I currently live in the building, and come this August (when my lease is up) I will NOT be renewing. There are too many issues with this building.
CONS:
1) The elevators are old and are constantly out of order. I've been stuck on the elevator on 2 different occassions (one of which was in the middle of the summer and it was maybe 150 degrees on the elevator). It's not only scary, but dangerous to get stuck on the elevator!! Guys, it's time for new elevators- well, not going to happen bec the building is too cheap.
2) Hallways are never clean. I'm not sure just how often they are vacumming the halls, but it's certainly not enough. It's borderline embarassing when I have guests come to the building and there is garbage all over the carpeting.
3) This is probably the largest of all problems- THE BUILDING HAS AN ISSUE WITH ROACHES, WATER BUGS, AND MICE. I have had issues with roaches and water bugs for my entire stay in this building. They have sprayed and sprayed but clearly the issue is out of control at this point- no exterminator can rid the building. I feel like they need to bomb the whole place. On my floor, I have seen mice running up and down the halls on numerous occassions. They are small mice, but they are still mice. GROSS. I've called 311 to complain, but the issues still persist.
4) The laundry facility is scary and gross. The laundry facility isn't even in the basement- it's in the SUB basement. It's an incredibly dark, grimey, and scary level of the building. As a female, I NEVER go down there alone. One of the doormen even told me not to go down there alone. If they can't change the location of the facility, they at least could overhaul the place- clean it up a little.
PROS:
1)The doormen. Maybe not the most professional, but they are very friend.
2) The apts that face the back of the building (NOT 34th street) are very quiet. As the building is very old, the walls are extremely thick, and you rarely hear neighbors or street noise.
All in all, there are so many buildings in the Murray Hill area, there is just no reason to live in this one. Spare yourself.

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