The Lydian

DO NOT LIVE HERE! The building, elevator, etc. are now phone access only. If your phone dies, or you don't have service, or the app won't load (all of which have happened already), you are locked out of your home. IF you can get ahold of maintenance to let you in, you are charged for that. There is no service in the garage, so you can't get up. They have acknowledged that they do have fobs, but they are unwilling to give them out. When I asked why they said "because we don't have to." Also the elevators break constantly. It's really a bummer, because Amber and Mary in the leasing office have both been amazing through all the other issues (flood, fire, etc.) and are wonderful to see every day. This seems to be an upper management decision, with no real explanation. I offered to pay for one of the fobs (one of my neighbors got one, as she is older), and they refused. Do not even consider moving in until this is fixed.

Lived here for only a short 2 or 3 months (moving to another part of CO to be closer to work), but I had a pretty good experience. I'll just give my review as a self-proclaimed "low maintenance" tenant who only needs a small space to live with a nice view and walkability for the neighborhood. Price: Apparently fantastic. I pay ~$1,365 for my studio with an incredible view of the mountains and city and my friends always say it's a great price. The windows are large as well. I have no personal comments on it because I moved from Richmond VA where a price for a studio with a nice view would be around ~$1,100 perhaps. But Richmond's a smaller city, so. Quality of rental: The studio has that faux wood flooring, which I don't mind. No stains, cracks on the walls, or anything like that. Just a nice clean place when I moved in. The washing machine however has a loose tube but I'm not counting that against them since it's my fault for not reporting it quite yet. Bathroom is fine in terms of size and quality for a single 30 yo male, at least. Staff: Incredibly kind and helpful during leasing and move-in. I never sent in any complaints or anything, but whenever I come by to pick up packages from the mailroom, they're very welcoming. No complaints here. Area: Absolutely love the neighborhood here. Lots of diversity, which I assume can be hard to find in Denver. Very walkable (again, for a 30yo male) and has restaurants, a cannabis store, and a grocery store right within ~10 minutes of walking! If you enjoy walks, there's a neighborhood vibe with single family homes behind the apartment, but if you enjoy a more city vibe just walk about ~15 minutes towards the city and bam you're right there in the thick of high-rises and city slickers. Some unhoused people around the area, so keep that in mind if it's a criteria. Wasn't an issue for me however. Neighbors: Very friendly people here! Be ready for elevator conversations with your neighbors sometimes! :).

I’ll first say amber is a gem I love her and has always been the most helpful how ever the new management not the best Ive been interrupted while talking to the manager by the maintenance guy who walked right in front of me while I was talking. They had vendors come in and leave my apartment unlocked while I was in London for 10 days. We haven’t had hot water in almost the whole month of February and still don’t. They gave us not even a month notice about not being able to park In our parking garage that we pay over $100 a month for… They raise our amenity fee when we haven’t had a working hot tub in over six months Other than that the view is the best part but yeah probably better off somewhere else

The team here at the Lydian are amazing. Amber and Mary in the office are so kind and great to work with for any issues there has been. Zac from the Maitenance team is always on top of orders that are needing to be done. This is a great location to be in and I think it’s the best place to be in downtown denver. The new security options they have installed make access and entry so amazing. Couldn’t ask for a better place to be.

DONT DO IT. Notice all the new fake reviews after tons of bad ones? Staff is unprofessional, rude and not helpful. They don’t care about their tenants at all. This is the 20th day in the past month that we have not had hot water. Amenities never work. Not worth the money. Our utilities have increased by $100 since resigning our lease. they really got us good. $370 in utilities for a 700sqft apartment.

Very clean, love all the amenities, Mary and Amber in the office are very nice and helpful in getting you set up and answering all your questions. Consider The Lydian for a very comfortable place to live downtown. The location is awesome!

My time at the Lydian has been nothing short of an enjoyable experience. The leasing agent, Amber has been extremely helpful with any issues that may arise. I appreciate the team here. :)

UPDATE: upon move out management is attempting to charge me over $600 for the "damages" I mentioned in this review months before move out and not having been caused by me in any way. I’ve been living at the lydian for a year now and it’s gone through a change in management from mediocre to greedy. My monthly rent w/ utilities is over $1,700 a month w/ utilities often being $100-$150 a month for a ONE bedroom (the bedroom does not have a window, it is essentially a closet). When I first moved in the price seemed ok; They then continued to raise rent despite no increased value put into the building. Along with the rent there are NUMEROUS other issues with this building. Here are my pros and cons Pros: - maintenance is taken care of (not necessarily well but quickly) - amenities are (in theory) nice - management is mildly receptive to feedback Cons: - management leases out every inch of the building to their retail partners with no regard for how it impacts residents *** the lobby is leased to The Welton Room bar & is packed most nights with bar patrons throughout the lobby & first floor, often using other floors to try to find bathrooms, the pool deck is leased to the yoga studio meaning there are classes that take over the entirety of the pool deck most summer afternoons, the lobby is often contracted out for private events as well where management will create literal blockages to keep residents from entering/exiting forcing us to use the back doors of our own building *** so do not see the amenities and expect free and available usage *** - unsafe environment FOR WOMEN that management is unwilling to address. There is a resident on the 5th floor who’s apartment overlooks the pool who has been caught masturb*ting to women using the pool numerous times with reports having been made to front range, management, and the police with nothing being done about it - rent renewal rate went up over $300, to almost $2,000 a month for a one bedroom, despite overall housing costs in the area not rising at a similar rate. - demands for rent are placed on the doors of apartments even when rent has been paid and are marked that “diligent effort was made to personally serve this demand” when no effort (knock or phone call) were made to serve the (false) demand - CRIME!! I’m not a paranoid person and avoid calling the cops at all costs but living here i’ve had to call more than any place i’ve ever lived. There are constantly drunk fights, unconscious individuals in the street, shootings, drug use in the alley my balcony looks over, reckless driving accidents, and so much more. I am also not bothered by the homeless encampments but there are many extremely large encampments that pop up in the area weekly that others complain about. There was a shooting death across the street recently and management did not contact the residents about it at all. - continuously changing hours of amenities and leasing office, which are not updated for residents knowledge - EVERYTHING in the apartments is made of the cheapest materials known to mankind, meaning maintenance is often needed and their fixes include more cheap short term solutions *** my floor in all of my living area is peeling up enough to trip someone walking through and all they’ve done is use spray glue to “fix it” for a few weeks at a time each time. The paint has been chipping off the wall regularly. The carpet in the bedroom was stained upon move in and I have not been able to get the stains out with a professional carpet cleaning machine. My garbage disposal breaks every month. My shower head is not fastened properly creating shooting water out of the pipes and has not been able to be fixed. There is severe water damage cracking along all of my walls facing the outdoors. All of the cabinets and island have their “wood” facade peeling off in chunks. The floor of my living room is not level. The baseboards don’t reach the floor in most parts. The corners are not 90° in most parts. I could keep going all day this place might as well be made out of toy building materials.***

Good place to live and great location. Management is open to suggestions and willing to work with residents concerns.