souschef
Resident • 2007 - 2008
12/31/2008
Nice building, crappy staff in weird love affairs (not that there's anything wrong with that, as they say).
I've been at The Aspen for a little over a year. It's not that bad, but I guess if I could do it over again I wouldn't move here. You don't really get what you pay for, because the rent is pretty high and when I toured the building it was sold to me as a luxury building. I skimmed the other reviews and others have already commented on the crappy security so I won't bother, but yes, it does concern me even though I am a man. I didn't realize these weren't union workers/regular doormen when I moved in and it does make a difference in terms of the pride they take in the job and how closely they pay attention to who comes in, your packages, etc. To me the real problem staff are the super and the manager, who appear to be lovers. That's fine and it doesn't bother me, except that the super (Imer) is hard to get a hold of and is pretty ignorant to the tenants. I think it wouldn't be tolerated if they weren't sleeping together. The location is ok. I moved here from the village and it's quite a different scene, in that there isn't one here. That's ok, because there is a shuttle bus that will take you to the subway during rush hour for free. If I'm out late, I have a buddy bring me home or take a taxi. So it's true, there aren't many restaurants or things to do here, but this is Manhattan, so you can easily find whatever you want a hop, skip and a jump away. My apartment itself is very nice, the building is pretty new so it has all new appliances and no insects. There are a few problem neighbors (we are in the projects after all), but you get used to dogs barking at all hours if you live in NY (at least I got used to it in my old apartment). Overall, I'd say if you can afford the rent here, you are better off going somewhere else. For the people coming in on low income apartment specials, this is a good deal.Share This Review
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