The Arias Cuts Its Doorman Service

The Arias, the Park Slope rental building located along 4th Avenue, has cut back its doorman service and residents are not happy. A tenant writes in to explain:

On Wednesday, we received an email from management informing us that they would be scaling doorman service back from 24 hours to 12 hours, between the decidedly un-NY compatible 8am to 8pm. This has elicited an aggressive response from residents — many of whom, like myself, just renewed our leases with rent increases (note: 2 days prior to the doorman email I received an email asking me to confirm I was staying, which hardly seems like a coincidence) — concerned about safety, convenience and, frankly, getting ripped off.

The management sent an email that said during nighttime hours, the Arias would utilize the building’s CCTV system which allows residents to see and speak to their visitors before letting them in. The building is also considering a “virtual doorman” which which would allow tenants to screen visitors and gain entry through an offsite command center. Our tipster has a few suspicions about the cutback. The building management received some heat this spring after firing two concierges for trying to organize their workplace, but it’s unclear if this dispute directly ties into this action. Our tipster also wonders if the management is considering selling condo units at the building, and may be trying to get renters to pack up.

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