The Larimore

While some of my experience at the Larimore was positive, I wanted to write about all sides of my experience for anyone considering living here, and what I'd recommend if you are considering the Larimore.

Six months into our lease, we started hearing our upstairs neighbors constantly - not just footsteps and running, but crying, yelling, and more. Plus, our entire unit would vibrate and shake, so it wasn't just their noise, but the noise from our unit shaking. One weekend, they were running… around, banging their floor and shaking our unit so much, that my mirror fell off our wall and broke! And it was constant noise at all hours of the day , even up to 4AM. The office tried offering help by calling the upstairs tenants and addressing noise concerns, and we talked to our neighbors too, but even after all of this, the situation just barely improved. Most of the noise we heard after reaching out was from the unit itself creaking and shaking, but it was by far the worst upstairs noise I have ever had in a rental, and I've lived in everything from student housing to a 100+ year old house. This, paired with the traffic from 132nd street made for near constant noise. I talked to another tenant who said they never had this issue and had lived in the Larimore for a couple years, so I have no clue what makes a unit particularly good or bad for noise.

On the positive side, I do think the office staff is kind and tries to be as helpful as they can for the most part. Dax was especially helpful and kind when we were touring. We lived in a semi-renovated unit and this was a good balance for cost + unit quality for us. I also appreciated the gym and underground parking.

I think my only other cons were things you may run into in apartment life anywhere, but just things to maybe be aware of. The units are pet friendly which I loved, the main complaint I have was just neighbors not picking up after their pets, so the main courtyard (and even some balconies) often had dog poop laying around for days. Our unit also needed a lot of maintenance fixes, but they hired new maintenance staff during our lease and he greatly improved response time and the quality of fixes.

My only advice if you are moving here is to try and get a 3rd floor unit, if you are okay spending the money for it. I think it has gotten pricey with rent raises compared to other apartments, but overall I would've considered renewing our lease had I not had the experience with the horrible upstairs noise. Read More