Residents of 3003 Van Ness continue to report that apparent non-residents intermittently sleep in common areas of the building. A woman today found a man sleeping in a stairwell. She reported the incident in an email to Equity Residential building management, asking what Equity is doing to address the situation:

“What I would very much like to know is that the management is taking meaningful action to ensure the safety and security of the residents of 3003 Van Ness.”

Exterior security doors are frequently broken at 3003 Van Ness, allowing easy access to the building. The tenant association has provided video of broken doors many times to Equity management, but the problems persist. The tenant association also has repeatedly called on Equity Residential to hire a full-time, experienced security guard. The $27 billion Equity corporation refuses to do so, citing the cost.

In the past several years, 911 calls from residents of 3003 Van Ness to the DC police have massively increased to approximately one call per day, with little effort by Equity Residential to increase security.