Metropolitan Artist Lofts

Super amazing area for artists to expand, network, and focus on their projects. The amenities that are offered are great helps for growing your arts.

I moved in while Carla was the manager and it was amazing. The best management I had ever had to work with for an apartment. She was nice, fast to respond to concerns, and always available to hear you out on anything.
With the new management they are rarely in the office, will tow your car without even trying to contact you, even if you have a pass to be in the parking lot, and will turn off a switch clearly labeled KEEP ON so it shut down all of our electronics that are set up to constantly... run certain programs which could have caused irreparable damage.
Today was my final straw with this management team, at 10:00am all of the fire alarms went off in the building. The alarms were on for 12 minutes. That does not seem like a long time but when it is sudden, you have no idea why it is happening, your pets are freaking out, and your spouse works from home and is constantly on the phone or conference calls for work it is a VERY long time and he missed 3 potential sales calls.
When I opened the front door I found a notice that according to the manager, because I immediately called him, was supposed to go out on Tuesday (its friday). Another resident informed us that at 8am he left to go get groceries and he saw the management team putting up the flyers. And since I got home at 9pm the previous night I know there was no flyer on my door.
Less than 2 hour notice, or non notice since I never saw the letter until I opened the door to find out if our building was on fire, and when I called I got "It wont be that long." Dude I am PISSED, this is not how management should be doing things and this NEVER would have happened with Carla.
Just signed a 6 mo lease to stay here but once that lease is up we will be seriously thinking about staying at another location. The units are nice, the location is great, but I refuse to deal with a management team that does not give a crap about its residents and cant be bothered to even give anyone notice for something that is this disruptive. I could have taken my pets to my mothers house, or even up to my work for the day and my spouse could have gone to his office to work for the day. Easily avoidable situation but too lazy to care, which is sad since otherwise the place was great and we usually tell everyone we know about how great the unit is, but no longer. Lee mas

The building has had a serious mice infestation for at least two years.

I have only lived here for about 4 months, so take this review with a grain of salt. I saw the negative reviews and decided that it may be good to have a counter-point for those interested.
Location - Amazing. We can get anywhere in St. Louis in 15 minutes or so, with 64 being close and 44 not being too far. It's a quick jaunt downtown or to the Grove. There are quite a few decent (and a few iffy) places to eat close by and a grocery store that is a 5 minute drive away. I wish there was a... quick grocery place that was more walkable, but that's not the worst.
Price - Amazing. I've lived plenty of places in STL and paid much more than this rent for far less. I have access to nearly every amenity I want (only a few tears for the lack of ice maker). Open floor plan, dishwasher, garbage disposal, washer and dryer, concrete floors that are a breeze to clean... you can even have pets! (for a deposit and small rental increase)
Management - Great (so far). It's owned by an outside company, Dominium, but you won't really notice. The management they put in place can be a little enthusiastic with constant notifications of issues, sprays, leaks, etc., but it hasn't really bothered us. Much better than the alternative of never hearing from the landlord, especially when issues happen. I can see why others here get annoyed, but having lived in the opposite situation, going days without hot water or trash piling up, I prefer this!

I will also note that they receive tax credits for providing housing to those with reduced income, so there is an income cap - additionally, it caters to artists, so one of the residents will need to be in an art trade of some kind (includes photography, culinary arts, and graphic design, among the more "familiar" art trades). Anyway, if you meet the requirements, I can't recommend this building enough. No issues, and I feel like I am living the modern city-dweller's dream, for a fraction of the cost! Lee mas

I really enjoyed my stay here for the past 2.5 years. The management was wonderful and knew most residents on a personal level. Sure they inspected/sprayed the apartments about once a quarter, but it never felt overbearing; I assumed inspections would be more routine with subsidized housing. Furthermore, the apartments themselves were beautiful- lofted ceilings, concrete flooring, and up-to-date appliances. Amenities were great too and it meant I wouldn't have to get a gym membership. The only... issue I had was with street noise, but that's what you get for living in the heart of Midtown. Overall, I loved it here! Lee mas