I lived here for six years, and unfortunately, my experience was ruined by a terrible landlord and the poor conditions of the area. The neighborhood had significant issues, including a major drug problem. Police frequently came to the building to bust dealers, and packages were constantly stolen due to the lack of a secure delivery system. Management's only solution was to put up flyers of the culprits caught on camera, which did nothing to prevent further thefts.
The building claimed to have a strict "no pets" policy, but nearly everyone had cats or dogs. This rule seemed to depend on whether you had a lenient landlord. However, if you tried to keep smaller pets like rabbits, hamsters, or ferrets, you would be charged extra or fined daily until you got rid of them. The hallways always smelled like weed, and there was an ongoing bedbug problem that simply moved from one unit to another. When our neighbors moved out, the bedbugs spread into our apartment. Even though our unit was treated, the landlord did not compensate us for the hotel stay we needed or the brand-new couch that was destroyed during the treatment process. Nothing was done for the building as a whole because each unit was individually owned, and all owners would need to agree to a building-wide treatment plan. This meant the infestation continued to spread.
While the building offered on-site laundry as a supposed perk, the reality was less appealing. The washers and dryers were small, and each load cost $2 to wash and $2 to dry, making it inconvenient and overpriced.
Our landlord, in particular, was a nightmare to deal with. She frequently threatened to put the unit on the market to pressure us into buying it and avoided addressing issues by claiming she was giving us a "great deal" and that she always left us in peace. After talking to other tenants, we discovered she was definitely overcharging us by $300 to $400 per month. She also refused to cover basic maintenance expenses, like replacing expensive built-in lightbulbs, and ignored requests to fix or replace the microwave. Sure, she wasn't technically obligated to replace it since it wasn't built-in, but after six years of paying her inflated rent and receiving zero attention, you would think she might have the decency to do something so small.
She frequently invaded our privacy, often barging in with little or no notice under the guise of "inspections." When we gave her over the required 30 days' notice to move (we gave 60), she guilt-tripped us into letting her into the unit early because she had holiday plans. My significant other had to step in to fix things around the apartment, like floorboards and other wear-and-tear issues, just to ensure we'd get our deposit back. She constantly whined about money, and we were so fearful of losing our deposit that we went above and beyond what was required of us. We were only responsible for patching a holes from hanging pictures, but we ended up replacing floorboards and doing repairs she should have handled. She even had the audacity to try and get us to fix her leaking tub, that was destroying the below units, and her fix was unsightly plumbers putty.
Overall, it was a horrible and traumatic experience. Educate yourself on the area, search sex offenders in the area as one is VERY close by..... and vet your landlords. Some were nicer than others. Ours was a nightmare.
The only positive thing about living here was the view. read more
