1694 Park Avenue aka 78 E.119 st

I am writing this comment to warn all future potential renters to stay away from this building. I had been a renter at this apt for a full year lease and I must say this has been my worst experience in my 20 years of living in New York. Please note the building DOES NOT provide HEAT. The heater/AC unit was together and I paid $250-300 on average every months. If I had known beforehand, I wouldn’t... [more]

I am writing this comment to warn all future potential renters to stay away from this building. I had been a renter at this apt for a full year lease and I must say this has been my worst experience in my 20 years of living in New York. Please note the building DOES NOT provide HEAT. The heater/AC unit was together and I paid $250-300 on average every months. If I had known beforehand, I wouldn’t have rented. In addition, the management is the worst. They never fix problems on time and always came up with excuses. There was toilet/poop water leaking from the apt above through the ceiling of my bathroom for months. They also once sent “someone” into my apt (not knowing what they were doing) without any notice, and admitted only after I said I would call the police to report the case. There were also times when the alarm in the building was set off for the entire night, and no one came to shut it off until the next morning. There is little security in the building considering the location of it. Outside was constantly loud and smelly due to the 24/7 restaurant right next door. Lastly, even when I moved out, they deducted a “cleaning fee” when I had cleaned up every corner of the apt in spotless condition. They didn’t mention any of it during the move out day inspection and I only found out from the refund check. All in all, save yourself the headache and stress if you are looking at this apt. There are better and cheaper ones in East Harlem. [less]