Charles J. Greve & Company

I used to live in a apartment run by CJ greve for three years. Little to no upkeep on apartment. Management is unbelievably rude. Workers are incompetent. They painted our apartment, got paint chips everywhere, ruined my bed and then broke OUR vacuum cleaner cleaning it up. Tons of negative stories about this company. Would never recommend this company to anyone I know.

This company is unprofessional. It has absolutely incompetent maintenance people. Their work ranges from sloppy to dangerous. When I’ve had them in to my apartment to fix things, the «fixes» are frequently jury-​rigged and ineffective. Sometimes they make the problem worse. In the building in the past year, they’ve done things like improper electrical work that caused the front door to electrify and shock people; improper roof repair that caused leaks into apartments; installing a new tile floor incorrectly in the laundry room, so that any overflow water would never reach the drains; and painting walls incompetently, so that the paint gets all over everything else.
On top of being incompetent, the maintenance people are rude to the tenants. They curse frequently. They address women impolitely. They complain bitterly about each other and the company to the tenants. As the maintenance people are the people who most frequently interact with the tenants, these maintenance people give the company a bad image.

I have lived in an apartment managed by CJ Greve for the past year and have had nothing but positive experiences with this company. When I was first apartment hunting, I was working with Eric Greve, and the place I had made an appointment to view just wasn’t right for my needs. I explained what I was looking for and Eric took me to another apartment within my price range that was absolutely perfect. He took the time to explain the neighborhood to me, and gave me a lot of advice about getting started in the ‘burgh. They were flexible with a few changes I had requested in my lease, and have been very responsive to maintenance requests – I have always gotten «same-​day» service, from A/​C to dishwasher to garage door opener. While this firm manages many apartments and doesn’t have on-​site maintenance staff for each building, several of the staff members have given out their cell phone numbers to be «on call» for a tenant after hours. They take great care of their tenants, and I plan on staying put as long as I’m renting in Pittsburgh.