Downtown Apartments
Hey all, for my budget Im looking anywhere between 1400 to 1600 (1800 only if the cheaper options arent great) so places like beacon 430, hermitage, and aer.
Just curious if any of you have any experience with these apartments or other options I may not have noticed. Looking for a 1 bed/1 bath with good anemities and just a nice place to live at. You guys know what it means. Around that Publix is convenient but i wonder if there are other conveniences that are farther away like haircuts, soccer fields, ect. Hermitage is best reviewed online but most expensive so im wondering if theres another "luxury style" apartment in the area that fits the range?
Thanks for any opinons in advance.
Posted Aug 13, 2017, 7:33 PM UTC
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I lived at Beacon 430 when it first opened (I was the first tenant of the apartment I lived in) and I really liked it for the most part. Beautiful property that they kept up with, they were quick with maintenance requests, friendly staff, the gym was well-equipped and almost always empty, and it was a quick walk to anything downtown. I never felt unsafe in the property or walking around that area of DTSP. (I also haven't lived there for almost a year now, so not sure if all this still holds true.)
With that being said, the walls are SO thin. I could regularly hear the neighbors to the right of me having arguments over their pregnancy; I could hear my other neighbors' dog constantly barking when they weren't home; I could hear my downstairs neighbor regularly blaring music and talking on the phone (he also just sucked in general and would have parties all. the. time.); and I could hear my upstairs neighbor walking around.
If you were to live there, try to get a 4th floor apartment that's in the corner so you won't have to share too many walls. I would also avoid getting a place that overlooks the pool if you want some peace and quiet on the weekends.
Hey thanks for this answer! Beacon 430 was actually at the top of my list...how bad as the noise? Is it the main reason you moved out?
You're welcome! I moved out because my boyfriend and I wanted to live together, and we wanted a bigger place. The price of a 2/2 was a huge jump from a 1/1 that we couldn't justify.
Re: the noise - I may have been more sensitive about it because I work from home and generally need a few hours a day of quiet to focus. I also think I just got really unlucky with who my neighbors were that I was sharing walls with! (Who fights about pregnancy issues at 3 AM on a Wednesday?) They also had security guards that you could call 24/7 for noise complaints or any other issues with neighbors.
I guess I wouldn't let it deter you too much if you love Beacon 430, but try to tour the apartment you would live in during a time you think you'd normally be home. It's not foolproof, but you might get a better sense of what the noise level would be like.
Thanks! Do you know how that place compared to AER, the other beacon, and hermitage?
I don't :/ they were still building AER when I lived at Beacon, and I don't even think Hermitage had broke ground. I know the question of "where should I live downtown?" comes up a lot on this sub, might be worth searching through some old posts to get some others' input.