Viridian Lofts

I have lived here for just over a year now and the building is worlds away from where it was when the other reviewers lived here I can only assume since I have not experienced any of those issues.
When I moved in, the management and building itself were going through the first steps of a major overhaul and the management was in a state of flux, which was initially confusing and frustrating, but within a month they hired someone who totally turned it around.
Miral is very professional and courteous, but also no nonsense with the staff around the building. She brought in new people who cleaned up the parking structure and common areas and she oversaw the remodel of the whole place. She is quick to respond to any issue whether minor or major and makes you feel like she is here for you as a tenant.
Lately, she has been out on maternity leave and a young woman named Amber was brought in to temporarily fill the position and she’s managed to also do an amazing job. I wasn’t expecting much with a temp to be honest, and was a little nervous that my lease renewal was during that time. I have to say she has managed to win some major points by getting the company that owns the building to honor my lease renewal requests where they initially said no, and I will be very sorry to see her go. I wish they could keep both on management staff.
As for the building itself, I love it. I wanted old construction and a classic loft not one of the new boxy tiny places found all over in the high rises that sprung up after the ball park. This place is a true old classic loft style, built in 1918 by the same architect that built the Grant across 4^th. My place is 1100 sq ft. It took me a year of searching to find this place after looking at every building with lofts in the downtown area. Definitely the best layout, privacy and location for the price. And there is parking available for a reasonable price. Additionally, now that the new park is done at Horton Plaza and the construction on Broadway is winding down, it is only getting better and better. I am very happy to live here.

My unit, along with a couple other tenants’ units were flooded due to a sewage backup. Yard House, just below the Virdian Lofts were flooded out as well, so bad that Yard House terminated their lease due to the building’s lack of reliability. Management had me sign forms that stated they’d cover the cost of moving my things to and from my unit. When I reached out to retrieve some of my personal belongings (still salvageable from the flood), I wasn’t granted access. I decided to terminate my lease and when I reached out once more for my belongings, I was told that I would be responsible for all costs. The paperwork I signed clearly stated that Viridian Lofts would be responsible for the cost of moving my personal belongings from the uninhabitable unit and nowhere in that contract did it state that I’d be responsible for these costs if I were to terminate my lease. It has now been almost two months after the flood and will not be receiving my personal belongings. This is the worst property management I have ever worked with. And to show how careless they are, they didn’t ask to return my keys for the building and unit. I would not recommend this complex to anyone.

I would say 1 star is too high. I went to look at this place because the location is perfect. My expectations were high because of the cost. The hallways were outdated, carpets stained, and it smelled. When I got into the unit I opened up the cabinets and found a gigantic dead roach. They said there wasn’t an infestation problem that it was just «an incident» that the roach was even there. I then opened up a door that had the water heater in it and out came another giant roach. Passing the bathroom I saw 2 more crawl down the water drain in the middle of the floor. I ran out of that place as fast as I could. Needless to say I will not be living there, nor will I recommend this place to anyone. I do have pictures of the proof I will be posting.

Since living here it has always been a wonderful experience until lately. Where do I begin? There is no organization within this company. They do not care about the tenants or your well-​being. I cannot get in touch with anybody or get a response. We tried to get in touch with the VP of interwest to get some answers and again no response. They advertise 24 hour security which is a LIE. The security cares about the garage not the tenants which LAZ has made very clear. The washers and dryers are broken and have been. The hallways carpets are stained with dog piss and the elevators smell like trash. This building has gone down hill since living here and its so sad to see. And it is sad to say that when my lease is up I will be leaving.

The Viridian Lofts are very interesting! We rented a loft for a week from an owner. The loft is self was great! Wonderful open space, large size, great location! From this location, we could walk almost everywhere we needed to go. We could walk all of the Gaslamp district, to the pier, to the convention center, and even walked to the Zoo. There were TONS of bars and restaurants within walking distance. If I ever moved to San Diego, I could see myself living here!
There were some really odd things about this place too. The décor is very dated. The building is separated into two areas. To get to the loft we were staying in, we had to use a key to enter a creepy hallway and then had to use a key to get out of the creepy hallway (the keys never worked and took a few minutes to open the door). The hallways always smelled very strong as well.

These lofts are so unique. Every unit is a different layout, flooring and feel. They all have great high ceilings and open space of living. The location is perfect. Walk score is 100% the trolley is a few feet away, bus stop and Amtrak all here too. There is an on site property manager that is available. She slap responds to emails.
Worth the look.
The smell of urine in the carpets is finally wearing on me — please people enforce taking your dog outside to pee!!!
The plus is a new dryer — the negative is all the dog hair in said dryer:(
Still love the location — anxious to see what’s in store with upgrades ???
And the roach issue, well it is above a few restaurants and in the city– it happens from time to time — no problems here