That’s fair, yeah. Though I must admit that my expectations of buildings in the Bronx are pretty low, based on friends who’ve lived up there. Even in University Heights, it’s a different world - literally one stop into Manhattan is an improvement.
Then again, some of the nicest buildings in NYC have roach & rat problems. It’s an issue when you have that many people, that much water, that much food, and so many connections. You can’t even properly quarantine a building that’s roach-infested. The little bastards escape into the sewers, the phone lines, the power lines, even sometimes directly into the subway! But, it sounds to me like it’s basically an old building with a lot of bad pipework. I wish them luck finding the right plumbing company for the job. If it’s bad enough, they might find out that the reason for a lack of maintenance is the massive cost involved.
That’s fair, yeah. Though I must admit that my expectations of buildings in the Bronx are pretty low, based on friends who’ve lived up there. Even in University Heights, it’s a different world - literally one stop into Manhattan is an improvement.
Then again, some of the nicest buildings in NYC have roach & rat problems. It’s an issue when you have that many people, that much water, that much food, and so many connections. You can’t even properly quarantine a building that’s roach-infested. The little bastards escape into the sewers, the phone lines, the power lines, even sometimes directly into the subway! But, it sounds to me like it’s basically an old building with a lot of bad pipework. I wish them luck finding the right plumbing company for the job. If it’s bad enough, they might find out that the reason for a lack of maintenance is the massive cost involved.