Its a Dive

I live there Nice place to live

Great place to live if you are retired and alone

Unfortunately the management of this building is unprofessional and sloppy The building itself is very dirty The recycling area is disgusting and couldshould recycle more than it does The first floor of the building is cleaned the hallways and comm Unfortunately the management of this building is unprofessional and sloppy The building itself is very dirty The recycling area is disgusting and couldshould recycle more than it does The first floor of the building is cleaned the hallways and common areas in the rest of the building are never cleaned The laundry room is filthy The cigarette smoke in the building is so thick that there is often a haze in the halls When I lived there I developed a cough which cleared up when I moved elsewherenAny social interaction in the building revolves around eating and bingothere are NO intellectual pursuits whatsoever Besides being run by a nun there are also older nuns who live here I found them to be for the most part condescending and without empathy or kindness When you live in a building that lacks common humanity and civility there is also a lack of security If management does not care about the general health and welfare of the tenants then they certainly do not care about their safety Management does not wanted to be bothered with the daytoday logistics of running an apartment building and neither does the socalled Board of Directors Buildings like this should be a community The tenant programs on offer may sound productive but in reality they are useless The service coordinator is rarely helpful to anyone She certainly is incapable of finding solutions to individual problems and she gets a bit whiny if presented with a problem that is outside the norm The computer programs offered by the building are not usually accessible since the room is usually locked Parking is difficult Loadingunloading grocerieswell some people are allowed to drive up and unload and some are not it depends on the daily whim of the sister in chargenI have lived in Hud buildings rentcontrol buildings taxcredit buildings and fair market buildings I do not have unrealistic expectations But I do expect cleanliness security and intelligent management Go elsewhere do not live hereit is not safe and it is not healthy on a physical mental or spiritual level FYI There is an architectural firm in Pittsburgh who has upgraded buildings for section 8 housing and provides management as a separate arm of their same company as well as fair market properties By all accounts the buildings are healthysafe and very wellrun There is probably going to be a waiting list but at least you will be in decent housing Good housing exists but we all have to speak out against substandard housing practices more ... hide ...

Closet galore great place except for parking