Things I liked:
1) The apartment seemed clean and furniture, fixtures, and decorations were nice.
2) Rocco's, the small Italian restaurant nearby, was tasty and had nice people
3) John generously left a bottle of wine and beer in the fridge with some pastries.

Thinks I did not like:
1) I stepped in what smelled like a puddle of urine in front of the door/gate. It was perhaps a dog or a homeless man I saw sleeping on the sidewalk.
2) On friday morning ~7:30am I saw a distraught woman around the corner trying to shut off her car alarm. Her car and 3 others had broken windows.
3) I heard footsteps and infant crying in early morning (before 7am) from the family living above.

I realize the things I did not like were outside of John's control but I will not stay here in the future. I will try to find a different neighborhood (probably pay more).