Tyler R.
Yelp
Of all the apartments I've lived in within the very fine state of New Jersey, Vantage is by far the best-in location, views, staff, and of course, the building and apartment itself.
First, location. As I've come to learn in my 8 years living in Hudson County, Jersey City has become the place to be. It's big but feels manageable, has plenty of things to do and places to eat, and, save for trying to get around Marin Boulevard by car at 5pm on a weekday, is very easy to get around. Driving, parking, light rail, PATH. All good choices.
Vantage itself is close to all of those things. There's a parking garage on site, a HBLR station a stone's throw away, and the Grove Street PATH is a 10-minute walk, also known as a "stone's hurl."
The building? Super tall. Huge. At the very top you are 45 stories up-taller than most of the buildings in JC, and definitely the tallest in the area. It's concrete and glass with floor to ceiling windows. It looks awesome during the day, and just as cool at night. Even though we don't live at the very top, the view 30-something floors up is just as magnificent.
Amenities? You bet. Parking, gym, resident lounge, game room, screening room, massive outdoor deck, grills, pool, dog run, more grills, garden, rooftop lounge, free coffee...there's a lot.
The staff-concierge, leasing office, and maintenance team-are all beyond nice, super helpful, and incredibly responsive. The concierges know us by name and are helpful with much more than just package retrieval, and in dealing with the few small issues we've had with the apartment the maintenance team was there either the same or next day, fixed the issue, called me to confirm, and left a note to double confirm.
Last but not least, the apartments themselves. Bright layouts. Floor to ceiling windows. Appliances as you'd expect, washer/dryer in unit, wood floors throughout, quartz counters...all the good stuff. We have a north and west facing corner unit; combine that with all the windows and I don't think our place could possibly be any brighter.
Vantage gets 5 stars across the board and I struggle to find something to put in the "needs improvement" section. Well, they are building another tower (opposite side of our apartment) so a few grills and the basketball court are closed off for the winter, but I'm the only moron grilling when it's 20 degrees out, and I'm no Kobe--so I think we're good.