I would be cautious with this management company. I applied for an apartment in the Bronx. It was a beautiful, renovated apartment offered at a reasonable rent in a desirable area. After applying for said apartment I did not hear anything for two weeks. Being that I had a time constraint, I contacted the Management office. I called the company and after numerous attempts to get a live person, I spoke with the receptionist (the one cited in another review) to inquire as to whether my application was accepted, or alternatively, the time frame I could expect for a decision. She refused to offer any information and did so in a very flippant and rude way. I became nervous immediately after this conversation and researched the company. My research turned up these reviews. Ultimately, I was approved for the apartment just a few days later but opted to avoid the possible aggravation cited in these reviews. Here are definitive reasons why stayed away?
(1) I was spoken to like a child by their representative;
(2) In addition, they demanded an additional $100.00 application fee from my wife even though we were applying together and all the information (including income, social security numbers, etc.) was encapsulated on the one original application. I subsequently discovered that Parkoff accepts multiple applications for the same unit (hence they use this as a source of side income) until they find their
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