The View at Long Lake

I recently entered my second year living at The View, and I couldn’t be happier with the amenities and comfort. The location and management are good as well.
In searching for apartments around the area, The View’s modern building stood out, and after seeing the interior, I wasn’t disappointed. Granite countertops, high ceilings, fresh carpeting, washer and dryer in unit, ample storage space… I could go on and on about what sets this place apart from other apartments in the area.
The location of the apartment is ideal in that Long Lake Regional Park is literally next door, but with recent construction in the area, the noise and traffic makes this location not total 5-​star worthy. Management is usually great; there was a change in staff over the summer and I think some balls were dropped during the transition, but as a whole, management has been attentive. Maintenance is AWESOME, and whenever I place a work request, maintenance handles the issue that same day.
I’d recommend this apartment to anyone without hesitancy. Yes, it’s pricey, but you get what you pay for: a comfortable place to call «home».

I transitioned from a four bedroom home to a one bedroom apartment and was nervous about adjusting to apartment life. The View made the transition painless. I felt at home the first week living here. Everything is new and clean. Granite countertops in the kitchen and bathrooms. Neutral carpet and paint, dark kitchen cabinets, and lots and lots of storage. The staff here is wonderful and extremely helpful. What I like most about The View is they are very pet friendly. I have two dogs and they tug at the leash to greet Mario, Kerstin, and Ashley when they see them. The hallways are wide, well-​lit and air conditioned in the summer, which is a nice feature, especially if you have a particularly long walk down the hallway to your apartment. An assigned heated underground parking spot comes with the rent and it is one of the nicest and well-​lit garages I’ve ever seen. The parking spots are wide so you don’t have to worry about your neighbor dinging your car door. The building is very secure. You need a fob to enter the lobby or to get to the elevators from the garage. The premises are well-​lit also. I’ve taken my dogs out in the middle of the night and have felt extremely safe. The grounds are beautiful and well-​maintained. Pet owners are responsible and always pick up after their dogs. The balconies are deep and the back side of the complex overlooks Long Lake. What a beautiful view. I looked at several apartments before deciding on The View at Long Lake and I don’t regret my decision.

Ever since Corin Secrist, the new property manager, has taken over for Jeannie, the View has gone down hill. The simplest of things become a monumental task but more importantly Corin Secrist is a flat out liar. She will make up stories about process servers coming Into the office and yelling at her, have to be told how to act professionally and properly by her boss and then lie to FedEx, saying a person doesn’t live at the View, in her immature and twisted way to get back at a person. Then when you hire a moving company that charges an hourly rate and reserve the elevator so you can move in a timely manner without the movers sitting around and waiting, she will reserve it to someone else. Oh and no joke Corin Secrist wants to charge $ 50 to vacuum and $ 30 to clean a toilet. If you want to know more just message me and I will show all her emails, immature acts and ridiculous prices.

These are definitely the nicest apartments that you will find in MN. We even searched the more expensive ones in the city, but these are by far the nicest. I am not entirely a fan, but I’m not unhappy. I will list my pros and cons of why…
Apartments: pro: open concept, easy to keep clean, granite counter-​tops
con: very cheaply constructed, the kitchen island is so tall that it become not useful space. The kitchen sink does not have a hand held sprayer.
Office: pro: the office ladies are pretty helpful, they seem to legitimately care about your well being.
con: maint doesn’t seem to happen very quickly.
Pool: pro: this apartment has a pool, (I guess this isn’t too common in mn)
con: it is extremely small, very little lounging, pool is not always clean
Grills: pro: there are two grills in the pool area
con: they are not well kept. the igniters do not work on either grill. There initially was this really nice cast iron food press that went along with the grills, but some really lazy individual left it laying on the ground, and now it is rusted and unusable.
Gym: pro: the gym is open all the time. It has this awesome little area to do workout videos, and they have provided tons of videos. I literally use it everyday.
con: the floor is always dirty, the treadmills are not balanced so they rock back and forth as you run. People don’t clean up after themselves.
Parking: Pro: not assigned parking! you can park anywhere
con: parking is horrible on friday and saturday nights. You literally cannot find parking. (very frustrating for people who actually live here)
overall cleanliness: pro: the mail room has a shredder. (great idea)
con: I found dog poop in the hall the first month I lived here. I always find trash in the parking lot (like entire fast food bags and soda cups)
Peacefulness: pro: your on the lake, close to awesome trails
con: teenagers live here with subwoofers in their cars. My neighbors that live above me sometimes sound like they are going to fall through the ceiling. Sometimes my lights even flicker because of them