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| - First, I would like to start with what worked well. Dee, "L", and the entire concierge staff are WONDERFUL, specifically the day time crew. They truly appear to take pride in their job which is evident in how they treated staff. Actually the A/A man who works overnight at time should be on the day crew because he's awesome too! Monica who was responsible for keeping the building clean was PHENOMENAL and very prideful in her and made sure that the building sparkled. So much so that when I first moved in I walked STRAIGHT into a glass wall in the lobby because I thought that it was opened. It was truly noticeable when she no longer worked there because the building was consistently unclean.
The view is incredible and although it is across the street from the social services building where hundreds of displaced, mentally ill and drug addicts seek help, they pretty much stay in that area and very rarely cross the street.
Lastly, the two or three gentleman that wear blue shirts, the maintenance team are incredibly professional! They are consistently moving throughout the building always with a polite nod.
THE REASONS THAT I CHOSE TO MOVE TWO BLOCKS AWAY AND PAY MORE:
1) MY END OF THE HALLWAY SMELLED LIKE DEATH!!! I REPEATEDLY made complaints and in an act of what I believe to have been passive-aggressive behavior a Glade Plug in was placed in the outlet near my door. Secondly, the day after my initial complaint I received an email stating that I could not have a welcome mat in front of my door because it disrupted "uniformity." However, three doors down a person had a wreath the size of their door hanging and sneakers in the front of their door. When the building porter was in the hallway, my boyfriend asked him if he smelled something and he said, "yeah it's the dog that lives there. [The person] lets the dog go to the bathroom inside of the apartment." The winter was brutal but now that the weather is better the smell is less but ever-present. Once there was an event in the building in which several of my colleagues attended and they all asked to see my apartment. Unfortunately I could not allow that because it was a horrifically smelly day. Every guest that I ever had commented on the smell and one day my sister (who was in her last trimester) became so sick with the smell that we had to leave an walk to a nearby restaurant for dinner instead. When doing my final walk through both building employees admitted to the smell. Finally, after I submitted my letter that I was moving, the property manager (who is very nice) offered to allow me to move a few floors up at my same monthly rent which was close to $2,000 per month. However, to pack up my whole house, pay movers about $500+ dollars, transfer all utilities, etc would have cost me the same amount of rent increase. Plus, I didn't want to live any higher as I would like to be able to get out of the building quickly just in case there was another false fire alarm! I guess the problem could truly never be fixed is because the offender is an employee of Grubbs.
2) when I inquired about the building, I was sold on the amenities which was the justification of paying such a high rent. They specifically told me about the putting green and as an avid golfer I was sold! However I did not know that it would not be ready until the following year! So essentially I paid extra for nothing.
3) When I first moved in, the parking deck was incomplete so rain, sleet, or wind we were transported by a golf cart two blocks away which went on for about three months. Between not having amenities, living in what smelled like a morgue, being stuck on the broken elevator for 20 minutes (resulting in me missing an interview!) and the golf cart rides with rain slapping me in the face, I was SHOCKED when my renewal letter came with an increase in rent. Absolutely not. I would not pay $1 more...
4) The view is beautiful, but unless you're looking for a fraternity house feel, very seldom is the view enjoyable. A couple of weeks ago, I had a couple of people over for a meeting and during the meeting, about 10 young people came in with blenders a stereo and blasted music right next to us as if we weren't even sitting there. The irony is that there is a cap on visitors but from what I understand, it depends on who is asking for the visitors. Consistently, the frat house behavior is ridiculous. However, this is a PERFECT ENVIRONMENT if that's what you're looking for.
In sum, it just depends on what you're looking for. My other colleagues in the building I recently learned are unhappy as well and counting down until their lease expires. But between the frat feeling, morgue odor, increase in rent, unexpected fee for parking (my sister drove 750 miles to see me but had to pay for parking??). The great thing is that the first four people that I met in my new building were all from the SkyHouse..who were not apart of the frat lifestyle.
Thank you to Carrie and the concierge staff!
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