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The Addison Brooklyn

225 Schermerhorn Street, NY 11201
3.6 ★ (72 reviews)
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Summary

The Addison is a 271-apartment Downtown Brooklyn rental with 24-hour front-desk service, a courtyard, roof terrace, gym and resident programming. Leasing and building staff earn strong praise, and rents tend to sit below nearby medians; chronic elevator problems, brown water, pests and weak management follow-through are the main drawbacks.

271 unitsOpened 2011Managed by Dermot

Reviews

The Addison combines roomy Downtown Brooklyn apartments and useful shared spaces with a front-line team that residents often value highly. Its central concern is the gap between helpful building staff and repeated management, elevator and water problems.

Google
3.6
72 reviews
Openigloo
4.1
15 reviews
ApartmentRatings
4.1
68 reviews
Yelp
1.0
1 review

What residents praise

Leasing staff are patient and accommodating

Prospective residents repeatedly praise thoughtful tours, clear answers and agents who make time for difficult schedules or application questions.

Doormen and maintenance are the saving grace

Long-term residents consistently separate the hardworking concierge, porter and repair teams from their frustration with management.

Apartments and location offer practical value

Residents value spacious, bright layouts, a central transit-rich location and a useful mix of courtyard, gym, lounge and package facilities.

What residents complain about

Elevator reliability is a serious recurring problem

Residents describe prolonged outages, long waits, repeated failed repairs and periods when a high-rise tower had no dependable elevator service.

Water, pests and apartment systems need scrutiny

Brown water, cockroaches, mold, broken air conditioning and worn apartment components recur across resident accounts.

Management response and add-on costs frustrate residents

Complaints focus on vague repair updates, unanswered emails, utility and amenity charges, and difficult renewal or move-out handling.

Amenities

The Addison has a 24-hour attended lobby, fitness center, landscaped courtyard and sun terrace. In-unit laundry is available in some apartments, with a common laundry room, package cold storage and a garage serving the complex.

In the apartment
In-unit laundry
Some apartments
Air conditioning
Dishwasher
In the building
24-hour doorman
Elevator
Fitness center*
Pool
Not available
Shared outdoor space*
On-site parking*
Package service
Resident storage*
Shared laundry

* Fees apply to marked amenities. See Costs in the Availability tab.

Also here: Bike storage · Children’s playroom · Resident lounge with fireplace · Coffee bar

Location

The Addison Brooklyn is located at 225 Schermerhorn Street, New York, NY 11201. The Addison is on Schermerhorn Street between Downtown Brooklyn and Boerum Hill. Jay Street–MetroTech, Hoyt–Schermerhorn, Borough Hall and Atlantic Terminal put many subway and rail lines within walking distance, with groceries and Fort Greene Park nearby.

TransitSupermarketsParks
  • 3 min
    Hoyt St23
  • 3 min
    Hoyt-Schermerhorn StsACG
  • 5 min
    DeKalb AvBQR
  • 5 min
    Jay St-MetroTechACFR
  • 6 min
    Nevins St2345
  • 8 min
    Borough Hall2345R

Building records

The housing-complaint rate is below that of comparable buildings, with heating and elevators the largest categories. Open heat/hot-water and leak violations make service reliability and dampness useful things to check.

Reported housing complaintsPast 3 years

Reported housing complaints
Housing-related reports submitted to NYC 311 by residents or the public. A report describes a reported issue, not a confirmed violation.

18.5 reports per 100 apartments, versus 28.5 for other comparable apartment buildings in New York.

CategoryReportsLatest
12
Jan 2026
9
Jun 2026
4
May 2026

HPD housing-code violationsPast 3 years

HPD housing-code violations
Housing-code violations issued by NYC’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development after an inspection. Routine administrative filings and notices are excluded.
ConditionCitationsStatus
3
3 open
5
2 open
4
2 open

Construction nearby

Construction nearby
Construction projects on or near this building with active work permits.
ProjectDistanceLatest permit
700 ftJul 2026

Rent history

Studios ask about 11% less than the Downtown Brooklyn median and are around 11% smaller. One-bedrooms ask about 7% less than the Downtown Brooklyn median and are around 6% larger.

Typical rents

Typical rents
Final asking rents from listings that ended in the past year, compared with the same apartment size across buildings in Downtown Brooklyn.
Studio
$3,171median / mo
−11% vs area
$2,798–$3,395426 sq ft · 11% smaller than area
1 bed
$4,175median / mo
−7% vs area
$3,430–$5,049715 sq ft · 6% larger than area
2 beds
$5,436median / mo
−12% vs area
$4,854–$5,995995 sq ft · 2% smaller than area

Concessions

Historical concessions
Free-rent offers on listings that ended in the past year, including listings with no offer.
AllStudio1 bed2 beds

4% of listings offered free rent.

No free rent recorded: 96%0.75 months: 1%1 month: 1%1.5 months: 1%
4%of listings offered free rent
No free rent recorded
96%(73 of 76)
0.75 months
1%(1 of 76)
1 month
1%(1 of 76)
1.5 months
1%(1 of 76)

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