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Old 04-10-2013, 05:12 PM
 
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GRRR! Commons Park West LOOKS awesome! 1-2 bedrooms, in our price range, 5 minute drive/20 minute walk to his work, great amenities & views! BUT....

Co_guy_94 is right.. this place has horrible reviews! Commons Park West Apartment Ratings, Reviews, Map, Rents, and other Denver apartments for rent from ApartmentRatings.com

We were so close!
Keep in mind though that those reviews are always a bit biased in that usually only people with bad experiences end up posting about it...the good ones never get posted. I'm not saying the place is great or total hell, but I've had a few friends live there who said it was so-so for a year, but they wouldn't live there again if given the choice.

Your best bet is finding a private rental residence in the highlands(or where ever else you're looking) with a unit and location you like. Although as many people have posted here, the rental market is tight right now but doesn't mean you won't find something you just have to keep it at. I've had 2 sets of friends move here in the past month and they both found something fairly quickly.
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Old 04-10-2013, 06:23 PM
 
Location: Saint Louis, MO
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I wanted to mention a few things for you in regard to living Buerger Brothers, Chambers, or Boston&Bank lofts:
I lived in Boston/Bank lofts about 4 years ago now, for 1 year, (Originally from STL too), with 1 dog and 1 car.
The parking issue: Shouldn't be a great issue with 1 car, do not bring 3 not needed in Denver compared to Stl, but you can expect to pay about 300 per mo for the garage connected to B&B lofts, and I would assume similar for other garages in the CBD.
Weird coincidence: I lived in one of the buildings mentioned above, and lived in STL.

Just wanted to mention that parking isn't typically $300/mo. I parked in a secure garage around the corner from my apartment, they just raised the rate to $185/mo. Still expensive IMO, but not as outrageous as quoted.
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Old 04-10-2013, 09:52 PM
 
Location: Denver, Co
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GRRR! Commons Park West LOOKS awesome! 1-2 bedrooms, in our price range, 5 minute drive/20 minute walk to his work, great amenities & views! BUT....

Co_guy_94 is right.. this place has horrible reviews! Commons Park West Apartment Ratings, Reviews, Map, Rents, and other Denver apartments for rent from ApartmentRatings.com

We were so close!
I have never lived at this place either, sorry to lead you down that road...I just know that is the only complex in that area.
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Old 04-10-2013, 10:19 PM
 
Location: San Francisco
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I have never lived at this place either, sorry to lead you down that road...I just know that is the only complex in that area.
No worries at all! I love that area and like Co_guy_94 said (which I tend to agree) negative reviews are written more than positive!

I did, however, find a great website tonight and would like input from anyone that knows anything about the Boutique Apartments!? They are nearly all located in the suggested places that fit my preferences! They do seem small (hence the "boutique"??)

Let me know!
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Old 04-14-2013, 11:51 AM
 
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One piece of advice: AVOID BAKER TOWER! I lived there for a year Aug 2011- Aug 2012.

I did love the location...you're minutes from downtown, there's tons of good restaurants and bars within walking distance, and it still has useful stuff day-to-day-things you need nearby (Albertsons, Safeway, K-Mart). And the balconies were nice and had some really nice views. But the rest of it was horrible.

When they turned on the boiler after labor day, the heat wouldn't turn off. After the first repair, it wouldn't turn on. Then, after 3 more repairs, it managed to get to "kind-of-sort-of-barely-lukewarm-when-running-full-blast." Meanwhile, utilities ran over $100 bucks a month on the fair share plan. Probably so they could keep the community room in the basement at (literally) 90 degrees all winter.

The kitchen was so tiny that it wasn't even functional. No dishwasher, and if you have a microwave, that will take up the ENTIRETY of your counter space. They did improve this somewhat in the remodeled units, but those will be nearly $900.00 a month for 470 square feet. Oh, and every time they remodel a unit, which they're constantly in the process of doing because of high turnover, the water gets turned off to the entire complex for 6-8 hours at a time.

The venting systems there are interconnected. I had a REALLY heavy pot smoker living below me. I could care less what people do in their own homes, but I still had to put up vent covers to keep the skunk smell out of my apartment. Also, some unknown idiots decided to dump a ton of something -- Diet Coke? Syrup? I have no idea? -- from their balcony down to the area where my car was parked. I had to spend $150.00 on detailing the car so that it wouldn't eat through the paint and also new wiper blades because mine got ruined. 4 other cars got hit pretty hard by this too.

Oh, and the leasing agent is possibly the most spacey and depressed man I've ever met in my life. He called me 1 week AFTER I turned in the keys and everything to him, and asked me if I was still living there. It was...frustrating.

In conclusion -- Neighborhood? Pretty cool. Complex? Run screaming.
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Old 04-14-2013, 01:37 PM
 
Location: San Francisco
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In conclusion -- Neighborhood? Pretty cool. Complex? Run screaming.
Good to know! Thank you for helping with my search! The more insight the better!!
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Old 04-14-2013, 01:49 PM
 
Location: San Francisco
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Default Dogs - Altitude - Denver - Effect???

It's me again.. I don't know if I am allowed to ask a "new" question on this "old" thread, but I figured I would ask since everyone on this thread has been so helpful!

Will relocating from a Lake town at 660 ft elevation to a Mountainous Metropolis at 5,690 ft elevation have an effect on my Cairn Terriers?

I tried researching this answer on the Denver forum already, but one lady's question was in regard to short snout dogs (which mine aren't) and the other was about a bigger dog (47 lbs) and mine are only 12 lbs... So I didn't think the answers quite fit my breed - and they were from 2007!

Thanks!
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Old 04-14-2013, 02:00 PM
 
Location: Berkeley Neighborhood, Denver, CO USA
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Default Well, atmospheric pressure

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Will relocating from a Lake town at 660 ft elevation to a Mountainous Metropolis at 5,690 ft elevation have an effect on my Cairn Terriers?...and they were from 2007!
I am sure that average atmospheric pressure has changed since 2007.
Global climate change and all that.
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Old 04-14-2013, 02:15 PM
 
Location: San Francisco
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I am sure that average atmospheric pressure has changed since 2007.
Global climate change and all that.
So do you think they will adapt naturally and be fine?
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Old 04-14-2013, 03:19 PM
 
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I would consider adding some water to their food or feeding them canned until they adjust. They won't be used to drinking enough. When we camp at higher altitudes we always make sure our dogs get raw or canned with water added. They still drink a ton.
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