“Pros: There's a lot to like. The apartments are nice, and the ground floor of the building is great- there's a gourmet grocery store, a wine shop, a vet, and a dentist office, all of which I use (though I wouldn't recommend the dentist very strongly). Generally things in the building work, and the super/doormen are nice and helpful. Management is ok. The exercise room is nice and has a squat rack. Street parking is pretty easy, though there's a lot of new buildings going up so it might get harder soon. Balconies are quite large relative to NYC standards. Cons: They've been doing a lot of construction. It took them over a year to build the dog run in the courtyard, and they're doing loud construction on the roof all summer, which also caused leaking in a number of apartments (though they fixed the leaks quickly). They were also doing roof work last summer that caused leaking. Given their track record, I wouldn't be surprised if the same thing happens next summer. I would strongly discourage anyone from living on the top floor of this building. There's a pool table and a ping pong table, but they're both in such poor condition that they're not worth using. The A/C isn't amazing, but also I like it very cool. I feel like with a better A/C unit my energy bill would probably be lower.”
— 1040 DEAN STREET · Brooklyn“Pros: -the door people -the gym -the windows -the washing machines were quickly fixed Cons: -the management company; not easy to work with, and the lease requires 2 months of showings prior to lease ending, which is wild -the grocery store is close, but now it's super expensive and not as good as it was 3 years ago :(”
— 1040 DEAN STREET · Brooklyn“Pros: The staff that works onsite (super, door personnel, cleaning, etc) do their jobs very well and are so kind and responsive. Packages are easy, maintenance requests are attended, decent gym, and beautiful rooftop. Cons: Smart Management is HORRIBLE. They will try to scam you at every corner making up random fees on the spot that are NOWHERE in writing. They do not provide access to a balance sheet and ignore every form of written communication in favor of phone calls so that they can more easily try to charge you extra fees. Advice to landlord: STOP SCAMMING YOUR RESIDENTS”
— 1040 DEAN STREET · Brooklyn“Pros: Great apartment building with lots of amenities and friendly front desk staff. Apartment feels high quality. Management is responsive and helpful. Cons: The ventilation in our apartment sucks and there's a slight bug problem (although management is very responsive if you submit requests for an exterminator). Advice to landlord: Consider installing better A/C units”
— 1040 DEAN STREET · Brooklyn