The Acropolis Gardens does have bed bugs. I pulled a biting one off my back waking up this morning. It was fat with my blood. I also found bed bug droppings along the edge of the sheets. We have only lived here 2 weeks but are moving out. Bed bugs are a big problem in NYC and there are no guarantees with any building but if I have to live with them (and they are my biggest phobia) then at least I want to live in a nicer place.
Sure the location is really great, but the apartments are ridiculously small even by NYC standards. The place was dirty and what "improvements" had been done looked liked a child did it or a very angry contractor. And then there is the constant low-flying helicopters buzzing overhead from Manhattan to La Guardia every morning. So much for a quiet complex.
The stairways are dingy and disgusting. We too were told the stairs would be renovated but I've read other blogs from 3 years ago saying the same thing. Saying the stairway halls will be renovated gives them the excuse to never clean them. Yuck!
There's a reason there are so many units for sale or rent at such reasonable prices here. Huge complexes with central heating cannot ever get rid of bed bugs. They'll just come through the thin walls from the adjacent apartment and will feed on you while you sleep.
If you like tiny rooms, dingy stairways, and bed bugs, then Acropolis Gardens is the place for you.
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