This building is old and not very well maintained. It has gotten a bit better since the new management company and super took over (there is no longer razor wire wrpped around the fences next to the Long Island Rail Road for one and there are now recylcling bins) but changes for the better are a slow process.

Unless it's an absolute emergency, it is hard getting repairs made. In all fairness to the Super, though, he's only one person and there are 140 units in this building all requiring repairs, but rather than hiring more help, the management company lets him plug along with only one porter to help with cleanup, which is not small job.

In my opinion there are a handful of tenants that create the biggest problems with the building, urine and vomit in stairwells after parties, music frequently blasting until 3am, garbage on the floor in front of the garbage chute, spit on the elevator floors, sketchy characters hanging out in front of the building through all hours of the night, finding your laundry on the floor because you walked away from your dryer for 10 minutes etc... Most of the people are great, but there are a small group that think they are in the ghetto and treat the building like it.

The Caledonian offers apartments with a decent amount of space for a good price, but you have to be willing to do a certain amount of maintenance yourself. Don't expect fresh coats of paint when you move in. The floors may or may not have been resealed since the last tenant. My overall experience with the Caledonian has been fairly poor. Do not move into these apartments if you expect timely service and pristine conditions. Do move in if you can't afford a nicer place and don't mind doing a certain amount of maintenance yourself.

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