Sarah H.
Google
This is an honest assessment from someone who lived in this building for nearly two years.
Pros:
- Location and walkability (Cherry Creek North is the perfect neighborhood. Shopping, restaurants, community, convenient grocery stores, public library, etc.)
- Concierge and maintenance staff (A+) - They are genuinely amazing and provide exceptional service!
- Design and decorating of units - modern, neutral, high-end finishes
- Rooftop pool and views
Cons:
- Ownership is clearly going through a financial crunch. Things that break don’t get fixed. Ex: there was a huge vent hood in the lounge that broke and wasn’t replaced for 9-months leaving a gaping hole with exposed wiring in the common space that residents pay monthly to use! The wine fridge, ice machine and regular fridge in the lounge didn’t work for at least a year and were never repaired or replaced. The fireplaces is both building lounges never worked the entire time we lived in the building.
- The building is aging and regular repairs are not being done. For example, when an appliance goes out in your apartment, a new one isn’t ordered, it’s just swapped with a used one from another unit, which likely isn’t in great shape either. For the amount of money you pay in rent ($5k+ for a one bedroom) you expect to have functioning amenities!
- Location - the physical location is amazing but with all the construction on several sides of the buildings, the noise, constant construction dust (you can’t open your windows anymore without having dust cover your furniture) and street/sidewalk closures, the joy of living in Cherry Creek North is significantly limited.
- Fees - there are all kinds of fees tacked onto your rent. Common area fee, common area utility fee, fee to pay your rent, etc.
- The parking situation became a nightmare. It wasn’t like this initially but was terrible by the time we moved out. They oversold parking spaces and residents who paid for parking couldn’t find parking spaces.
All in all, we enjoyed our time in the building but very much felt like it was going downhill by the time we left, which is the reason we decided not to renew!