“Pros: Mostly nice tenants, nice (if non-empowered) maintenance team Cons: The owners are unwilling to spend a penny on the building. Clearly waiting for the multi-decade tenants to move out or, well, “move on” and then redevelop it. Management must be pestered to do anything at all. Cheapest possible materials used everywhere. Won’t even paint the hallways or clean the carpet. Won’t install a video buzzer, so packages constantly stolen. Knowingly allowed a tenant to operate an AirBnB for years, compromising security and having loud, large groups of visitors.”
— 117 WEST 15 STREET · Manhattan