Apr. 23, 2025 - Half a year at the property.
Cons:
- Two separate events of stolen packages. Deliveries are left outside of mailrooms and boxes often. Residents steal from each other from mailrooms.
- Two separate events of vehicle break-ins inside gates
- Two separate events of broken gates, locked vehicles inside
- No privacy. Maintenance enters despite not having permission to enter without presence and fails to follow direction to set up time. Maintenance enters at will at random times
...without your presence/consent for regular maintenance and fines you.
- No parking on ground floor. People visiting Optimist Park parks at ground floor to avoid parking cost. Parking not enforced and non-guests get away with parking over the weekends. Illegal parking at handicap parking.
- Loud. Sirens, trains, vehicle revs, live music from Substrate winebar on N Caldwell St, every Friday, Saturday until midnight
- Dirty. Trash chute room on 2nd floor for recycling dirty with organic waste spilled around, attracts pests. Avoid residency on lower floors. Dog park not cleaned regularly. When it rains, entire ground floor outside & inside reeks of fermented urine. Owners do not clean after their pets and rules not enforced. Elevator smells of urine 50% of the time. Hard to open windows to ventilate due to cigs/weed smokers at balcony and inside first floor parking garage
- Poor built quality. Joints, seams, air leaks during winter/summer, under-performing HVAC, high energy use and cost. Recommend window seals during winter to save energy cost. Dusty/dirty ducts. Difficult to cook due to poor ventilation. Cooking leaves apartment to smell for next 2-3 days, fire alarm goes off often.
- Flooring is cheap, uneven level, and tearing apart. Take photos, document to avoid fees.
- Maintenance charges for water filter replacement. Make sure water filter and HVAC filter is replaced prior to moving in. Check for good water flow from sinks and bathrooms and good drainage prior to moving in.
- No security - Easy to get inside the building without keys. Building accessed from the parking garage doors on every floor without keys. Only areas where keys are required are first floor to the main building community/lobby space. Your floor, hallways, the mailboxes, can be all publicly accessed.
Pros:
- Free EV charging
- Affordable
- Staffs try. Results may vary
- Gym is ok, but people don't clean up after themselves
Pet fees/pet rent DO NOT cover damages caused by pets. You are responsible to properly dispose of pet waste; pet waste areas are designated onsite. $50 fine per violation occurrence. Pets must be on a leash when outside & are restricted from commo...