Valley and Bloom

I loved living in Montclair and the location of this building was great. My apartment was in decent condition.
However, be aware the staff running this place are pretty bad at their jobs. Very disorganized, they messed up my security deposit and applied it to my first month rent which I guess is no big deal but definitely an indicator that they kinda don't know what they are doing.
The other issue for me was about 4 months after I moved out they sent a utility bill (water and gas I believe) to a… collection agency and it dinged my credit score like 40+ points. They made NO ATTEMPT to contact me about it, I got no phone call no email nothing.
There's lots of other beautiful places to live in Montclair to consider. Read More

All the things promised and sold at the start of the lease have either changed or have been reduced in order to save the building money and charge residents more fees/fines. Recently, they have laid off very helpful concierge staff and charged an added trash collection fee that is totally unneeded bringing our "amenity" fee to $800 / year in total. This "luxury" living is not worth the cost anymore. Think twice before signing and ask current residents about the changes.

I have lived here for several years. While the apartments themselves are great and the few remaining onsite staff are generally very friendly, recent cutbacks and policy changes by the management company, LCOR, have removed any remaining feeling of “luxury” that this self-proclaimed “luxury” apartment building once had. Within the last month, the building has signed a deal with a third-party vendor to pick-up trash, and has enacted a policy that requires tenants to leave our garbage in the… hallway. The hallways are now cluttered with trash cans and, often times, trash bags and loose recycling. The package room offered as an “amenity” by the building is no longer staffed, and packages are now piled up in the package room and lobbies unattended, for anyone to take. Even worse, the building seems to have let go the few people employed to staff the package room right before Thanksgiving. Happy holidays indeed. While the “luxury” amenities have disappeared, the “luxury” prices for rent and amenities fees remain, and in fact the building continues to raise rents. The concerns raised by the tenants to management seem to have fallen on deaf ears. In a town with new apartment buildings popping up everywhere you look, you certainly have to wonder what management's thought process is. Read More

Multi-year resident of V&B. Overall it’s been a pleasant place to call home. However, recently, likely due to covid financial challenges, LCOR Mgt has focused new amenities on the tenants which are costly and less than the ‘luxury living’ the complex prides itself on.
Valet Trash. A trash pick service at your door. Sounds good, until you’re living with the reality of foul smelling and unsightly trash bags and bins in your hallways 24/7. This new ‘amenity’ comes with a mandatory monthly fee. Oh… joy!
LuxorOne Service. Gone goes the Concierge… replaced with a self-serve package pick-up. Try seeking out your package among 100s of resident packages, this is short of impossible. Because many of postal carriers leave packages outside the pgk room – unsecured… don’t be surprised to find… gone goes your latest electronics shipment or monthly prescriptions or that backordered Prime shipment. SMH
It should be noted that local management and maintenance teams are very pleasant. An effort is made to support & socialize tenants, keeping maintenance issues timely and common areas clean. Read More