Eight Eleven Uptown

According to an unnamed source who works in the building, about 75%(ish) of residents that were here a year ago are no longer here primarily because (but not completely) there’s an intentional effort (finding small print technicalities in leases) to not renew leases from those who moved in under the prior management company or shortly thereafter the transition to Willow Bridge in order to substantially raise rents despite the noticeable cost cutting that has taken place in the building over the last 18 months. There literally is not justifiable reason why rents for my identical floor plan are 20-30% more expensive despite the median rent increase for the area being less than 10% over the last year. I suppose if your new baseline of residents is new residents, they’re more likely to “pay up and shut up” since they didn’t see the majority of the cost cutting that took place over the last 18 months to even have a basis for complaining or criticizing.

There are two positive things about living here: the view and the neighborhood. The view of the lake from the east windows is almost priceless and we really enjoy being able to walk to three different grocery stores and walk to the lakefront-beach, bird sanctuary, and Montrose point with its view of downtown. The apartments are incredibly overpriced--despite being priceless:). The construction materials were cheap; things break easily; there are no ceiling lights; the apartments are cramped--clearly built to maximize investor return rather than comfort of the residents. Amenities are very nice and well-maintained and the place is well-managed...with the exception of the recent email stating that all elevators will be down at the same time overnight this weekend for inspection/repair. There should be a law against this; an emergency might mean someone's life cut short. All we can do is pray that this unlikely event will not happen.

Great place, free coffee, fun activities

Amazing travis is amazing. Great area love

We now have new mgmt and they are more responsive to resident emails/concerns. Also have noticed an increase in cleanliness of the common areas. Would like to see the return of the monthly newsletters/calendar.

I value my time in this building and happy to have found jt