The Royale at CityPlace

Let's start with the parking situation, and we'll just use my building as an example. There are 40 apartments in my building. Assume for the sake of argument that only one person is living in each apartment (which is not reality, but let's just go with that for the moment). There are only 33 , available parking spaces in what I consider to be reasonable walking distance to the building. I'm not counting the two handicapped spaces, because the building is not even handicap accessible and they… will ticket you for parking in those spaces. So that leaves 7 residents (again, assuming only one resident per unit) without a parking space. Block's solution to this issue is: a) buy a parking garage for ANOTHER $150 per month, or b) park in the Wellsky lot quite a bit further from your building that you are already paying a premium for. If you have a guest, they are expected to park at the Wellsky lot as well. As you can already see, it is mathematically impossible for each resident to have a parking space without paying extra. On top of that, these "luxury apartments" were apparently put together by carpenters who can't add. Door frames are not level, floors are not level, and don't even get me started on the windows - in the winter you'll have more ice inside your windows than outside on the ground. Long story short, there are MUCH better places to waste your money than here. Don't waste your time. Oh, and you'll see plenty of responses from "management" that they have
'addressed" the parking issue - sorry folks, but the math does not lie. Their version of addressing the problem is either forcing you to pay more for a garage or forcing you to walk a half mile to your home. Great solution. If you don't believe me, just come by here ANY evening, especially weekends, and see all the cars parked in "unauthorized" spots waiting to be ticketed, or better yet ask someone you see walking around what they think of the place. They will be MORE than happy to tell you. Read More