Joe's place is very nice. It is just as its' pictured. The living space is one space so the living room is in the kitchen. A few things to know...the couch is very uncomfortable and needs to be replaced, the cushions sink way in. I don't recommend cooking because the fire alarm is very sensitive and it went off when we cooked anything, even just scrambled eggs, which was quite frustrating. The apartment isn't in a luxury building. It is a renovated building but it's not luxury. It is right above a Wendy's. Upon entering the building you have to walk up a flight of stairs, this apartment is on the second floor so you don't have to go up past that. Lastly, this apartment is not in a nice area of Newark. While Newark is starting to gentrify, this area probably won't be very nice for another 5 years or so. If you are taking an uber to and from the apartment then you should be fine but it does not feel safe to walk around and all the stores on the block are run down and it's pretty junky.