Safety is a big concern at this building.
Pros
Beautiful pre-war building with gracious and large apartments on Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, NY.
Cons
This rent stabilized building (with almost market rate priced apartments) has several safety issues namely: There is no lock on the front door giving easy access to non-residents, the interior lobby door mostly does not lock properly, the intercom system does not always work and the lobby is poorly lit. The door persons have no way to contact tenants to announce a visitor if the intercom system is malfunctioning. When the elevator is malfunctioning we have to rely on a door person to escort us on the service elevator. However, if the door person is on a break or it is between the hours of midnight to 10am (when there is no door person in attendance) tenants must utilize the stairs in this 12 story building. Nor would we have access to the laundry room in the basement. Building has numerous leaks in the roof, walls and skylights that are not properly addressed. The interior of the building needs a cohesive painting.
Advice to the owners
See cons.
Okay building with good location
Pros
The location is amazing
Cons
The apartments are really old and have all issues of older apartments. Creaky and leaky.
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