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| - Wow, I'm surprised at all of the negative reviews. Am I renting from the same company?
I've lived in the Aberdeen on Bayard for three years now, and I have very few complaints. The super here, Joe, is very friendly and helpful, and fixes things in a timely manner. He's also very fair about returning your deposit if you leave your place clean and in good shape (I know because I moved to a different apt. within the same building after my first year). The public areas of the building are generally well-kept and clean, and the walls are thick enough that I never hear my neighbors when I'm in my apt.--the only way I ever hear them at all is if I happen to pass their doors.
My only complaints are the following:
1.) Roaches: One of the reasons I moved to my current apt. is because I would occasionally see German cockroaches in my old apt., usually on the splashboard or the counter in the kitchenette. I complained to the super, and he baited and sprayed, which would keep the problem at bay for about 6 mos. However, he refused to install a makeshift internal wall behind the sink because he claimed the electrical lead for the building was back there, and this was its ventilation (sounds sketchy, if you ask me), and I'm positive that's where they were coming from. My current apt. doesn't have the German ones, but twice I've found scary-sized American ones that snuck in under the front door. This is one of the hazards of living in a basement-level apt., though. And, to be honest, I doubt there are many older apt. buildings in PGH that don't have them.
2.) Lack of recycling: When I first moved in, there was recycling. However, about a year ago, the super took the recycle bin for the bldg. away, since he claimed that too many people were abusing it (?), and he didn't want to deal with it.
I've only had to deal with the actual company a couple of times, but the property manager has been diligent about returning my calls and helpful.
Based on my experience and research I did before I moved in, Union is one of the better residential rental companies in PGH. Their rent prices are reasonable, and they keep up their properties. Unlike my friend who rents from Mozart, I don't have to deal with them barging into my apt. without notice and "grading" my housekeeping (the former of which, BTW, I'm pretty sure is illegal, even though it's in the contract), and they respond to problems in a timely and helpful manner. In PGH, this is almost as good as it gets when it comes to landlords.
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