Residents don't respect the properties and others' rights, e.g. drunk or discourteous parking in the parking lot by singles (no kids) who just HAD to drive a Hummer or Excursion or Yukon--no oversize vehicles are even supposed to be in the garage. Plus patrons of the nearby bars use the guest parking areas, so my visitors always have a hard time finding a spot when they come to see me. Mgmt seems unwilling to police this. It's way too loud from street noise as well as barking pets and parties. I live on the side facing the Walgreens parking lot and thus am awakened daily, even on weekends, at around 5am by the garbage truck noisily latching onto, lifting and emptying the store dumpster, then literally slamming it back down on the ground. Then there is the 2am parade of police sirens as law enforcements chase down the drunken idiots literally speeding away--screeching, smoking tires and all--from the closed bars. After each weekend the elevators reek of beer--smells like a frat house after a party--and the property is littered with discarded beer bottles etc. There is broken glass everywhere, which the long-suffering, earnest maintenance staff sometimes come in, even on their days off, to sweep up. Some residents are mature professionals, but many are college students living on daddy's money or very young, immature twentysomethings who just want to party and don't respect anything. For example, decorative fixtures and lobby artwork had been stolen, probably for use inside an apartment. Residents toss trash in the earthenware that decorates each of the main elevator's landings. A while back some moron carved graffiti into the main elevator door. Mgmt took more than a month to rectify. Insulation is nonexistent and utility bills are sky high. The workout room equipment quality is a joke, although mgmt tells us that the old equipment is due for upgrade or replacement. The building received a new management team a few months ago. This crew seems a lot more professional than the impotent jokers here before. The only reason to live here is the outstanding location, within walking distance to much of what you want - grocery store, drug store, West Village, nightlife, but for that you pay through the nose. For these prices, I ought to be able to rate this place higher than "average".

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