Tenant Reviews for 610 S MAIN ST

I've lived here for a little over a month now and have no complaints. I truly enjoy being part of the Pacific Electric Community. From the day I moved in I have met many of the residents, neighbors, security, parking attendants and management. Everyone is genuinely friendly and welcoming. I do not work for the management, I write reviews because if you like my review and decide to move in I get credit towards my rent and I will gladly give you $100. Mention Ryan Carandang as your reference. The building itself was the former Pacific Electric train station and office buildings built in 1905. It was converted into residential lofts but still has a lot of the details and architecture from the train station. There are many different floor plans that suit your needs, and many of them have views of the Downtown Skyline. Each unit comes with kitchen appliances and refrigerator. Black Marble countertops, and custom cabinets. There are many attractive amenities included in the building. There is a 24 hour gym with new equipment, a sauna, a recreational area with pool table and foosball table, a huge flat screen TV to use, etc. One of the best perks is the roof top pool and fireplaces. a short walk around the corner there are two excellent restaurants called Blue La Cafe which has the best burger in Downtown and Cole's French Dip one of originators of the French Dip Sandwich. Both will deliver to your loft free of charge. Also there are two very unique and very popular bars. The Association and Varnish. Do your research and you will find that they are some of the best drinks you can find in Downtown. Pacific Electric is an excellent place to live. The area can be questionable and the streets can smell of urine at times but thats anywhere in downtown. The price is reasonable, not overpriced, and yet is still one of the better places to live in Downtown. Again, should you choose to move to Pacific Electric Lofts. I hope you enjoy it as I do. And be sure to mention your decision was based of my referral, we both get $500

Whatever you do, do not live at the PE Lofts. I have lived in the building for almost 2 years and am on my way out, thank god! The building is in shambles and the management is the worst I've dealt with. I first moved to the building because the neighborhood was said to be an 'up and coming' area and that new businesses were moving in close by. The neighborhood is one of the WORST I've been in, and I seriously fear for my life every time I walk outside. Homeless people are constantly camped outside and the block of Main St. is horrifying. I have literally been attacked when walking around the few blocks outside the building. Management has entered my apartment nearly 15 times in the last year, to do fire alarm checks and window replacements and it is a HUGE inconvenience every time. They give you a date of when they will be entering, but then change it last minute. My air conditioning has been broken for the past year and maintenance has yet to fix it. The pool area is DISGUSTING and smells like dog ----. There are constantly loud parties and individuals who aren't residents partying on the roof. They allow large dogs, which is fine by me, but people let there dogs off the leash down the long hallways and let them go to the bathroom throughout the building. Seriously the entire building smells of dog ----. I hate this place so much, that I tried to break my lease a month early, but wasn't allowed by management. DO NOT LIVE HERE. It may look great at first and may give the appearance of NY style lofts with charm, BUT IT IS NOT WORTH IT!!!

Well this was the reasons I moved in to the building: 1. People were friendly and neighborly 2. Once a week the old management would do renter appreciation gathering with food and drinks from local restaurants and pubs. 3. Was being exposed to all sort of creative and successful tenants. 4. Building was advertised as a historic landmark which any one would want to be a part of. 5. Parking was underground and protected with lots of space. 6. Pool area rooftop was amazing, clean and the dream to come home to after hard day at work. 7. The apartment was well maintained by David who was a wealth of knowledge on the history of the building. 8. Management was AMAZING! 9. I paid my rent with pleasure and then some to be ahead. Reasons we left: New Management F'ed it all up and was the opposite of everything mentioned above. Plus the accounting was a total MESS! Laundry machines were always broken. staff was useless as can be, considering they hired them from Alaska you would think they were good. Favoritism and reverse discrimination of gender preference. MORE MORE MORE BS.. Honestly STAY AWAY!

This place could have been great. It's really nice that it's a historic building, but they didn't do much with it and they don't maintain it well. The renovations they've done are nice on the surface, but are actually really cheap. And resident common areas like the roof, lounge and gym aren't kept up and are in a constant state of disrepair. That is largely due to the partiers here who keep the rest of the residents from enjoying the amenities here. The management has improved in the time I've been here, but they are still not as proactive as dealing with the problems as they should be. Security is still a problem, even from within the building. The dog run is often gross and smelly. Parking is woefully inadequate since they rent out the spaces to the public. And noise is still a problem. But management will have you believe they are on top of all the issues, yet nothing changes. I consider the rash of sudden positive reviews on this board highly suspect and likely to have come from the management. Yes, the lofts are quite large and reasonably priced. But after living here for a while, it becomes painfully obvious why the price is low. It is also a beacon for college kids who stack seven or so of themselves into one loft and then act like it's the dorms. There is a *community* in the building who will visciously defend their right to make noise and carry on such. And they will attack you for not participating as if you are an enemy of the state. So if you're looking for that sort of thing, this is your place. In retrospect, I would have gladly spent more money to live some place nicer, with more adults in the building. This really does seem to be the low end of apartments downtown. In my recent search, managers at other buildings express sympathy that I live here because they have heard the stories about the PE Lofts.

I've lived a lot of places and I've never hated a building as much as this one. It's historic, which is nice, but it's not kept up very well. Things are frequently dirty and often broken. Gym equipment is broken, the patio area is in disrepair, etc. And just the general level of cleanliness is severly lacking. But that might have a lot to do with the drunken partiers who live here. It gets very frustrating finding empty beer bottles all over the place. It's gotten to the point where I simply don't visit the common areas. The management has improved in the time that I've lived here, but it hasn't been enough. They're still not very effective at dealing with noice or disturbances in the building. Parking is also inadequate, since they open it up to the public during the day. Security is also quite lacking, since the guards will let anybody into the building. I've actually heard the guards direct strangers off the street to a party in the building. No ID checking, no signing in....nothing. I find it extremely suspicious the sudden volley of positive reviews on this site, all within days of each other. It sure feels like management desperately trying to put a positive spin on this place. It's too little, too late. I've begun my apartment search and when I tell other property managers where I live currently, they shake their heads sympathetically and say, "Yeah, we've heard things about that place."

I am a recent transplant from New York and thought I was leaving behind all the urban things that I'm accustomed to, but not so. I have a great loft here at Pacific Electric with parking, pool, gym, restaurants in the building, and more. Also the vibe downtown is really cool with art galleries and shopping. I definitely recommend it here. It has my stamp of approval.

HIGHEST RECOMENDATION!! Forget the early reviews of PE lofts, there is new management and they have turned the building around! It is clean, the tenants are more diverse in age and occupation and there are rules that are finally being enforced. While some might not like rules, they are the reality of living in a building with over 300 units - you need to be respectful of others (and in the past there were problems with this) The building and the neighborhood are FILLED with really cool, interesting and friendly people. Most people that move here are excited to be a part of a growing, revitalizing community. I have lived in 7 neighborhoods in LA and have never seen such a sense of community. As the original Red Car Terminal, built in 1905, the building's history is unmistakably unique and still a part of most spaces in the building. The amenities are amazing - best I've seen in an apartment building in downtown LA. There are a lot of places to hang out - lounge, gym, library, roof pool and gardens - kinda nice to have options on the property. Don't worry - it is SAFE - especially with such nice indoor parking. The neighborhood isn't scary as might people think it is.

So, my husband and I moved in about this time last year. We were considering buying a condo downtown but chose to rent here at pacific electric instead. Initially, the property was noisy, dirty, and too expensive. We were going to move out when our lease was up. New management came to the building and things have made a fabulous improvement. We don't have the huge parties on the roof, noise and music all night, or dog waste in the hall like we did before. Halls are clean, the pool is quiet and relaxing, and I can sleep through the night. What I like best is that I (and many of my friends at the building) have dogs. there's a great dog run for the boys to be let off the leash without having to go out in the streets. It's also a good way to meet your neighbors. I've had a friend move in, and would definitely (with the way things are now) recommend more to PE. If you are thinking of renting downtown, this is by far the best.

I moved into the Pacific Electric Lofts apx one year ago. It has everything, parking (inside the building) good size pool, gym, hot tub and best of all a good feel. i would highly recommend it. look at the others and you'll see what I mean.

I have been here for four months now and am very familar with all the rental units in downtown. This has to be the best bet in town. They offer a business center, movie room, gym, game room, and parking comes included in your rent! (no extra fee) for downtown that is amazing. There is also an awesome rooftop pool and jacuzzi. The units are great they come with kitchen bathroom and showers. SOOO CUTE. The history of the building is amazing and i feel like I am part of it. This used to be the old railroad station and they even have some goodies from way back when. Also, downstairs soon to open blulacafe and Coles (old restaurant new owners reopen amazing) they will also offer room service to the residents. Behind Coles The Association a bar to open shortly from the owner of milk & honey from NYC except this won't be a private joint. This is so awesome the neighbor hood is really artsy join the art walk every 2nd Thursday of the month or head to the nickle dinner one block for some really great breakfast! overall, i am extremely happy love my neighbors, management and the neighborhood!