This review is specific to agent Jessie Fowlston who handled our recent home purchase. We cannot…read morerecommend her highly enough. We relocated to New York about two years ago and finally decided to commit to buying a house and putting down new roots. We found Jessie Fowlston through one of her listings. That first house tour she spent a generous length of time talking with us and, more importantly, really listening to us about our needs and wants. That first house didn't work out but soon after she called to tell us of another listing that might be a good fit - and she was absolutely correct! We made an offer with her wise advice, it was accepted; after a few glitches which she patiently guided us through we closed yesterday. We couldn't be happier. We've purchased two homes previously in our home state of New Jersey. Without question Jessie is the best realtor we've worked with. She's warm, friendly and down-to-earth while still maintaining a professional demeanor. She has good intuition and listening skills; she really heard us and found us exactly what we need. She responded promptly to calls, texts or emails, and always had the knowledge and information needed. After three months working with Jessie, we feel that we developed not only a professional relationship but also a friendship. We look forward to referring friends and family to her for any real estate needs.

We had to do a long distance sale of our old family home. Luckily, we chose Hallie to be our…read morerealtor. Anytime we had a question or needed help resolving an issue, Hallie was ready with clear explanations of our options. We especially appreciated her background in construction as we figured out how to prepare an older home for sale. Although the house was listed "as is," Hallie made sure that a professional photographer captured the natural Finger Lakes beauty of the property, so buyers could see the potential of the land and outbuildings. I highly recommend Hallie as a realtor!

When working remotely became an option for us, we decided to move to Ithaca, NY to live closer to…read morefamily. We contacted Hallie based on positive reviews and we're so glad that she was the one to help us find and purchase our first home. Her knowledge and availability was essential as we were unable to fly back and forth to tour homes. She was flexible and creative in showing us properties that fit our budget and had the space and amenities we were looking for. She never pressured us and worked with us to submit offers that we felt comfortable with. We were unfamiliar with the home buying process in New York but she helped guide us through it. We would definitely recommend Hallie and work with her again in the future!

I moved in last weekend but things have been good so far. The property is well kept and remains…read morepretty quiet throughout. My neighbors are friendly and we're very welcoming. The property manager is nice and wants to ensure every resident feels welcome and comfortable!

Moved in two weeks ago and everything was perfect. Some small issues were fixed instantly. The…read morestaff team at Warrenwood Apartments makes you feel welcome and really cares.

I've had some ups and downs during my tenancy at Belleayre apartments. I am a big fan of its…read morelocation, which gives you the flexibility of walking to class (up the slope) or waiting at either of the two bus stops right at the intersection. My corner apartment on the top floor had a great view of the lake as well as the Cornell clock tower. The unit was remarkably spacious with ample closet space and high ceilings. The maintenance guy, Mark, was so on point all the time any time I needed him. On the flip side, my hardwood floors were extremely creaky and caused the tenants below me some grief at night. They got the property manager involved and requested that I either go to bed at an earlier time or spend more time in the living room. WTF? How about you replace your floors so they don't creak under pressure instead of telling me when to go to bed and where I can be in my own apartment? Overall, I would still highly recommend Belleayre Apartments to any faculty or grad student going to Cornell. In fact, I should add that the only thing in the way of a five-star rating is the manner in which the property manager addressed the creaky floors issue.

New ownership since March 2018; very respectful, responsible ownership that responds promptly to…read morequestions, requests and concerns courteously through both phone and email. Was happy to be a tenant in this building.

Horrible place to live. I lived there for three years and wasted my money paying for horrible…read moreconstruction, over-priced apartments, and terrible management. I would not recommend signing a lease.

I realized that they advertise that rent includes access to local pools... There are no pools and…read moreyou don't get in free to any pools for living there. Also i asked for an extra week to give notice on moving out or not but three response i received was that they have people who want my apartment (in 3 months) and they can't wait for an answer (when they clearly can fill the spot). Consistently send out memos that they are there to help with rent but when you email them asking for help in how to adjust pay, they don't answer. If they did, i would have saved $40 like they offered to help by waiting credit card fees, but it wasn't waived and they didn't address me. There also are dogs on the lower apartments that are left outside all day and come up to you as you're trying to come in the door. They need to stay at their own apartment. I didn't sign up for dogs trying to get what I'm carrying into the building. There also are 2 cars left in the parking lot without plates or registration and it looks shady like people use the parking lot for storage without officially paying for spots monthly

I have been a frequent customer rehabbing my house and Baker-Miller has routinely provided…read moreexcellent service and guidance. Larger projects include residing my house with Hardie board, building an entry porch and deck, complete reno of kitchen designed by Lori, and currently reno of 2 bathrooms also imagined by Lori. Showroom and customer service staffs have been great - deliveries, billing, product suggestions. Should add that quality for cabinets, deck, lumber has been an important plus.

Great folks to work with. Adam was fast and efficient in helping build my quote. Also, when I…read morestarted building, I noticed some materials were missing. I called, they did an audit on their side, found the missing boards and got them back out to me within 24 hours. Highly recommend.

When we were purchasing our new home, we found out that JB was the company the previous owner dealt…read morewith. We were going to stay with our current fuel company but the woman I talked with at the Cortland office that was so helpful and offered us "new client" pricing that we decided to go with JB. They sent someone to come over the day we moved in to check the lines, etc., and gave us an overview of what to expect going forth. So far they've been great to deal with!! Beth B.

They were one of the most difficult places I've ever had to deal with. There's one lady that…read moreanswers the phone that has absolutely no clue what's actually going on or just doesn't care about her job whatsoever. When I got my propane tank dropped off the girl that has absolutely no clue what she's doing told me in 3 days someone would come and fill it up fully, it was over a week later that someone actually did show up to fill it which wasn't a big deal but I had never had a big propane tank like that so I had no clue how long the starter amount they put in there would last and it was the dead of winter so it was nerve racking. After they come and fill it fully they give you your bill which, as what the clueless lady said, should've been just about 200-220. The bill was over 100 dollars more than the price I was told it would be and when I called they were acting like I was crazy because "the price on propane fluctuates". However the only reason I gave two stars is because they did fix the bill for me and gave me the amount I was told it would've been, them fixing it however caused a whole new set of problems. Fixing the bill took them over a month and I kept calling about it and kept being told it wasn't done yet and that they'd send me the bill which I never ended up getting. The only reason I knew it was finally fixed is when they finally called me OVER a month later and asked me when I was planning to pay the new balance like I was the one who was taking forever. Keep in mind I never got anything in the mail about and I called many times to check up on when I would get the new bill and was told that they were working on it and to wait until I received the bill in the mail. The only semi decent thing about that was they let me pay over the phone which they wouldn't let me do the entire time they were "working on it" I'm sorry but I refuse to believe it took them an entire month to fix my bill. And lastly I called them at maybe the second week of April and asked them to come pick my propane tank, I asked when it would be picked up and was basically told " that's not how it works they get to it when they are in the area". I'm 20 minutes from Cortland and pass where they reside nearly daily and I'm in a campground full of people who specifically get propane tanks through JB Smith but okay fine I can understand not making a special trip. I asked for an estimated time they'd be in the area because I wanted to be here when they picked it up and she looked it up and said they'll be there and should be able to pick it up in a week. Over a week passes and I haven't been called or notified in any way why no one has shown up so I call and I get the same damn girl who could care less and she tells me that almost ALL of their trucks broke down and they're having this huge problem and I'm like okay that's fine when will they be coming now. she tells me some specific day within the week that I can't remember now and guess what no one come yet again. From the very first time I called it's been around 2 and 1/2- 3 weeks and I'm about to be moving so I called today and got someone who actually knows what they're doing and I explain how long it's been and that I'm leaving and you know what she says , we can have someone over there this afternoon. THIS AFTERNOON. Like seriously has it been that easy from that start. An hour after that phone call someone is here picking up my propane tank. Except now, I don't know if they have a policy where they don't hook back up your own propane tanks but, I'm now left with figuring out how to put it back together and make sure it's not leaking alone. They are the sole reason I will not be winter camping again. The only time I enjoyed anything about JB Smith is after I finally got them paid and I wasn't having to call them or deal with them at all and I had a propane tank I didn't need to fill for 3 months and could use without worry. Worst experience ever.

We're the type of couple who like to do our own projects--in part because our labor is free, and in…read morepart because of pride. However, there may be a time when you just need to bite the bullet and admit that a project is pretty daunting, and you need help... and for us, that's where Michael came in. Michael completed the finishing (and skill-intensive) work on a somewhat complex deck rebuild/redesign that was simply taking us too long to complete. We were ready for someone to come in and make our ideas a reality. Michael did just that. We drew up our concepts, and he brought them to life--and even added some touches we wouldn't have thought of. Following that project we were so pleased with his work that we had him refinish our 100+ year old front door. It needed a lot of work, and he brought it back to life. I cannot speak to the other reviewer's experience with Michael, but we've had good experiences and would use him again.

Michael Cohen, owner of Rent an Artisan (he advertises on Ithaca Craigslist and boasts a ton of…read moreexperience, which cannot possibly be true) gave us an estimate of 40 hours of labor at 40.00/hour + materials for a simple project that required him to build 3 kitchen cabinets (2 of which were in corners, so those should have been pretty easy) and to modify a fourth cabinet by making it shorter. He was also to install a stove hood/microwave combination. He also included adding trim molding to cabinets and to the kitchen itself as part of the job. Michael told us that this job was very simple, well within his skill set, and that he'd be in and out in a week without any trouble. I see in his ads that he is now saying that he does not carry insurance, but he told us that he was fully insured. After one day of work, we considered letting him go due to the crookedness of the cabinet he shortened.The next day, he fixed that and began working on the first cabinet he was going to build. After that day of work, there was a frame (no sides, shelves, or bottom) and the pieces of wood making up the cube were all crooked and of different lengths. The cabinet was also not the same depth as the other cabinets in the kitchen. The third day, he came in and I showed him the messy cabinet and he apologized -- and attempted to fix it. I also asked him to replace the soft wood he'd used with hard wood b/c he had used pine on the front face of the cabinet, for some reason. I am not sure why anyone would use a soft wood on the front of a cabinet that would take the most wear and tear. Our other cabinets were hardwood, so his choice of pine did not make any sense at all. The fourth day he built a cabinet for our sink and left screw heads on the surfaces of that cabinet, including the front face of the cabinet. The cabinet was to hold our new expensive farmhouse sink and we wanted a furniture-quality sink cabinet. He cut out a place to hold the sink, but that was asymmetrical and the cabinet was just a sad mess. Clearly, a person with any experience making a cabinet or furniture would never use screws that were visible/level with the front face of the cabinet. The hole he made for the microwave/hood was improperly placed and had to be patched and re-made by a more competent contractor. The venting material he bought was 200.00+ and the wrong size when normal hood venting kits exist and cost only 60.00. He clearly had no idea what he was doing and used our house to attempt to learn how to remodel a kitchen. At the end of a week, we had 3 cabinet skeletons that were shabby and unprofessional looking. This is after a week's work! There was NO SIGN of him being close to finishing the job and the level of workmanship was really an embarrassment. We decided to let him go. In order to have a functional kitchen, his work had to be removed and thrown away and a skilled contractor came in to re-do the whole job. His cabinet skeletons were inconsistent in size, crooked, and were not made in a way that would look nice. Because of his lack of skills, we wasted almost 2000.00 for his week's labor bill and nothing that he did was at all usable. This was a horrible experience. Michael was paid in full for his time and materials, yet we got absolutely nothing in return. Nothing he did was usable and he wasted our time and money. He is clearly not able to make cabinets even though he claimed that he was. I consider his claims to all be very dishonest and his workmanship is well below par. His level of craftsmanship may be on the level of making something for outdoors use (a bench, for example). We are very dismayed and definitely were taken advantage of by Michael. We requested a partial refund and then stopped hearing from Michael. I would not trust him to do anything, ever. He did not do honest work (he also over-charged us for the hours he spent here -- I kept track of when he came and went and he added several hours to his bill compared to the hours he was in our home) and he also had the nerve to charge us for the time he spent redoing his work due to his own mistakes. This is not at all honest or normal for a contractor. DO NOT HIRE