570 WEST 156 STREET LLC · avg 2.8 ★★★★★ · New York City
“Pros: - There is an elevator and laundry room - Rent-stabilized apartments - Neighbors don't bother or steal packages Cons: - The apartment was infested when I moved in. It was full of bugs including cockroaches, spiders, and centipedes. I fought this for months and despite the exterminator coming by multiple times, I'm still fighting the issue a year later. It's been horrible. - People sell drugs right outside the building - There is loud noise on some nights and I've had to call 311 multiple times. Some nights, the loud music starts at like 1am and I have to wake up early the next day. - The laundry room is not well kept (I should've checked it before I signed the lease) The neighbor told me that there are rats in the basement, which doesnt surprise me. - Overall, the management company needs to be more involved and on top of the issues described and the lack of cleanliness. - I recommend you go elsewhere if you care about living in a building that prioritizes cleanliness. - My quality of life is questionable here - Lots of weird characters in the neighborhood - If I could re-do things, I would not choose to live here again Advice to landlord: Truly fix the pest issue and fix the laundry room, don't just put a bandaid/cheap quick fix on it. Laundry room is gross and often floods when it rains.”
— 570 WEST 156 STREET · Manhattan“Pros: Neighborhood is great, rent is reasonable, laundry in building, exterminators visit regularly Cons: New broker system, maintenance takes a while”
— 570 WEST 156 STREET · Manhattan“Pros: It is very close to two different subway lines. Cons: Mail theft is unbearable. At least 50-60% of the packages are stolen, and the building management doesn't give a damn about it. Even after reporting it to the police, it kept happening. It's one of the reasons we decided to move. The noise is constant and intolerable. There is no peace. On several occasions the elevator was out of service. Management is inefficient and almost impossible to contact. Advice to landlord: Pay attention to what is happening in your building, and take care of the safety of your tenants.”
“Pros: Large and underpriced apartments Cons: Unresponsive management. Unresponsive super. Filthy building Rats in the basement. Advice to landlord: N/A”
— 570 WEST 156 STREET · Manhattan“Pros: The units are very big and spacious. Pretty apartments with an elevator. Garbage management is easy, and the laundry room is super convenient Cons: We had a mouse problem in our 5th floor apartment that wasnt handled very well. Ended up spending a bunch of my own money to pest control our unit. One room in our unit also was never properly sealed from the outside, so I've had to deal with a mold-in-the-walls issue since I moved in. Advice to landlord: I love this space so much, but upon move in the units should be SUPER pest-proofed. Also trust your tenants - if someone says there is a major issue (like mold in the walls) work with them to fix it instead of glossing over the issue).”
— 570 WEST 156 STREET · Manhattan“Pros: - friendly neighbors - management usually prompt - laundry in basement Cons: - front door to building often broken - LOTS of people smoking in the hallways (it may blow straight into your apartment depending which unit you're in) Advice to landlord: Do something about the hallway smoking!”
— 570 WEST 156 STREET · Manhattan“Pros: Nice amount of space Cons: Horrible mouse problem. Management does not listen or do anything about the mice except put out these traps that don’t actually work. Advice to landlord: N/a”
— 570 WEST 156 STREET · Manhattan“Pros: Friendly neighbors, washer/dryers are usually available, elevator always worked. Cons: Noisy at times.”
— 570 WEST 156 STREET · Manhattan“Pros: Good neighbors living here ! Cons: Seems dirty and super is hard to get ahold of. Basement for laundry is not nice at all.”
— 570 WEST 156 STREET · Manhattan“Pros: The super is nice. That's about it. Cons: This building is horrible, they never fix anything and if they do "fix it" it falls apart and we start the process all over again. There is mold everywhere. My ceiling is literally cracking and random pieces fall off every day. I'm scared it's going to cave in. And the building....not sure what his title is (not the Super) is an arrogant entitled twat that will talk to you like you're beneath him. Pretty sure he's racist. There's also rats all over the building............you can hear them inside walls. Ugh it is horrible here. The shower water changes drastically from burning hot to cold when you're in there.......everything is bad......some walls in our apartment are literally separating. Advice to landlord: Fire that "building manager" or whoever you send to deal with problems. And really fix the problems not superficially. This building is going to cave in and you're going to have bigger problems.”
— 570 WEST 156 STREET · Manhattan