Interlaken Owners, Inc. Reviews

Utilities included in the maintenance payment - lake rights and cable too! Garage parking offered.

BUYER BEWARE!

Allegedly the property manager that worked here for many years that retired about two years ago did a lot of the renovations in the co-op without any building permits! Do not listen to the office if you question this any alterations or renovations before a sale, please go to the town hall and look for the building permits for yourself! The office is going around and fixing a lot of the dryer vents that were not properly installed, and they are CHARGING SHAREHOLDERS that did not put the dryers in themselves! They were installed before they were sold.

It is public record you can check to see the the previous property manager allegedly had his own electric construction company incorporated and that corporation was dissolved a few years ago.

This is an excellent community to live in, emphasis on community. This co-op really feels like a community. The sprawling grounds and beach for co-op residence means that you see your neighbors regularly cooking at their grill or sunning at the beach. Great location close to all major highways and plenty of shopping nearby.

Did you just google Interlaken Cooperative? Are you thinking about purchasing shares into this co-op? Please read this because I wish someone gave an honest review of the cooperative before I bought shares here. If I had to describe the management office two words come to me. Incompetent and negligent. Do yourself a favor and before you purchase shares for an apartment go to the Town of Eastchester Building Department and look at all the permits issued for the unit you are interested in. In years past the management office approved of and allowed all types of alterations in the apartments without filing for the proper building, electrical, and plumbing permits. Many of the units have washers and dryers installed inside of bedroom closets. Yes, bedroom closets! Technically that turns the unit into a one bedroom but they are still sold as two bedroom units. The selling shareholder and co-op will insist that "all work is done by licensed contractors." That license does absolutely nothing if the work was done without filing for the proper permits. If there is a washer and dryer inside of the unit you are interested in, make sure it has the proper building, electrical, and plumbing permits that accurately describe the work performed.

This place was built sometime during the 1940s and many alterations have occured. Many apartments have had walls removed between the kitchen and dining rooms. Some have even had bathrooms added. More have had washer machines and dryers installed. Make sure these alterations that have been performed have the proper permits issued! Take extra precautions if there is a washer and dryer in the unit. Take even more precaution if there is a wall removed in the unit that creates a more open floor plan . Make sure the previous shareholder filed for all of the required permits. It s not a good feeling to learn that you purchased shares for a unit and the natural gas line going to your clothes dryer was never properly inspected because no permits were ever filed for it. I was misled and deceived into believing that all alterations in the unit I purchased shares for was performed "by licensed contractors." I will reiterate, a licensed contractor does no good without filing for the proper building, electrical, and plumbing permits. You will spend thousands of dollars legalizing the renovations that you did not do.

I would seriously consider elsewhere if I were you. I would sell tomorrow but unfortunately I have to wait another year to avoid capital gains taxes.

It's just like living in a trailer park in eastchester. imagine people cramming in 3 or 4 kids into a small 2 bedroom apartment to take advantage of the schools in town. they just screw over all the other taxpayers in town.