All 16 tenant reviews.

“Unit 5B Pros: My studio apartment was cute. Recently redone kitchen and bathroom. Dishwasher. Cons: THERE WERE RATS IN MY APARTMENT. There was a hole behind my radiator (which was impossible to get to without taking the radiator out) and rats (or potentially mice) were coming up into my apartment through that hole. I had at least 4 rodents over the course of 1.5 months. I immediately let the super know after the first sighting, he looked, placed two sticky traps meant for COCKROACHES and then left. He was reluctant to call an exterminator to deal with it because it was too much work. I had a hard time finding information on how to call the leasing agents. The super came once more, found the hole behind the radiator and said he would call a guy to deal with it. In the 2 more months I lived in that apartment he never did. I was forced to take measures into my own hands which was deeply upsetting. I believe this all stemmed from the fact that the trash area is just in the downstairs lobbyish place where its pretty easy for rodents to get in (i once saw like 6 mice in the trash). Super gross (and sometimes it would smell). Also, this is one of the old buildings where they just turn on the heat in the whole building for the whole of winter and its SO HOT and theres no way to turn it off or down. I kept my window open through the entire NYC WINTER just to try to mitigate the situation. One cockroach. Advice to landlord: TAKE VERMIN INFESTATIONS SERIOUSLY”

“Pros: Porters do a great job and the super and building manager are at least responsive despite not being very helpful Cons: You will experience electrical issues, leaks, rats, mice, German cockroaches (the building refuses to do monthly pest maintenance), water clogs, and landlord resistance to properly replacing an appliance. Full size fridge broken? They will send you a mini fridge to save money. Rats? Well we won’t tests the building and seal holes but we can send you pest control to hand you some glue traps and wish you luck. The leases are also sketchy. They don’t allow pets or take ESA letters and issue a lease addendum, and the leases also say no window AC’s, yet all of these things are approved. Advice to landlord: Quit being a slumlord”

“Pros: Area is great, the new super takes trash out multiple times a day and mops the floor with lavender smelling soap everyday. The units themselves are just fine. For cheap rent, I dont mind. Cons: Someone leaves their electric scooter chained to the staircase and it is SO LOUD. Sometimes there are centipedes and I have seen a roach before. Pretty sure there is mold from the heat pipes but I cant be sure. Advice to landlord: Tell the person with the scooter to shut the sound off, and check for mold.”

“Pros: Location in midtown Trader Joe’s Trains Cons: Super responsiveness was awful Cannot get a hold of management Management is rude Advice to landlord: Get ethics and stop being scum lords”

“Unit 34 Pros: Neighbors were nice. Cons: Mice. Roaches. Super never actually shows up. Management is a billionaire trust fund, they are mean and unresponsive. Advice to landlord: Do better.”

“Pros: -the Super is very responsive and respectful (always takes his shoes off before coming into the apartment for any repairs) -great location -reliable elevator -building management office is responsive and easy to reach Cons: -no amenities (no dishwasher or laundry) -only drop-off laundry available in the neighborhood”

“Pros: Friendly neeighbours, great location Cons: No sink in the house. The heater in the rooms are old and make noises when the steam goes up. There is banging sound every 2-3 hours. The super is very slow to respond Advice to landlord: Remodel the kitchen and change the super”

“Unit 1RW Pros: Great location. Nice neighbors. Cons: I was living on a ground-floor apt. Since trash bins for the whole building were located in front of my doors, there was a bug problem - despite they moved trash outside the building every day. Apt was overheated in the winter with limited control (so my window was constantly opened and the air was dry). Apt was rent-controlled but not particularly cheap (currently $2,050 for a studio).”

“Pros: Access to subway lines, Trader Joe’s, laundry Cons: Old, no smoke detectors work, super is not very responsive, management is not very flexible”

“Pros: Nice that they have a exterminator that sprays common area but also knocks in your door if you would like a free spray in your unit Cons: Why is there so much house centipedes?? And another bug that is really tiny and looks like a black dot (no idea what they’re called).”

“I happened to stumble upon this site and found this.I used to live at the Breslin many years ago.We had a doorman and the lobby was only for tenants.The rent was the cheapest ever and I never had a problem with the management.The bathroom toilet clogging up by another tenant got out of hand once and sometimes the noise was uncalled for at odd times but that's New York City.I never had a package stolen but I see a lot has changed.I don't know what the heck a store is there for but when I was there I recommended this place to others.I guess if your just looking for something temporary to get you from one place to another then this is ok.But I wouldn't recommend it as anything more permanent than that.”

“there are plusses and minuses to the building. pros: 1. very cheap housing 2. a good location 3. quiet at night 4. very close to the n/r train cons: 1.the area - its surrounded by discount and wholesale stores and they all sell basketball jerseys and other ------ clothing items. this in turn brings the grossest clientele during the daytime into the area. 2. some of the less expensive places have shared bathrooms 3. the streets are FULL of garbage at night from the days sales before. bottom line, if your looking for posh digs youd better shell out the 2K to live a few blocks over. if your broke and $700 or $800 a month is all you can afford for your own place (and you dont want to live in inwood) this is the place for you.”

“Another person's review must be challenged: <br><br>The Breslin is a God-send for people who are serious about work or school <br><br>>> More like a ----- send. I was in school while working and it was a nightmare. The neighbors were loud, doormen unfriendly and neighborhood horribly crowded with thugs. <br><br>>>Affordable? I paid at Breslin a little less than what I pay now at a luxury building in Midtown. <br><br>What am I grateful for about this place?<br>I am grateful for:<br><br>-safe, affordable housing<br><br>>> Far from safe. Anyone can enter the building from the street. Homeless people live in empty apartments. A drug addict was caught several times roaming halfway naked. People come in from the rat-infested freight area and roam freely, unmonitored. <br><br>-nice neighbors in the building<br><br>>> Some are. Some are prostitutes, drug dealers, and illegals who don't complain because they fear immigration. The good ones cannot co-exist with the uncivilized, so we move. <br><br>-24 hour security<br><br>>> NOT!!!!!!! The so-called security consists of men who sleep on the job, slump with their backs to the door and watch TV, leave to chase attractive residents and let tenants sit in the 'security' booth. Many also do not speak English, so when there's an emergency they cannot communicate with firemen, policemen or residents. The 'security' booth is a hang-out spot. <br><br>-doorman to accept deliveries<br><br>>> True. They are good package takers. <br><br>-laundry room in basement<br><br>>> If you can get to it. The 2 elevators to the laundry facility are often broken. It's also filthy. Consider the fact that the general public can come and go at Breslin without supervision. Do you really want to be in a basement without windows and a camera that's broken and/or that no one watches? Take your cell with you!<br><br>-a manager who does his best with what he has, works very hard and is a very nice man.<br><br>>> The management nicely says whatever you want to hear so that you will shut up. <br><br>-convenience store on premises run by nice people<br><br>>> ...that attracts people from the street who can then roam throughout the building and harass tenants as they did me. <br><br>-quiet neighborhood at night<br><br>>> Full of garbage on the sidewalks left by people who shop at wholesale dealers during the day. In the morning it's full of pigeons picking at trash. My friends feared the area at night. <br><br>During the blackout they did a good job caring for elderly residents. That's all.”

“The Breslin is a God-send for people who are serious about work or school and need an affordable place to live. Prime location, very reasonable rents, etc.<br><br>What am I grateful for about this place?<br>I am grateful for:<br><br>-safe, affordable housing<br>-nice neighbors in the building<br>-24 hour security<br>-doorman to accept deliveries<br>-laundry room in basement<br>-a manager who does his best with what he has, works very hard and is a very nice man.<br>-convenience store on premises run by nice people<br>-quiet neighborhood at night<br><br>I will never, ever forget the way this place ran during the infamous black out a few years ago. The people who work here did not abandon us, they were here around the clock, along with management.<br>They were going around making sure that there were no lit candles that were unattended, checking up on the disabled tenants, and just keeping us feeling safe.<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>”

“just to state the truth, i was lucky to find a good deal in the beginning only paying about 1000 a month after a heavy brokers fee......however my apartment was flooded with sewage more than 5 times and the building did have a very government project....piss stained and ghettofied atmosphere once one got past the impressive lobby. my apartment was cute and cozy but the sewage flooding under my door monthly was not enough to keep me there. the management was also very unprofessional and typical lie through your teeth type people who took there time even in the most important emergencies ( as in everything i own has been flooded with my neighbors toilet...) case in point: you can move there its conveinent but you take the chance.”

“Imagine yourself in my shoes. You are coming home from a hard day at work so that you can pay your almost $1,200 rent. You go to the lobby store that used to be for tenants but is now for the general public. <br><br>Inside, a saggy-pants youth with a skull cap looks you up and down, and then follows you to your elevator, making sexual comments. <br><br>You look for protection from security, but security (the doorman) is busy watching TV, sunken down in a chair so low that he cannot even see who is coming or going. <br><br>For your own safety you wait for the stranger to leave instead of going to your apartment for fear of being followed further. <br><br>You confront the doorman who tells you that non-residents have a right to be there because they are patronizing the store or using the lobby restroom. In reality, they are not monitored and can roam freely past the restrooms or store. <br><br>You wonder how there can be such relaxed security when the area of Broadway and 29th is the site of a recent shooting and so much crime that police are monitoring it and plan to install crime cameras there. <br><br><br>You talk to management but get pacifying answers just to shut you up. You realize that the building you moved into years ago is now being run by people without class who don't care and have run an otherwise nice Manhattan apartment complex into a public housing-like environment. <br><br>If that appeals to you, move to Broadway Breslin. Me? I'm moving the hell out!”