West Pierre - Frustrating place to live

If you value your sanity and safety, do NOT live in the West Pierre. There are many problems with the building, but I will highlight the two that are most concerning: the dangerous/annoying elevators and the regular hot water shutdowns: (1) The elevators are a disaster. Last year the problem really hit a critical point with an avalanche of tenant complaints (which were ignored for months). They... [more]

If you value your sanity and safety, do NOT live in the West Pierre. There are many problems with the building, but I will highlight the two that are most concerning: the dangerous/annoying elevators and the regular hot water shutdowns: (1) The elevators are a disaster. Last year the problem really hit a critical point with an avalanche of tenant complaints (which were ignored for months). They would get to the lobby, then fail to open for several minutes. Alarm bells would go off for no reason. They would skip floors. Numerous tenants have been trapped. The doors would take 1-2 minutes to close. After months and months of tenant complaints, building management finally announced that they would "look into" a solution. Then it took them 6 months to "fix" the problem. I put "fix" in quotation marks because after announcing that they had "fixed" the problem, one of the elevators broke down THE VERY NEXT DAY. To date, I have not seen anyone trying to fix it. It's not uncommon to see multiple elevators out of service. Brodsky doesn't care about fixing the problem. Complaints to Brodsky are ignored, as are complaints to the building super. My husband and I now take the stairs whenever possible. I am concerned that it will take a death for Brodsky to get concerned about the elevators. (2) There are recurring problems with the boiler, so the hot water is regularly shut off. No showers, no cooking. Like the elevator problem, this is a problem that has come up again and again and again and Brodsky refuses to find a permanent solution. These are always announced as "emergency repairs," but it seems like they're really just putting a Band-aid over the problem and hoping to push off the actual fix for as long as possible. The building is in a lovely location, but these are not problems that are readily apparent when you're looking at the units. If you rent here, beware. [less]