The Shipyard at Port Jefferson

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We liked the gorgeous water front balcony view of Port Jeff Harbor. We liked the small town vibes (PJ night at some restaurant, Ice Fest, muse paint bar, original kit-cat klock dealer(s), late night pizza option, small town vibes, local town reenactments of Dickinson, and a local marshmallow pit on at some times for guests, a new annual Christmas tree lighting, fun stores, delicious food options, private cove-beach access, and we liked the layout of the apartment like the island table and wine cabinet downstairs and all of the anchor decor. There was one social event in the complex where the food was quite good. It is as if they were trying to do an adult dormitory which I liked but I did not like the vibes.

We did not like the overbearing staff. They found reasons to constantly monitor and call us out via email to the entire unit of people. They did this to us and others. We also found our mailbox name was changed. That means someone would have to had opened our mailbox and change the slip we inserted with our names on it. Additionally, there was little to no professional transparency. they did not take out rent when they were supposed to only to add it to the next month's rent and tried to evict us. They also blocked us from accessing the rent portal! They also referred to me as "Jane Doe" in correspondence.

The management was GreyStar and they sent us a survey about the apartment dwelling. They asked if we liked the apartment layout like if we thought the washer-dryer was nice in it's own room (in our case, it was, but it frequently kept coming outside of the enclosed space it was suppose d to be in). So it's like they were using the residents' to figure out if we liked the apartment or the town more. They asked us in survey format if we associated the property with our identity or the town. Basically what I got out of it was them trying to find out why we were willing to pay $4k for the 2 bedroom unit we were in. The staff who showed us the place left nice gifts for us on the counter island table however she also mentioned that my relative can come live with us which was unprofessional. She also indirectly called me a free loader.

There was a gorgeous (absolutely) gorgeous roof top view of the boats. Again, with a lot of cameras. The listing in the garage states that the cameras don't act as security and to still contact police for protection. However, they were monitoring all we did. Like, my husband set up a camera for a video of the sunset on the roof and the staff mass emailed everyone saying not to do that or he would fall. They also didn't give us an EV spot for our fully electric vehicle (15' Nissan Leaf). And so although we paid for parking, we had to leave the car outside at times to charge the car. When we did plug in the car, in the garage at a level one charger, we were yelled at yet again. It was like we were being treated like children or being groomed for something. It was scary. The Rooftop was very nice despite all of this as it was open for the season. The water would glisten. And the stores looked so very beautiful. You can see the green courtyard below. It was breath taking. The Cove is a nice spot too. I remember her mentioning to us during the tour that we would get a license to be able to access the island just for residents but she never gave it to us. So we visited and left but we were expecting a bit more for the price. It was a unique feature to us. There is also a PetSpa downstairs. The Christmas Decor externally was nice too.

The place is built on a marsh and so the tides can overflow the town at any minute. Also, a lot of older people committed suicide or just randomly drove off the water's edge. When we moved in, they barricaded the area with large stones.