This is a really nice 1BR apartment that has been recently renovated. Everything is in fantastic shape. The apartment is on the basement level of the owner's house, so he is right nearby if needed. The street is super quiet, as is the apartment. You might hear the upstairs residents walking around, or the occasional tick and hiss from the radiators, but neither are bothersome. The apartment has all of the basics and then some (e.g., some assorted spices) and came with ample breakfast fixings. The neighborhood is definitely not the high-rent district, but we never felt unsafe. There is a small grocery less than a block away, and a large, very nice grocery about five blocks away, along with a drugstore and some small restaurants. The nearest subway (#2 line) is about six blocks away. I'm sure there is bus service nearby, but we just walked to everything - it's about a mile and a half to the botanical gardens (mostly via some nice park trails), and about the same distance to the zoo. We brought our car, so we definitely appreciated the availability of off-street parking. Milton was extremely responsive to any questions we had. Checkin and checkout were a breeze. This was a great and reasonably priced base camp for exploring the Bronx and Manhattan.