Drug related disturbances and death
Pros
The building has great lighting and central air a live in super and security and a laundry room and community room. Also a 2 way intercom service for residents to speak with security. Fresh food box services every Tuesday for food on site as well. Computer access on c level as well
Cons
Only one guard on duty at all times so if they go to the bathroom you have to wait to be let in to see anyone. this building is mixed population so it’s supportive housing for people from the shelter and then community tenants. Due to the population being mixed so many people who need services and attention don’t get it. People are dying in here and abusing drugs all while the building encourages needle exchanges instead of substance abuse services to stop the use. The walls are super thin so you can hear everyone’s business and when they plug or unplug anything. Phone conversations as well. The building has intercom services but this also is faulty because you can’t just come in and page a unit and have them buzz you in it only allows you to call security and for security to call you. The rent is really high and they only have studio units but have several families inside the building. The building is 7 years old but just 2 years ago the landlord gave the front door key fob to all the tenants. Previously if you weren’t a community tenant security had to let you into your own building. So at least they no longer discriminate against the remnants they chose to allow live in the building. We were told we would have access to the community room and to a bike storage room but that is false you can only use the community room if you are apart of a even the social services department has going on or your are a community tenant and can just have baby showers without any issue. The building also states that there is a garden present and there isn’t it’s 2 square plots of dirt surrounded by concrete that tenants grow things in. But due to people throwing used needles out the window and bottles of alcohol I don’t recommend eating anything you grow in the back yard. Also the window don’t open in the traditional way. They are more like office windows that pjs open at the bottom and not slide up and down so it makes it very hard when the central air isn’t working to get any actual air in the unit. It has been broken several times and box fans were provided to tenant’s on the condition that when the air is fixed you return the fans. For the supportive services they are only really for people who are seniors or have mental or physical disabilities. The services is them providing food bags and asking you how you feel every week but no actual help on how to secure an apartment that isn’t in supportive housing like they did previously.
Advice to the owners
Actually visit your building and meet with your tenants. Actually watch your cameras and resolve issues with problem tenants.
It’s a good building but they are letting it slip
Pros
Central air is great
Cons
People hanging out in the front
Advice to the owners
Clean up the front
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