Average apartment, bad neighbors
October 4, 2024 - Review from Apartments.com
I have lived on the 4th floor over 2 years. Given that it’s an average apartment building, I think your experience really depends on how good/bad your neighbors are.
Apartment community: 1 star
I’m practically surrounded by neighbors who slam their doors dozens of times a day and bang against a shared wall at all hours of the day and night. It could be midnight, 2:30am, 4:30am, 6:00am, it really doesn’t matter—if a door opens, it’s slamming shut. I have to wear earplugs to sleep and still ...
get woken up 5+ nights a week. I know it’s terrible living next to them and I’m sure it sucks living below them, too.
The smell of other people’s weed and sometimes cigarette smoke also fills my unit every day in the cold months and every other day in the warmer months. Sometimes it comes in from the hallway and sometimes from the vents in the kitchen and bathroom.
Management seems unable/unwilling to address either issue.
Units: 3 stars
The units are Ikea-nice: a clean, modern look, but nothing special. Lots of natural and artificial light. Seems designed for tall people—big bathtub and high microwave and cupboards.
There’s a mirror set into the wall near the windows that makes the place look a little bigger, but it also cuts the thickness of the wall in half. Unsurprisingly, that’s exactly where vocal and TV noise will pass from unit to unit. This poor design choice really is too bad because the rest of the walls are fairly soundproof when it comes to that type of noise.
Parking: 3 stars
The open-air lot is accessible to the public. Several cars have been broken into and even stolen during my time. The new management company added some fencing to discourage non-residents from transiting the property.
Street parking is usually available.
Neighborhood: 4 stars
What you’d expect from a residential South Minneapolis neighborhood: a couple parks, a lake, and several restaurants and shops within walking distance (including 2 smokehouse and BBQ places within a block that often fill the neighborhood with the smell of smoke and smoked meat). The proximity to the light rail is nice for going downtown or to the airport.
Safety and security: 2 stars
Several cars have been broken into and a few stolen from the open-air parking lot during my time here. Many, many packages have been stolen from the entry area by non-residents who were let into the building.
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