This is the rear of three contiguous row houses that are rented as apartments (the two white ones on the right plus one more to the right not in the picture). The three buildings seem to be rented by the same company and operated as one multiple unit building (each building has at least two units). When the buildings were renovated, the rear was paved over with concrete, eliminating any porous surfaces. (Quite a bit of run off comes off this parking pad when it rains.) Half of the parking lot is a Zip Car rental lot - either a green solution or a rental car company in the alley (probably both). Having three addresses, the operators seem to by-pass DPW regulations that more than 3 units in a building make that building required to use a commercial trash hauler. So they have a lot of DPW trash and recycling containers that are located in one area for all three buildings. Looks like an apartment building to me, but it is not treated as one.
Above is from September, 2009. Car on right is Zip Car.
Often, as above (taken in September 2009), the containers are orderly - other than that there are a lot in one place - 6 or 7 trash, 2 recycling - seems like a lot of containers for one house. As they are meant for 3 houses, at least 6 units, it might not always be enough for all trash generated ........
The above two photos are taken on Saturday, May 22, 2009 - by now garbage containers should be out of the alley and the garbage bags with sideways traffic cone on top should be dealt with. I am not sure but just as much chance that the trash crew on Friday morning didn't take the bags as that the bags were put there after Friday trash pick up. Recycling is overflowing and excess construction trash is on the ground against the fence. While the garbage on the ground is on private property it impacts the alley when it rains and wind blows - there is significant water runoff from this concrete pad, bringing with it trash.
The following pictures show that at best the available containers are unable to contain the garbage and recycling generated by the apartment building.
Furniture disposal is on going at a six unit building -
During the snow storms of February 2010, while garbage piled up, Zip Car was shoveled out and operating.
