I've lived here almost two years and overall I've had very few negative things to mention about the…read moreTalmadge. The Talmadge is a historic apartment building right at the corner of Wilshire and Berendo. From my upper floor window I can see down Wilshire Blvd, the Griffith Observatory, and Hollywood. Service here is pretty good. The 3-4 door guys are all really nice (24 hours a day). They have never lost one single item of mail, and I get a ton of packages so you don't have to worry about being home when FedEX/UPS/USPS come here to deliver your mail. The Talmadge has all different sized apartments. I live in a 5 bedroom apartment. Two of the rooms have their own bathroom, and then 3 of us share the 3rd bathroom. Also, note one room is technically like a dining room converted into a room, but it's very spacious. Our monthly rent is $3,999.00 + $125 for gas = $4,078 a month. That's split (unevenly) 5 different ways so it's really one of the cheapest places to live in LA. Here are some positives about the building: *TWO blocks from the Vermont/Wilshire Metro Station *LOTS of bars/restaurants that you can walk to. I'm looking at you, Line, Brass Monkey, R Bar, Palm Tree LA, S Bar, Da Sung Sa... *There is a courtyard where you can relax, and there's even a grill that you can borrow for a cook out. Some people reserve this on weekends for parties. *Residents are super friendly. As of this writing most people that live here are over 30 and/or have a family. *There is a trash chute that is in between apartments buildings so that you can get rid of your trash easily. *You can put an air conditioner in your window. *The walls here are super thick. We blast, and I mean blast music, and have never had a complaint. Also, I've never heard the people next to us, below us, or above us. *Although there is now a sign prohibiting going to the rooftop...you should just ignore it. The views from the rooftop at night are beyond breath taking. You can see all of downtown. It's really a shame that the Talmadge hasn't put money into the roof to add a fire pit and seating like at the newer buildings that you can see from the rooftop around us. Now onto some of the bad things: *It took SIX MONTHS to fix the laundry room. The laundry room consists of 4 washers and 4 dryers for all of the residents to share. Laundry costs $1.50 and the dryer costs $1.25. *The work out room is a joke. The treadmill has been broken the entire time I've lived here. Therefore there is no working treadmill. There are some dumbbells and machines, but it's small and bad. Plus you have to "check" out the key to get in there and it's a bit of a hassle. There's a stationary bike and an elliptical, but that's about it. *It is $125 a month to park your car at the building. It is a valet type service where they will bring your car up to the street level when you're ready to leave.... Or you can park across the street for $85 a month and go get your car yourself. *Dust here is awful. I don't know if it's an LA thing, but my room is forever dusty. *The water gets shut off about every other week from a 9-5 period. This can be problematic you know if you forget that it's a day when they shut off the water. *There are constant film crews here. They will overtake the lobby of the building and the parking surrounding the building. This also means that they overtake the elevator. This annoys some residents, but it doesn't bother me much as I always make a point to go eat their free food in exchange for them hogging the elevator. *The maintenance guy is super nice, and I really don't ever know if it's his fault or he's too busy, but he isn't exactly on demand. You might be waiting a while for repairs. Luckily we haven't had too many things break, other than our door, and he repainted our bathroom. *If you get cold, you CANNOT control the heat. Some staff member at the building turns the heat on and off for EVERYONE (however, our apartment does have a working fireplace although I've never turned it on) After reading about plenty of other horror stories at apartment complexes I'm pretty satisfied with the Talmadge. Every apartment building has pluses and minuses, but luckily no deal breakers yet. Also of note, my rent has NOT increased in 2 years.

Cant even get into the building because security is indignant and rude, manager is unreachable and…read moreprobably for the best because she doesn't want to talk anyway. Spend your money elsewhere.

I've renewed my 3rd lease here, and to be honest, I've had a pretty great time living here:…read more The building itself is great for multiple reasons. Soundproofing is pretty good: windows are sealed pretty well from outside noises, and while you can hear/feel when people are running their washers and dryers (I think that will be applicable to any apartment), the unit design usually is set up in a way that it is far removed from your bedroom/living spaces and is minimally disturbing. I will say as someone who enjoys cooking and hoarding trinkets and their packaging, the unit could have had more kitchen/counter space and more storage options, but you can make it work. I think my units were one of the smaller ones, too, at around ~625 sq ft(?), but the design and shape were sound. Showers/faucets all have good water pressure, water is as good as it gets for LA, just need a little bit of a filter system, so really not bad. I have an on-going feud with my faucet drain, though--I can never keep it clean and it drives me nuts. Internet quality is pretty good, shared spaces and amenities are clean, and the parking garages feel decently secure and safe, if a little dusty haha. There are always regular checks (and replacements if applicable) for our air conditioner filters and smoke/carbon monoxide detectors, which, while annoying, is pretty nice because it honestly helps with dust and smog from the outside. I think my one gripe is how once the stone tiles get warm/cold, your apartment temperature just HOLDS it, which its great when you're good about keeping the temperature consistent, but if you want some sun during the summer, good luck to you if your apartment warm cause it will retain that heat for far too long, and on the opposite end you will live with cold feet in the winter sans slippers. My experience with management and security overall has been very positive. Grace has been affable and accommodating ever since I moved in (and not just when renewals are around the corner), all the security guards are chill (have I become a bad person for only saying greetings and not making small chat?), the maintenance staff have been pretty great (shout out to the cleaning crew that cleans almost every day, no small feat). Okay, unwittingly ended up oversharing, so TLDR: overall, great living experience, a lot more pros than cons with the unit, people (tenants and management) are pretty great!

If you're into privacy, safety, or a responsive manager DO NOT MOVE HERE…read more I live down the street a few buildings away and there is a man who presumably lives at Kingsley Park and goes up on the roof at night with binoculars and spies into our units. This has been going on since fall of 2025. Our own manager has personally gone over there and the manager there can't be bothered, even though this is a crime. If you try to call the manager there her voicemail directs you to text only. Many of us have texted her (including our building's security) and she just ignores or subsequently blocks people (which is super professional). I have to wonder what her relationship is with this resident since she's condoning predatory behavior, disorderly conduct, and a misdemeanor. Several neighbors have recorded him, he will also duck and hide when he notices people are on to him. He is very odd and will shadowbox in the dark. Super creepy! We have many photos and videos of this man. Please be careful if you live in or around this apartment complex.

I've enjoyed living here so far. The building is welcoming, well-kept and clean, and everyone I've…read moreinteracted with has been so friendly and helpful. Shoutout to the Concierge team! Priscilla is so warm and lovely, and she's been especially helpful with all the mail I've had coming in. Carlos is always friendly and welcoming, and is happy to help whenever I need something. Chris is also incredibly kind and professional, and always makes me feel welcome. Yvette was great throughout the renting process and was always happy to answer all of my questions. In addition... The maintenance team has also been great. They're kind, responsive, and quick to take care of anything that comes up. Overall, I really appreciate how nice and attentive everyone here is!

Extremely disappointed in the way I was treated this morning when I went to tour this building…read more Apparently there's a glitch in their system that allows potential tenants to book a tour at 9am, but in reality they don't start tours till 10am. So I booked a tour last night for 9am this morning. Got an email confirmation. I show up a few minutes before 9am to the leasing office. Then finally at around 9:15 someone, a female employee, walks up to the front door to open the office. As I approach her to let her know I have an appointment she has attitude and is in disbelief that I have an appt. She's very harsh with her tone when asking me who confirmed it and I tell her I just have an email confirmation. Visibly bothered she lets me in and says that maybe they'll be able to show me the units. Then this is where it gets worse. The next person, another female, didn't get her name because she didn't bother introducing herself, and her too is instantly visibly irritated. Apparently at the fact that I'm there at 9am when they don't start tours till 10am. Starts asking how I got that appt, letting me know that it shouldn't have happened. Asks to see proof, and what website. Btw this was the only thing she seemed to actually care about in our whole 15min interaction. Then she starts asking me my move in date, I tell her I'm flexible and that seems to annoy her too, since she asked me that a few times. The whole time I'm explaining to her what I'm looking for, she just seems so annoyed and uninterested. Gives little to no insight of the units I'm asking about. Give me no alternatives to floor plans since the ones I mentioned are not available to see. And the whole time she is just visibly irritated. Judging by how little effort she put in to her appearance that morning, I'm assuming she was having a rough morning. I start asking her about the application process and she says that their standard approval requirements are two years tax returns and 6 months bank statements!!!! I'm literally floored, I'm trying to rent this $4k unit, not buy it. But besides the point. There was no way i could proceed to see any units with this person with such a heavy energy. Looking for a place has been stressful enough, the last thing I need is the person who's showing me these places to be taking out her frustration on me simply because I booked an appt on a time that wasn't supposed to be allowed. I can only imagine how the rest of the staff is solely based on this interaction with these two people at Opus.

Had a great time living at The Coronado for the last 2 years! The location is truly unbeatable,…read morewithin walking distance of dozens of bars, restaurants, parks and everything else you would want. Mark and the rest of management do a great job of keeping the building well-maintained and are generally very nice and responsive. The units are brand new, with nice appliances (freezer makes ice), finishes and an in-unit washer/dryer. The other tenants are all friendly, and I've never had a problem and even made a couple friends out here! Highly recommend The Coronado

I lived at The Coronado since it opened, for 2 years. Mark the property manager and Bryan the on…read moresite super are very proactive, responsive, communicative, and incredibly nice people. The building is very well maintained and there's additional security that patrols the building which helped my peace of mind as a single person. There's also on-site garage parking and a really nice roof deck with elliptical machines and great views. I only recently moved because I wanted to change from a studio to something larger and there weren't any 1 or 2 bedrooms available right when my lease was ending, otherwise I would have stayed in the building.

I lived here for almost two years, and my favorite part was definitely the building's architecture…read more It's been nearly a year since I moved out, but I still think about this unit every day--I truly loved living here. Like any apartment complex in LA, issues will come up from time to time, but I always felt they were handled promptly. Management addressed any problems I had in a reasonable timeframe. As for concerns like trash and homelessness, that's just a broader California issue. Whether you rent at Hope + Flower, Circa, or anywhere else in DTLA, you'll likely encounter similar challenges. These are systemic problems tied to the officials we elect, not something an apartment complex's management can fully control but that's a whole other conversation.

Today I walked out of our building with a notice that the city is going to shut off our gas since…read moremanagement hasn't bothered to pay the bill for a while. (Picture included) The pictures in this I profile are from when the building first opened. The pictures included in this review are from the last year or two. After 3 years of living here, I've absolutely had it. The list of issues with the building are too many to list. Unresolved issues include, RODENTS, false billings, no security, constant city violations, break-ins, broken or useless amenities, and a manager that lies pathologically. There is nothing luxury about living here, at least not any more. Since the building was bought by the new owners it has been a steady decline in quality of living. In every way possible. A lot of the reviews here are from non-residents or outdated or from airbnb guests which are set up here illegally. A large number of residents have moved out in the last 6 months directly due to these issues. This has made our utilities jump up 75% due to low occupancy. I WILL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

I have written 4200 reviews and only 20 are 1 star reviews, I say this to really drive home the…read moresignificance and severity of how bad something has to be to get me to write a 1 star review. Do. Not. Move. Here. I've never experienced anything like this, it was all so bizarre and gross living here. Since my last review, they've gone through 3 management companies. So...things haven't improved to say the least. I moved out in October and it took me sending over 10 emails over months to try to get my security back and I finally got it back this week - 106 days after moving out when by law, landlords must return deposits in 21 calendar days. At one point, they sent an email out reminding people to lock their cars, not telling them the reason they sent it was because a person was allowed into our garage to bash some windows out on cars. No transparency. The grossest thing they did, during the LA Wildfires they pretended to offer a special deal of $1000 off and short term leases. I got $1000 off when i moved in - it's the standard deal. And they always have had short term leases. Manipulating and predatory behavior. They sent us non-stop texts capitalizing on the fires encouraging us to tell our displaced friends - yuck. I tried many times to have the mechanical issues fixed that had been going on since I moved in, my washing machine had not worked for two years. My icemaker had not worked for two years. A repair person came and tried to fix them and he showed up without me being alerted at 8 AM on a Saturday one time. Thankfully, I'm a morning person and I was awake, but he was shocked that no one told me, I said to him yeah the management is terrible here and he said that's what everyone tells me!!! lolz Also, they were unable to fix the washing machine. Unhomed people are throwing their feces into the pit next door, in case you are one of the many people facing the South like I was, you'll have a view of this eyesore. Our trash service (which costs $35 a month) was not picked up for months so some of my neighbors left their trash in the hall in protest. Then when I asked if I should remove the $35 fee they told me it's NOT for trash pickup from our doors...just the service fee for trash, lol. This place is so scandalous and shady, I swear. They are so icky. This building was built so badly and cheaply, everything breaks nonstop, especially the elevators. The floors & ceilings leak all the time as evidenced by many reviews & photos. The electricity wasn't working from all the outlets in my unit and they could never figure that out, nor the icemaker, nor the washing machine. The worst part is management just ignores you. They do not care about residents here and it's all about that cash money. This building is gross and I advise you to NOT MOVE HERE. :) Check out the Pearl if you want to live nearby, WAY BETTER. But the summary is - the building is badly built with so many mechanical & structural issues that even if they wanted to attempt to keep up with the problems, they just can't. However, they don't keep up with issues and things just get worse & worse, while they ignore their tenants cries. This was supposed to be Luxury Living in Koreatown and it surely is not.

Don't live here. Thought it was a nice, simple place to live in upon move in. Nothing too flashy…read morebut still modern enough. Experienced craaazy stuff living here like how DIRTY it is outside (most apartment buildings clean around the lobby area), the lack of communication with maintenance requests, and most of all the management. It says a lot that in my 1 year lease, management changed 4 times. No one wants to manage this apartment building. Thus making it harder on tenants and we never know who to talk to. Most of all, they gave us a "90 day notice" (it was actually 1 month before they wanted us out) of the end of our lease which stated our rent was going up $400. Then, when we stated we weren't renewing they charged us a prorated rent for the month (nearly $500) because we didn't notify them a month in advance. HOW are we supposed to do that when you notified us a month before the end of our lease??? Don't live here. Dirty, ghetto, and management never cares about the tenants.

I lived at The Gaylord Apartments for over three years and genuinely enjoyed many aspects of my…read moreexperience while I was a resident. The location is excellent, and I had positive interactions with several members of the onsite staff over the years. Unfortunately, my experience completely changed after I moved out. Before vacating my apartment, I gave proper notice, worked to leave the unit in good condition, and completed a walkthrough inspection with a member of the new management team. During that inspection, I was not informed of any issues that would result in significant deductions from my security deposit. I was always current on rent and never had any issues with balances owed. Instead of receiving the return of my deposit, I received a move-out statement claiming that my entire security deposit had been applied to alleged rent, cleaning, and trash-out charges, and that I still owed nearly $1,000. Since receiving that statement, I have repeatedly attempted to contact management by phone and email to request an explanation and supporting documentation for the charges. I have requested a complete tenant ledger as well as invoices, receipts, work orders, and other records supporting the cleaning and trash-out deductions. To date, I have not received a response. As a former resident, this has been incredibly disappointing. I have documentation regarding my rent payments, the condition of the apartment at move-out, and my communications with management, yet I have been unable to get anyone to engage in resolving the dispute. I am posting this review in the hope that someone from Asset Living or The Gaylord Apartments will finally respond and work with me to resolve this matter professionally. I would much prefer to update this review with a positive outcome than continue pursuing formal complaints and legal remedies simply to obtain a response. If management is willing to review my file and provide the requested documentation, I remain hopeful that this matter can be resolved fairly.

Living at the Gaylord used to be a pleasant experience because of the wonderful community of…read moreresidents, but unfortunately, the management over the past year has made things increasingly difficult. Recently, tenants received this email about pest inspections that was not only misleading but carried a tone that was unnecessarily threatening. In the past couple of years, there has never been a resident-wide notice about scheduled pest control visits. To claim that tenants have refused entry to pest technicians is simply untrue. The email also failed to include any dates or details about when inspections would take place. Meanwhile, maintenance and staff regularly enter multiple units for mandatory alarm tests and repairs - often moving between floors affected by bed bugs - which has contributed to the spread of the infestation. The rat problem throughout the property is also ongoing and unaddressed. To make matters worse, the property manager does not live onsite and has developed a reputation among tenants for being dismissive and, at times, aggressive toward residents - quite a few are elderly and have lived here for decades. While the residents themselves create a kind and supportive community, the current management has made living here unnecessarily stressful. I strongly encourage anyone considering moving here to do thorough research and speak with current tenants before making a decision.

I absolutely love calling this place my home. When I first saw the listing for an open unit here, I…read morewas immediately intrigued... The design and architecture of the building looked bright, inviting and modern. The price was very reasonable for a practically new apartment in the middle of Koreatown, and the amenities checked all the right boxes: parking space, HUGE rooftop patio, in-unit washer/dryer, trash valet, etc. I decided to try my luck and inquired about the unit. June responded almost immediately to set up a viewing. Seeing the building and space in person was incredible. Outside, the building stands out in the best possible way. The lobby was small but clean and welcoming with VERY high ceilings that you can't help but take a deep sigh of relief under. She took me up to the apartments where the stunning inner-courtyard was and I was speechless. I immediately started to picture myself walking out of my door every morning to be greeted by this gorgeous space. The apartment unit itself also boasted high ceilings (10') with an open common area and kitchen layout. The appliances were all still new and well-integrated into the space. The rooms were spacious with plenty of room for clothes and storage. I tried my best to hide my excitement, but I think June still noticed anyways. Now, as someone who has lived in really crappy rentals in the past, I made sure that I had done my due diligence and researched the apartment extensively before coming, so I had questions. Admittedly, the reviews and comments on this very page gave me pause. The complaints about the security and the management stood out to me, as I'm sure they do to YOU reading this right now (It should be noted that at the time, the reviews were about 2 months old). But June got straight to the point. As the owner of the building, she had outsourced the management to a corporate company that had severely botched things up. But now, June had taken matters into her own hand and had quit her full-time job to take care of the residence in her building. She showed me all the security measures she had installed since taking over, -- multiple cameras in all high traffic areas, a locked and coded package delivery room, gated entrance that automatically locks every evening, fob-activated stairway and elevator access from the lobby, just to name a few. Her determination to create a safe living space for all of her tenants was immediately felt, and needless to say, I was sold. June was also incredibly accommodating during our move-in process, which I cannot express enough gratitude for. I've now lived here for a year and I still have nothing but good things to say about this place. The rooftop is perfect for parties or just for grilling when I don't want my kitchen to get all smoky. The location is great, perfect for food-fueled nights around Chapman Plaza, yet close enough to the freeway so I can get almost anywhere in LA in about 20 minutes (traffic permitting, of course). And on top of it all, I still see June every now and then around the building, always working on something or another to make this place feel a little more like home for all of us. Actually, my one complaint is how loud the microwave beep sound is-- How the heck do you turn it down??

So I saw this place and was really interested in viewing the complex. I called them twice, leaving…read morea request for a viewing with their operator (you don't get to talk to a leasing agent). They said they will call back as soon as possible to schedule- they did not. So, I emailed them requesting a viewing 2 more times, no response. I guess they really don't care. At least they should've had the courtesy to email back saying that apartments are no longer available or some descent lie. Their ego is probably too high to give a crap or incompetent management.