MARTAN PROPERTIES LLC · avg 2.8 ★★★★★ · New York City
“Pros: The building is beautiful. The units are well done and the people who manage the building daily do a great job. Cons: The outside of the apartment is very loud and feels unsafe at times. There’s nothing to do around the apartment. Not ideal for young people who want to be out in New York. In 10 years when businesses, bars, restaurants start showing up it’ll be amazing but I’m sure way too expensive.”
— 910 4 AVENUE · Brooklyn“Unit 5B Pros: The building is clean. The super takes good care of the public facing part of the building. Cons: For almost eight months the people above us have made the life of my pregnant wife a living hell. She needs rest, and while noise is always understandable, our apartment walls and bed shaking at all times of day and night because people have no common decency is insane. The place is run like a college dorm, and the amount of loud parties etc that occur all but confirm this. The walls are paper thin, if I sit in my bedroom I can hear every word of my neighbors conversations. My wife is constantly having anxiety attacks and is on edge 24/7 living in this awful place. Doors closing travel thriugh the entire hallway and apartment, so you can literally tell when someone is using the bathroom. I have close to 200 videos of our upstairs neighbors essentially harassing us. All of this has been sent to management. They still refuse to fix the problem and deal with the issue. So we have decided to break our lease, sacrifice our security deposit, and refuse to pay rent on the remainder of our lease. Stay away from this place if you value peace of mind. They spout off about "solid concrete this" and "solid concrete that" . The issue is, this place is constructed very cheaply, actually. I went to university for architecture and while I may not be an engineer I like to think I know a thing or two. In our time since moving in we've had: A crack appear in the corners of two bedrooms Two doorframes warp, we can no longer close those doors A bathroom door locked an elderly guest into our bathroom and we had to break the latch to get them out A window in a bedroom will never fully close, driving our heat bill up exponentially. It has never been fixed. One of our toilet seats was only half attached, so naturally has now become fully detached with use before we could tell There are literally no closets. None. The hardwood floors are very clearly vinyl, and incredibly prone to getting messy. There are noticeable dips in thr concrete of our floor, leading to misaligned furniture, and a spot in the kitchen were it feels like a foot can go through Only the kitchen and bathroom have lights. Bring lamps. The gym is a little sad, and is split I half with a shared office space that never seems to find use. Our virtual doorbell has a nasty habit of simply not functioning at times. This is all just off the top of my head. Bottom line, avoid it. Not necessarily because of the construction. Sadly that's par for the course these days. No, it's because the downright unfriendly atmosphere that management has cultivated has resulted in one of the single most hostile living experiences of my adult life. 1/10, live literally anywhere else. Advice to landlord: Fix problematic tenants before they force good tenants to leave.”
— 910 4 AVENUE · Brooklyn“Unit 406 Pros: Amenities are a nice addition and the super is VERY nice. They also allow dogs which is nice - that's pretty much it. Cons: We moved in as soon as the building opened and have done a year and a half lease with them. The first few months went well but it quickly went downhill. People who have moved in within the past year are HORRIBLE. They treat the building like crap (garbage thrown about in the halls, etc), smoking in the building constantly, and are loud late at night. There is also what seems to be a lot of domestic violence occurring in the building. On top of that MANY of our packages have been stolen as well as our bikes (which were very expensive bikes). Building management has not taken any responsibility for the stolen items, even though for the bikes they provided no way to lock up our bikes and no sign saying they weren't responsible until after we told them the bikes were stolen. The front door always seems to break as well. The laundry facility is always gross and half of them were broken for months. People in the building also like to take their dogs to go to the bathroom either on the roof or the 3rd floor outdoor area rather than taking them to the front of the building. The rooftop and additional amenities aren't worth it - don't do it! Advice to landlord: Take responsibility for what happens inside your building.”
— 910 4 AVENUE · Brooklyn“Pros: This was my childhood home and I’ve had many problems with the building in the past. Currently the stairs are being cleaned (though not as thoroughly as I would like) and the garbage is being taking out accordingly. The location of this building is what makes it a gem so if you’re willing to sacrifice, you’ll be pretty central. Cons: There’s a lot of noise especially on weekends from the barbershop across the street, so if you face the front it’s very obnoxious. Someone smokes marijuana in their apartment and the building occasionally builds up with the horrid smell. Advice to landlord: Keep being responsive on emails, its helped a lot. Possibly reach out to tenants once a month to see how the cleaning has been in the building. Sometimes its great, other times not so much”
— 5416 4 AVENUE · Brooklyn“Pros: Reasonable price. Washer and dryer in unit. Good for share with a roommate. Cons: **we lived in the basement** There heat coming in the apartment 24/7 all year long, due to the hot water pile or heating pile or some pile seal within the ceiling running along the side of unit. There’s street cats come around if you are allergic to cats, that would be a downside. There’s also a lot of bugs coming in due to the access from the street and the trash area close by.”
— 5422 4 AVENUE · Brooklyn