15/11/24
Quality is rapidly declining
I lived at The Vue for 2 years and I saw a massive decline in quality during that time. They let go of most of the maintenance staff and traded out the office staff, so it has been getting worse. Two years ago, I would have recommended this place to everyone; now, I would recommend avoiding it. I have listed my pros and cons:
Pros:
- Parking garage is nice and felt safe..
- They only increased my rent by $100 after the first year which I felt wasn't bad given the prices in the area.
- They have... been quick to respond to my maintenance requests.
- They have a low barrier to ending your lease early.
- There's a decent amount of storage in the apartment.
Cons:
- Cockroaches. I dealt with a significant cockroach infestation for months; I have been told the infestation was active as of August 2024.
- Very dirty communal spaces. Spoiled food waste and dirty diapers in entryways and stairwells. Most of the time you can't even enter the trash room because there is trash piled up and spilling everywhere. The hallway and entrance carpets are stained, smelly and disgusting.
- Snow removal and grass cutting is limited. The first year I lived in The Vue, the maintenance staff did an excellent job, but since they let go of staff the sidewalks are always icy in the winter and the grass is high and full of ticks in the spring.
- My A/C and heating broke twice a year at least. All they did was switch out blower motors repeatedly.
- Very heavy email communication. Sometimes multiple emails per day from management with all caps with bold, highlighting, and underlining. It's aggressive, they repeat the same rules by email over and over with no tangible changes, and they have obvious disdain for their tenants.
- Low professionalism. When I moved out, they wrote my forwarding address on a random piece of scrap paper and then never updated it in the system. 2 months after moving out, I still hadn't received my reimbursement check.
- Disrespectful entry into tenants' homes. In my final month living there, I woke up in my bed to see a male maintenance staff member standing in my kitchen saying he was "checking for a leak." No communication from management before or after this event to legitimize it. Another time, I made a confirmed appointment for regular maintenance and the staff disregarded my appointment and entered my apartment whenever they wanted while I wasn't there. Don't expect respect for your time or privacy.
Would not recommend!
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