Location:
If you are planning to stay around the area, I’ll give it 1000 stars!.. there is EVERYTHING you need close by (restaurants, bars, laundry, supermarkets, etc…. just E-VE-RY-THING!), also a safe area, and, if you like to walk, many many places are at walking distance (or cheap Uber ride).
If you are planning to commute though, then you may want to know that the only train nearby is the 6 line (at 0.3 miles), so you will probably have to transfer to another line. There are bus stations right on the corner though, so that is good.
Apartment itself:
It is exactly as you see it in the pictures. It is an old building, but it has its charm and beauty, so if you appreciate that, you will love it!
Still, if you are “picky” or want things well taken care of, know that there were some tiny details (some nasty paper in the wall, 3 of 5 curtains were broken, wet/dirty towel hanging from the A/C, broken chairs, etc) I was not very comfortable about at the beginning but then I learned to live with them and they didn’t have a negative impact in my stay.
Communication:
The host replied to my messages very fast and was easy to communicate with.
I had the feeling she was not comfortable when I mentioned the “tiny details” though.
Noise:
I stayed around 5 weeks. Everything went perfectly until the “Karen” of the 2nd-floor apartment started her stay in the 4th week.
As mentioned, the building is old, so you hear mostly every-single-step everyone will take. This was not a problem at the beginning, because I understood it was related to the floor and that was it. But the minute the 2nd-floor lady came she was kind of harassing me for that noise and she even complained to the host. She even talked with the lady on the 4th floor about me, who also talked with the host but, fortunately, the host asked for more details, and she apologized indicating it was not me she had heard noise from or so.
I understand the “Karen” thing may not be related to the apartment itself, but I’m not sure Olivia (the host) managed the situation in the best way (she even asked me to walk in the apartment without shoes to not disturb the “Karen”… even when I was already using only Crocs sleepers)… anyway, I thought it was worth mentioning it.