Tenants in Kensington are raising safety concerns about the two elevators in their 17-story building, calling it a “tragedy waiting to happen.”

“It is extremely rare to go one day without the elevators being broken,” said Molly Dobkin, a tenant.

“It is a little bit of a hair-raising ride on the elevators because you don’t know what floor it’s going to stop on,” said Kristin Mathis, another tenant. “It’s making these loud noises.”

Tenants said more than 300 people live in the complex on Ocean Parkway – some of whom are older adults, have disabilities or have small children.

Emma Manfredi, who lives in the building, said there was an incident this week, where people crammed into one working elevator.

“The doorman basically had to start operating like a bouncer,” said Manfredi. “He had to stop people from getting on and control how many people went up.”

Tenants said people get stuck inside, firefighters respond frequently and elevator mechanics make daily repairs. “We know them now personally because they’re here so often,” said Manfredi.

When News 12 visited the building, one elevator worked but made loud noises between floors.

Tenants said the other elevator was repaired right before News 12 arrived.

“Maybe they’ll fix the elevator in the morning, but in two [or] three hours, it’s broken again,” said Manfredi.

A Department of Buildings spokesperson said they sent an inspector after News 12 left, and both elevators were working, but they’re issuing a summons because one stopped on every floor.

The complex has had at least 15 elevator violations in the past four years, according to the DOB.

A building employee told News 12 that the elevators date back to 1964, replacement parts are hard to find, and they’re working to replace the entire system.

News 12 asked the super, who only identified as Peter, about the issues.

“I cannot fix this, OK?” said Peter. “If you have any questions, please contact the office.”

News 12 reached out to Weinreb Management for comment, but the office was closed due to the Passover holiday. News 12 is still waiting for a response.