We found Roy's place to be very spacious for NYC, plenty of room for our family of four. Everything was clean. As others have mentioned, there is a bright streetlight that shines in through the blinds of one of the bedrooms which can be a little bit to overcome for people like me who have a hard time falling asleep, but it wasn't much of an issue. We didn't hear any of the pipe noises that some others have mentioned. It is a basement apartment and you get to it by going down the hallway that has electric meters and such - so no, that hallway isn't particularly nice but who cares? It's not part of the apartment and once you're in the apartment is very nice.
Random stuff to note: The shower gets nice and hot. Don't try to use the knob to open the apartment door, it'll just turn -- use the key, once you've turned the key to unlock it you can just push the door open. There is a well-stocked grocery store a block away. The 1 train is also just a block away and super-convenient.