Shelby

Review of Venice Lofts Apartments

My husband, young son, and I lived in the Venice L...

My husband, young son, and I lived in the Venice Lofts last year. Folks are right when they say that there were moments where it was incredibly dirty and things aren't always what they seem. That said, we were willing to make it work, because all in all, it was a cool location, a really nice space (our apartment - 3 bedroom overlooking the water), and I was very pregnant. That said, after a trip home in the spring, we came home to see a note saying that rent had increased on our unit over 1k/month (being far more than 3k/month). Interestingly enough, we saw MANY folks moving and many of them brown. I went to a few folks within the building (that I knew, adored, and were not brown) asking about their price change and many assured me that they did not have the same increase. Some folks said that they were able to just simply go talk to the front desk - so being six- seven months pregnant (and lease was up when I was due) - went to the front desk to talk. We were never a day late for rent, we never had noise complaints, we've been kind, and never complained about the decreasing cleanliness or the massive staff turnaround. They said, they couldn't help it - it was the management company - they had to keep the increase as was (maybe taking off a parking spot $$ - like $150). We opted to move out. The space was not worth what we were paying, let alone the new costs. I don't write this to be malicious, but as I was trying to find square ft. of ideal apartments, I felt like there may be a young family looking at this space and I had to be honest. We were very privileged - we had savings, connections, etc. and were able to move - but my goodness, nothing was scarier than being extremely pregnant and having to leave with my sweet boy. Please use my truth to navigate in the way that feels authentic to you. Peace!