“Pros: Area is fun and vibrant Cons: Ownership is the worst you can find. Super does nothing. Advice to landlord: Fix the issues in the building!”
— 160 RIVINGTON STREET · Manhattan“Pros: Living in Lower East Side is one of the only pros this building provides. While it is nice that the building is away from the loud chaos that is Orchard and Ludlow Streets, being by the bridge is a blessing for bike riders/runners (but a nuisance for sound and characters on the street). The building cleanliness and pests have improved slightly since they've hired a new person who takes the trash out. Cons: - Trash cans are inside the building - Management does not provide lids, and residents are too lazy to walk down the stairs to dispose of trash properly. This results in smells, piles of trash, no access to the recycling bins further down the room, and FLIES. In the summer, flies can be severe. - Building Cleanliness - My previous building mopped once a week. Here we get a spot clean every month. There's frequently trash and litter in the hallways and outside the building. - Terrible Super - Super will gaslight you, give you attitude and take ages to fix a problem. He lives in another borough, so if there's an emergency, it's unlikely you'll get assistance. - Theft - There are no cameras, and theft from other residents occurs often. Advice to landlord: Get a new, responsible super who lives in or closer to the building, or pay him more and stop overworking him. CLEAN THE BUILDING. Maintain it, and hold tenants accountable for keeping it to that standard.”
— 160 RIVINGTON STREET · Manhattan“Unit 8 Pros: Definitely More spacious than other LES 2 bedroom apts at this price Cons: - German cockroach infestation (it’s still there) - mice running thru all the time - building has caught on fire twice in our 1 year lease - during the first one, we realized there were zero smoke detectors in our apt. Super tried to sneakily install one after the fact but he didn’t fool anyone. - old and dirty appliances - the floor is uneven. Literally slanting downward across the whole apartment. - Broken tiles in the kitchen that were never fixed despite our complaining about it on day 1 of lease - extremely loud and exposed to corner of Rivington / Clinton - property managers do not care about you whatsoever Advice to landlord: There’s no point cuz I know you don’t care :/”
— 160 RIVINGTON STREET · Manhattan“Pros: It is close to the subway. Cons: The cockroaches, glass and trash on the stairs, absolutely DISGUSTING smell of trash coming from the trash hole in the basement. The time there was a fire and they broke every door and didn’t tell anyone. The hundreds of flies that go in your face.”
— 160 RIVINGTON STREET · Manhattan“Pros: Location is good, close to restaurants and bars. Cons: Landlord is not doing things by code, the stairwell has cracks all over the walls, garbage is never taken out and not kept in a place where rats wouldn’t get to it. Advice to landlord: Get professional cleaners”
— 160 RIVINGTON STREET · Manhattan“Pros: Lots of nearby restaurants, cafes, and bars. Close to laundromat, Target and Trader Joes. Cons: There were many pests found throughout the summer months despite having the exterminator come through. Advice to landlord: Make more of an effort taking care of the apartments”
— 160 RIVINGTON STREET · Manhattan“Pros: -Location; close to the subway -Place is doable if you don’t mind noise and pests Cons: -Pests, mostly roaches -Super is a hit or miss -Can hear traffic easily, it’s a busy street -Entrance is very dirty, not well maintained -Stairs are uneven Advice to landlord: Take care of the building, especially the staircases. The entrance has seen better days”
— 160 RIVINGTON STREET · Manhattan“Unit 23 Pros: Good location close to restaurants etc Cons: everything. Negligent management and super, infested with roaches and mice, the ceiling and walled were literally falling apart in multiple places Advice to landlord: stop being greedy”
— 160 RIVINGTON STREET · Manhattan“Pros: Decent area, nice neighbors Cons: Management is so irresponsible with maintenance. Rude super who does not give a crap about fixing anything. Acts like you killed his dog when you ask him to take care of something simple. Advice to landlord: Fix the structural issues and stop raising rents and not doing anything to help your tenants.”
— 160 RIVINGTON STREET · Manhattan“Pros: The neighborhood and neighbors Cons: Immediately smells like trash and wet rodents. You can hear them rummaging as you walk by. Dirty stairs. Advice to landlord: Better keep up in the halls/stairs/mailroom”
— 160 RIVINGTON STREET · Manhattan“Pros: Nice location and alright light in one room Cons: The landlord and super consistently gaslight you about broken appliances and other issues (like broken shower or water). These issues happen frequently, and each time it is a full time affair to convince the landlord and super that something is clearly broken and to get them to fix it. On top of all that, which is already awful, the building is extremely messy, the garbage is not properly attended to, and the building is INFESTED with roaches of both kinds. Further, the heating is not at all adequate in the winter. The pipes are also very, very loud, which is a fixable problem! But they refuse to fix it. Lastly, they tried to hike our rent by $700, which led to us moving out. They have no concern for the people actually living there, and just want to maximize profit at the expense of people’s well being. Advice to landlord: Stop exploiting your tenants and fix the dozens of issues with your building.”
— 160 RIVINGTON STREET · Manhattan“Pros: Location- good area accessible to subways Cons: Hallways were disgusting- floor numbers written in sharpie on the walls, poor lighting, incredibly rude super, very loud street, overall dirty building. Advice to landlord: Do better”
— 160 RIVINGTON STREET · Manhattan“Pros: cute area to live in Cons: no security, loud pipes,”
— 160 RIVINGTON STREET · Manhattan