I moved in here a week ago and have had nothing but an amazing experience so far. Both woman…read moreworking in the leasing office are absolute sweethearts. Michelle, whom initially worked with me to get set up at the Wren, is so patient, kind, helpful and always quick to answer emails. I've met a few residents in the past week and everyone was warm and friendly. I blew out a fuse in my apartment this Saturday morning (totally my fault), so I left a message with maintenance and, I kid you not, was called back within 5 minutes by Bobby with help. I moved here after owning a house for years and was honestly really nervous, but this has really helped me feel much better.

Nice place to live. I've been here almost three years now. Great location to 95, and shopping…read more Excellent school district.

Was a beautiful place when I first came here at least 18 years ago. Still has a nice front entrance…read moreappearance. But carpet in the hallways definitely need attention. Especially since they opened the doors to pets. Individual unit repairs are usually done quickly. But public areas like the garage doors, heat in the garage (which was operating for many years when we first arrived. Seems to be a problem in the last at least 3 years), outside entrance doors have been broken for weeks and months at a time. Also the garage entrance near the trash area has a disgusting odor on some days especially in the summer. Great amenities: community room, gym, game room and computer office area. Although now it is not as accessible as previously because it is locked at 5. It used to be accessible 24-7 but I think that was spoiled by some adults letting kids play on the computers. Also the community room used to be assessable 24-7 but no longer. There's a nice bbq area which was added last year. I have been in this unit for about 3 years now. It is starting to show wear and tear. The front desk personnel are always good and they try to be helpful, especially Joelis our resident manager. They try to have events to celebrate holidays and special occasions which gives the building a sense of community if you participate. All in all I am happy to be here.

my sister and I were looking for a new place to call home for our parents and since day one the…read moreprocess for requesting information and scheduling a tour was great. Sam was so helpful throughout the entire process and made us feel so comfortable and confident that we've found the perfect place for our parents. He kept communication open whether it was through email or phone and always remained professional and such a pleasure to work it. I wish I can give him 10 stars! my parents are so happy in their new place and so happy to be part of this community and it's all thanks to Sam for being so professional, caring and honest throughout this entire process!

I've had a really nice experience living at the complex so far. The staff, especially Mikey, has…read morebeen friendly, responsive, and very helpful. I truly appreciate how well-maintained the property is and how understanding the management has been. Overall, it's been great place to live.

I cannot speak about the inside of this complex because I was 4 days away from moving into a unit…read moreuntil something happened but it was not Ridge at Blue Hill fault . My dealing with the office was a wonderful experience. I dealt with Britney and she was on the money she promised things and she kept her promise she called she emailed she did her job she was on top of everything and I appreciate that in case I want to reapply to this complex but my experience with the office was a wonderful experience Thank you Ridge at Blue Hill . I hope to be a tenant when one that may suit me better.

VERY NOISY TRAINS, AND AIR CONDITIONERS, CAN'T OPEN windows cuz of noise! Manager is two faced,…read morerude and an outright liar! Owners don't give a crap about property or tenants. Dumpster ALWAYS SMELLS UP THE WHOLE NEIGHBORHOOD. Everything is old n dirty, windows are so bad, you will see incredibly high bills, everything is electric (National grid, heat, hot water, cooking, AC, expensive!!

I read all sorts of negative reviews about this place on apartment review sites before I moved in,…read moreso I must say I was apprehensive when making the decision as to whether or not to live here. My life has improved just from living in this building!! Central heat and A.C., Dishwasher, Tons of parking.... there are even washing machines and dryers IN THE APARTMENTS!!! (I hate the laundrymat, so this part was the big selling point for me) I read reviews where people complained of noise, I NEVER hear my neighbors! I read reviews where people said the management and maintanence folks can be "mean", "rude", or "intimidating"....Completely untrue!!! Whenever I call the office about a problem, whoever answers the phone (usually Lisa I believe) is extremely kind, and whatever the problem is, it's taken care of in a day or 2 (sometimes within a few hours). Mike the maintenece guy is really nice too, when our washing machine overflowed, he came and took care of the problem immediately, and when our floors dried a day or two later, he put the carpets back down, and set up all the furniture exactly the way it was before the overflow (right down to the smallest detail) We have a few neighbors who are too lazy to bring their trash to the dumpsters and let it pile up in the bottom floor stairwells and a few more neighbors who park like idiots, but neither of those problems are building managements fault. If you want a nice, affordable apartment in a building with a friendly staff, a lot of parking spots and a ton of amenities, this is the place!

we love living at Quarry Hills! the team in the office (Christine and Fran) are wonderful to work…read morewith and all of my service requests are completed so fast. the property is well maintained and i would highly recommend living here!!

Abbi was amazing. Very kind,patient, knowledgeable, made me feel welcomed. She answered all my…read morequestions and concerns. She made me feel like I was already a tenant there. Great job Abbi

Not a fan of this apartment...moved here out of convenience, but would never recommend. Firstly,…read morethe leasing price we were originally told wasn't the price we ended up getting because each day it took for us to sign the lease they added $7 to the final bill. On top of that, the place they showed us/ moved into, was ridiculously dirty, cobwebs, mold, rusty dishwasher, broken light switches and foul hallway smell. We haven't even lived here a year and we've had to replace a leaking dishwasher, two leaking toilet and dryer that didn't dry clothes throughly. But the worst of it all on a day like today where the temperature is -4 the thermostat isn't working properly, which is something we brought up to management last winter and they told us to put plastic on our windows...but this place is labeled as "luxury". Leasing office tried to claim that nowhere does the complex claim to be luxury when indeed it does. Also they went out their way to "update" the dog park but meanwhile the kids park is run down and out of date. But they have the nerve to send passive aggressive emails urging kids to not play in front of their apartments. Also, I don't get why the trash shoot is always broken, or why there arent speed limit indicators, or crosswalks or complete sidewalks. If their main concern is safety why not provide these safety measures for the residents. Packages are miss delivered/ stolen daily and the apartment complex does nothing about it, like adding package lockers or better signage. Or cameras at every doorway. This place as potential of being phenomenal but they drop the ball at every opportunity. Pro: the

This place is beautiful and my parents live here so I saw how great they were to my parents and had…read moreto move here! The staff were great to me and made moving so easy!! I'd give this place a 5 star in all aspects!

"Trust me, the pictures provided by one reviewer were taken while units were being renovated, and…read moreis not a common occurrence." and then...... "It's simply my opinion, and apparently the experience was different for another reviewer." So is it fact?.....or opinion? MY PHOTOS WERE.NOT.TAKEN. during renovation. How dare other reviewers presume to know anything about when my photos were taken. I have nothing to gain by showing photos or lying about them. I'm not an irate ex-tenant, I wasn't forced out and I left on very good terms. I believe that people deserve to know what they're investing in and I would want someone to do the same for me, if the situation were reversed. This is my experience and other reviewers have no business disputing that or tearing my experiences apart. I never said the building wasn't lovely and unique because of it's age. I never said neighbors, during my tenure, were arrogant or unkind. What I did say that is that building owners/management did a sloppy job with construction and took the cheap route with sub-flooring and walls/wall thickness and HVAC, especially, and that if you're considering investing a half million dollars in a unit, you shouldn't be able to hear your neighbors through the walls while you sleep, shouldn't have a film of rock and subflooring dust on/in everything (including your lungs) and shouldn't have to suffer through the hottest/coldest days of the year without a/c and heat. This WAS my experience and other people deserve to know that. Continue to live pridefully and harmoniously with your neighbors in your beautifully appointed surroundings and let people decide what inevitable "issues" they're willing to deal with, after they've invested 100's of thousands of dollars.

We have lived at the Lofts at Lower Mills since Fall of 2011. We had sold our condo in a…read morethree-unit triple decker and were curious to see if we would like living in a larger building so we decided to rent. Well, we loved it so much we bought our unit. With regard to the previous review, I am somewhat surprised that this individual would stay for 5 years if they had such an awful experience. Certainly you could find units with lower rent in other developments. However, we have found the Lofts at Lower Mills worth the price. The grounds are well maintained, as are the common spaces of the building. We have found the maintenance and cleaning staff to be top-notch and incredibly helpful. As renters, maintenance work orders were quickly completed. You would be hard-pressed to find better on-site staff. Heck, they were helping us re-direct our ceiling lights on Christmas Eve and they couldn't have been more pleasant about it!! We have had a very different experience from the previous reviewer. We have never had issue with mold on the brick and we live on the river-side of the building. The most we have had to do is cut away the ivy that sometimes grows over a corner of our window. The brick is gorgeous and it is what most people are drawn to when they enter our unit. As this was a factory before there are some nicks and dings but we feel that adds to the character of the unit. Also, we had a housing inspector go over the building (including the roof and the basement/crawl space) and he remarked that he was incredibly impressed with the structure and its integrity, especially given its location next to and over a running body of water. We have not been bothered by sound from other units. We never hear the neighbors on our floor. We used to have a couple with three young children above us and we would hear them occasionally but it did not bother us. It was far from loud and we only heard them when one of the kids would take a digger and cry. Having lived in a triple-decker I know what it's like to hear your neighbors and this is significantly better. We did have an issue when we first moved in where we would find wood dust/dirt in one spot. We called Winn and they fixed it immediately. The contractor explained to me it was from the original wood beams that are designed to expand and contract in their metal frame. Again, it was fixed in 15 minutes and never an issue again. We have not had the same dust and cement issues the previous reviewer had while she lived here. I will agree the HVAC has been problematic. I think the condo association, to whom Winn (now Barkan) paid dues to when the building was not owner-occupied, nickel-and-dimed the HVAC repairs for our building as we were "renters" in the Lofts at Lower Mills. Now that the building is converted and is owner-occupied, with owners who will now serve on the condo association board, I am confident better representation will result in a better job addressing this issue. I should also add when we were without AC for a few hot days we would ask Winn to credit our rent and they did so quite willingly. Overall we have found that with good communication we have been able to address any concerns we have had. We are realists and expect there to be issues that arise in any large building whether it is apartments or condos. Our issues have been minimal and when we shared our concerns with management, and now with our condo representatives, they have been addressed. We have loved our living experience here which is why we chose to buy. Yes, the units are not inexpensive but we felt they were well worth the cost. We should note we are not the only renters who chose to buy. Lower Mills is such a wonderful community with so much to offer. You can walk to shops, the grocery store and restaurants. You are right on public transportation and adjacent to a fabulous bike path. The building is wonderful if you have pets as there is a DCR park right next to the Water Mill Building. Overall, the people who have moved in are polite and engaging but respectful of each others privacy. We are thrilled that we were able to purchase our unit at the Lofts at Lower Mills and we have thoroughly enjoyed living in the building and in this neighborhood.