I'm reviewing Lofts.
I was looking for a sub-lease to start in May of 2013 and to end in August 2013.
I found an ad on Craigslist and signed a lease in November. The wait time just to get a lease drawn up was pretty long.
Once May rolled around, I had been selected to study abroad. My dad was awesome enough to drive 6-7 hours just to move my things for me. Before I left for my trip I gave Lofts 54 my share of the rent for May and June according to the agreement between the girl I was subleasing from.When my dad came to the leasing office to pick up my keys to move my things in, Lofts 54 claimed that I hadn't paid rent.
Long story short: I had paid rent. Turns out they applied the check I gave them in May as a credit for June's rent. What kind of sense does that make? It was a VERY stressful situation to be thousands of miles away and thinking that you won't have a place to live and knowing your dad drove all that way just to deal with some B.S. I was lucky that I bought a cell phone in Costa Rica, otherwise my dad would have had to sort it out without any input from me.
I kept telling Lofts that this was a sublease situation, but they claimed the tenant I was subleasing from needed to tell them this was a sublease. So frustrating! I signed a lease in NOVEMBER! The time from November to May was more than enough for you to tell the tenant that she needed to send an email stating that the rent would be paid by two people. It took 4 phone calls from myself and phone calls from the girl I subleasing from just to sort the situation out.
Pros of lofts 54: washer + dryer in the unit
dishwasher
plenty of cabinet space for 3-4 people
Cons: Lots of the tenants don't take any pride in where they live so expect a lot of trash in the elevator or in the stairwells
Sometimes people are up late at night blasting music with no consideration for their neighbors
Many people in the leasing office have no clue what they're doing
I'm just counting down the days until I can move out.
If you have a lot of patience, move here. If you want to deal with a company that has their ish together or want some peace & quiet, I suggest you keep on looking.