Park Slope Pre School

We have been here for 3 years and overall the experience has been lovely. Mostly we deal with the daily staff like the concierge and porters and with the building manager. We also find the super to be very responsive and communicative as is the manager, Michael. In fact, we had an issue with our terrace door and Michael came to fix it same day which made us very happy. We even had nice dealings with Dawn and Anne. We do like that the concierge service is 24 hours and really like all of the guys on duty. We would be sad if the service was changed to just daytime as that was a major factor for choosing this building.

Time for another update.
[I’m simply copying an update I just wrote for Adellco, which is the property management company for the Arias.]
Shortly after I wrote my first review in July 2013 (coincidence? I think not), Adellco (d.b.a. 150 Fourth Avenue LLC) began sending process servers to my apartment to serve me with notices demanding various months’ «unpaid rent» and threatening eviction. I responded each time by supplying copies of all my canceled rent checks, which had been cashed by Adellco and paid by my bank. In spite of my responses, this harassment has continued since then. In fact, today, they took me to court.
Well, *I* was in court. Neither Adellco nor its attorneys, Kellner Herlihy Getty & Friedman, bothered to show up. I suppose that shows you how much they stand behind their claims. Their petition against me was dismissed by the court.
This is just one example (of so, so many) of the lengths to which Adellco will go to harass and retaliate against the tenants (and staff) in the buildings it manages.
Adellco: putting the AWFUL in UNLAWFUL one mismanaged building at a time.

I loved living in this building. They keep it extremely clean, the front desk staff are absolutely amazing and helpful in every way and the space had always felt like home. Their roof top is like no other. I lived there for 2+ years and enjoyed it very much. However, the rent is very expensive and they are looking to keep the front desk staff during the day only, which I think is a HUGE MISTAKE. You are also not allowed to reserve the lounge or rooftop space, which can be a pain.
Overall, if you don’t mind paying high rent for a luxury building and don’t care for concierge at night, I would definitely recommend this place.

The management company that runs this building is awful. They punished the whole building for one residents bad choice. He had a party that got out of control and now none of us are allowed to have parties on the roof, have a glass of wine or bring over more than 4 friends to visit the common areas.
On top of that they are now also filing papers to have the doorman service cut down from ²⁴⁄₇ to 8am-​8pm each day. So if you are looking at this building and your broker tells you it is a ²⁴⁄₇ doorman building just know that if the management company gets it’s way then in a couple months it will only be a part time doorman building. I just keep wondering what they will try to take away or restrict next.

Please, please, please, avoid this place like the plague. The building is nice enough. Lovely in fact. The roof deck is beautiful (but make sure you get the List of Rules before you picture yourself having stunning dinner parties under the night sky – no drinking, no glass, no more than 4 guests, and that’s just the start). The reason you couldn’t pay me to live here is that the Adellco management company is the most pedantic, unprofessional, selfish and conniving group of people I have ever had the displeasure of living under.
Earlier this summer, we received a bizarre notice enforcing an absurd array of rules for the roof deck and the lounge. The roof deck is a gorgeous space. I love it. I always take visitor’s up to show it and the views off. The fact, however, that I was told that I could no longer enjoy a glass of wine or a beer with my husband – especially when this news came only a few days after someone permitted a forty-​person kegger – is infuriating. The policy was obviously a knee-​jerk reaction to a party that went too far. When I confronted the building manager about this, I was (even more bizarrely) told that the policy only applied to certain residents (!)
The most recent policy change that has most of the building worked into a frenzy is replacing our 24-​hour door men with computers for half the time. We were told that this was to provide «practical value» to the residents, but were given no explanation whatsoever as to how not having a 24-​hour doorman is practical. Unless, of course, it means a reduction in rent. When I asked whether there would be a corresponding reduction in rent, the flippant response I got was «I’m not sure, I’ll look into it.» That was over a month ago. Have I heard a peep since? Absolutely not.
So yes, the building is beautiful, but the management literally (it happened to us!) cannot replace a light bulb without debating what the buildings’ policies are with one another. And if they don’t know what’s going on about replacing a light bulb, do you really think they can handle the big stuff?
Adellco’s website hilariously advertises that «for residents, Adellco’s on-​site management is about service, being accessible, responding to residents’ needs and proactively anticipating requests.» This is absolutely not the case, as we have been deceived, lied to, and summarily dismissed (or just not answered at all) any time we have submitted a complaint.

The best parts of living here are disappearing. The 24 hour doorman service is in the process of being cut, putting our safety at risk and cheating us with the high rents we pay. In the past year there was a murder on the block and it is not safe here like the center of park slope. The roof and lounge are nice but no longer available for residents to reserve. The front desk staff is great, but keep in mind if you are looking to rent now they may not be there at night. The cleaning staff keeps the place very clean. Had some trouble getting the AC fixed this summer. If you are desperate to live here at least negotiate a lower rent for yourself as you will end up getting much less than you pay for. Service by the management company is poor. Lots of people moving out. Everything getting cut back but the rent!

Just had our 1^st roof deck gathering and it was amazing. The grill performed well, the kids loved playing freeze tag on the lawn, and the view is great. Place was spotless when we got up there (great job Neddy and Fabio.) I am surprised lots of people have not changed their reviews about this place. I understand it was tough for a while, but since change in manager months ago, nobody seems to be acknowledging it. That’s a shame because it has really been a great place to live since.

I’ve done 194 reviews on Unilocal and this place is the worst. It takes a special kind of terrible to earn a 1 from me and yet Arias Park Slope earns their rightful place in the cellar.
I guess I’ll start out with the murder that occurred on the corner. Several people were shot around 7:30 AM on a Saturday morning. One person was fatally wounded. Several tenants had bullet holes in their cars. The first email that came from management after the incident had to do with making sure we secured our items on our terraces because they didn’t want to be liable for stuff flying into the street during the upcoming storm. Never any mention of the murder or our safety even though most of the event was captured on the building’s security camera and the garage was off limits during the investigation. This is «luxury» living.
When we moved into the new building over a year ago (and signed a 2 year lease… doh!) I expected some bumps and fixes, but over the course of a year it has become clear that the original owners cut as many corners as possible to save a buck. Immediately after the building was fully occupied it was sold.
In less than one year we submitted over 30 maintenance requests. Our first request was because the microwave that was in our apartment during the showing was no longer there… which was strange since we were the first occupants. Our next request resulted in our washer/​dryer being replaced. Subsequent requests have ranged from our oven not working to not having any hot water to our tub leaking water into the place below us. Most of our requests are repeats.
Our bathtub has leaked into the apartment below us more times than I can count on my fingers and toes. The tub wasn’t properly secured when installed so it moves when we shower. As a result the caulking around the tub comes loose and we leak into the people below us. The «fix»… more and more caulk… and more maintenance requests from either me or the people below me who keep getting dripped on. So we just assume the super is going to be in our apartment at least once every other week fixing something. He’s a nice guy, but it’s annoying nonetheless.
I currently have one maintenance requests that has been open since at July 2012. The grill has been out of order since 2011 and the gas was finally was shut off permanently by the fire department on July 4^th of 2012. I wouldn’t be so upset about it if the grill weren’t the reason I moved in here and if I didn’t get such a run around trying to figure out what the deal was. A gas replacement is supposed to be here sometime «this season.» I was also told on different occasions that we were supposed to get a replacement in August, September, and October so we’ll see. When I asked in November, they told me that it wasn’t grilling season and I couldn’t use it anyway.
We also had a request open from April 2012 until late February of this year for broken glass above our stove. The broken glass was due to the backsplash being installed improperly. We are one of about 30 units in the building with the same problem. They came 6 times… repeat 6 times… to replace the glass. Each time they measured wrong and had to come back. The last time they came, they showed up with glass that didn’t fit so they used a chisel and hacked the hell out of our cabinets to get the new glass to fit. A few tubes of caulk «covered up» all the chipped wood.
Today there was a protest in front of the building for the concierge staff that was recently fired. They canned the entire staff and brought in a new outfit because the old guys were trying to unionize. From a decency standpoint, the way the staff was treated and let go was terrible. They were given less than 1 day’s notice while the new staff was secretly being trained off site. From a tenant standpoint, it really bothers me that we have so much turnover. To me, the first priority of the concierge staff is safety. How can they guarantee they know who is supposed to be here and who isn’t when the staff doesn’t last more than a few months?
So basically if you live here, you will:
A.) overpay
B.) not get the amenities that you think you’re paying for
C.) go to sleep at night knowing that the front desk staff has no clue who lives here and will let just about anyone through.
Special bonus, this one only applies if you submit maintenance requests that get escalated above the super.
D.) you will email/​call/​write to a black hole on requests and if you do get in touch with Ann, expect that she will talk to you like you are wasting her time… because you really are wasting her time… because there is no way in hell she is going to do anything for you.
** I’ll edit this and say this place is the 2^nd worst experience… the vet who almost killed my dog was the worst … 5^th Ave Vet Care… don’t go there. **

still a construction zone. its driving me mental… shut it!!!
2.13.2013 — Sent a note to the new contact regarding the construction. Waiting for response…
2.17.2013 — still waiting on a response and still sounds like they are working inside my apartment. Is there a lawyer that lives in the building?