This is the best building I have ever lived in. The staff are all very kind and take the time to…read moreknow who everyone is and make the environment very safe, friendly, and fun. The amenities are amazing and in my opinion the best I've seen. I love the location too since you're so close to everything you'd want to do in Boston

Great building and staff! The community spaces are clean, welcoming, and thoughtfully curated and…read morethe apartments are quiet and modern. I would absolutely recommend living here if you're looking to live downtown!

"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.

Convenient location w/ subways + stores. Good features +…read moreamenities. Friendly and professional staff + crew. Reasonable noise levels.

This review is only for the application and leasing process. I had applied for one of the…read moreapartments here, but unfortunately couldn't sign the lease due to significant changes in my transcontinental moving schedule. In doing my research of apartments in the area, this apartment managed by Bozzuto stood out in terms of the property, the location, and also the quality of the management company. Reviews on Apartments.com and Yelp have been overwhelmingly positive (with only real complaint being rowdy undergraduates who are no longer allowed to lease in these apartments), and I can confirm that my own experience is accurately reflected by these reviews. I've worked with Christian who was friendly yet professional in phone calls and email communications, and he's been very responsive and willing to help. I am disappointed that I will not be able to stay here, but this will be the first place that I will look the next time I need to find an apartment in the Cambridge area.

Professional staff, clean, efficient apartments. Great amenities and location…read more More characters for the minimum...there

I love it here an it's very quiet here and peaceful and people are very nice here and everybody who…read moreworks here gets there work done

DO NOT RENT HERE - COLLEGE DORM LIVING CONDITIONS This…read morebuilding has turned into an expensive college dorm. Just in the last ~6 months, I have had to deal with non-residents passed out in our hallway at night, constant smell of weed smoke (including kids smoking weed in the lobby of the building), broken glass all over floors that was not addressed for 8+ hours. The front desk staff is great, but the general manager (Anthony B.) & his team blames the staff for the issues. It's the management's fault for renting to college kids (even though they claim not to, which is a lie). I lived here for 2+ years and the quality of life experience has plummeted. Save yourself the money and live in one of the many other luxury buildings in Boston. I ended up moving out after a slew of terrible experiences, and then was told by Anthony that he was "sorry that happened".

We lived at 30 Dalton for 2+ years and, while our experience wasn't wholly negative, wouldn't…read morerecommend it to anyone seeking a rental in Boston as there are far better values to be found at nicer buildings in the area. First of all, the Yelp ratings for this building have always been terrible and only recently improved when the management incentivized residents with a restaurant gift card to post reviews. So there's that. As others have noted, there are continued issues with the elevators and construction/noise from the Four Seasons across the street. In late 2019, when I was six months pregnant, I had to plead with the management to create a safe environment to walk our dog. At least twice, we were nearly hit by cars peeling around corners because the construction from the Four Seasons eliminated sidewalks and didn't create temporary walkways for pedestrians at that time. Unfortunately, 30 Dalton was unable to rectify this. This past fall, as Covid cases were rising, I had to ask management repeatedly to stop hosting gatherings in unavoidable common spaces. They had happy hours, manicure, and massage events (in the middle of a pandemic!) in the lobby of the building. Finally, they realized how unsafe this was and stopped. But only after multiple requests. The finishes in the apartments are very low quality. If we tried to vacuum while more than two lights were on, or use the Instapot and blender at the same time, we would blow the circuit. Several times we had to complain about trash smells from the garbage room wafting through the vents and into our apartment. Towards the end of our stay, in November 2020, we dealt with loud parties from other units. This never happened pre-pandemic and I can only assume it's because they lowered their standards for new tenants in an effort to lease units. We ended up moving to a new apartment managed by Related and it's night and day. The concierge is extremely professional and prompt in response. Further, we received three months free rent so are now living in an apartment that is 2x the size for approximately the same price we paid at 30 Dalton--and, instead of living across the street from constant construction, we are two blocks from Boston Common. To be clear, there are some very good people working the front desk at 30 Dalton (Zack, Marvin, and Carlos among them), but there are also some real bozos who never look up, ignore you when you walk in, and can't be bothered to push a button that opens the door when your hands are full with groceries you're towing a stroller. It's the little things that really add up to create an experience and, unfortunately, all those little things made ours a less than positive one here.

The leasing office are the biggest scammers I have ever come across in my life and they should be…read moreashamed of themselves. I have never seen such bait and switching nonsense and money grubbing. These people lied repeatedly about money owed, were unwilling to work with me, and just all around bad people. I would highly recommend that if anyone is considering signing a lease here, DONT. Save yourself the pain

This business is a scam. Period. The more I think about it and experience all the shadiness going…read moreon here, the more upset I get. I fully believe this place is an unethical business -- surpass the fine line of marketing/advertisement by stepping into the false/scam/deception advertisement, where they just tell whatever you want to hear when viewing the premise. Once signed the lease, you start to find out whatever they advertised or claimed initially was actually unsupported. And we're not talking about one misinformation--we're talking about EVERYTHING! You actually have to pay for your own closet shelves (the maintenance team told me leasing agent outright lied about such being free, construction sound is actually disruptive (see other Yelp reviews and 3rd party reviews on this infamous topic--we were lied to about it being completed within a short period of time? Never happened. The tenants who couldn't take it anymore, and chose to leave did NOT get discount or anything; they simply had to pay for breaking the lease... is that fair? Especially after being tricked to sign up for this said Lease Agreement. I had 4 neighbors on my floor--all left within one year and chose not to renew the lease--with some quick research, you will see completely amazing reviews elsewhere, i.e., where the management actually cares about appeasing the tenants. Devonshire, you're in a hospitality business selling your luxury apartments, DID YOU NOT KNOW THIS? Apartment seekers, go elsewhere. I'm more than happy to via private message, as many have reached out through the years, about the horrible experience I experienced -- AND violations of the housing law by their practices -- while I lived there. Note: ever since Jon Russo left, there's no more adults at this leasing office--it's a circus here with bunch of clowns running the place.

Under no circumstances would I recommend living at Van Ness, or in any Samuels and Associates…read morebuilding. Problems began from the moment I stepped inside - my apartment was filthy and shower overflowed every time I used it (which I fixed myself in the end). The management team "tried to make it right" by sending cleaners who never even showed up! As evident by their lack of appreciation for long-term residents like me who lived here for the ENTIRE pandemic with literally zero compensation (and a healthcare worker no less!), this entire Samuels operation treats their residents like garbage and legitimately only care about extorting you for rent. Most of the wonderful concierge/maintenance people that were mentioned in the other reviews have left as a direct result of how they've been treated and will openly state as such, which tells you about what it is like to work here. Living here I've been confronted with problem after problem; There have been countless maintenance issues ranging from broken fridge I had to report 5 times and my key fob not working for weeks on end so I couldn't get into my own apartment. The patio is nice but only open during select months when management sees fit that has nothing to do with the weather. The grills are always dirty and dont work and no one ever knows how to get you the keys (yes you need a key, and no you cant use both, even if no one else is using it). The gym is tiny and outdated. The garbage rooms are always a mess and people leave trash and carts all over the halls so they're never available when you need them. There is a growing population of rude, loud undergrads throwing big parties in common spaces and shrinking population of working professionals. The amount of times I have been woken up in the middle of the night by the fire alarm going off is too many to count. Getting in and out of the building during literally any event in Fenway TAKES HOURS. The parking that I paid hundreds of dollars for is totally disorganized and the streets crowded so that you need to plan not to leave your house for several hours before, during and after any game, concert or other event in the area. I was late for work on several occasions because I couldnt park in my own lot during events because they dont save spots for monthly renters. To make matters worse lately concierge has allowed random people to camp in the front space of the building while waiting for their rides. In sum, there is absolutely no way that living here is worth the rent and HIGHLY recommend looking elsewhere if you plan to live in the Fenway area.

Van Ness is the worst place to live and not worth the money. For the expensive rent I paid, one…read morewould expect decent appliances, not outdated ones. The range oven had no heating elements inside and looked like it was purchased from a toy store. The washer and dryer are extremely small and the dryer is a joke -- it gets the clothes boiling hot, but not dry. The concierge, Sanjay, is a bully with an attitude of a sergeant. My lease renewal had $1000 rent increase, but fortunately, I had already found an amazing building with much lower rent, quality living and a wonderful concierge.

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