Don't let the exterior of this apartment scare you ( and it is pretty scary ), once you are up the stairs and inside it is fairly nice, however, there are some drawbacks.
1. The kitchen is not well equipped. The pots and pans are ancient and difficult to cook with. As a result we ate out much more that we usually do when traveling and staying in an AirBnB.
2. As near as we could tell there is no way to escape a fire in this building. The windows are barred and locked. I was also unable to find a smoke detector, so it isn't like you'd know there was a fire until you smelled it. The only exit is the front door and stairs.
3. The window shades and other fixtures are a bit dated, the master shower bracket sprays water everywhere and someone removed the TV VESA mounts without patching/repairing the mounting holes. The couch covers come off easily and it is all a bit......college. As a result it looks a bit slapdash and isn't nearly as nice as it could be if properly maintained.
4. Uses LTE for Internet access which is unreliable. Don't plan on working from this place or you'll be disappointed.
The unit is reasonably near public transit and the neighborhood is safe. There is a food processing kitchen at the base of the stairs that smells terrible, but once you get past that and into the building ( and up the stairs ) it is nice enough inside.
I don't think we'd choose this unit again, but if it is priced affordably it may be a fit for someone who is price conscious and doesn't care about the items above.