The Addison Brooklyn

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

Rental building

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.

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.

Transit Supermarkets Parks

Transit
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

18.5 reports per 100 apartments, versus 28.7 for other comparable apartment buildings in New York.

HPD housing-code violationsPast 3 years

Condition

Citations

Status

Latest

3 open

May 2026

Date	Cited condition	Status
May 18, 2026	Floor repairs§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3F, 3rd STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH	Open
May 18, 2026	Floor repairs§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE 4th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3F, 3rd STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH	Open
May 18, 2026	Floor repairs§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WOOD FLOOR IN THE 5th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3F, 3rd STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH	Open

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2 open

Aug 2026

Date	Cited condition	Status
Aug 26, 2026	Plaster and paint repairs§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE 1st BATHROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 20F, 20th STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST	Open
May 18, 2026	Plaster and paint repairs§ 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR THE CEILING AND ALL WALLS AT CLOSET AT NORTH IN THE 5th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3F, 3rd STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH	Open
May 15, 2026	Painting required§ 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 3rd STORY	Close
Oct 9, 2023	Painting required§ 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 16E, 16th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION ''NORTH''	Close
Oct 9, 2023	Painting required§ 27-2013 ADM CODE PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT THE CEILING IN THE KITCHENETTE LOCATED AT APT 16E, 16th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION ''NORTH''	Close

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May 2026

Date	Cited condition	Status
May 18, 2026	Smoke detectors§ 27-2045(B)(1)(A) HMC, § 12-01, § 12-03 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL SMOKE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS RULES AND REGULATIONS DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3F, 3rd STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH	Open
May 18, 2026	CO detectors§ 27-2045(B)(1)(B) HMC, § 12-06, § 12-07, § 12-09 RCNY REPAIR, REPLACE OR PROVIDE AN APPROVED AND OPERATIONAL CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE, INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW AND RULES DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 3F, 3rd STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH	Open
Oct 9, 2023	CO detectors§ 27-2046.1 HMC: REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTING DEVICE(S). DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 16E, 16th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION ''NORTH''	Close
Oct 9, 2023	Smoke detectors§ 27-2045 ADM CODE REPAIR OR REPLACE THE SMOKE DETECTOR DEFECTIVE IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 16E, 16th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION ''NORTH''	Close

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Date	Cited condition	Status
Aug 26, 2026	Water leaks, flow unspecified§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE 1st BATHROOM FROM NORTH LOCATED AT APT 20F, 20th STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST	Open
May 18, 2026	Water leaks, flow unspecified§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING AT CLOSET AT NORTH IN THE 5th ROOM FROM EAST LOCATED AT APT 3F, 3rd STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH	Open
Oct 9, 2023	Water leaks, flow unspecified§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT 16E, 16th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION ''NORTH''	Close
Oct 9, 2023	Water leaks, flow unspecified§ 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE KITCHENETTE LOCATED AT APT 16E, 16th STORY, 3rd APARTMENT FROM WEST AT NORTH , SECTION ''NORTH''	Close

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Date	Cited condition	Status
Feb 2, 2025	Insufficient heat§ 27-2029 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FOR THE APARTMENT IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 9F, 9th STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH , SECTION AT NORTH	Open
Jan 22, 2025	Insufficient heat§ 27-2028, 2032 ADM CODE PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF HEAT FROM AN APPROVED CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEM, OR AN APPROVED SYSTEM OF GAS OR ELECTRICAL HEATING IN GOOD OPERATING CONDITION FOR THE DWELLING UNIT IN THE 1st ROOM FROM EAST AT SOUTH LOCATED AT APT 15J, 15th STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM EAST AT SOUTH	Open

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Date	Cited condition	Status
Aug 26, 2026	Broken / missing§ 27-2005 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR OR REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE BELL BUZZER RETURN FROM BUILDING ENTRANCE TO WEST WALL PRIVATE HALLWAY IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 20F, 20th STORY, 4th APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST	Open

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Date	Cited condition	Status
May 15, 2026	Fire-resistant materials§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE FIRE RETARDANT MATERIAL AT CEILING AT PUBLIC HALL, 3rd STORY	Close
Nov 13, 2023	Exit locks / fastenings§ 27-2005, 2007 ADM CODE REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING AN UNACCEPABLE ELECTROMAGNETIC LOCKING DEVIC INSTALLED AT BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY	Close

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Date	Cited condition	Status
Nov 13, 2023	§ 27-2005 ADM CODE PROVIDE SECURITY IN THE EVENT OF POWER OUTAEG BY MEANS OF AN ACCEPTABEL MECHANICAL HEAVY DUTY LOCK AND LATCH SET AT THE BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR AT PUBLIC HALL, 1st STORY	Close

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Construction nearby

Project	Work type	Distance	Latest permit
	Demolition	700 ft	Jul 2026
Permitted work: construction fence, full demolition, protection and mechanical methods.

Rent history

Studios ask about 10% less than the Downtown Brooklyn median and are around 11% smaller. One-bedrooms ask about 10% less than the Downtown Brooklyn median and are around 12% smaller.

Typical rents

Studio

$3,195median / mo

−10% vs area

$2,798–$3,395426 sq ft · 11% smaller than area

1 bed

$4,011median / mo

−10% vs area

$3,430–$4,907598 sq ft · 12% smaller than area

2 beds

$5,344median / mo

−13% vs area

$4,425–$5,995933 sq ft · 8% smaller than area

Apartment	Range	Median rent	Median size
Studio	$2,798–$3,395	$3,195 −10% vs area	426 sf −11% vs area
1 bed	$3,430–$4,907	$4,011 −10% vs area	598 sf −12% vs area
2 beds	$4,425–$5,995	$5,344 −13% vs area	933 sf −8% vs area

Concessions

All Studio 1 bed 2 beds

18% of listings offered free rent, most commonly one and a half months.

18%of listings offered free rent

No free rent recorded: 83%(66 of 80)
0.5 months: 1%(1 of 80)
0.75 months: 1%(1 of 80)
1 month: 3%(2 of 80)
1.5 months: 8%(6 of 80)
1.75 months: 3%(2 of 80)
2 months: 3%(2 of 80)

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Availability

Listed now5 Could open soon15

Apartment	Beds	Rent	Size (sq ft)	Available	Days listed	Listing
#7M#7M	Studio	$3,155	408	Oct 2, 26	1	StreetEasy
#7K#7K	Studio	$3,167	426	Sep 22, 26	13	StreetEasy
#10K#10K	Studio	$3,184	426	Sep 22, 26	1	StreetEasy
#27A#27A	1 bed	$4,495	730	Sep 25, 26	35	StreetEasy
#3C#3C	1 bed	$5,049	822	Nov 8, 26	8	StreetEasy

How fast they go: Recent listings spent a median of 31 days on the market, versus 21 days at comparable apartment buildings nearby. 10% left within a week.

Apartment	Beds	Last asking rent	Size (sq ft)	Last on market	Est. lease end	Listing
#A24#A24	1 bed	$4,382	730	~2 yr ago	Oct 2026	StreetEasy
#C15#C15	2 beds	$4,706	—	~3 yr ago	Oct 2026	StreetEasy
#9N#9N	Studio	$3,141	389	~1 yr ago	Nov 2026	StreetEasy
#22F#22F	2 beds	$4,854	860	~1 yr ago	Nov 2026	StreetEasy
24D-THEADDISON24D-THEADDISON	Studio	$3,777	427	~2 yr ago	Nov 2026	StreetEasy
ADDISON7HADDISON7H	Studio	$3,400	479	~2 yr ago	Nov 2026	StreetEasy
11EADDISON11EADDISON	1 bed	$4,112	561	~2 yr ago	Nov 2026	StreetEasy
24AADDISON24AADDISON	1 bed	$4,393	730	~2 yr ago	Nov 2026	StreetEasy
ADDISON11EADDISON11E	1 bed	$4,112	561	~2 yr ago	Nov 2026	StreetEasy
ADDISON12CADDISON12C	1 bed	$4,750	822	~2 yr ago	Nov 2026	StreetEasy
ADDISON24AADDISON24A	1 bed	$4,393	730	~2 yr ago	Nov 2026	StreetEasy
2B-THEADDISON2B-THEADDISON	2 beds	$5,250	1,051	~2 yr ago	Nov 2026	StreetEasy
#3F#3F	1 bed	$4,428	807	~1 yr ago	Dec 2026	StreetEasy
#15B#15B	2 beds	$5,775	1,051	~1 yr ago	Dec 2026	StreetEasy
12CADDISON12CADDISON	1 bed	$4,750	822	~2 yr ago	Dec 2026	StreetEasy

Past availability and off-market dates suggest these apartments may be nearing the end of their current lease. If a resident doesn’t renew, the apartment could become available. Ask the leasing team early about any unit that interests you.

Costs on top of rent

Budget about $160/month on top of rent for electricity and internet. Water and gas are included in rent. Shared amenities are included in rent.

Recurring costs

Cost	Monthly amount
Utilities Utilities Electricity~$110 Paid separately. Estimated $110/month. WaterIncluded GasIncluded Source: The Addison costs · Con Edison bill illustration	~$110
Internet Internet We estimate $50/month for a basic internet plan. Source: The Addison leasing · Verizon plans	~$50
Amenities Amenities Shared amenities are included. Source: The Addison costs	Included

Estimated monthly total

~$160

At move-in

Cost	One-time amount
Application Application $20 application fee per applicant. Source: The Addison costs	$20/applicant
Security deposit Security deposit Refundable security deposit equal to one month’s rent. Source: The Addison costs	One month’s rent