Tenant Reviews for 111 LAWRENCE STREET

Lived here from 2011-2014. Great super. Helpful doormen. Leasing staff was accommodating when we considered switching apartments and upon move out. Great "dog friendly" building. Always used the outdoor spaces on the 4th floor (grills were awesome). The only drawback was the neighborhood, but that has significantly changed and now Downtown Brooklyn is a happening spot. No fee was a bonus. Rent actually went down when we resigned our lease too. Great subway access. Not much to complain about, other than the washers and dryers seemed to malfunction on a fairly regular basis.

I had just moved to NYC from London and having trekked so far as well as all around NY nothing seemed to have value for money until I found the Brooklyner. The staff are marvelous, the build is solid if not exceptional. The facilities are excellent I often have friends over to use the gym and the bbq. Furthermore, it is only a few minutes walk from Brooklyn Heights which is a wonderful place to go out on walks, runs and strolls with your kids or a date! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!

Great place to live. New, clean building. Great amenities. Covenient location.

i moved in the brooklyner the first day it opened and have loved it since. The amenities are great and there is the best view from the roof in all of BROOKLYN.The only set back is that it is a little pricy. I definitely recommend it.

One of the top reasons we were so excited about moving in was the complementary bikes, which are not only fun and functional, they also promote the building, as rolling billboards. They took away the bikes for the winter and are now stalling us saying that some bike rack has to be installed first---baloney!

I love this place. I've lived in NYC for ten years now and this is the best apartment by far. The neighborhood is insanely convenient, not only is every subway line imaginable right outside your door, but you are about a five minute walk from all the great neighborhoods in BK (BK Heights, DUMBO, Park Slope, Fort Greene, etc...) I work in Chelsea and it's a ten minute commute - best commute of my life! The building is a lot cheaper than all the other new towers in the area (BK Gold, Oro, Avalon Fort Greene, etc...). The apartments are very spacious and well equipped and the building staff is extremely nice and helpful. The backyard and roof deck are amazing and I've never had an issue with any of the common space (laundry, gym, lounge, yoga room). The cold storage for Fresh Direct is key as well. I can have my groceries delivered and they are kept refrigerated or frozen until I'm able to pick them up. This is also the quietest apartment in the world. For being in the heart of downtown brooklyn there is NO NOISE in my apartment ever. Best sleep I've ever had since moving in here. I've lived here since August of 2010 and have plans to stay for at least two more years.

The brooklyner is not worth the money, do not get caught up in the looks of the building for your experience will be far less luxurious. The building is built terribly and on more than several occasions I have not had water or heat. The leasing office is not polite, but the maintenance workers are great.

The place is slowly coming together. Staff is great...they work hard. The gossip goes that the original construction team hastily threw things together (not sure of the true root cause of that). The staff is still working to correct some of those kinks. Things like poorly sealed A/C units, creaky (brand new) floors, overlooked hallway details, treadmills in the gym don't incline, etc. Though the area seems weird, it is safe. During the day the area fills with people working in businesses near by. Many government service jobs and technical/vocational school students and workers (not the friendliest lot). The area pretty much empties out at night. During the summer 2010, the MTA was working on a long term subway connector (the F/A to the N). During that time, the MTA was jack-hammering constantly...well, they started at 10PM and worked until 5 AM. This was the source of many of the tenant 'noise' complaints back then. It's quieter now, but still, even on the floors in the 30s, one can still hear the tons of buses that are routed up and down Jay street. Also funny noise is the massive ventilation systems from the towers next to it. If you're a good sleeper, the noise won't bother you IF your windows are shut. Lost all water at least 3 times in a 7 month period. There was a plan to have bike storage facility. The original date they gave for it has come and gone (though the sales people won't fuss up to white lies). Views are quite wonderful...very relaxing.

I moved into the Brooklyner in Jan. 2010. It was just opened the month before so I was one of the newest tenets. I love everything about this building. The staff is extremely helpful and there are so many people working here to help with any kind of need you may have. The amenities are fabulous - full gym, yoga room, laundry, roof deck, 4th floor outdoor lounge, indoor 4th floor lounge w/game room & dining room, cold room food storage, on site parking garage, and bike storage. I was lucky enough to sign my lease in the early stages of the building opening so I got a great deal plus 3 months free on my 2 year lease. I know prices have jumped tremendously since then. But, I would still rent here regardless. The units are well appointed with your choice of color scheme (depending on the odd or even floors). I have the E-line studio which is 475 sq. ft. and perfect for me and my dog. It's very clean and modern. Everyday I come home and I'm so happy to live here. Plus, it's in a great location with almost every subway line within walking distance.

I have lived here for over 7 months and have seen the improvements, its nice to have the amenities but overall the apartment is not worth the price. *ConEd bills are ridiculously high! heat and a/c are from an in wall unit so you pay to maintain the temp year round...even when people say they don't run the unit a lot the are quoting really high bills: studios $80 , 1br $125 (one woman said her bill was $230) Can't leave the windows open because they don't have screens and the building will not allow you to put screens in... The building looks nice but is not made of quality material... **everyone talks about having problems cleaning the floors in kitchen and bathroom (they easily stain and the building says there is only one product that gets it clean) **washers/dryers in laundry room are regularly out of order **the shades don't block out light and can not be changed...at first it doesn't seem like a problem but if you have had a long week/night and want to sleep in on the weekend there is no way that's going to happen.