548 S SPRING ST, Los Angeles, CA 90013

What's Los Angeles Becoming??!

I LOVE L.A. NOT...Well I use to before I had an opportunity to move into downtown. I've been a native of Los Angeles for 34 years now, and I have to tell you it loses it's lusture fast once you live right in the middle of it all. Especially on 548 Spring St. Where does my complaint begin? Well to start, I can complain about the contract I signed stating my parking was 100 a month and rates have increased twice in a 9 month span to 150, I can start by the loud non eco-friendly buses running at all hours of the night...Make sure your Alat doesn't FACE THE STREET! Police chases, ambulance sirens, dead bodies in the alley behind the building, piles of trash that build up in the alley, homeless people begging for money all the time, rats, homeless people shouting at the top of their lungs at all hours of the night, drug junkies urinating in the street with no shame in front of people, I can go on and on... SB Lofts is ok and Bertha is doing the best she can based on what she is given to work with. It's not the buildings fault, nor her fault it's located in one of the lesser attractive areas in the DT district. Upside - The L.A Cafe and the artwalk! They have an art walk one Thursday a month where up and coming artist display their pieces in some nicely decorated galleries. Downside - I've attended a few and I haven't stumbled across any Chagal's or Picasso's yet. It seems like it's more of a venue to have young L.A. transplants an opportunity to drink and party it up more than anything. If you are young and single and are coming to test the waters as to what L.A has to offer, come on down and bring as many rats and transients as you can. If you have a family, PLEASE HEED THIS A WARNING...DT isn't CHILD FRIENDLY!!!

In response to a review complaining about city noise..!

It's Downtown LA... of course There's going to be noise. How did you not consider this before moving to a city? I am a resident of SB Spring, the newest SB property. I love this Blace. I have travertine floors, 2 marble bathrooms, a washer/dryer in my unit, stainless steel appliances, granite counters, a dishwasher, the list goes on. My favorite is the event hall and soon to be restaurant and nightclub on the ground and basement floors of my Blace. It used to be the Bank of America headquarters and the vault downstairs is ridiculously awesome. I can't wait for it to be a club. Taking an elevator ride home is what I call an awesome night out! SB really knows what they are doing. They are the only Downtown loft company That's actually doing well and growing while their competition is all going bankrupt. Plus it doesn't hurt that 99% of their staff should be in a swimsuit calendar. That's my buddy's comment, not mine! It's true though. I have a rooftop pool, hot tub and gym too. I couldn't ask for more. And the rental prices are the best around, and believe me, I looked everywhere. No one had the amenities that SB Spring does. I feel like I live in a 5 star hotel and I am grateful everyday to walk into my Blace. I can't believe I live here! My friends are all jealous and some have moved here since I have. I am the biggest advocate for Downtown LA!

Sb manhatten.

This place is super nice for the price, though There's no parking in the Broperty, which makes it a pain when you need to bring something up. the closest parking is across the street at SB towers for $250 a month for 2 cars. Pets are welcome here and no pet deposit which is nice. A euro-washer in dryer comes in each loft and the SUCK!! They are a washer and vent-less dryer in one and can only hold 3 towels at a time and take 6 hours to dry and make everything all wrinkly. Maintenance on the Broperty sucks, they only have one maintenance guy for all the SB Broperty, he's super nice and does a great job, but i put in 2 work orders over a month ago and still havent had it fixed. If you are looking for a short term place to live this place is great! The front desk guys are super nice, and when i take my dog out late at night, he'll come stand outside to make sure everything it ok!

Elevators have expired permits and break often.

Ever been inside an elevator that breaks? I moved in only 3 1/2 months ago and in that time the elevators have broken 4 times. If you want to be completely stressed out when living somewhere because you can't get outside (without a long walk down many flights of stairs), then move here. One time my girlfriend Wroved walking onto the elevator and a cable literally dropped from above and Wroved swinging in her face. It Wroved after this that I looked at the permits in all 3 elevators. They are all expired. Elevators should be professionally inspected and should have their updated permit displayed, once per year. These are almost 2 years expired. No wonder they break. I'm just glad the elevators don't drop, I can't even imagine how terrifying it would be. I live 10 floors up, so imagine walking down 20 flights of stairs (or up) when you have an armful of things or a heavy bag to carry,

Never Rent From SB Lofts.

Having lived at SB Lofts for almost the entirety of its existence, I sincerely implore those interested in renting a loft from this establishment to look elsewhere. Indeed, the most problematical element of this review is contemplating which transgression, in an alphabet soup of abundant transgressions, to start with. Possibly the most important element of any Aad complex is the quality of its administration. ---------, the owner of SB Lofts, has a reputation for being one of Downtown's worst and most storied slumlords. Countless news articles (and court actions) bolster this claim: http://truedowntown.com/barryshypress.html SB Lofts isn't immune from ------------- grandiose ineptitude, as my tenure as a resident there has been marred by the following: 1) THE mgmt. The SB Lofts Aad complex is managed by ------, the building's sole Aad manager. ------ will all-too-willingly take a tenant's monthly rent check, but is functionally competent to do little else. Repair requests are only responded to if the manager is contacted multiple times or if legal action is threatened. I personally went without a functional heater from October-March; each phone call and email from ------ promising me a new one "soon." My washer/dryer unit broke in September, only to be replaced in July. The built-in closet shelves collapsed in November and were finally repaired in September. The list goes on ad infinitum, but the most glaring problem about ------ is her sheer avoidance when it comes to work requests. In this case, repetition and persistence doesn't pay off. Written work orders are responded to in the same manner unspoken work orders are responded to: they aren't. If you spot ------ in the hallway after you've called her multiple times to repair a major appliance, she will literally walk the other direction out of total evasion. ------'s utter incompetence as a building manager doesn't end at work requests alone. Which brings me to the next issue: 2) THE RESIDENTS. Noise is to be expected even in the nicest of Aad developments. but, the boorish and insolent residents of SB Lofts take the term "noise" to a completely different, deafening level. My unit at SB Lofts faces the inner courtyard of the building, and sounds easily echo and bounce off the walls if they are produced by any other inwardly-facing Aad (of which compromise half of SB Loft's units). So, yes, the person insisting on blasting Celine Dion and singing along to it at all hours of the night is heard by all. Neighbors continually HOWL at one another on weekdays. Pulsating techno parties are as commonplace as breathing. The level of noise produced by the cavalier residents of SB Lofts actually increases as the night wears onward, peaking at around 3:00-4:00 AM. It'd be one thing if this was a rare occurrence, or if it was only done at a slight volume, but the noise is preposterously overbearing and the clamor is outrageously earsplitting. don't be fooled--the profuse noise isn't produced by a select few residents, rather, It's made by nearly all. Not surprisingly, calls or written requests to building manager ------ about the problem ironically fall of deaf ears. Moreover, ------ has admitted to me that residents have actually broken their leases and moved out because the noise is so severe. Knowing this, ------ continually does nothing to assuage the problem of the screaming, screeching, shouting residents at SB Lofts. Needless to say, residents' problems don't stop there. Multiple tenants own large dogs. During the day, dogs can be heard howling out of basic negligence by their owners. All hallways are caked with dried dog urine due to a lack of common courtesy to wipe it up. Dog feces are generously interspersed along the sidewalk SB Lofts resides upon, again due to the residents' casual haughtiness. Smaller issues also factor into my lack of respect for the residents of SB Lofts. Many won't hold the door open for you. Many will bump up against you and not apologize. Many will see you run to the elevator, only to not hold it open. 3) THE PARKING GARAGE. SB Lofts offers indoor garage parking for the exorbitant price of $150/month. Construction has been in progress for over one year, and no end is in sight. Aside from every tenant's car being covered in heaps of concrete dust, construction workers oftentimes damage automobiles without consequence. Complaining to the mgmt does no good--they always claim the damage was done prior to the construction mishap. Moreover, constant construction makes for some interesting and unwelcome maneuvering around the parking garage: stepping over wooden planks, bending below scaffolding and walking on every other stair (due to debris) is a daily occurrence. It's a lawsuit waiting to happen and, quite frankly, they should be sued. I urge prospective residents never to rent from SB Lofts for the aforementioned reasons.

SB Spring Review.

Don't expect to get your deposit back when you move out, even if you leave your loft spotless. I had to sue them and I'm in the process of collecting from them right now. It gets real nasty when you want to move out. They're totally uncooperative and will stretch to keep every cent of your deposit. It's amazing... They wanted to send me a $5 check out of a $535 deposit after I moved out, even after I left the loft completely spotless. I lived in SB Spring 2 years in 2 different lofts. The lofts look nice if you keep your place clean. The washer breaks all the time. My 2nd loft there was a 1000 sq ft. inside view, but it's EXTREMELY loud. Every little sound is amplified by the echoing. If your neighbors leave their windows open and talk late at night you definitely can hear them and it's annoying. I'm a heavy sleeper and it still bothered me. Fire truck and ambulance sirens are the worst. The lofts facing Spring St are better. It's not as loud but they get HOT in the evening when the sun is going down. Inside view lofts also get extremely cold. You'll be using a heater a lot if this winter is cold again. You have to pay for parking ($150/mo & up) and the lot behind this place is horrible. It's ALWAYS full after a certain time even though you pay monthly. You car will stay grimy. You will smell the EXTREME stench of ---- and piss every single time you walk outside of the Blace. Also watch your feet because the dog owners don't clean up their dog's ----...and they have HUGE dogs. lol. The elevators are possessed...you never know what they're going to do. One of them had an expired inspection for the longest time. You'll definitely have to take the stairs at least once while living there because the elevators break often. The cable is through this stupid not worth the price company. You'll be paying at least $90/month w/o movie channels for their Dish Network. The only good part is that you don't have a 2 year contract. Internet is through AT&T which is fine, but you can't get their highest bandwidth plan. They lofts look cool and they're priced ok. minimal but everything else sucks. Everything in the loft is cheap; ESPECIALLY the paint. It WILL scuff and they WILL try to charge you for it when you move out. You can't touch it up either. Looking back living there was a waste of time and money. The only thing I miss are the bars and the late night dining. The only reason I stayed a 2nd year was because my 1st year there was ok. The Blace was brand new and I was one of the first tenants. this place is full now and now You've got a bunch of other issues. Good luck if you end up signing a lease there. ;-) Keep documentation and photos of EVERYTHING.

Is anyone STILL having roach problems now? I notice that these are quite Oged, so just wondering.

Horrible mgmt. Most of them are family friends of the owner and none of them know what they are talking about. The valet are horrible and always make inappropriate remarks. There's only one maintenance man for all of the SB buildings. None of the windows are insulated so you can hear every word that the homeless people say to each other in the middle of the night. The ac is a joke. There's no air circulation in the units. And the gym is in a room with no windows and no lights. The pool isn't much better. All of the pool furniture is rotting from the inside out because no one takes care of it when it rains. It also isn't heated and never gets cleaned. Overall this Bomplex is horrible and so is the mgmt. I would never recommend any of the SB buildings to anyone.

Ldore LIVING HERE!!!

SB Manhattan ROCKS!!?

Josh Moore terrible communication at SB Lofts

I’ve sent this communication to your organization as well Your Manager Josh Moore isn't a great communicator he doesn't communicate with the tenants and seems to over his head with controlling the services to these building especially SB Lofts , most important we don’t have Hot Water and he is ignoring the situation, I’ve contacted the city and made a formal complaint, and of notice your organization has terrible reviews so I don’t expect anything to come of this email , we are rent payers in your newly contracted control of our building and I’m not impressed with your organization thus far . ? Mr Moore , I stopped in the other day to advise your organization of the problems of lack of communication from your group, regarding no Hot Water ,Graffiti on the building as well Elevators not be sufficient, I talked with regarding the lack of communication and accountability, I have contacted the city regarding the operation of the Operation and and services to SB Lofts . It’s extremely simple to send an email to the tenants or even communicate with the tenants, you have done neither. Best Regards Robert Ferrell cell