Essence 144 Apartments

this. Will update you guys.

for recruiting to New York but that is literally about it. For the price of rent and the hassle from the managers, it is not worth it.

SHAME. It does not even deserve a $20 rent increase. The building was NEVER fully completed. Once you walk into the lobby, look at the elevator section at the ground, unfinished and dirty. The walls are unfinished, inside the elevator, unfinished, the hallways, unfinished. I took a walk up the stairs to the other floors and they all look unfinished as well. The elevator is ALWAYS broken and for over a year, there was either a broken front entrance or back door or no door at the entrances at all. The doormen froze all winter. Don't be fooled by this management company as it is struggling and does not have funding to upkeep the building and approved loans to move forward with their newest project. It is at a halt. (KARMA) Employees are not paid either and have left. When I parked my car in the lot, I was always greeted by freaking rats running up and down the lot and I had mice in my apartment as did other tenants I asked in the building. They have since decorated the lobby with several plants and added "Essence" mats as if this is an improvement to mask the unfinishes. The building has never looked polished and never will. The head of security Mourice is not friendly and lacks customer service skills. The doormen could never do anything without his permission. If you have a food delivery you'll have to go down because Mourice instructed the doormen that the delivery person cannot park in the driveway to head to your apartment to deliver. Once my lease is ended I will be leaving. Essence you do not deserve the rent you charge, the area is sketchy, and your staff past and present are unprofessional. I wasn't expecting Park Ave but I was expecting honesty, professionalism, and respect. I do not think there is any ENTITLEMENT in that.

others were complaining about. Of course, we had some little things about our unit that we had to discuss with the management, this is normal when you moved into a new building, however, the management took care of our request and made sure that we were satisfied with what we’re paying for. For example, our washer and dryer were not delivered as soon as we moved in and the management team allowed us to use one in an empty unit for free. Yes, some details in the units could have been done in a better way, however when we asked to tare care of some little things, everything was done in a timely manner. The location is East Orange, it’s not the fanciest place, but the building is very nice. Our unit is super bright, we have a beautiful New York view, we have a 24/7 gym upstairs, 24 hour security, a beautiful lounge and a concierge. We also have a washer and dryer in the unit which is a real luxury. The train station is literally in a 5-min walking distance and the train takes you straight to Manhattan in pretty much 20 minutes. We totally disagree with some of the reviews that we’ve seen because our stay is great, our neighbors are nice (mostly young professionals) and between amenities and the units, we’re happy to live here.

apartment ( e.g. cabinets, doors, flooring etc...)are very bad quality. Now, I have lived and still live in apartment complexes where they are known to cut corners, but Essence 144 takes the cake. The construction is so poorly done, you feel gross just being in the apartment/building. Thirdly, when my boyfriend and I saw the apartments, it looked like the construction crew was living there. You saw their clothes, underwear's, and sneakers in the bathroom. You also saw their turds and urine in the toilet (gross). Also you saw crumbs and leftover's from their food all over the apartment. How can an apartment that is new construction be so gross at the same time. Keep in mind ladies and gentlemen, there is a reason why on their website they do not have actual real pictures. The pictures on their website are animated and does not even closely resemble what the actual apartments look like. I would not be moving into this complex at all. It is nasty, gross, and extremely bad construction. Everything looks very fake in the apartment and it is very obvious. That's my review, see the apartment and judge it for yourself.

pay rent for them to come into my unit and patch/paint my ceiling. A crew finally came in and completely the living room ceiling back in June but we are now in September and I just went to the office to threaten them again to finish the ceiling in my bedroom. There are cracks all through the ceiling, the boarding around the door is damaged. The shower head is broken and water shoots out all over, floors are uneven and poorly cut. Did I mention the walls are thin? You can hear your neighbors entire conversation! I have to turn on my music to tone them out. I really wish we could post pictures on this site to help the non believers. The gym is not finished at all, they just started laying the floor down. Ask to see the gym in their sister property at 141(across the street) you will see that they do not care about the up keep of the building. The weights are damaged, the bench is ripped with exposed cotton... it's a MESS. They will not get another year out of me.

bathroom tub has rust stains on it and they wont come off. The floors are UNEVEN, I didn't think a developer could even pull that off these days, but the floors are lumpy from pouring concrete wrong. It is not just my unit, we looked at other units and they all had the same floor issues. The edges of the hardwood floor are not flush against the wall, there are gaps here and there, apparently someone didn't know how to measure anything. On the door outer rims, there are tiny nails holes everywhere, on every single one (not sure how this even happens) In the kitchen, the cabinets look great but not well thought out and also, misaligned....oh, did I mention that my dishwasher is not bolted to anything? I can pull it straight out, fun..... The building itself needs a lot of work in the common areas, I've been to dorms that looked nicer. Its the little things can make a difference and they missed every detail. There are no amenities yet, its still under construction. The elevators are gross and old, has a old motel vibe to it. So why would I move in? I relocated for work and did not know the area well. I was exhausted from traveling and needed a place to live. I thought I could put up with this for a year and I will have to, but I wanted other people to know to stay away.

treat you like crap once you do. The hallways smell terrible because the garbage is left their all day and you are not guaranteed to be able to park your car in the parking spot you pay $125 when you come at night because they don't enforce the parking rules. They never finished the ceilings from the 4th floor up they have cracks and holes in them and they are uneven. Most of the cabinet’s counters were installed backwards and have huge stains on them. The kitchen cabinets are missing pieces to open and close properly. The floors are uneven and have bubbles under the wood. The paint jobs are terrible and sloppily done with the exception of the model apartments. Those are great because there for you. Pain is on the floor, doors, etc.. The bathroom details are hideous. The vents were not installed in some of the apartments they were covered with dry wall and (NATS) have been coming into the apartments through the vents. When you come into this building go to the basement, it has a horrible smell and fly’s flying all around. I don't know how any of the tenants are going to live here with that smell. The toilet tissue holder has parts missing. The paneling is coming off the cabinets. They did not take out the rubble and dust after constructing the apartments. The cable wires were covered causing an issues with installation. Management is extremely selfish and not family-oriented as they pretend to be when you meet. They will not work with you regardless of circumstances, rental history etc. Their company is under (Blackstone 360) realty and they have two other buildings 141 south Harrison and Aura 240. Beware..... Stay away. Run. So many people are breaking their leases and leaving. There is no fitness center yet and the building has been open since about March. We are paying for amenities we can’t use. I have to warn you please stay away or you will regret it. I promise you.