Elevator Uptime

Elevator outages in Washington, DC

Washington, DC's residential towers, federal office buildings, and Metro stations all depend on working elevators. Elevator Uptime tracks every indexed building's outage history in a public, searchable record. Report a broken elevator in 15 seconds. No account, no email.

Tracked buildings
2,651
Active outages
50
Affected buildings
35

Outage history — last 12 months

2,000 recorded outages across tracked Washington, DC buildings. Record begins May 2026.

0285570Oct 25Nov 25Dec 25Jan 26Feb 26Mar 26Apr 26May 26: 550 outagesMay 26Jun 26: 327 outagesJun 26Jul 26: 565 outagesJul 26Aug 26: 457 outagesAug 26Sep 26: 101 outagesSep 26

Each bar counts outages by the month they began, drawn from regulatory records and live-feed archives. A month with no bar had no recorded outages in our data — not necessarily zero real outages.

Affected buildings

All tracked buildings (2,651)

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Showing 500 of 2,651 tracked buildings.

Elevator outages in Washington, DC

The District's residential landlords are bound by the DC Housing Code, which requires prompt repair of elevator outages and accommodation for disabled tenants. Complaints are filed with the DC Department of Buildings and the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs. Federal buildings are subject to GSA maintenance standards; ADA Title II governs accessibility across federal property.

Transit coverage is anchored by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). The agency publishes live elevator and escalator status for every Metrorail station at wmata.com/ride/elevators-escalators, including planned outages for the system's ongoing escalator modernization program. Outages at WMATA stations are added to the public record here the moment they appear on the agency feed.

How to report a broken elevator in DC

  • Residential tenants: DC Department of Buildings or DCRA housing complaint line
  • Federal buildings: GSA facility services, or the agency's tenant representative
  • WMATA stations: use the WMATA elevator and escalator status page, or call WMATA customer service
  • Any building, public record: file an outage on Elevator Uptime in 15 seconds

For the full reporting guide, see how to report a broken elevator.

Transit agencies covering Washington, DC