Water’s Edge Apartments

Hefty price for what they offer, gym less than average, cabinets less than average, washer and dryer less than average.
They have excellent repair service, also staff very friendly. The place have a greatness look but that’s it.

Nice building and easy commute into the city. I am moving however because there is nothing to do around this place. During the summer the redbull games are fun but that’s about it.

Nice-​looking apartments does not a luxury complex make. There are a LOT of cut corners for a place that touts itself as «luxury.» I feel it is irresponsible for prospective tenants to not be aware of these issues you would not know about until after you’ve signed the lease:
1) There is no central air OR heating. You may not realize what a problem this is if you’ve lived without central AC, but being without central heating is actually a pretty big deal. They’ve instead installed bulky heating/​cooling units under the windows in the living room and bedrooms. When you tour the property, they will rave about the cost-​savings aspect of this, but what they will not tell you is the cost savings is for them, the developer, and not for the tenant. Tenants have to jack up the heat to warm a room or section of the apartment, which will jack up your bill tremendously. Your other option is to come home from work to a 48 degree (you’re reading that right) apartment.
2) The toilets are really poor quality. They rarely flush fully, and forget about trying to flush twice in a row.
3) I’m happy to have a washer/​dryer inside the unit. However, I really don’t like the high-​effiency washer/​dryer they selected. There’s nowhere to put fabric softener. Meaning you have to stop the wash cycle, wait for the door to unlock, and add it in manually when you catch it during the rinse cycle. It also does not actually indicate when it’s on the rinse cycle, you must listen out for it or rerun it. Downey balls do not work in this type of machine.
4) The garage door and elevators are beyond slow. Brand new elevators shouldn’t take as long as they do. Waiting for it to open at the lobby floor is painful. The garage door sounds like it’s about to break down any second, and the remote doesn’t work unless you’re sitting in front of it. Hope you don’t have to leave the garage quickly at that point.
5) The gym entrance is outside, meaning you have to put on your coat and walk around to the back of the building to enter it. You may be wondering why, which brings me to my next point…
6) Be aware that the amenities are shared among the entire complex of apartments and town homes on that street. This means you are sharing four treadmills with all of those people. Specifically, both Water’s Edge buildings share the gym, pool, lounge areas, and the shuttle, plus all of the town home residences (which consists of two buildings that take up a sizable portion of Dey Street). We were not informed of this at any point, and only found out once we saw people who don’t live in our building walking in to use the amenities. The town home residents also do not pay the amenities fee that you are subjected to.
All in all I feel disappointed to have moved here. I hope the rent does not raise significantly in a year because I already feel like I’m overpaying.