8/6/25
Renter you have been warned
If you don’t want to read this whole thing. Bottom line, do not sign here unless you would like to feel unsafe, uncared for by management, and overall stressed for the 11 months you will spend here. The first month here, there was trash everywhere, since the dumpsters were right next to the stairs and residents would throw it next to them -- it caused a horrendous smell for the first 3 months. Also, for the 11 months I spent here, there were roaches infested in the entire building, we continued... to have roaches for both school semesters, even after spending money ourselves trying to get rid of them. Also, the entire Unit #2 smelled like weed half of the time. Our bathrooms smelled like skunk for the entire time.
The management had a concerning amount of low communication. It would take days for things to get fixed or concerns to be answered. Also, they misnamed the room with the smaller closet as “bigger closet,” therefore leading me to believe I was signing for the bigger closet. Yet, that was my fault because the room mislabeled was referring to the room size, not the closet size. There are also homeless people sleeping outside, so unless you are looking for that in an apartment...
Also, this area for living is just not that safe, and I would avoid this area. Again, that’s not the apartment's fault for being in a bad area, but it certainly does not help their case. The parking situation is not good. With the limited parking, parking on the street is your best option, but I don’t recommend that because my car got hit by a city bus while parked (I am not making this up).
My roommate's car got wrongfully towed in the parking garage because of the rubbed-off numbers painted in the garage, and when she asked the manager to come look with her and see if he could see the numbers on the parking spots, he said, “I’m not walking up there.”
I knew before the lease started how bad this was going to be, but every month it genuinely got worse and worse. I grew up in apartments my whole life with my family, and I have never experienced something like this.
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Property Manager at The Bloc responded to this review
We're sincerely sorry to hear about the unfortunate experience you had while residing in our community. We deeply regret that the upkeep and safety standards did not meet your expectations and those that we strive for. The issues you've raised,... including cleanliness, pest infestation, and miscommunication, are serious concerns that we will investigate and address to ensure they do not recur. You deserve a safe and pleasant living environment and we will work diligently to improve our service delivery accordingly. Please accept our sincere apologies for any stress or discomfort you experienced during your stay with us.
