"The primary reason we rented two apartments we rented two apartments at Harbor steps was because a good friend lived within two blocks. The location is excellent, with many nearby restaurants and shops, and the ferry within a few blocks' walk. However, the street immediately surrounding the entrance to the apartment immediately surrounding the entrance to the apartments is inhabited by homeless people at night. In the morning, there are flies in the air and the smell of urine. The furnishings of the apartments are very much dated.. There is no air conditioning, and so although the windows are very important, at least one of our windows would not open. There was no Kleenex in the bathrooms. The wine opener was almost useless as it was flimsy and old. And so on and on. It doesn't appear any money has been spent on these apartments for a very long time. Were it not for proximity to our very ill friend, we would not come back."