I am not one to write reviews normally - but I wanted to take a moment here to highlight something…read moreabout this property. I am a professional photographer of over 25 years and was considering this building as a new live/work space. For my own personal/business reasons I have decided not to move into this building - BUT - I simply wanted to share that my experience with the building manager - Michelle - was outstanding. Michelle was extremely communicative - went out of her way to assist in my multiple tours at the building and my constant stream of questions through out the week that I was considering this space. I repeatedly found her to be warm, accessible, informed, kind, and extremely communicative. I also ran into a few tenants that I said hello to and asked about their experiences at the building - and the common theme from everyone was it is a wonderfully creative place - and that Michelle was hands down the best building manager they have encountered.

thin walls, neighbors wearing boots and high heels and smoking meth or something worse that seeps…read morethrough the walls, laundry machine etiquette. A huge space you want to love but just too many issues.

I've lived here for 6+years. Our manager of 15 years retired. She did the job of two +ppl, as…read moreowners didn't support her but she ran a great place while here. Since then we've had 5 Management companies, they're all useless & this place has turned into a shit hole. In 2+yrs! The owners do NOT care at all, thus why we are on our 5th manager. Sept 2025 a fire on the 11 floor each floor got water damage down to the sixth fl. Still not fixed it April 2026! All floors are dirty except the 3rd level, management has ONE lady trying her best to clean, it's too much for one person, she had help before he is now gone & they didn't replace him. When everyone complains is when they bring outside help to clean up. Washer & dryer never working or takes your money, no hot water on some of the machine, yet you are charged extra for hot water. Not kidding. All I can say is there are better places to live, don't move here. Homeless get in all the time, pulling fire alarms, roaming the floors. Never had an issue with cockroaches, they let a lot of low income into the building & it's over run now with roaches. You see rats in the parking lot. This building is the worst, you complain to the manager now & past, the manager tells you no one else is complaining. Yet a lot of us have lived here a long time & we speak to each other, getting the same feed back, "oh they told me no one is complaining" Some bat shit crazy way to handle your tenants by gaslighting them. Don't count on getting anything fixed fast around here, they got a guy at the top who is blocking it all, he has too much power. Wonder if his wife knows he is seeing women on property? Oh yeah & one of the food places downstairs put me into the hospital for a week due to a rat being cooked in there taco meat. Don't eat any taco's facing Broadway. Yes I reported it to Health Dept. Security is questionable, not all the guys, the black guys are gone, who were amazing at their jobs and nothing but Spanish ppl on property now, it's hard to call them in the middle of the night if there is an issue & can't communicate with them. Some of the Spanish security is great, on top of the bums. For years one guy wouldn't give me a key to the handicap lift. He actual said to me we can't have ppl playing on them, I'm 60+yrs old. Meanwhile he uses it to bring in all this supplies for his home of 5 ppl. I'm on a waiting list for two knee replacements. The list goes on and on believe the ppl who have posted about this place! Don't move here, save yourself the headache. Beware of Rats of all kinds here.

The building itself is wonderful, beautiful apartments. My brother lived there for a year and I…read morecame to visit monthly with my son. The security guards and cleaning staff were all so kind and friendly. Management was a disappointment. My brother lived next door to a guy who played music all day long with a subwoofer / base that made the apartment vibrate. Management was no help and I witnessed them try to make my brother feel like he was the issue as he was the only one complaining. We watched the guy pick fights with crazy, yelling homeless men on the street from the apartment window the final time I visited. What a disappointment it ended up being! My brother survived a year Nextdoor to the most unhinged man I have ever met and had absolutely no support from the building management team. Word of advice to management - don't tell your tenants to "call the police" to deal with a crazy neighbor - how about you show up to your office on time and be a decent human being with some humanity and respect for tenants who are working two jobs to afford your apartment complex. I'd say thanks, but I wouldn't mean it.

I miss the nightclub that used to be underneath these apartments. Excellent bar staff and really…read morecool djs. The experiences will be always remembered.

Do yourself a favor and don't live here. The management will brush off your concerns and dismiss…read moreyou by citing the lease. The building has a club on the ground floor "the LASH" I live on the 5th floor on the other side of the building, I can hear the music and bass perfectly. It wasn't such a problem pre covid but they recently updated their sound system and Thursday-Sunday nights it's hard to sleep. Currently there is a restaurant being renovated that will also be a club at night so if you value sleep you won't be getting much here. I know it's DTLA and you have to deal with noise but if it's not music from the club then you'll have to deal with all the noise from outside during the day since the windows are very thin. If you decide to take a tour don't go into the basement where the laundry machines are, there is an awful smell that hasn't been taken care of for over a year, I attached pictures to show the cause of the problem (meat juice that's overflown the containers from the restaurant space above). I'm sure it will be brushed off as a one time thing and being taken care of-that's a lie. But if you decide to move in pick a unit on the 2nd or 3rd floor because the elevator likes to break down a lot and will have to take the stairs. There is so much trash that piles up on Winston st, one time a homeless man started a fire. If you like that kind of excitement this is the right building for you. The price you pay in rent you could find a cleaner better building with amenities for the same price or a few hundred bucks more. Bottom line, management doesn't care about your concerns or complaints and nothing gets done on time. Previous bad reviews have been taken down so hopefully this isn't flagged or at least encourages management to fix some of the problems

O stars, would be a cool place if it wasn't for the noise. You will hear every sound from your…read moreneighbor, some tenants are just disrespectful and make so much noise even after 2,3 AM. Sometimes I even get woken up by it, and this on a weekday. Too bad it's a lease so you have to wait to move. Just plain garbage and nothing gets done about it, stay away from this place.

One of the worst apartments in downtown. Getting any type of service done is like pulling teeth. We…read morehad informed several times during the week of our move in of specific problems like fire alarm issues and other maintenance issues and we where basically wrote off and made out to be liars like what we where experiencing wasn't happening. In our time living there we got to know other tenants very well and the consensus of opinion about management was the same across the board. Absolutely awful. Any noise complaints like dance parties/ classes directly above your unit is handled with a response close to " they are upstairs neighbors and noise will be heard, but we will talk to them and that is about all [they] can do". The results from that are absolutely nothing until they move which was our case. When trash shoots are clogged I was met with this response on several occasions " take a stick and poke it down". Packages are left by the front desk on the floor in a huge pile which are susceptible to being stolen. On many occasions important documents and packages were not received in any timely matter because of that fact. The front desk security there is an absolute joke! The front door which is supposed to have a buzzer does not work and there are many altercations with homeless people and people who are not supposed to be on the premises entering the building. On top of that the security at the front desk does absolutely nothing besides sit on their butt and watch sports on their phone or play video games on their phone. I find half the time they are outside the building having conversations with random people instead of actually doing their job. They also have a Checkin list that guests are supposed to sign into that in my entire stay there has never been filled out. In a case of emergency you won't have any information to go off of to refer to the police because of that. If I could give this apartment building a zero I would but because that is not a possibility I give it a one star.

Today, Easter Sunday 2026, My daughter booked Tea at the Langham . After church six of us (ages 4…read moreto 80) piled into the car and valet parked and waited by the pink bunny car. We were an hour early so we strolled around the gorgeous property. The grandchildren saw the eggs and we were told that we had time for them to hunt before Tea. Such excitement! Well we were all thirsty and hungry. We had beautiful table right by the harp player. It was magical until I asked Pamela (our server) if any of the sandwiches contained garlic. We forgot to tell mention that when we made our reservations. Pamela said that the vegetarian menu might work for me. The grandsons were restless. My husband was about to pass out. Pamela said she'd bring me a special order and If i didn't like her choices she'd keep trying. Everyone was served. Tea flowed. Non alcoholic champagne soothed us. Then .....Ta Da...the food was presented! I had a tier "special for me." I tenderly tried a beautiful beet triangle. It was amazing. In fact, every mouthful was amazing. Pamela brought me 4 more savory delights. As we packed up to leave. Pamela gave everyone pink flower pens and a large Pink Box full of treats to take home. I was treated like royalty by Pamela. Next time we will ask for her.

****Update***** No…read morechange of my review of the building, I've been here 8 years now. However, I'm no longer car free so I just wanted to add if you do own a car please consider paying one of the many monthly lots in the area. There relatively affordable, and beats parking on the street making you vulnerable to Parking Enforcement and course criminals who prey on cars.

Have lived here for over 5 years and love my space! Great loft units, quick response in service…read morerequests.

I had an amazing experience living at Great Republic Loft. From day one, Gladys Perez, the…read moreapartment manager, and Marcel, the maintenance technician, made our stay effortless and enjoyable. Gladys is everything you'd hope for in an apartment manager -- responsive, kind, and consistently dependable. She's always on top of communication, updates, and any changes happening around the building. Whenever we had a question or needed assistance, she handled it quickly and professionally. Marcel is equally exceptional. He's proactive, efficient, and truly cares about the residents. Any maintenance request was handled right away, and even when I accidentally locked myself out (a couple of times), he and Gladys were quick to respond -- even on weekends. Their dedication and reliability made living here incredibly smooth. You can tell they both take pride in their work and genuinely care about creating a comfortable, well-maintained community. I'm genuinely grateful for their support and professionalism throughout our stay -- they're the reason this property runs so well. Highly recommend this complex to anyone looking for a place managed by people who truly care.

We didn't end up leasing an apartment here, but this place was our runner up. Sarah, the property…read moremanager, was super kind and helpful. She was prompt with our tour appointment and flexible with our needs/wants. The building is very charming with beautiful art deco accents. The loft we looked at was so spacious with affordable pricing. The only con to this building was location; plenty of transients were outside the front door as we were coming and going- the park across the street seems to be a spot for sketchy activity. Overall though, I would have loved to live here had we not found a place we liked just a little bit more.

The building is a historic landmark in Los Angeles. The modern appliances and fixtures are…read moreclassic / warm touch that create that home feel I was looking for. Most other historic buildings in downtown have a very dated design on the inside. Title Guarantee refurbished these units beautifully and are much better than many interiors of many apartments downtown. Compared to other buildings, this one feels more like a private club because there are not many units on each floor. I also never hear my neighbors due to the heavy thick concrete walls they have. The staff is extraordinary. Any time I have ever needed anything at all Sarah has always been prompt and very helpful. The valet and front door staff always wish you a good day leaving in the morning and welcome you back home That's truly is another quality of the building that makes this above the rest. The staff make the building home. :)

I'm disappointed with my recent experience with this builidng. In the past 3 months I have had 6…read moremissing packages in the this building. I believe someone in the building is stealing them because for the some of the packages I even have picture proof that they were delivered but when I go down to pick them up there is nothing there. Security is supposed to ensure that you are only getting the packages for your unit but sometimes I come home and the mail room is wide open. I have contacted the new property manager about this issue numerous times and every time she tells me they are going to check video footage and the package logs to see what is happening but when I ask for an update she makes up excuses that they've been "busy" and will "do it next week." Management is not taking this seriously at all. One of the doormen has told me other tenants have complained of missing packages as well. I can't live somewhere where I can't even expect to get my mail. I can't send packages to my work and I'm not spending $50 a month on a PO box because my apartment is not doing its job. I can't keep claiming packages missing. Some of these packages have been one of a kind items that cannot even be replaced by the seller. I'm dissapointed because the lofts are beautiful and there is no monthly pet rent and I have two cats. Another issue is that the company the building uses to process rent payments, AppFolio, is a scam designed to cheat tenants out of their money. I made a mistake on my rent payment last year and accidentally paid with my credit card which resulted in a $60 fee. AppFolio refused to speak with me because I am not a property manager and refused to cancel the transaction to let me pay by check or refund me. They told me to talk to my property manager and I brought it up with them multiple times and they said they would contact AppFolio but never did. This has been going on for a year. I work as a teacher and I don't have $60 just lying around to spend extra on rent. Finally there aren't in-unit washer and dryers like most of the apartments in DTLA but there are hookups and there is an laundry room. When I moved in laundry was $2 a load for washing or drying. All of the sudden the price went up to $3.25. I understand operating costs change, but a 66% increase?? It now costs almost $7 to do one load of laundry.

I'm encouraged to write this review because honesty and the truth are important and they can…read moreempower the next person looking for a place to know more than you'll ever get from management or a casual tour this is about your future home. What I'm about to say blurs the lines of what's taboo and what's accepted in our society and it's hard to convey all the emotional and physically draining one's own experience might sound to others who have not yet experienced it. But it's it's just the truth and nothing but the truth so help me god...I'm a 50 year old work at home professional. My worst experience prior to this was the walls were too thin. lol I was moving from Temecula, Ca to DTLA to be closer to UCLA Hospital I'm on a lung transplant waiting list because of a lifetime of working hazmat that's the backstory, I'm of sound mind and am a reasonable person and courteous to others especially in a multi-unit building. I looked for 4 months at numerous lofts and houses or townhomes I did not want an apartment per say but a loft sounded exciting 10 - 15 ft ceilings, open space no walls etc.. there was a beautiful corner loft that over looked the homelessness and drug dealing which to be honest was a bit scary because there's no parking except across the street which would be fine but they don't tell you the elevators close at 7pm sometimes earlier so then you have to walk up a 3 story ramp so after 7pm I was trapped. I've literally had to take an uber to my car after 7pm during emergencies because again they neglect people that are disabled and don't provide any alternative. So if you have any disability the buildings parking does not provide any amenities after 7pm-7am to help you. Maintenance here is great if you like them just walking into your loft unannounced with their own key and not knocking or using doorbell. That has happened 5 times here yes 5 times it shouldn't happen once when I brought it up to the house manager I didn't get an apology just business as usual here just more weird creepiness in the METROPOLITAN again that even seems trivial considering everything else. That's the norm here's where things go off the rails from day one I started hearing odd sounds like my furniture being moved in the middle of the night, knocks on the ceiling the walls things you might attribute to how a house settles but that's not the case here. It's an old old building so any reasonable person would attribute this to settling or pipes or outside traffic even. So these were my first explanations for these things but then you start to notice the knocks the taps the sounds will follow you. Yes follow you...My first thought was mental health check but no I knew this wasn't the case my guest would experience the same thing but it's not something you can bring up without attaching a stigma to yourself in a city with a mental health crisis. It took me months before I brought it up to management during that time the noises were constant and all day long and there was a voice of a woman in her 20's giggling which was constant now with the other noises. It was taking a toll on my health and it needed to stop so despite my reluctance I told management. I'm so glad I did because I was told there had been other complaints of similar noises and people's furniture moving around and even the house manager experienced this and the girl who giggles or laughs all day long. To know i wasn't the only one was at that moment the only feeling of joy I've felt in this building.... Literally. I was promised they would get to the bottom of this and I had an inspection scheduled for my place and then everything shut down they stopped responding and would not talk about it. The house manager turned on me did a complete 180 went from my advocate to my enemy. So I reluctantly made the decision to move to a different loft hoping that would help I moved from the 3rd floor to the 9th floor and things have only gotten worse not better if I could afford the security deposit on a new place in a different building I would have on day 1 but needless to say this place has been a nightmare and the worst experience of my life by far and wouldn't wish it on any one. That is by far the most condensed version I could come up with in which a novel could be written on all the investigative and experiences I encountered in one of the most haunted and spectral buildings in all of downtown Los Angeles the METROPOLITAN . It's hard to convey the price and toll emotionally and mentally one pays for living in a haunted or place with a lot of bad energy whatever you call it or ascribe too but the things here drain you and cause long term damage and harm that are unmeasurable by any standard so my advice is find another loft and maybe good energy from passing this information forward will provide some solace to the next person so they won't have to lose any precious time in life which is short enough as it is.