Lovell Place Apartments

months into our lease and could not wait for our year to be up. The worst part however, is how they will take advantage of people. When we moved out, we signed an intend to vacate, which means we would continue to pay rent until it was re-rented or our lease was up, whichever came first. After paying August’s rent, imagine my surprise when I found someone living in the apartment I was still paying for. No communication on this at all. Of course, once I called them out on it they were suddenly able to help and say I don’t owe September rent. This is the only time I had got communication from management in literal months, which I’m convinced is just because they knew they couldn’t ignore this. Once you move in, they will not answer the phones. When moving out, I accidentally locked myself out of the building in 90 degree heat. I called the office to ask to be let back in. I STILL haven’t received a call back. This was nearly a month ago. I got lucky and was able to be let in by a random person walking out. To reiterate DO NOT live here. You are almost sure to regret your decision.

notice the bad smell in the hallway walking to your apartment it’s really a bad smell will take your breath away!! One more thing, DO NOT LEAVE YOUR SHOES OR BOOTS OUTSIDE YOUR DOOR, ESPECIALLY IF THEY ARE NEW, I PROMISE YOU, THEY WILL GET STOLEN!!!! And last but not least, there is a school on the bottom floor and in the morning and afternoon they are so very very loud!!! They don’t tell you that at all. Then when it came time to renew my lease they raised my rent and not just a little. I will say one thing, when I first moved here they kept the hallways clean and it smelled clean and fresh, but NOT anymore! I wish I could say the place is great but unfortunately it is not. Please, don’t be fooled like I was. Find a different place!!!

resolved. Always an excuse, waiting on an order to come in, miscommunication, etc. Anytime there is an important announcement, management slips paper notes under door handles. If you happen to be traveling or staying elsewhere, you’ll never know that they’re entering your apartment for maintenance, or that you have to move your car out of a certain lot within 24 hours or get towed. This method also makes it abundantly clear to everyone who walks the halls which apartments are not occupied that day or week, leaving theft a real possibility. Emails to tenants would relieve the issue, but they’ve only managed to send building wide emails twice: once to remind everyone how to pay rent online during the global pandemic, and to reiterate that there was no flexibility or understanding for people who lost their jobs. And another time to promote some sketchy app that will let you pay another $20 service fee to pay rent later in the month if you’re having a hard time affording rent. At the start of COVID, hand sanitizers were placed throughout the complex to show they cared. I don’t think they were refilled once. They’ve been empty every time I’ve tried to use them from April 2020 to June 2021. I’m certainly not renewing my lease, and I’m excited to know that Lovell Place will finally have some decent competition in the downtown market when EDDC opens their facilities this summer. Oh, and “Luxury” living it ain’t.

use it consistently, we now have package lockers that are always accessible, and I don’t understand the negative reviews. As someone who HAS lived in a really horrible apartment before moving to Lovell, I know the standards and amenities I need to feel comfortable. There are small things I wish were different but overall I would recommended it 100x over to anyone moving here.

you, next to you, and people that run or walk through the hallway at whatever time suits them. If your neighbors are loud or enjoy activities late into the night, then you will have to put up with it. Early in the morning, or maybe late at night, I overheard the Erie Police make an arrest, which included a struggle, after one of the many loud arguments between one couple. When I requested legitimate maintenance issues be resolved I found I needed to call multiple times for a request to be opened. Either the person that took the call didn't care, or the person that received the request doesn't care, or is overwhelmed. The property management staff that works at Lovell Place will invite everyone that lives here to strange Lovell Place happy hours. Even if you are polite and reasonable when you need to interact with them, they might retaliate against you by doing whatever they can that is not in your interest when the time comes. The selling points for Lovell Place are safety, price, location, parking, and cleanliness in that order. I wouldn't recommend Lovell Place but unfortunately it might be one of the better options. The review that mentions same-day replacement of light bulbs and responsiveness to emails must have been written by the staff; I've never had my light bulbs replaced and why would a tenant email that often?

my year is up there.

going to rent a townhouse closer to Behrend, but am very glad I picked Lovell Place instead!