We didn't get to meet Maxwell but his roommate Jeff welcomed us in and showed us around. He was great - helped explain the keys and gave us some local places to check out. Jeff was heading out of town so we had the place to ourselves. (Jeff followed up with us after the stay to make sure everything went well).
We were somewhat surprised how clean the apt was - I mean really two guys live here? But everywhere was very neat and clean. We didn't need to use the kitchen other than the fridge - but that looked clean and functional too.
The area is great, plenty of bars and restaurants and close to Central Park and the museums on one side and Riverside Park on the other.
My only issue was with the lack of curtains/shades which I've addressed separately with the owner.