Noda

Reviews

• MH

  Mark Hukee

  Feb 11, 2026
  5.0
  The office staff is friendly and helpful. Always positive
• BB

  Brian Boedeker

  Feb 22, 2022
  5.0
  I had a last minute move and initially was stressed out but Tianna was there to help every step of the way and I couldn't be happier now. Great unit at a great price with a five minute walk to the heart of downtown and 24 hr fitness on the same block. No complaints!
• FR

  Fish Run

  Oct 10, 2020
  3.0
  Worst building ever. New management more problems.
• CI

  cool and interesting

  Dec 18, 2018
  3.0
  New management have turned this place around to the point of it being somewhat livable. The units are still teeny-tiny, and the construction next door is still horrible and loud, but for the first time ever it feels like someone in the office is paying attention. Repairs are getting done, efforts are being made. If you're looking for a cheap-ish apartment in area this isn't the worst place. The Amazon lockers were a great start.
• AW

  Allen Woods

  Sep 23, 2018
  2.0
  To live in this building you must earn a certain amount - Or Less. It is vital to understand what this means when weighing this building as a value proposition against other offerings. As of this review, the rent is going up to $1,093 for these studios starting 01 October, 2018. I was able to find a unit a couple blocks away in an all non-smoking building for only $33 more at $1,126 a month. For comparison, my new unit includes in-unit laundry, modern appliances (stainless steel range, fridge, and built-in microwave), a dishwasher, track lighting, exercise facility, all hard floors, low profile secure entry in sparsely traveled area with intercom directory system, a pet area, rooftop lounge, courtyard with fireplace, community center with full kitchen, all hours large package pickup, and optional onsite storage. Even though Balfour Place is $33 less a month, you will be doing without all of these features in favor of nothing but central location. My recommendation is to sign for only 6 months and then switch to a month-to-month offer so you can jump as soon as something else comes on the market. The income restriction incentivizes residents toward the end of least effort and manifests as the cultural problems one would expect among the disadvantaged, such as alcoholism, prolific smoking, anger problems, late night disturbances, vandalism, theft, drug deals and use, racial tensions, threatening behavior, and general complacency that impedes community improvement. If you are holding a job the entire time you live here and pay the correct amount on time, you will most likely be one of a rare breed. If you own anything of value and visibly transport it inside, do not be surprised if your door becomes difficult to unlock for seemingly no reason due to attempts to gain entry while you are away. The reason I moved out was solely because of how detrimental the impact of my neighbors' behavior was on the day to day functions of my personal and professional life. In my experience, this was not simply a matter to complain about in an effort to establish corrective action, but rather a pervasive set of traits ingrained into the culture of the social strata that must seek habitation in subsidized buildings like this one. It can be very depressing being surrounded with so much commiserative apathy on a daily basis. Please note that many of the social conditions I describe may soon no longer apply since the management is taking steps to weed out those elements through modernization, such as online rent payments, that are typically out of reach for the many who would fall into these categories of behavior. Speaking of modernization, if you sign to live here you need to triple check with the agent when they enter in your resident info for using the online portal and test to make sure it works in front of them. My details never worked and it wasn't important enough to me to ever correct it, but if you need to create a time stamped record of complaints about neighbors or anything else, you will need this information to be correct and functional. -- It is up to you to make absolutely sure things that are important to you are done correctly. The community hub is the cigarette and everyone smokes in the submerged entryway. Because the entrance is submerged below street level, direct-to-residence services pass by or fail to locate the building most of the time. The garage can not accommodate moving vans or trucks, only sedans and unlifted pickups. The building is heavily winterized, poorly ventilated, and becomes dangerous to occupy during summer weather due to temperature. Construction is occuring on surrounding blocks for many years to come and water will be shut off roughly 1.5 to 2 times a month, averaged over 1 year. In my experience, the water was turned off every 4 days within one 45 day period, and mostly from October to March. Buy water, don't drink it. It is up to you to determine the value proposition of this location as indicated above.