Amanda M. Smith
Aug 19, 2025The people who live here in the building are the reason I chose to move in. The area is shit, and the rent is too high for what the area should cost, but it's the cheapest around. I have a 1 BR for $1039/mo. Rent has gone up 3x in 5 years.
I have to say living here (in the building itself) is fairly quiet (unless you have a particularly noisy wall or ceiling-sharing neighbor or the occasional homeless person screaming nonsense), and majority of the residents are pretty friendly. The time it's noisiest is during the weekend (Fri and Sat) due to nightlife and drunk people yelling.
One of my favorite parts of the building, besides the neighbors, is the rooftop terrace. Sixteen floors up is an unblocked southern and eastern view of the city. It's absolutely gorgeous. There's even raised garden plots to grow your own veggies or flowers, which you can "win" through a building-wide lottery system. The one problem I see with the common patio and kitchen space they provide are amenities to go along with them, such as tables and chairs and more updated furnishings. It's bare minimum, but you find a way to enjoy it anyhow.
There's a cafe connected to the lobby with yummy breakfast and sandwiches and kind employees. Makes getting to work if you're running late and hungry a bit easier.
We constantly have homeless people trying to get in or encampments very close by. I personally have never felt unsafe, but I totally understand most people probably would. However, we do need a key fob to get into the building and up the elevators, which helps deter people from sneaking in, but it still happens. The callbox allows you to buzz someone in, but thy cant get up the elevator. You must get your guests and food deliveries in the lobby. They employ Eschelon Security. You can call them to a crisis, but there is no one actively watching the building. In this neighborhood, there should be. Years ago, someone was stabbed to death in our vestibule.
All in all, it's a central downtown location to live in and pay somewhat reasonable rent if you don't mind the area.
The management however is a different story entirely. BARE MINIMUM all the way. They do absolutely anything to absolve themselves of any and all responsibilities towards their tenants.
The garage door broke and stayed broken and open for over a month, in which time, my bike, and many other bikes, were stolen. No notice it was broken or when it would be fixed, but because the lease says things left in the garage are at your own risk, they refused to take any blame or offer any real help. OH--and in the lease it also says tenants must state when something breaks, so it can be fixed. Why doesn't it go the other way round?? I would have removed my bike had I been notified the garage door would be left open for so long.
Management likes to play favorites and enforce some rules and not others for certain people. They also like to silence "troublemakers" who call them out on their hypocritical inconsistencies.
Property manager turnover has been an issue just in the last 5 years Ive been here, so that should tell you something. They're as bad as a shitty roommate, but worse because they have more of a responsibility to helping the low income community they're SUPPOSED to serve. Nothing but unhelpful and two-faced.
