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Cassandra Roaché
Jun 8, 2026
I lived at TSS April 2024-June 2026 and was one of the first residents. My experience was initially great, but the quality of life went downhill after I renewed my lease. Here’s the cost breakdown:
-Base rent: $1,295 for 483 sq/ft studio (2024-2025 pricing, TSS offered to renew at $1,334 in 2026,)
-Pet rent: $25 + $300 non-refundable deposit
-Internet: $50 (you can only use the internet TSS offers)
-Water: ~$50 (includes $8 admin fee, split among units)
-Electricity: $37-120 (depends on energy usage and AC repair)
-Garage parking: $175-200 ($90 for the surface lot at the abandoned lumber mill)
The first property manager, Jake, was communicative, friendly, and overall attentive to residents. The initial 12 months at TSS was positive; it was a clean and quiet property that was close to everything I needed. Maintenance requests were answered within 24 hours, I had no issues with billing, and generally tenant life was smooth. When Art-A-Whirl happened, Jake accommodated me with pro-rated garage parking so I didn’t have to stress about how I would get home from work. I also appreciated that he commissioned another resident to paint a mural that year and felt that it showed TSS’s commitment to the local art scene. I was so pleased with my experience that I renewed my lease for 15 months instead of 12.
Jake left shortly after my renewal. He was briefly replaced by Brittany, who struggled to manage the property effectively. She was replaced by Molli, who also manages 700 Central. There was a lot of turnover with office staff, which resulted in times when the office was completely empty even during “open” office hours, including a time when it was empty because the only person on staff was also working at a different property that morning. The turnover and understaffing has been frustrating. Molli in particular communicates with such a condescending tone, it’s hard to take her seriously.
I had to reach out twice to correct my ledger: once, I’d received an overdue notice in error on a Yes Utilities statement because the due date was mistakenly entered as the statement date – at TSS, Yes Utilities bills are due 30 days after the statement date. The second correction was for a resident referral credit. I referred my neighbor who moved in and had to ask multiple times for the credit to be applied. Once it was applied, it was applied twice, and I had to contact management again for it to be corrected. As a tenant who is very anal about paying bills early and in full, these issues left me rather frustrated.
A combination of multiple small issues led me to decline renewing my lease again. Mainly: the quality of construction is poor (I’ve had my closet door handle repaired 5+ times), the rent is too high, the noise, and the lack of parking. The hours of noise from Bauhaus’s car shows along with the trash attendees left behind, TSS’s Art-a-Whirl DJ being directly under my window every year, and the Broadway building antagonizing residents *who also frequent those businesses* led me to move to a locally managed property across the street instead. On the latter – it should not be the burden of residents to deal with Bader’s inability to make good relationships with the great businesses next door.
I chose to relocate to a property that addresses all of my issues: free and ample parking, no pet rent, lower base rent, quieter part of the neighborhood, and most importantly, management that talks to me like a tenant, not a child.
Sadly, I no longer recommend living at Tyler Street Stacks. The price is far too high compared to the quality of living. If you want to pay $1,300+ for a studio, look at a different non-Bader property. You’ll have less of a headache.
EDIT: Apparently I have to add context about the former employee TSS's reply claims I "have a relationship with." I met this person TWICE and it has nothing to do with my opinion of this property/management. As for living in a vibrant neighborhood, my new property is in the neighborhood. Nice try though!