Eli

 

When I first moved to New Haven, I looked at a lot of apartments in the area, but found The Eli to be the best for a variety of reasons.

First and foremost, I love the building itself.

It has a lot of character - art deco style.

Second, I love the location - right in the heart of downtown.

I love walking to work in the morning and not dealing with a commute.

Next, the apartments themselves have a lot of character as well.

Hardwood floors, high ceilings, large windows, marble kitchen countertop, marble floors in the bathroom and kitchen, and stainless steel appliances.

I love the look.

Additionally, the rooftop is a nice place to hang out when the weather is nice.

My main problems are 1) absolutely NO countertop space or storage space in the bathroom; 2) minimal storage space in the apartment - small closets; 3) the European washer/dryer in one does not wash very much and is OFTEN broken; and 4) the rent jumps up every year, and is NOT cheap, rather a bit overpriced.

I've read some of the other reviews and yes, there are more students now but I've never had too much problem with noise, a party here or there, but they don't really last very long.

And, I read the negative review about Erica.

Since day one, Erica has been super nice and helpful.

She's always been very professional and responsive to any problems I might have.

If she is just out of high school, she is very impressive and is probably going places in life.

Lastly, I read the reviews about parking and it is a pain in the rear.

I've put my name on the list for the parking lot countless times and I've never been called for a spot.

However, I'm not really sure I'd want to park there in the winter anyway since it is not covered and doesn't get plowed.

I park a half a block away at Century Towers for an extra $148 and get covered parking.

Really, for the price you pay at The Eli, I think you should get free parking, but I'm not really complaining about that.

You sort of expect that living in the heart of a city.

In summary, yes, there are problems with the place, but I think the benefits outweigh the problems.

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