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M. Sheely
8 years ago
Excellent. Beautiful building and lovely condo. Many nice amenities Wel worth the price, and the rents are quite reasonable. We really love it. Great location.
Prospective Resident 505113
9 years ago
I'm considering moving here in a couple of months. Any recent reviews is greatly appreciated.
Current Resident 664660
10 years ago
I recently moved in and want to share my experience so far. I will review again in a few months. I was initially excited about moving in to my furnished unit. However, in the first 24 hours, I realized that the thermostat won't kick on the heat (and it's chilly out right now), there is no water pressure in my unit (especially problematic when showering), the ice maker in the freezer doesn't work, and the mattress had pee stains in it with no mattress cover ( GROSS!!!!). Needless to say, I haven't been comfortable and barely even functional these first 48 hours. I did bring the issues to the management attention so we'll see how well it gets resolved. Here are the positives as I see them overall: -Location, location, location! (Right in Galleria district) -Assigned parking (though I feel like I need to go back to drivers school just to get into the illogical angle parking spaces) -Nice views from high up -Some upgrades -Concierge is mostly friendly and good at anticipating needs. -Mostly quiet on my floor The negatives: -Smaller than average units (I think they are smaller than advertised) -Older than Methusalah OLD building -Lots of wear and tear from neglect and lack of maintenance (I.e. Peeling paint in common areas and patio) -Parking is too tight and illogical -Lack of privacy - have to walk by concierge when you come and go Thankfully, I only did a very short term lease to try things out, which I won't be renewing...obviously. It's not the place for me long term.
oldfootbal
10 years ago
I have lived here one year. I will not be renewing my lease. Positives are the lobby area, location and views if on a higher view. Nothing else. The negatives are many. Property management is incompetent. A new management company starts July 2015. Perhaps that will help. The building is deteriorating. Elevators don't work often. Especially the elevator which is needed to move large objects. A definite pain if you are trying to move in or out and that elevator is not working. There are only 3 elevators for use. 3 elevators for 300 units. A terrible ratio. It is very common for electricity and water to be interrupted for hours at a time. Hot water is intermittent at times although it has gotten better in May/June 2015. I love dogs. Unfortunately, you will frequently see dog excrement in the elevators and lobby areas. Finally, the parking garage. Many parking spaces once were marked for compact vehicles. They are now used by any size vehicle. It is difficult to get in and out of cars. When it rains hard, the garage first floor and lobby floods. It was beyond horrible during the May 2015 rainstorm. They knew it would be a problem in advance and were not proactive. They don't appear to be proactive in general. Do yourself a favor. Do not rent here. You can do much better elsewhere. Especially don't buy here. I doubt their reserve funds are adequate and the building is aging rapidly.
aggie.12th
11 years ago
Lived here almost 2 years, place has electrical circuit problems all over. I have had the highest number of bulb replacements in a year. The unit's AC was installed incorrectly with the filter facing away from the unit. Most of the residents are from good backgrounds but there are residents which have businesses which a family wouldn't want around. It is uncomfortable when their "clients & vendors" are around during weeknights and weekend nights.
Current Resident 648733
12 years ago
I lived there for 14 months, management is awful, the manger herself is rude and disrespectful, the other big issue I had is mice, they are visiting me every once in a while, I can't count how many mice I caught and killed and when I talked to the owner it took him forever to reply, and when he did He said I didn't pay the rent, I was like what the ----? Then he realized that he was confused and said sorry after he drove me to the edge At last if you made a request for any maintenance, expect to be ignored at least for 2 days, it's overpriced for nothing Don't be fooled by the fancy lobby, you won't be living in it
Betrue1984
13 years ago
Hello all. We are thinking of investing in buying a condo here and after reading the negative reviews here we are seriously thinking of looking elsewhere. Any one recently buy here who would like to impart advice? Good or ad experiences...anything to help us decide! Only serious reviewers plz and no management; we already know what you would have to say. So buy here or look elsewhere??
Current Resident 367141
13 years ago
It was a bad investment idea. The speculations that circle around the building to bring the value up just a speculations, and wanna be something that not in reality. Will end up paying major hoa, tax, utilities, ... Doesn't worth the trouble. Besides the location and the pool everything else is a disaster here and applies to rules and more rules. Everybody sticking their nose in your business. Maintenance takes two to three trips to finish the repairs. Always somebody bothers you at the least convenient moment. This building needs to be demolished and cleaned up off all trash that live here. The concierges are dumm and looking for presents other wise they will make your life miserable literally. Way overpriced.
Current Resident 286851
13 years ago
This place is amazing with great class. The staff is really nice with great people skils. I really like living here, only been here for about a month. It has a good diversity of age groups mostly young professionals. Great pool , billards area and clean safe environment. How Btw I also bought my unit and before taking a tour of the place i did see the reviews were not good so I was confused. When I did take a look at the place I was very pleased. And could not understand why the reviews were so low. I think it might have been during the time of the older management company and old HOA board. Plus I heard from the residents they were doing heavy construction in the lobby about 2 years ago or so which took some time to complete.
Diversityofreality
13 years ago
Not worth it. Only thing they are outstanding in is their "Diversity". Seriously, and not to inflame but if you would very much like to live in a showcase of diversity, this is it. Everything else is average. The building is old and showing it's age and there is much nicer stuff around ( though admittedly higher price or not a hi-rise ). It's not hard to get approved for, so it might be OK for some in a pinch. But if you really look hard and seek out value you can easily do better.