The Beacon

The new management has been very helpful for us during our change of apartment within the building. Everything was taken care of from their end to the best. They are very proactive, supportive and lovely. Special thanks to Adrianne and Kim.

The only positive thing that can be said about this place is the front desk staff are overwhelmingly pleasant and helpful to the best of their abilities. But the complex, owned by a company based in California, is horrible. The allure of exposed brick and the meticulously manicured model units could trick any starry eyed renter into thinking this is a lovely community, but it only takes a trip up the stone stairs and ride up the deeply unsettling elevator to realize this place is unsafe,… unsanitary, and not at all concerned with the happiness, comfort, or health of its residents. Roaches are in every building, and every resident will get them, while the dedicated roach pest control people only come on Fridays, if at all. Parking is impossible as a guest or a resident, especially in the winter when a dusting of snow or a blizzard leaves the pot hole ridden drive space difficult to navigate and spaces unable to be identified. Plows do a horrible job, and the complex is so congested that there's no safe way for them to do well if they wanted to. It quickly becomes the resident's responsibility to use their own mini plows, snow blowers, and shovels to clear space by the entrance doors and sidewalk paths along the parking spaces. Year over year there are heating and water problems in the winter, leading to evacuations, holes into people's homes, exposed pipes that rain water into drive spaces that freeze to black ice, and climate control that doesn't work unit to unit. There is a constant smell of rot on the lower floors due to proximity to the trash chute, only two sets of laundry machines per floor, thin walls and ceilings so residents can hear one another's children, pets, arguments, private moments, or just tv and speakers. Fire alarms meant to evacuate the building go off constantly, and can't be turned off or quieted for pets. Floor plans are awkward and were clearly designed on paper to keep the brick consistent from floor to floor, by people who will never live there. Accessibility is barely passing ADA compliance, with only 4 accessible spaces per building, but the area between parking spaces and the access point being rocky, dangerous, and covered in dog droppings. Turnover for units involves a fresh coat of paint that sticks cabinets closed and some rusty screws and nails the property hopes residents won't notice. This place should be condemned, spend your hard earned rent money somewhere else. Read More

Nothing luxury about this place except for their show room. Outrageous fees, roaches from the day I moved in, poor management, weeks without hot water, no security, and constant stolen packages. Management does not care about any concerns and just want your money. In 2024, we had 7 weeks of no hot water Monday- Friday. There are entrance doors that don't lock and would give someone access to all the buildings. Washers and dryers were disconnected for 2 months, and are regularly broken which… takes months to fix. The apartments have no insulation so in the winter your electric bill is high, your apartment is cold, and you can feel the cold air coming in through the windows. The package room is unattended and packages are stolen constantly, and management just blames you for not using the lockers, but they don't tell you that only USPS can use them so it doesn't matter if ups or fedex delivers. Maintenence often takes weeks to get to requests and just recently marked a request complete when they didn't even enter the apartment. The only good thing I can say about this place is that the brick wall accents are nice, if you can look past the roaches. Read More

Nos han dejado sin agua caliente en pleno invierno, tengo un bebé de 2 años que no lo puedo ni bañar porque el agua sale helada, me causa indignación que no puedan solucionar este problema, además, los precios son muy elevados para la calidad de apartamentos que rentan, todo deteriorado y nada funciona, tampoco las lavanderías, calefacción y aire acondicionado, contando los días para irme, no caigan en estafas por favor.