Living in this building made me feel as though I lived in a prison. The amount of cameras in the space is comforting until the building sends second by second screen shots of camera footage of yourself to your inbox. Secondly, there are signs everywhere! They are not pleasant signs, but rather corrective action signs - do this, don’t do this, potential fines in bold face font. I counted at least 8 of these signs from the front door to my apartment. Management event posted a sign by the elevator wherein a specific unit number was mentioned and essentially shamed a new tenant about elevator usage. The individuals who manage this building have horrible communication skills. They are non-responsive to emails, ignore genuine complaints and are even slower to fix maintenance issues. Consequently, the only way to reach anyone is via email. When you call the office line no one picks up and there is no way to leave a message.

The apartments have 13ft ceilings with hardwood and modern appliances. However, the HVAC system is terribly inefficient and in need of a cleaning as dust was always everywhere. The hot water tank is only 40 gallons. Good luck filling up the deep bathroom tub before the water goes cold. There is only one elevator and not a separate service elevator for moving. There is no doorman. The buzzer only works for the immediate outside front door. If your friends are family come to visit, you must greet them at the front and open the second locked door.

The building is seven stories tall and those surrounding are much taller. The unit was dark except at night when my neighbor’s lights in the building across invade the space. Annoyingly, I was routinely woken up at 3AM due to garage and recycling trucks in the alley. Most weeks there would be up three trucks before 7AM. Every surrounding building has a contract with different waste management companies which means the possibility of loud noise at any hour of the night.

I would not recommend living here.