“Pros: Near the subway and building attendants are friendly Cons: No ac, lots of construction and surrounding area is loud”
— 1896 1 AVENUE · Manhattan“Pros: Lots of singles, location to transit Cons: No ac and lots of gas issues. Pipes are old and easily clog”
— 1896 1 AVENUE · Manhattan“Pros: - Great location (close to campus and subway) - Good water pressure and heat - Good sized kitchens - B suite has great light and good sized rooms Cons: - On top of shake shack, and heard some bad stories about rats and roaches on some lower floors - Can be noisy because of students - Some apartments (like F suite) have super unbalanced room sizes and light”
— 600 WEST 116 STREET · Manhattan“Pros: Beautiful crown molding details! Large rooms Cons: Sort of decrepit, needs renovation. On the second floor there are fruit fly problems, and on the 12th I’ve had mice”
“Unit 6B Pros: secure building, close to Riverside Park Cons: restaurant downstairs was nosy”
— 600 WEST 116 STREET · Manhattan“Pros: Cheap with a student population Cons: Very tight, not very homey”
— 1896 1 AVENUE · Manhattan“Pros: Easily accessible; great security; facilities staff responsive Cons: Most rooms face back or look into the courtyards on both sides so there's no natural light for 3/4ths of the residents. I've heard there are rats but didn't see any in the year I lived there.”
— 1896 1 AVENUE · Manhattan“Pros: Two elevators, laundry room in basement, good heating Cons: High noise, cramped layout Advice to landlord: Continue renovations from floors 8 and 9”
— 1235 AMSTERDAM AVENUE · Manhattan“Pros: Nice lobby, 24 hour doorman Cons: One bedroom in every suite is incredibly tiny Advice to landlord: Be more responsive”
— 1990 1 AVENUE · Manhattan“Pros: Accessibility to 1 train, accessibility to Riverside Park, safe neighborhood, across the street from Barnard/Columbia. Near lots of cool restaurants and bars. Cons: Issues with mice and cockroaches, floors were dirty”
— 600 WEST 116 STREET · Manhattan“Pros: Can live with friends with good kitchen Cons: Too many people in one suite”
— 1235 AMSTERDAM AVENUE · Manhattan