Landlord Submitted Insufficient Proof of Lobby Door Replacements

Landlord applied for MCI rent hikes based on several installations. The DRA granted an MCI increase for one lobby door but disallowed any increase for the refurbishment of a revolving door and two side doors as well as lobby restoration and mailboxes replaced in the same location. Landlord appealed and lost. Landlord claimed that it installed four new lobby doors, including a revolving entrance door, two doors on either side of the revolving door, and the door next to the concierge desk. In addition, four doors were refurbished, including two stairwell doors, a door leading to the basement, and the service elevator door. But the DHCR found that landlord didn't submit information to the DRA in support of its claim that the revolving door was replaced. Landlord didn't give the DRA a description or breakdown concerning which doors were replaced or refurbished. The Certificate of No Effect that landlord obtained from the Landmark Commission for proposed work mentioned only the proposed entrance door replacement and lacked any description of the work. 

80 Cranberry Street, LLC: DHCR Adm. Rev. Docket No. BV230053RO (11/7/19) [2-pg. doc.]