Apt 4C at 233 Pacific Street - Beware!

Fellow home-seekers, please be warned, based on our experience, this seller cannot be trusted. We had an accepted offer at the full initial asking price for apartment 4C. We received a contract from the seller and returned it. After returning the contract with minor modifications, it sat with their lawyer for over 3 weeks without any communication. Our main concern that we added to the contract is... [more]

Fellow home-seekers, please be warned, based on our experience, this seller cannot be trusted. We had an accepted offer at the full initial asking price for apartment 4C. We received a contract from the seller and returned it. After returning the contract with minor modifications, it sat with their lawyer for over 3 weeks without any communication. Our main concern that we added to the contract is the fact that there is ~ 70 decibels of constant ambient noise in the apartment coming from an exterior ventilation fan on the roof of the building that exceeds NYC code. Despite verbal assurances from the seller’s brokers that the sellers would “of course” remedy this noise issue, they refused to put anything in writing, and rejected without comment our rider which stipulated that the noise be brought to code. They then raised the price of the apartment 200k above our accepted offer. Buyers should be aware of the noise issue that the seller has refused to discuss, despite the brokers’ assurances. Make sure to open a window and see for yourself … also note the incorrectly installed stove/oven. Please comment here if you want any further details from us. Best of luck! [less]