View 34

There are roughly 3,000 residents who live in the building, under normal conditions the elevators operate well under efficiency. As I write this, there are only 2 elevators moving roughly 1200 residents. The canned response from UDR is the when the elevator breaks they call their "trusted vendor" to fix the issue. The problem is the issues are never fixed. The elevators keep breaking. Please note; these elevators underwent a year long "modernization" just last year, so why are the elevators... still breaking down. I believe it's because the leasing department, given orders from UDR in CO., stuff as any people as they can into a one bedroom apartment overtaxing the buildings infrastructure. Management conveys no updates when elevators break down, I believe this is because they breakdown so very often it's just not worth it anymore. Can someone, anyone fron UDR please explain why the newly modernized elevators are no better than they were before they were modernized. So far I can't get a straight answer from anyone here. Lastly, if the "trusted vendor" UDR uses isn't fixing any of these issues, why not choose another vendor. I can't imagine anything else except the vendor is controlling the relationship. Please send help!!! Read More

Short version: toxic water + loud drilling + crowded/delayed elevators, fire alarms only for decoration, poor ventilation in common areas, etc., and a few pros (some people who work there like Benny working in packages), central location, can have laundry done for additional cost

Long version:

There was frequent and obnoxious drilling (all day drilling) heard loudly in the apartment and issues with water quality. The drilling was mind numbingly loud-with hours of that torture, it felt like a... Black Mirror episode. It was so frequent I was in disbelief. There would be a break during sleeping hours and the next day…more drilling.

I developed some skin and hair issues that may have been related to the water quality. Water from the bathroom sink especially would have a weird nauseating algae smell even if it appeared clear. I would highly recommend all residents to test themselves and the water-then leave as soon as possible.

Gigstreem, internet provider by the apartment, which another reviewer mentioned did have significant issues in the common areas. So if you did not want to leave the apartment due to drilling noises, etc. you might not be able to work in the common areas. We were using our phone personal hotspot instead of the building WiFi for our laptops in the second floor amenities lounge. We spent so much time troubleshooting this issue too.

There were issues with AC throughout the apartment-the playroom and top floor common area would often be overheated/uncomfortable and therefore unusable. There were times the water would be turned off all day and once I missed the email notice and this completely caught me off guard and I was unable to shower (in the toxic water) and felt gross even though that might have been for the best.

During my entire duration there were issues with elevator-I once witnessed people stuck inside the elevator and it looked terrifying. I said my prayers and accepted that one day I might also die in the elevator-after all, that was my own fault for living in this apartment.

The bathrooms on the second floor were also often really gross.

I learned during an actual fire crisis, the fire alarm system is not working-the halls were filled with opaque smoke. Ending review due to character limit. Read More

It will take you 10mins an elevator trip. At least one is always broken and 2 elevators cannot service that many people. They cut costs on elevators and it seems they did so in all aspects of development

Please avoid this building at all costs - you will be extremely disappointed with the staff's and management's unprofessionalism and the condition of nearly everything in this building. From finding broken glass in my shower upon moving in to washers that only leave your clothes in a pool of water, View 34 truly has it all. The trash room on my floor near the service elevator has exposed electrical wires, the elevators break constantly, there is only 1 out of 4 working grills on the rooftop,... management will shut off the water for 6+ hours with only a day notice, the maintenance team will not fix your AC unit even when you request it be fixed (I learned the ramifications of incompetent staff when my rug was destroyed by my leaking AC unit that staff refused to fix), inconsistent enforcement of security at both entrances, the list goes on and on and on. To top it off, the building did not take good care of my bike in the storage room, which is locked and upon moving out, I discovered it was either thrown out by staff or stolen. Then of course, the building manager refused to reimburse me the monthly fee I paid to store a bike all year long.....

Save yourself the massive headache of dealing with a rude management team, incompetent staff members, broken facilities and overpriced rent. Read More

Going to echo what other people have said that the management is terrible. They really don't care about renters. My problem was with loud neighbors that I've been trying to solve for over 5 months. Management has been utterly useless at solving this and all they can do is lie and ignore me. I have been so patient with them and just asking them for reimbursement for my time and money (and after showing them recordings and filing DOZENS of noise complaints) has led to them completely ignoring me....
As a side note, yes elevators are always broken. Read More