This apartment is clean and nicely appointed! It is an old brown stone, so it has its issues, but there are many updates. We especially liked the proximity to the Nostrand A train station! It is a very quick trip into the city via this line. As in any older apartment building, there are different levels for each room. You have to be aware of this when you get up in the night! I banged my toe badly retrieving my phone from the kitchen… The air conditioning unit is efficient for the bedroom/kitchen area, but unfortunately, the other rooms don’t benefit from it much unless you leave it on all day while you are gone. The instructions say to turn it off for the day when you leave to go out, however. Be prepared to climb steps to get to the unit. The building itself was very quiet, however, the neighborhood is not. Fortunately, with the air conditioning on, we could not hear the noise coming from the back yards behind us…only when we went to the bathroom. There was someone playing music loudly till at least 3:00 AM the first night. All in all, we enjoyed our stay and would definitely stay here again!