2481 Ocean Ave Apartments

forgot to get this done while the building was being outfitted. When we complained, she whined that she would have to “spend thousands of dollars” of her own money to wire shared wifi to some units from her personal router on the ground floor. Only a few units received it. We didn’t. She’s refusing to add it to our unit, saying she doesn’t want to spend any more money. It’s been months and we’re living with no internet. 2. Fixtures and appliances constantly break. The apartments are renovated, but because everything was done so cheaply, and by inexperienced construction workers, the floors creak loudly with every little step; faucets keep coming loose; our electric bill is sky-high because the heaters will randomly overheat the apartment no matter what temperature we set; there’s poor insulation; the dryer is cheaply set up to vent indoors, filling the air with humidity and dust; and any time someone uses the elevator, the whole building sounds like someone’s running a leaf blower indoors — it’ll wake you up in your bedroom. The people who come to fix things most of time are not professionals, and they’ll leave without actually fixing anything. 3. The landlord is inexperienced. When we moved in, the apartment was still in the process of being renovated and was nowhere near ready for someone to live there. Our stuff got filthy, and we had to find a place to stay in the meantime. They still never cleaned up. 4. You can’t trust the real estate agents to provide you with accurate information. The agents made commitments that were confirmed in writing, and when we moved in, the landlord said “That conversation never happened.” It’s frustrating when the info you receive is reneged upon by the person they are representing. The other few tenants who live here have shared similar experiences with me. If you don’t want a landlord who says “Not my problem!” any time something really is her problem, I recommend looking at another apartment building.