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anonymous

Resident 2008 - 2010

4/12/2010

So this was a GREAT place to live 2 years ago when I moved here (2008). Nice management and everything was included. In 2008 I would rate this 5 stars. It has been rapidly going downhill as new managers try to squeeze more and more profit out of people. You used get a cool apartment with heat/AC and parking included and all my friends could visit me and go out in downtown. That's why I got it, and that's why I payed premium over living in West Hartford or Manchester. Here's what happened over the last 2 years (going into summer 2010): -concierge staff was cut: if the person there is busy you have to wait a lot longer now to leave the garage, get your guests in etc. -valet is no longer free: pay $150 a month -parking no longer included in rent: pay $50 a month per car -guests can no longer park for free in the huge garage that always has 200 free spots: pay $10 per visit -pay $700 a amenity fee every year (for what, there's no pool to maintain) -are now required to have $200,000K insurance on your apartment (renter's insurance). Great, thanks for requiring more crap I have to pay for. This is all in addition to paying $8-14 a month for water. It's cheap but why that's not included in $1300(plus) rent is ridiculous. Thanks for another separate bill outside of rent I have to take care of. So now there's no point of paying $500 more a month to live here over a nice/nicer apartment elsewhere. My friends can no longer visit me easily (good luck driving around looking for parking in Hartford on fri/sat night). The fees and crap you have to pay and keep track of is getting ridiculous. It's nice that they can advertise a lower price but when paying for "luxury" apartments I want everything included. There are 4 (FOUR!!) banks on the corner where this building is. Fun times right. Nothing interesting at all downtown outside of bars/clubs that only have people there on fridays and saturdays. The city sucks and hasn't improved in the last two years. Outside of that, the building is new so nothing is broken and has nice decor and so on. People will think you're rich for living here. If you're young you'll appreciate the fri/sat walk to the bars/clubs. The area is super safe, I don't know why some people look at you weird when you say you live in Hartford. I've NEVER seen anything downtown in 2 years that made me feel unsafe/uneasy etc. You car will be safe in the garage with a monitored entry/exit. There are people who park their Maseratis here, so no one will touch your "awesome" beemer/benz or whatever you have. RATINGS: The apratments themselves: 4.5 stars (for being small and really lacking closet space) The building: 5 stars (enough said) Staff: 4 stars (all friendly but it was better when they always had at least 2 people man concierge at all times) Location: 4 stars (safe but nothing to do and no grocery store downtown) Overall experience: 2008 - 5 stars 2009 - 4 stars 2010 - 3 stars currently

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