Kodo

I really wanted to like this building, but living here has been extremely frustrating. Mail delivery has now been suspended because the mailbox system was compromised, and residents are being told to physically go to the post office to retrieve their mail. There’s no clear timeline for when this will be fixed. For a modern apartment building, not having secure mail access is unacceptable. On top of that, the elevator is frequently out of service and the Wi-Fi goes down often, making everyday life and working from home unnecessarily difficult. For what this building charges, the ongoing maintenance issues and lack of reliable essential services make it a very poor value. Problems never completely solved If you’re considering moving here, make sure you’re comfortable dealing with repeated service disruptions.

UPDATED!!! After living here for 2 years: the management team changed, we all missed the previous manager Will, who was always onsite, willing to help, and always here for you. The new management team was so bad, recently they are ok. However, I got packages being stolen 3 times in 2 months after Will left? We also saw homeless people living on the stairs between parking garage level 1 and level 2, which is REALLY SCARY and doesn’t make any sense as we are paying a lot of money including security every month!!!! I feel disappointed as a person who has lived here for more than 2 years. I also referred my friend to live here but they NEVER give us the referral bonus, even after my friend already left after their 12-month lease end. The rent price also becomes bad with all the new apartments developing around. There are noise all the time, and the natural lighting for lower levels definitely has been impacted. The only good thing is the maintenance guy Victor, he’s quick and reliable. Otherwise, I’d say look around before signing the lease with this one ? Original ————- I’ve lived in different apartments and toured tons around Koreatown and downtown, the KODO is the BEST! I’ve been living here for more than a month now and the maintenance guy Ismar is really kind, timely, and handy. He usually came on the same day we submitted the request, and always put shoe covers on. He fixes things super quick and always smile :) Our management manager, Will, is the best building manager I've ever had. He replies to DMs and even helps us deal with urgent situations on weekend nights. Highly appreciate both of them. Highly recommend.