Rayette Lofts

I cannot wait until I move out of Rayette. I could write a book about how bad this place is. Over the past year the building has gone to hell. Homeless people frequently break into the building and hang out, sometimes for days. Management rarely alerts residents when this happens. Management never holds anyone accountable. Someone threw a massive party recently and nothing was done. If something breaks, which is often the case with the cheap construction in the units, the maintenance man throws... random screws in places until it’s “fixed.” And however they charge for heat is messed up. And good luck getting hold of the manager. She is either not in her office or out on smoke breaks with the maintenance guy. I feel like I’m being swindled and can’t do anything about it. Worst management in the city. Lee mas

For starters, you pay close to $200 a month for a spot that anyone can use basically. The garages are a free for all. The homeless people get into the building all the time. Steal packages, get into cars, chill in the common areas. Nobody does anything about it.

Management has gone way down. Price of rent is not worth the hassle. TVs broken, fireplace was broken for like a year, gym is nowhere as nice as the pictures, they never wash the windows which is a huge selling point for this building. Always issues with heat/furnace. Fish flies everywhere. Building break ins. On the surface everything is seemingly ok, but once you sign a lease, they couldn’t care less about tenants. They can’t get their accounting straight either. They will also gauge you on a... renewal. At my last end of lease, they said it would be $500 more a month, essentially forcing you into another lease or a move (financial evictions). And they totally gaslight you when you press them on anything. They’ve ruined this building, which is a shame because it would be great otherwise. Lee mas

Topline: Used to be nice, not worth the rent now.

Rented here for five years. Since Cushman Wakefield took over, went way downhill. Rent is way up, with utilities now being charged and no real ability to moderate them (not based on your usage, but building usage for the most part). Services provided to tenants went way down, everything is a battle. Additionally the neighborhood is stagnating. Restaurant closures, safety issues. Call the SPPD to get reports on crime in the area, especially... response calls to 280 5th Street East directly next door.

Looked at similar apartments: square footage elsewhere is a bit lower but your energy usage is specific to you. Apartment amenities here have not been substantially improved in five years, likely longer. Used to have free renter events with food and adult refreshments provided one a month/quarter. Might have one once or twice a year now. Lee mas

I have been a tenant of Rayette for 1.5 years now. About 7 months ago Rayette was purchased by Cushman & Wakefield. Since then every single amenity has been scaled waaaay down. It is safe to say I have some opinions, here they are: •Our live-in resident manager, who was well known left and has been replaced by a rotating cast of characters whom never even introduce themselves to the residents. •The coffee bar is no longer stocked with teas or cups. •The nice planters in the front of the building... are no longer maintained. Every other nice building in lowertown has the same gorgeous arrangement that is changed out seasonally- but not @ Rayette any more. It’s literally the first thing that you see when you enter the building - and it’s just a mess of crappy artificial flowers that haven’t been changed since the spring. •Cushman & Wakefield put an end to the yoga & spin classes that were hosted in our gym. •Gym equipment and furniture around the building keeps going missing and is not being replaced or tracked down. •Cushman & Wakefield stopped paying the cable bill for the gym/lounge. •The building as a whole looks shabbier and shabbier each day- you can tell that cushman & Wakefield is just squeezing the profits out of Rayette. •We used to have really wonderful & regular resident events for like Halloween and 4th of July. These events were thoughtfully put together by the resident manager & catered. Since the day Cushman and Wakefield took over we haven’t had a single real building event and the whole “feeling of community” that we had is completely gone, which was a huge selling point for us when we had initially signed our lease. •Crackheads somehow keep getting into the building and we will find them loitering in our stairwells, hallways and parking garage. Or even better- they come knocking on your front door! •the fireplace in the lounge broke 5-6 months ago and it was just sitting propped up against the wall for the longest time ( it’s an LED screen fire place ), now it is gone- but nothing is replacing it or filling the empty space on the wall where it was •When I brought up all of my concerns to the last resident manager that Cushman and Wakefield installed here, he gaslit me like crazy and my each of my concerns were brushed off. Cushman & Wakefield is the worst landlord I have ever had, by far. If you are considering moving here- just don’t, it will only get worse here as they continue to put ZERO money or effort in to managing this property. Lee mas