Located in West Village, this apartment ranks a notch above your typical apartment within Manhattan. Although the square footage of the living area is absolutely astonishing and the large double-paneled windows provide plenty of natural lighting, the apartment's hardwood floors produce a stage-like feeling. In fact, the eerie feeling of being watched is unavoidable. However, the location is very convenient with the Central Perk coffee shop below and Central Park nearby. Overall, this apartment provides an overly idealistic example of what living in Manhattan could be like for anyone fresh out of college with little job experience. Pros include: The living area is extraordinarily spacious for an apartment in Manhattan. The fire escape doubles as a large balcony perfect for revealing conversations and confrontations (however, the entrance is through a tight window way and may lead to nasty head bumps). For the stargazers out there, the building offers roof access with uncanny star visibility for a metropolitan location. On the down side, the garbage chute is often clogged with pizza boxes. The over-sized living room windows are perfect for accidentally displaying romantic moments to ... read moreresidents in neighboring buildings (make sure to close the curtains!). Residents have noted having to trade apartments with neighborhoods due to “Lightning Rounds.” While this does show the management's apparent disregard for lease agreements, it is a refreshing take on a more egalitarian approach to finding rentals in Manhattan. There's a serious lack of counter top space in the kitchen that would make hosting large parties or preparing Thanksgiving dinners comically unrealistic. Tips: The very convenient coffee shop on the bottom floor features eccentric local musicians every week, however good luck finding a good seat since the locals basically live there. Management is very lenient; their policies on rent-control are fraught with loopholes while their pet policies are easily compromised if you are willing to aid their maintenance team with their social lives. Watch out: There's an easily visible ugly-naked guy that lives across the street. Through what seems to be some sort of optical illusion, about 1/4th of the living room is unobservable. Also, residents may experience occasional, but unexplainable free adult television.