Legacy Realty

Karyn and Sabrina were fantastic. It was my second day after being transferred to New York from San Francisco. I was pretty much only looking for places to live in Astoria after I read reviews on it. I found the ad and called up. Sabrina set up a time to see the apt later that day. they were both super nice and helpful. calling me to make sure i knew how to get there. I met Karyn at the property and showed me the unit and even went as far as to drive me around the area to show me local attractions and restaurants. They worked with me and made sure to express to the landlord (who I love!) that i was a good fit and put there own reputation on the line to insure I got the place the same day I saw it. the next day I met the landlord, paid for deposit and was set up. If you want a realty company to work FOR you instead of just for the money, this is it.
And to speak a little about the lack of the address on the add, it does make sense to not give the direct address. For protection of the realty company and the Land Lord. The fact is, you aren’t forced into anything, so check out the place, if its not what you wanted or expected than its not hard to just say no and go about your way.
I would recommend this company to anyone looking for your next place of residents.

I contacted Karyn about an apartment she listed on craig’s list. The ad said it was on 34^th and Ditmars in Astoria. Her assistant called me about half an hour later to confirm the time to meet at the apartment. She told me the apartment was on 35^th and 21^st Avenue. I asked, «then why did you list the location as 34^th and Ditmars?» and her response was «If we put the actual location in our ads, other brokers would figure out what unit it is and try to steal the listing away from us.»
Haha, yeah right. Putting an intersection as the location for your listing in an ad will be enough information for someone to figure out who the landlord is? Please! Even if this were true, which of course it isn’t, it’s pure bullshit, how exactly is that my problem as the potential client? If you lie about the location, what else do you lie about?
Both the assistant and Karyn tried to justify their lies by saying «it’s only a block difference.» Well first of all, it’s more than that. And the difference between 21^st ave and ditmars is a big one. I tried explaining that to them, and that lying in their ad was deceptive and unprofessional, but they didn’t want to even admit that they had lied. The assistant actually tried to say she didn’t lie because she eventually told me the actual location!
Karyn must do this with most of her listings that are in undesirable locations in order to reel people in. About a week ago, I contacted her about another listing that she said was «in the Ditmars area» which turned out to actually be in the Astoria Blvd. area. Lies Lies Lies!