Ethan Allen Apartments

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Many dogs barking all day. No one washes off the property ever which you see workers doing everywhere else. Trash rooms are dirty with containers of food on shelfs and in bags on floor. Many apartments have mice and roaches. I keep my apartment clean and nice but building is dirty so there will always be vermin. Workers ignore trash and garbage on grounds. Building was never great but old owner’s son in law took over and the building got very bad. A good super left and son in law gave the job to an unqualified porter who does not want to do any work and will install things upside down, which he did in my home. Neighbors said their ceiling came down after he told them they did not have a leak. He does not want to help ever and will not even come to fix the damage he causes. Other review is right in stating that landlord will never try to choose good workers-he only chooses whoever is standing there. Construction projects are poorly executed by a low end company that leaves its dirty equipment and waste materials in the courtyard on a permanent basis-even if they are not working here. Other reviews mention large apartments-yes-but not rotted moldings, off center electric outlets, poor paint jobs, steps that don’t match in split level apartments, missing railings, cheap appliances-no attention paid to anything. Lots of turn over-which rewards the landlord with vacancy increases for his poor management. A lot of bad behavior by tenants who can see that management is not involved other than cashing checks. Office will always say no one else is complaing about anything even if you know your neighbor called an hour ago. You might like your big apartment until you are forced to use the lazy super, realize the elevators haven’t been refreshed in 70 years, take a good look at the yard and see garbage in a recycling room. Then if you are paying market rent you will start planning your escape. P.S. It would be good to be able to show photos for proof of conditions.

have had problems reaching the office. If they pick up, the assistant is not too nice and the owner is very condescending. I have waited for the super on several occasions when he never showed up and left him notes he claimed he never got. When he has shown up, his lack of skill has caused us major headaches. It is true that the apartments are fairly large, plus all the lines have different layouts, but the common areas such as the elevators, compactor rooms, mailbox area, laundry room are not kept up. The elevator interiors are worn out, scratched up and missing hardware. The mail area always has piles of junk mail and fliers on the window sill and floor. Delivery people litter the hallways with fliers. The compactor rooms are not kept clean and have garbage in open cans. It seems like the crew never goes through the lobby on weekends or after morning hours because there’s usually some sort of litter or spill or dog accident that goes ignored. It’s apparent the owner did not spend effort looking for qualified personnel to keep the building sparkling and in good repair. There is not even a parttime doorman to take packages or prevent delivery people from roaming around and throwing fliers everywhere. The exterior areas are very embarrassing and our hearts sink when we come home to the conditions on all sides of the building. The benches in the rear courtyard are literally falling to pieces, missing seats and backs. All areas of the courtyard are falling apart and tenants with dogs use it for dog ‘walking’, even though it’s part of the property. When we moved here we thought all the other buildings must be co-ops because they looked so nice. Then we learned about half are rentals, but nicely kept up. We are planning to leave NY in a few years so we’ll just tough it out. Do not pay steep rent for rundown conditions, a fifth-rate crew and an owner who will condescend after ignoring requests for repairs. You can do much better in this lovely neighborhood.

personally seen any property that can compete as far as in your face lack of maintenance and aesthetics. The rear courtyard, a large space which would be a nice feature anywhere else, looks like a vacant lot. The front area has large cracks on the walkway and a drain that doesn't drain. There's no landscaping or even minimal care for the property that all the other buildings seem to have, not even healthy grass or grass that even covers the property. We very much liked our apartment and its spacious layout, but did not realize how poorly maintained the building and property were until we were in. There seemed to be a lot of turnover, not surprising with management's apathetic approach. Several times when we tried to contact the office during normal business hours, it was closed for days, with the phone just ringing away. There was a construction project on the brick facade while we lived there and our kitchen and living room were filled with red dust due to management not giving tenants even an approximate work location schedule. Our air conditioner was also broken by the construction crew. Then we found out that other tenants went through the same thing. Again, management doesn't seem to be actively involved in anything, including supervision of the inadequate staff. The super refused to assist us with a plumbing emergency, saying it was after his 'hours.' The machines in the basement laundry area had dust and soot on them. A couple of apartments near us had way too many people living in them, but that goes back to management too. Our current apartment is not as spacious but evidence of management's involvement in maintenance of the property and supervision of the staff was apparent as soon as we walked in. Our unfortunate experience at 67-70 Yellowstone taught us to check out the entire property and not just focus on the apartment. A building that was probably great ages ago has been allowed to go into a downward spiral. Too bad.

constant problems with heat in the winter and the water is consistently being repaired (at LEAST, every other month). Forget any sort of presentation or yard work, its completely absent. Instead the areas where there should be grass is chained off with a plastic yellow make shift chain and the little tree lots on the sidewalk are dog poo infested, no on cleans it up. If you can make the inside of your apartment your own, then it's livable (and don't mind sharing with mice) but don't expect much else. Initial rent may look attractive but after 2-3 years when they keep on raising it, you realize you're overpaying.