Those pleas are largely because elevators in the ten-story building at 1200 Galapago Street only work some of the time,The other residential elevator has been in and out of operation for the last month, Cummings says, forcing residents to have to use the unventilated freight elevator. Last week, the freight elevator was broken, too, leaving tenants facing the stairs in 100-degree weather — once they could get in there.
on June 22 and 23, when all three elevators were out of service. It was the weekend, so there wasn’t building staff around to help. Now the stairwell and the doors to all the hallways are permanently unlocked as elevator service struggles, so residents worry the building is not as secure. But residents are growing tired of waiting. Cummings pays $1,300 for his one-bedroom unit. Pinson pays even more, and neither is pleased with what they’re getting in return.Along with the elevator issues, residents have experienced a broken door handle on the main entrance. While it was broken, they had to use a screw as a door handle. Residents report broken lights in many of the hallways. Some, like Pinson, have also experienced broken or malfunctioning air conditioning during the hot summer.