Home Sweet Home.
I've been here since the end of August, so almost 6 months now just like my roommate John M.
As far as high rises go this place is an amazing deal for the size of our unit, and its one of the few, if not the only high rise buildings I know of that has a 3 bedroom unit of its size.
Not everyone is a fan of the area around The Ogden, but the area is the whole reason I wanted to move into the building in the first place.
(Well, that & because I can walk to work.) But even before I moved down here I spent a lot of my time down on Fremont East. The main problem with the area is you have to leave the area to get anything. Groceries for instance, or anything other than pizza, fast food, or thai.
The units are all nice, but the 3 bedrooms are far and away much nicer than the 1 and 2 bedroom units. They all have hardwood floors, dark granite countertops, and stainless steal appliances.
The concierge desk is a great feature and any time I need anything I just ring down & talk to one of the guys. If they don't have an answer for you they will damn sure find it and call you back once they do.
The rooftop pool is great, but i rarely use it because with the wind its just too cold in the summer because they cool it off too much, and in the winter I just don't want to use it. The hot tub is amazing though. The view can't be beat though.
As others have mentioned the parking is a pain in the ass, but i don't know of anywhere parking isn't. The only thing that is kind of unreasonable is how many empty spots are all throughout this 8 story deck and if you want an extra spot it's $100 per month. Just plan on having your guests park at the El Cortez and walk over.
There are a couple of issues with the building itself. A lot of things were overlooked when they built this place.
But what isn't right I have to say they usually do their best to fix.
This is the ONLY place I have ever lived, where if a light bulb burns out they will bring you a new one, and usually the same day.
We also have a lot of building events like the Christmas party (catered by Triple George Grill.) and the Terrace party (catered by Le Thai with open bar and DJ by Insert Coin(s).
Overall I would say this place is a great property but you can tell there were just a lot of corners cut when they originally built the building. & like my roommate said...Where's the hall closet and kitchen drawers?