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Sara Merchant
Sep 18, 2026
My husband and I lived at The Altitude for a year, and unfortunately, I would not recommend living here. For the amount they charge, the overall experience was nowhere near what I expected.
Cleanliness is a major issue. The hallways regularly smelled bad on the floor we lived on and on the main level when you walked in and were often dirty, and the trash rooms were consistently disgusting. What makes this even more frustrating is that residents are expected to leave their apartments practically spotless when they move out, despite our apartment not being particularly clean when we moved in.
The property is also poorly maintained. Maintenance was supposedly scheduled to replace/maintain our air filters every three months, but during our entire time there, this happened only once. To be fair, the maintenance employees themselves were always lovely and pleasant when we dealt with them. The problem was the overall management and follow-through, not the individual maintenance workers.
The inspections were frustrating as well. Management would enter for inspections at seemingly random times, often without any clear reason from our perspective. There was also an issue with noise complaints where residents were being threatened with fines before management had even determined who was actually responsible. We knew the noise wasn’t coming from us, and we could hear the same noises ourselves, had we not pushed back, it likely would’ve been pinned on us. The walls and floors are also incredibly thin, so noise travels throughout the building.
Parking is absolutely ridiculous. There aren’t enough spaces for the number of residents, yet residents still have to pay for a parking pass on top of their rent. Snow makes the situation even worse. They would make one pass through the lot, sometimes leaving cars blocked in for hours, and then pile the plowed snow into the already limited parking spaces. During one snow event, we had to park across the street because there simply weren’t enough usable spaces. For what residents pay, parking should not be this much of a problem.
The amenities are not worth the price. The Altitude advertises amenities like a gym and rooftop, but compared with other student housing options, there is very little offered for what you pay. We rarely used the rooftop because, in our experience, it was not well maintained and was unpleasant to be on. Having a gym and rooftop does not mean much when the overall property isn’t being kept clean and maintained.
The move-out process was another frustrating experience. We were initially charged $210 in move-out damages/cleaning charges, including drywall repair, painting, and toilet cleaning. After questioning the charges, it became clear that some of the charges were actually associated with our roommate’s bedroom/bathroom rather than ours, and those charges were removed. We shouldn’t have had to fight to get charges for another resident’s room corrected in the first place.
Overall, I don’t feel The Altitude provides what you are paying for. The rent is expensive, the parking is inadequate, the common areas are often dirty, the walls and floors are extremely thin, maintenance isn’t consistently performed as promised, and the amenities don’t come close to making up for the cost.
There are plenty of other housing options in the area, and based on our experience, I would strongly recommend looking elsewhere before signing a lease here.
One star because zero isn’t an option.