The Hunt Redux: Bad Apples Trash Lobby


Monday, February 6, 2006, by Joey

2006_2_huntfollow.jpgThe Times' Joyce Cohen follows up her Hunt column from Sunday with some bonus material on the paper's Walk-Through blog (sort of like a DVD's deleted scenes). Apparently the super in the Midtown East rental building Lauren Siegel wound up in is sort of a big brother figure. After getting screened by Jackie Swiskey, the building's exclusive broker, prospective tenants must then meet the approval of Joe. So how's his record?

In Ms. Swiskey’s 14 years as the building’s broker, only one person was turned down on the super’s recommendation, Ms. Swiskey said. In two other cases, the super was hesistant. Those tenants moved in anyway. Both proved to be difficult, argumentative and critical of the lobby decor.
And when you poke fun at the fleur de lis wallpaper, Joe doesn't get angry—he gets even! You don't even want to know where they're living now.
· A Super’s Intuition [Walk-Through]
· A Detour From the Studio Life [NYT]


Filed under Manhattan: Midtown East/Kips Bay, Real Estate Miscellany,

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Comments (4 extant)

1.

Supers, like doorman, are very important people in the building. They are the eyes and ears of the buildings and are the ones who interact the most with tenants. Therefore they are going make an effort to filter out anyone who will cause them problems.

So it is in your best interest to look presentable and make a good first impression.

By Grunt at February 6, 2006 12:53 PM

2.

Gee, thanks for the insightful tip, Grunt! (emphasize sarcasm)

By Desiree at February 7, 2006 9:17 AM

3.

Face it guys, it's the doormen and supers that control New York City real estate.

By Sassy at February 7, 2006 12:59 PM

4.

oh really Sassy? so I should sumbit my board package to the super next week?

By Condoleeza at February 7, 2006 4:38 PM




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