Radius at 15th

My roommates and I were very excited as freshman when we signed the lease for this place back in December 2014. Since then we have had nothing but a poor to almost average experience in this apartment complex. To begin, before signing the lease, I actually read over the terms of it in entirety and emailed management to ask about some of the fees that they were allowed to charge us that I found questionable. The managers took at least two and a half weeks to respond and had no concrete answers to my questions. It seemed as though I (a freshman in college with no legal or leasing background) knew the lease better than they did. Additionally, I emailed management the summer before move in with very basic questions and they were so incredibly unorganized they took at least two if not three weeks to respond to my basic questions about my unit. Along with this, after attempting to correct contact info, and re-​entering my information into the database multiple times, they are still under the impression my name is Michael Zniewski (My father/​co-​signers name). It is disgusting that they don’t even know (nor can spell correctly on their letters to tenants) the full name of someone that is paying them $ 500+ a month to live in their apartment complex. The management has been so impersonal and amateur through the entire process it is borderline sickening. Along with this i’ll mention that yes the television, couches, and appliances in this fully furnished «luxury» apartment are nice but in the two months I’ve slept on my bed there hasnt been a morning I’ve woken up without an extremely sore back, the beds they provide are worse than that of the freshman dorms, so you might as well find your own mattress unless you want to schedule weekly chiropractor appointments to fix the discomfort. It is truly sad that I’ve had to come to terms with the fact that the bed I slept in at Pioneer hall my freshman year was more comfortable. A few of the drawers broke immediately the first time I tried to open them (very cheaply made). The study lounges here are convenient but I have now started to move to the library because for some reason whoever designed this building decided to not install any sort of air conditioning in the study rooms, (It becomes difficult to study in an 80 degree room). Also the ²⁴⁄₇ hot tub we were promised actually became restricted to 7 am to 11 pm hours, I’m sure a rule that many many residents were highly disappointed in. The weight room is very very overrated, a very small and compact room with only free weights up to 50, many serious lifters will not be able to actually do most of the lifts they want to. Out of the four elevators, I would probably guess at least one or two of them goes out of order at least once or twice on a weekly basis. However the worst part about this residence is the security guards. After receiving warnings we have tried very hard not to allow more than one to three extra people into our unit, in order to reduce to the overall volume level. It seems however that the security guards love to knock on your door and threaten you, whether or not you are being loud. They have a superiority complex and love to use forceful language and intimidation tactics to make themselves feel better about the fact that they are working as scrub night time security guards for a student apartment complex. There is really no possible way to prove it, but I wouldn’t be surprised if the management staff here encourages security to knock on as many doors as possible, just to collect fines from residents. The more revenue the better right? I am completely unsatisfied with this apartment only TWO MONTHS in and most certainly would never live here again. Anyone looking for luxury apartments in Dinkytown, look at places like the bridges, dinkydome, the marshalls, Sydney hall, the rail, the venue, or Northstar Apts, before you consider living in such a poorly managed building. I really tried to give this place the benefit of the doubt at first, but I am utterly disgusted with the way things have gone here thus far, and CANNOT WAIT to sign a new lease elsewhere in the fall of 2016. I will be posting this review anywhere possible in hopes that students searching for apartments will read this and never consider living under such an incompetent staff. I will be posting this review on every website that it is possible to do so

The apartment is in good condition. The gym at 1^st floor is nice. It is also good to have print room down there. Staff members are also nice.

Hot tub, great apartments, fitness center, tanning beds, computer study rooms — amenities galore. I have had an overall positive experience here at the Radius at 15^th. I am really happy with the apartment overall, especially the computer rooms and facilities, as well as a nice staff, but after visiting the Bridges, the fitness facility was not quite what I had hoped for. The biggest thing keeping my experience from being 5 star is the coffee machine — the coffee does not taste good, and does not make lattes or cappuccinos like other machines at competing apartments. For the price of rent I pay, I was looking forward to a high quality coffee machine and am disappointed at the result. Fix that and I’ll give you a 5^th star! Resident socials with food (such as ice cream Fridays or resident barbecues) would also make the experience even better. It’s the little things.