The Ludlow

I’ve lived here for over 3 years in a studio apartment on a lower floor. I really like it and I have no plans to move until I buy. This is a rental only building.
Pros:
— Really friendly staff — doormen, building manager, leasing office (on site), maintenance, etc.
— Great roof deck — nice furniture, outdoor shower (not private), bathroom, tables, chairs, plants, beautiful views from the 28^th (ish) floor which I believe makes it the tallest finished building in the LES
— Lounge — 3^rd floor lounge with pool table, patio, tvs, couches, chairs, tables, kitchen, bathroom
— Package room — the doormen accept packages and hold them for you. There’s a building management system that alerts you when your packages have arrived
— Building Management System — BuildingLink for managing maintenance, entries, inter-​building comms and listings
— Concierge — he will manage your laundry, dry cleaning, package pickup (and delivery), other odd jobs
— Gym — 10+ cardio machines, 2 benches, 10+ lifting machines, stretching area, yoga studio (with regular classes)
— On site/​On staff leasing agents — really friendly, helpful, and responsive
— Dog friendly — lots of cute pups
— 3 elevators
— Bike Room in basement; Manhattan mini storage in basement; Edison parking in rear
— Thick windows — muffle some of the LES noise
— Price point — most economical luxury building in the area
— Appliances — new and nice
— Maintenance — very responsive
— Floor to ceiling windows
— Laboratorio di Gelato on the 1^st floor!
— LOCATION — LES!
Cons:
— Rent Hikes — these are annual and painful
— HC/​HVAC unit clanking — the AC/​heating units make clanking noises all winter long when the heat turns on and off (which happens several times per hour)
— Location — the neighborhood gets loud on the weekends. Mercury Lounge is adjoining and the music gets loud late at night. There’s constant construction around the building — on street and adjoining buildings
— Subway — makes the building rumble
— 60+ days notice — this is standard for a luxury building, but it’s hard when other building don’t know availability until less than 30 days in advance