The Addison, 225 Schermerhorn Street: Review and Ratings

Review of 225 Schermerhorn Street by Carter Horsley

The mid-block Addison at 225 Schermerhorn Street in Downtown Brooklyn is a two-building rental apartment complex that was erected in 2011. 

It was erected by Waterton Residential New York LLC and designed by H. Thomas O’Hara.

It has 271 apartments.  One of the buildings fronts on Livingston Street and is 26 stories high and the other on Schermerhorn Street is 15 stories high.

Bottom Line

The red-brick buildings have a subway station and are a couple of blocks north of Atlantic Avenue and about two blocks south of the Brooklyn campus of Long Island University.

Description

The building on Schermerhorn Street is across from a very attractive mid-rise residential building at 200 Schermerhorn. 

This building has a small entrance marquee and a three-step-down entrance.

The building, which is also known as 230 Livingston Street, has discrete air-conditioners.

There is a very attractive courtyard with excellent wooden seating and landscaping.

Amenities

The building has a doorman, a deck, a bicycle room, cold storage, a gym, a live-in superintendent, a package room and available parking.

Apartments

Apartment 12P is a two-bedroom unit that has a 17-foot-long living room with a 24-foot-long balcony and an enclosed kitchen.

Residence F on floors 17 through 2is a two-bedroom unit with a 19-foot-long living/dining room with an open kitchen.

Residence E on floors 17 through 27 is a one-bedroom unit with a 1-foot-long living/dining room with an open kitchen.

Apartment 16K is a studio unit with a long entry foyer that leads past an open kitchen to a 17-foot-long living area.