DANGER AND CRIME!

Lack of Security

As the neighborhood has grown more dangerous, and thefts from residents have increased, security has DECREASED. That's right. just when we needed it most, the management CUT THE AMOUNT of security.

There used to be a security guard 24 hours-a-day, and also a concierge at the front desk during the day. We often had two guards at night. But then they cut the concierge. Then they cut the daytime guard. Now we have just one guard, and only at night. That's in an ideal world, in theory. In practice, there is often no guard; the front desk is entirely unattended. And of course, as the security has been cut again and again, our rent has only increased.

Chronic Package Theft

If you use Amazon or like online shopping, DO NOT LIVE HERE. Package theft in the building is never-ending.

Many residents have rented private mail boxes or PO boxes just so they can get their parcels safely. The "Amazon storage hub" in the lobby handles only a fraction of the packages in the building, so chances are, you package will be left in a hallway, or unattended in the mail room, where it will be scooped up by thieves. When we report these thefts to management, they offer no meaningful assistance of any kind. They tell us to file insurance claims, even though they must know that most insurance policies have deductibles far higher than the value of a single package.

Vagrants Wandering Building

Residents report vagrants wandering the building at all hours -- using the restroom on the third floor, walking the halls, and accosting those who they encounter.

Attempted Car-Ramming

Un-housed People Living Building

An individual who asked not to be named -- for rear of retaliation -- described a deranged woman in the building, attempting to steal package. When this deranged woman was spotted, she fled the building, nearly running over a security officer.

Un-housed People Living Building

Un-housed People Living Building

Un-housed People Living Building

One resident reported see an un-housed person camping out in a common area of the building. The resident stated that the un-housed person seemed to have been living in the space for weeks, if not months. While we sympathize with the un-housed population, and wish they get the support they deserve, when they camp-out in common areas of the building it intimidates and imperils residents.

Insufficient Outdoor Lighting

Un-housed People Living Building

Un-housed People Living Building

For years, lighting outside the building has been woefully insufficient, inviting crime and danger. Troublemakers are often spotting sitting in the dark areas on either side of the building. Cloaked in this darkness, these troublemakers do drugs and menace residents.