New York Apartment - Alcove Studio in Battery Park (NY-12699)

Thank you Catherine for your review and for having been a great tenant!
I'm glad that you had a great time in the unit, and enjoyed the building and neighborhood.

As you pointed out, after you left, we redid the apt entirely: new wood floor, new ceiling, new paint...and bought brand new furnitures (sofa, bed...) from crate & barrel. It now looks more like a hotel suite, and addressed the OK conditions you pointed out... It's now beautiful as you can see on the picture.

We have also reworked on the window case to reduce the noise, but then again, it's NYC and the city is noisy...

Thanks again for this review!

Thank you for this great review, Catherine!

New York Habitat visited the apartment after the renovations, and we now have up-to-date photos of this beautiful apartment!

Thanks for your feedback. I am glad to hear that your stay in the apartment was enjoyable overall. I would like to address/clarify a couple of things in your comments:

*Charge for the entire lease/till the end of the month: *You left on the 25th but your lease was running till the 30th. You did let me know about it barely 30 days in advance...therefore, and as per the standard lease regulations, I charged you as I should till the 30th.

Unfortunately, with less than 1 month notice, especially at a time I was traveling abroad, it was not enough to market the apt and would have caused a loss of at least 5 days...

*Security Deposit Delays: *The delay in returning the deposit was due to 1) the fact that you were asking for the incorrect amount: 5 days discount for the end of the month which you did not use but were within the agreed dates on the lease 2 + the monthly utilities due which you had omitted to pay for a few months

2) I was traveling abroad till end of July. So between the time to agree on the amount and the fact that I was abroad for a month, there was indeed some unfortunate delays which were however well communicated.

*Noise:* I assume you're referring to the heater/AC. Unfortunately, most AC units in NYC are noisy. I know that this is not the case in other countries, hence could be bothering at the beginning for noise sensitive individuals. But again, this is the norm in NYC...That being said, no one has complained about it so far, and I did have the Maintenance folks look into it, but nothing much to be done...

*Bathroom Humidity:* I'll look into this. No one alerted me about it before, and the current tenant told me that it was fine. Anyway, I'll have some one look into it.

Thank you again for your feedback.

Thank you for your thorough feedback Samira. We contacted the owner of the apartment to convey your comments. The owner said the Ethernet should be functioning fine now. He will speak with the cleaners and make sure the apartment is being thoroughly cleaned and is up to the standards that New York Habitat expects. There is a gym and a pool on the property, but they are not owned by the same owner and there is indeed a monthly membership fee to access these. We hope you enjoyed living in Battery Park for the time of your rental.

Many thanks for reviewing this apartment rental, Emmanuel. All your comments have been conveyed to the owner who told us that he has just provided 2-3 sets of brand new linens. We are all glad to hear you found the apartment to be pleasant and well furnished.