infestation from hell. It got to the point where we were calling the exterminator weekly. They destroyed SO MUCH. They ate through the baseboards, ate furniture, ate books, mouse piss and shit was everywhere. I threw out so much upon move out. My bathroom ceiling collapsed and I had crazy mold exposure, they didn't fix it. ALSO, the owners are jewish and wouldn't turn on our heat during weekends in the winter. Space heaters were running constantly. Broke the lease early because it was so bad Advice to landlord: if you can't fix the building, sell it.”
— 511 WEST 186 STREET · Manhattan“Pros: Relatively inexpensive, but pretty bad overall Cons: Bugs: coming out of the walls, from under the door, up the drains, from the heat pipes, from the neighbors... Management operates like actual slum lords, including harassing elder tenants Every part gets "the landlord special" and if you can't fix it yourself, or are pretty handy, don't expect a smooth experience Advice to landlord: Just fix the building already”
— 511 WEST 186 STREET · Manhattan“Pros: Good community of people live here Cons: Stinky, loud, dirty”
— 511 WEST 186 STREET · Manhattan“Pros: Close to 1 & A train and lots of beautiful parks, fairly quiet building, and overall decent apartment. Cons: You’ll start to feel comfortable and then one day you’ll see Stuart Little and friends out of nowhere in your bedroom, bathroom, or kitchen (no matter how clean it is.) I saw a mouse run inside of the stove. INSIDE OF THE STOVE!! IN.....SIDE...OF....THE...STOVE! I was horrified. Someone is always fixing a car in front of the building. The front door of the building was often propped open. My cell reception wasn’t that great in my bedroom and my calls would drop when I entered or exited the building. If I was on a phone call when approaching the apartment I’d end the call before entering the building because otherwise the call would drop. I never had issues with my cell provider while living anywhere else. Advice to landlord: Better pest control! Keep front door closed for security purposes.”
— 511 WEST 186 STREET · Manhattan“Pros: Nothing. It is absolutely horrible Cons: Alot of mice. People blasting music outside building. I wasnt able to sleep the entire spring and summer. Rent is way too high. Our oven was broken the entire year. Landlord accused us of breaking it. Landlord is unorganized. Landlord has the iq of a fifth grader and acts like one too. Water pressure was low. Had alot of bugs. Gross building in general. Always smelled like someone died in the stairwell. Advice to landlord: Dont ever live here”
— 511 WEST 186 STREET · Manhattan“Pros: Washer + dryer in unit Cons: - mice - management doesn’t care abt clients - refuse to return security deposit. They now ignore us whenever we call them Advice to landlord: Be more respectful”
— 511 WEST 186 STREET · Manhattan“Pros: Safe location and well connected with the subway Cons: A nightclub in the Avenue makes a lot of noise at night Advice to landlord: Work on the noise control because of the club”
— 511 WEST 186 STREET · Manhattan