I lived at the Devonshire for longer than the previous reviewer. For the first two years of my tenancy, living at the Devonshire was indeed bliss. What the previous reviewer is about to find out, however, is that by the 3rd or 4th year, rent will rise markedly so that an "existing" tenant pays significantly more for his unit that a brand new one will pay for an equivalent unit or better. Predictably (and especially in the present weak economy) the "existing" tenant will go to the rental office to suggest the rental proposition is inappropriate, only to be met with extreme arrogance from the woman who heads the rental office at the Devonshire. Understand this: The Rental Office at the Devonshire would rather loose a tenant than establish a precedent for rent negotiation. If you go there with the intention of negotiating your rent, have another apartment already lined up and be prepared to tell them to reserve the freight elevator for your move. The rental office simply does not understand any other language.

In the rare cases where negotiation with the rental office is met with success on the part of the existing tenant, my understanding is that the rental office will find other ways to make that existing tenant's life unpleasant--such as selecting and moving noisy or undesirable neighbors in next door to you. I know of one case where the rental office actually moved families with young, screaming children from elsewhere in the building into both of the neighboring units on either side of a particular existing tenant.

As the previous reviewer mentioned, one of the bright spots of living at the Devonshire is the maintenance crew, which is quite competent. Unfortunately, no maintenance can fix the noise issue in the building. As a tenant of the Devonshire, you will hear everything that goes on in surrounding units: phones ringing, water running, children crying, people being "romantic", everything.

So if you still want to live at the Devonshire, then good luck. At the very least, know that the best financial strategy regarding rent is to plan to leave after your 2nd or 3rd year, before the rental office formula penalizing longer-term tenants kicks in.

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